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Tab Switcher

vinzent03vinzent0380k downloads

Switch your tabs with Ctrl + Tab in recently used order like in a browser.

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Previously called "Cycle Through Panes"

In Combination with Mr. Jackphils Jump to Link plugin and Vim Keybindings, this plugin allows you to control Obsidian entirely without a Mouse!

How to use

There are two different groups of commands:

  • Navigate in the order of the tabs from left to right. In contrast to the native Obsidian commands, they ignore panes/tab groups and work per window.
    • "Go to right tab" Typically set to Ctrl + Tab
    • "Go to left tab" Typically set to Ctrl + Shift + Tab
  • Navigate in the order they were last used. These support holding the Ctrl key like in a browser.
    • "Go to previous tab" Typically set to Ctrl + Tab
    • "Go to next tab" Typically set to Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Note that this plugin does not set any default hotkeys, so that you can choose the behavior you prefer.

Showcase of the second mode

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Manually installing the plugin

  • Copy over main.js, manifest.json to your vault VaultFolder/.obsidian/plugins/cycle-through-panes/.

API Documentation

See https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-api

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Cycle through tabs in a window using either left–right order or most-recently-used order, ignoring pane groups so navigation works per window. Combine with Jump to Link and Vim keybindings to operate Obsidian entirely without a mouse.
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Details
Current version
1.4.0
Last updated
3 years ago
Created
6 years ago
Updates
22 releases
Downloads
80k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
License
GPL-3.0
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Sponsor
Ko-fi
Author
vinzent03vinzent03
github.com/Vinzent03
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