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Wow, thanks! :smiley:

Since last time, I really wanted it to be a left-hand hotkey only, since I use it so much. Updated it to Ctrl + Ā§ on my Swedish keyboard. The key, to the left of 1. Have become sort of like an universal tweakable hotkey for me, that I adjust on all software I use.

Usually use Ā§ for zooming in and Shift + Ā§ for zooming out. In all of my apps. Or navigating in and out of things. So I set Shift + Ā§ to Navigate Back hotkey in Obsidian and I make a Ctrl + Left mouse button click when only clicking Ā§.

Doing this makes it very fast to create links, then navigate between them. Navigating fast through your second brain. :grimacing: Donā€™t even have to see my folders and files anymore.

$^Sc029:: ; Internal link with Ctrl+ Ā§
Send {`[}
Send {`[}
Return

$+Sc029:: ; Navigate back with shift + Ā§
Send ^!{Left}
Return

$Sc029:: ; Follow link under cursor with Ā§
send ^{LButton}
return

At the moment, not sure if Iā€™m going to have the Ā§ key for Ctrl clicking buttons or for Ctrl+E. Switching between preview and edit. I might be using that even moreā€¦

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Thatā€™s a nice workflow. I understand the fascination with the key before the 1 itā€™s ~ for me and I also tend to use it mostly for shortcuts. But now that you mention it using it for something similar in all apps makes quite a bit of sense. Always nice to see other peopleā€™s way of working, one always ends up learning something.

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Thanks. :slight_smile:

Iā€™m one of those Wacom tablet guys, so whenever I can skip using my right hand for hotkeys itā€™s a big time saver for me. Like, hitting Alt and moving my right hand up to the 7 key and hit two times, then hand back down to Wacom. Not fast! If there was a way to move your selection to different links in your document, then maybe we could skip the mouse or pen in Obsidian. Or maybe thatā€™s what Vim keys are for? I found this page for Vim keys. Maybe we could use it with AutoHotKey, to go into Vim mode, do a Vim shortcut, then move straight back into regular mode.

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move your selection to different links in your document

Not quite sure what you mean by that. You mean like jumping from link to link like we can on a browser (with accessibility at least). If thatā€™s the case, albeit not seamless, but you can perhaps use the search in current note hot key and search for [[ especially if the sequence can be automated with autohotkey since that could allow this kind of jumping at least in the editor mode.

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Hello fakepilot, Iā€™'m on 0.8.4 and this command does not work. I have to highlight the [[link]] using the mouse before it works. The [[link]] needs to have an underline when you hove the mouse for it to work. could you check this? I like to use only the keyboard to wander around connected notes.

One solution is to make mouse follow the position of the text cursor before sending the ^{LButton}.

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Yeah, true, that was my intention. With a Wacom pen you can hover without touching the tablet, then click with left hand Ā§ instead of putting the pen down. Still, I donā€™t use it now. I find itā€™s faster to switch between edit and preview with Ā§ and click whenever I want to go down. So I do a lot of switching instead and make internal links like crazy, jumping between different topics.

However, if you like the keyboard workflow. You can follow link under cursor with Alt + Enter and that hotkey can be changed within Obsidian Hotkey settings. :slight_smile:

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Thank you for the tip! Here is the updated script

$^:: ; Internal link with Ctrl+ Ā§ Send {[}
Send {`[}
Return

$+`:: ; Navigate back with shift + Ā§
Send ^!{Left}
Return

$`:: ; Follow link under cursor with Ā§
Send !{Enter}
Return

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49

There should be hotkey to navigate autocomplete lists (e.g. when making note links). This should be Ctrl-P and Ctrl-N to follow typical behaviour.

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50

Custom hotkeys to open specific files we can choose. E.g I have a note called Habits which Iā€™d like to do ctrl + h.

51

Hotkey for inserting internal links for selected text.
e.g. If I select the text New Note and press the hotkey, it becomes [[New Note]].

