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Idealogs Annotator

idlgclidlgcl479 downloads

For viewing and linking Idealogs articles.

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Insert, view, and annotate Idealogs articles directly from Obsidian.

Features

Article Suggestions

  • Type [[@ to get article suggestions from Idealogs
  • Select an article to create a WritingLink

WritingLinks and WritingView

  • WritingLinks ([[@ArticleId]]) open articles in a dedicated WritingView panel
  • Click any WritingLink to view the target article content
  • WritingView displays rendered markdown with syntax highlighting

Annotations System

Notes

  • Create notes that link text in your markdown to specific passages in Idealogs articles
  • Notes can have source context (text around the WritingLink) or be standalone
  • Navigate between multiple notes on the same line with Prev/Next buttons
  • Create new notes with the "New Note" button

Comments

  • Annotate inline comments in your markdown
  • Link comment text to specific passages in target articles
  • Comments are detected automatically when your cursor is inside them

Validation

  • Annotations are automatically validated when files are modified
  • Validates that source text (start, display, end) still exists in the document
  • Updates sourceText and lineIndex when content changes
  • Invalid annotations are marked with validation errors

Reading Mode Features

  • Valid annotations appear with bold sourceDisplay text
  • Click bold text to open the target article and flash the referenced passage
  • WritingLinks for notes without source data also flash their target text

Flash Highlighting

  • Target text is highlighted with a yellow flash animation
  • Automatically scrolls the target text into view
  • Flash appears when:
    • Loading a saved note/comment in the form
    • Clicking Prev/Next to navigate notes
    • Clicking annotated text in reading mode

Automatic File Management

  • Idealogs files (Ix, Fx) are fetched automatically
  • Files open in read-only mode
  • Automatic cleanup when files are no longer in view

How to Use

Creating a Note

  1. Type text followed by a WritingLink: Some context text [[@Tx123]]
  2. Click the WritingLink to open the NoteForm
  3. Fill in the target text fields (Start, End, Display)
  4. Click "Save" to create the annotation

Creating a Comment

  1. Write a comment in your markdown (This. Is a comment:)
  2. Place your cursor inside the comment
  3. The CommentForm will appear automatically
  4. Select a target article and fill in the target text fields
  5. Click "Save" to create the annotation

Viewing Annotations in Reading Mode

  1. Switch to reading mode (Cmd/Ctrl + E)
  2. Valid annotations will show bold sourceDisplay text
  3. Click the bold text to view the target and flash the referenced passage

Network Usage

This plugin connects to the Idealogs API to:

  • Fetch article suggestions
  • Retrieve article content
  • Validate article references
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Insert and view Idealogs articles directly in Obsidian using article suggestions and WritingLinks that open articles in a dedicated WritingView with rendered Markdown and syntax highlighting. Annotate notes and inline comments to link markdown text to specific article passages with automatic validation, Prev/Next navigation, and flash-highlighted passage jumps; Idealogs files are fetched read-only and cleaned up automatically.
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Details
Current version
1.1.4
Last updated
5 months ago
Created
Last year
Updates
14 releases
Downloads
479
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.8.7+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
0BSD
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Author
idlgclidlgcl
idealogs.org
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