Klaas
August 29, 2020, 6:01am
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When one selects text on a web page, then copies it, pasting it in Obsidian pastes links in the text of the web page as text.
To get those links one has to go back to the web page to get the URL of the link in the text.
It would be nice if with pasting the original selection it would be more efficient if one has the option to paste the text with the URL included.
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They should also do this with text formatting, such as bold , italic , and also lists.
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Klaas
August 29, 2020, 3:41pm
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Agreed. Perhaps all that could be part of “parse as markdown” options.
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@Klaas Have you tried any of this:
I built a Chrome and Firefox Extension for use with Roam, but at the request of folks I am now tweaking it to work for Obsidian too. It is called “Roam-highlighter”.
This is my GitHub page which links to the Chrome / Firefox extension Downloads and has Instructions, Video demos etc.
V1.9.7 with Obsidian compatibility settings is now LIVE!
This is an extension to clip websites and download them into a readable markdown file. Please keep in mind that it is not guaranteed to work on all websites.
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The plugin is available for Firefox , Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge .
This was forked from an older project by Enrico Kaack, but has been tweaked by me to display the markdown output before downloading it (among other features).
To use this add-on, simply click the add-on icon while you are browsing the page you want to save o…
Klaas
August 29, 2020, 5:34pm
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I use the Roam highlighter for Obs, but to me having to use an extension is a workaround.
I am a fan of this Firefox/Chrome extension. You can right-click anything in the webpage and select Copy as markdown
, then paste into Obsidian.
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Klaas
August 30, 2020, 2:31am
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@sam.baron : yes, that’s the kind of thing I was looking for, much better, for me anyway, than Roam Highlighter or Markdown Web Clipper. Many thanks for that.
Note: in macOS the pasting in Obs needs to be done from the menu: Edit > Paste and Match Style.
If you have the authority you can close this feature request.