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This request for heading hotkeys wasnā€™t in the list at the top, linking it here for completeness:

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This sounds like what I am searching for at the moment. I want to:

  • Select some text within a note (via keyboard or mouse),
  • execute a command (via hotkey or mouse right-click menu) which,
  • creates a new note file named from the selected text,
  • and modifies the selected text to link to the new file.

I am on a Mac. Perhaps I could write a Keyboard Maestro macro to do this.

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There are a few plugins that tackle some of the things requested here. Thereā€™s a small running list here:

But you should also checkout the community plugins in the settings.

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I wrote a KM macro for this a while back, here: Transclude Me (KM macro on OSX)

But tbh it sometimes flakes out on me.

I noticed at least one new plug-in that seems to be targeting this but I have not yet had a chance to try it out: Note extractor, from @J_L

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@gtdandy the Note Refactor plugin should provide the functionality you are looking for.

@randulfr there is actually an open feature request to replace the extracted content with a transclusion of the content in the newly created note ![[extracted content note]] rather than replace extracted content with an internal link to the new note [[extracted content note]] which is the current functionality. Feel free to comment on it.

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J_L,

Note Refactor does exactly what I want as it currently works. I do not want the data Transcluded, although I guess removing the bang (excuse me, ā€œexclamation markā€) from the front of the link wouldnā€™t be that difficult.

I donā€™t know how I missed Note Refactor ā€“ I thought I had thouroughly looked through the third party plug-ins for a solution.

BTW, the reason I want this function is I often write long text notes and only see things that require a page of their own later.

Thanks,

GTD Andy

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I am totally disappointed, what is the use of Markdown for editor, when the App canā€™t be used without mouse?

I am requesting an Obsidian which is fully Keyboard-able.
I find it difficult to use mouse and keyboard at same time, was not Obsidian made keeping in mind the Programmers?.

There could be several ways:

  • WASD or Arrow keys navigation like in Handsets.
  • Tab , Shift+Tab navigation.
  • Long press alt or F6 press the prompt numeral like in MS word.
  • Full, All-Round Hotkeys to access each nook and corner.
  • Combination of above.

Hoping, it will receive approvalā€¦ :slightly_smiling_face::

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Use case or problem

Please allow users to set Function keys, INS
key and such other keys as hotkeys without Modifiers.

This request is 100% justified.

Reasons in support:

  • Mono keys are better than Combi keys. Users with physical inaccessibility will appreciate it.
  • Function keys are language/Keyboard layout agnostic (=indifferent). Users who switch between RTL LTR and who use non-english keyboard, will appreciate it.
  • Function keys are snappy and take less time.
  • expecting some more from visitors

Proposed solution

I invite users to share what they would like to have as defaults to Funtion Keys.

My preferred settings.

These are settings and features I prefer. Some might require new Request.

  • F1 : for Syntax Help (via drop down menu) in active cursor state in Editor Mode, and Help vault in any other case.
  • F2: for file rename (as earlier).
  • F3: for switching between Editing and Previewing Mode.
  • F4: for opening graph.
  • Long Press F4: for opening local graph.
  • F5: to open Settings.
  • F6: Open File Tree Navigator i.e. Panes on the Left-Hand Side.
  • Long Press F6: to open Starred Notes.
  • F7: to Search+Replace in current focused Note. [My idea is Search+Replace will suffice for just Search.]
  • Long Press F7: Search+Replace Globally across vault.
  • F8: To open Quick Switcher.
  • F9: To open Command Palette.
  • F10: To open Panes on the Right-Hand Side.
  • F11: To Start Presentation.

Current workaround

References.

Here are some topics which others created in to support the arguments I mentioned above.

I request @moderators , please not to flag it as duplicate, as I am putting in effort to make it a Meta Post.

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@ViaAhmed This has already separate request here: Single key hotkeys (context sensitive)

@lizardmenfromspace Could already implemented items be e.g. strike-through or grey in original post? Now it does not allow to distinguish pending requests from archived no longer relevant items without opening each link. For example: