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Better Vim

nilsgkenilsgke2 downloads

Fixes some annoyances with the built in vim mode.

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This plugin adds some handy features to obsidians built in vim mode.

Features:

  • Vim yank highlight (inspired by aleksey-rowan/obsidian-vim-yank-highlight)
  • insert bullet point on new line
  • yank to clipboard

If you miss a feature please open a issue.

Plans:

  • I intend to integrate something like nvim-mini/mini.surround

Installation

Community Plugins

  1. Open Obsidian.
  2. Go to "Settings" > "Community plugins."
  3. Search for "Better Vim"
  4. Click "Install" to enable the plugin.

Manual Installation

  1. Download the latest release from the Releases page.
  2. Extract the zip file into your Obsidian plugins folder.
  3. Reload Obsidian to activate the plugin.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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About
Add enhancements to Obsidian's built-in Vim mode. Highlight yanked text, insert a bullet point on new lines, and copy yanks to the system clipboard.
VimEditing
Details
Current version
1.0.3
Last updated
Yesterday
Created
3 months ago
Updates
4 releases
Downloads
2
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
License
MIT
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Author
nilsgkenilsgke
github.com/NilsGke
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