Does anyone have a solution?
Use case or problem
Ease of reading the outline pane when headings include links or other markdown formatting.
How outline pane looks now
Proposed solution
Convert markdown to normal text in outline pane.
Current workaround (optional)
Not using markdown.
Related feature requests (optional)
I’m not sure if this adds to the weight of attention, but this is my most desired feature. +1
Without this feature, I have to link things below the heading and introduce a bit of mess. +1
I also would really like this feature to be implemented. Currently, there is just too much clutter and the outline with the types of names, links and styles I use is almost unusable.
I agree with this request but would like the outline to still render comments. I use comment-only headings to mark scenes in fiction so I can see the overview in the outline (and so I can fold the sections).
Example: ## <!--5. Franz tells how his injury happened.-->
I like having the markup for them in the outline so I know they’re comments, but it’s not crucial — the text is what matters.
Steps to reproduce
- Create a header/subheader with a character that needs to be escaped (example:
## Something \*). - Look at the outline.
Expected result
The name of the header/subheader in the outline should be Example *.
Actual result
The name of the header/subheader in the outline is Example \*.
Environment
- Operating system: elementary OS 5.1.7 Hera
- Obsidian version: v0.9.20
Additional information
N/A
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+1
Would be awesome
+1 Agree
+1 
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I wrote a plugin to fix this, maybe use it as a workaround before official implementation：
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This is a nice interim solution, thank you! Request: can you add an option that just strips out everything formatting-related, and outputs just the text? It’s weird to have it support links when the outline item is already a link (= conflict), and using bold/emphasis in titles is really just meant for the output, not for the outline, which is just a table of contents for that page.
I added my vote to the OP because this is a much-desired feature (IMO: bug) change I want to see in Obsidian!
The title in outline view shows escape characters
(i.e. ) as well as formatting characters (e.g. asterisks)
Steps to reproduce
- Create a new note
- In the note, create a markdown title whose content includes a #.
- Paste the following on the second line:
#### *Hello* C\# - The title in the outline view does not match the text of the title
Expected result
The title contents in the outline should match the title on the page
Actual result
Environment
- Operating system: Windows
- Debug info:
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.1.9
Installer version: v1.0.3
Operating system: Windows 10 Pro 10.0.22000
Login status: not logged in
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Legacy editor: off
Base theme: dark
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none
Additional information
Just to connect the dots, there is a feature request for this:
And a possible workaround:
Giving my +1 here as well. I used to only use actual bulleted-outlines, but have started adding headings in order to make use of the Outline panel/tool. It is annoying to see the markdown symbols in the list.
Edit: I now see the Quiet Outline recommendation - after a brief test, it seems to do what I want and more!
If using inner link as heading, then the square brackets are also shown in the outline. I think the square brackets should hidden in the outline.
Is that possible to remove the square brackets in outline when using inner link as heading?
Still very much interested in a native solution! The outline plugin mentioned by @eightning works well but I think it would be great if we wouldn’t need a plugin for that!
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