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Cycle In Sidebar

houchenghoucheng6k downloads

Hotkeys to cycle through tabs in the left or right sidebars.

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This plugin allows you to use a hotkey to navigate through tabs in the left or right sidebars.

Features

  • Cycle through tabs in the left and right sidebars
  • Cycle in both forward and reverse directions

Setup

  1. Open Settings
  2. Go to Hotkeys
  3. Assign your preferred keyboard shortcuts to these commands:

Default Recommended Shortcuts:

  • Alt + 2: Cycle left sidebar tabs
  • Alt + 4: Cycle right sidebar tabs
  • Alt + 1: Toggle left sidebar
  • Alt + 3: Toggle right sidebar

Alternative Shortcuts (Vim-style)

If you prefer Vim-like shortcuts, try:

  • Ctrl + [: Cycle left sidebar tabs
  • Ctrl + ]: Cycle right sidebar tabs
  • Ctrl + Shift + [: Cycle left sidebar tabs in reverse
  • Ctrl + Shift + ]: Cycle right sidebar tabs in reverse
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Cycle through tabs in the left or right sidebar with a hotkey. Move forward or reverse and assign preferred shortcuts in Hotkeys.
SidebarHotkeysNavigation
Details
Current version
1.0.3
Last updated
Last year
Created
3 years ago
Updates
4 releases
Downloads
6k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
houchenghoucheng
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GitHubhoucheng
  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Sidebar
  4. Cycle In Sidebar

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