Render text in Outline pane instead of showing the raw markdown (reading mode rendering)

Feature requests
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Use case or problem

I would like to use links in my headings, which isn’t a problem in of itself.
But when using the outline plugin, the full link is displayed in markdown format giving a more bloated outline than was intended

Proposed solution

When a url link is detected in a heading, only display the square bracket content
### [ Heading title ] ( link I want ignored by the outline plugin)

Current workaround (optional)

Guess I can post a link right below the heading.

Related feature requests (optional)

Example:

obsidian_outline_example

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+1 to the feature request.

I’d like to suggest to take it a step further and handle stripping out all markdown syntax from the outline.

e.g. I often end up with notes with outlines like

[[Installing Python on macOS]]
    macOS 11 workaround
    Details
    [Rationale or other things not to do](https://opensource.com/article/19/5/python-3-default-mac)
   `python -m pip` or Don't run `pip` as a tool

Any markdown syntax (wiki-link, web link, inline code, emphasis / italic) become distracting in the outline view

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Judging by the discussion here
Render links in Outline plugin like in preview mode (0.8.1) it would seem like @ryanjamurphy is trying to consolidate this feature request into Show Preview-rendered text instead of Edit-rendered text in the Outline ?

Other related requests

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+1
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Adding one more vote for this :smiley:

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+1, this would be really great (and in Publish also).

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Does anyone have a solution?

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Use case or problem

Ease of reading the outline pane when headings include links or other markdown formatting.

How outline pane looks now

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Proposed solution

Convert markdown to normal text in outline pane.

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Current workaround (optional)

Not using markdown.

Related feature requests (optional)

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I’m not sure if this adds to the weight of attention, but this is my most desired feature. +1

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@patch : for more weight add your upvote to the OP at the top of this page.

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Without this feature, I have to link things below the heading and introduce a bit of mess. +1

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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.
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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.

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Create a header/subheader with a character that needs to be escaped (example: ## Something \*).
  2. 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

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+1 Agree

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+1 :+1: :+1: :+1:

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@shuojie Please make sure you upvoted the original post at the top of this page.

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I wrote a plugin to fix this, maybe use it as a workaround before official implementation：

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