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cursor-goaway

liuxingyu521liuxingyu52123k downloads

Hide the cursor after opening a note

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make cursor goaway after open a text file

before vs after

before 😑

When the file is opened, the cursor is automatically positioned in the first line and enters the editing mode, which affects the display effect of the first line

cursor-goaway-before

after 😀

cursor-goaway-after

Usage

  • When a Markdown file is opened, the plugin temporarily removes the editor focus (about 500 ms) to hide the cursor and prevent the first line's style from being affected.
  • To immediately show the cursor and start editing, press ArrowDown (↓).
    • Focus will return to the editor and the cursor will be placed at the beginning of the first line.
    • This is a one-time trigger: it works on the first press after each file open/switch. It resets after you switch or reopen the file.
    • If it doesn't take effect, wait ~0.5 s and press it again (the key is ignored while the defocus window is active).

Local Dev

  • Clone this repo.
  • Make sure your NodeJS is at least v16 (node --version).
  • npm i or yarn to install dependencies.
  • npm run dev to start compilation in watch mode.
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Hide the editor cursor briefly when opening a Markdown file to prevent the cursor from affecting the first line’s display. Restore focus and place the cursor at the start of the first line by pressing ArrowDown; applies once per file open or switch.
EditingInterface
Details
Current version
1.5.0
Last updated
6 months ago
Created
3 years ago
Updates
6 releases
Downloads
23k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
liuxingyu521liuxingyu521
xuer.tech
GitHubliuxingyu521
  1. Community
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  4. cursor-goaway

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