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Mark Open Files

gasparschottgasparschott1k downloads

Enhances the File Explorer by adding a marker to all the File Explorer items that are currently open in the workspace.

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This is a simple slightly-more-than-simple plugin for Obsidian that adds a marker to all the File Explorer items that are currently open in the workspace. This is useful if you generally work with more than one tab open at a time, and is different from the functionality that plugins designed to reveal the current tab in the file explorer perform.

• One marker is added for each instance of the open file.

• Clicking a marker will make the corresponding leaf active.

• The marker can be positioned before or after (default) the file name, or aligned to the left or right side of the file explorer via the Settings.

Basic usage example

Note: This screenshot includes some behavior handled by my "Continuous Mode" plugin (q.v.).

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Mark open files in the File Explorer with a visible marker for every open instance. Click a marker to activate its tab, and place markers before or after filenames or align them to the left or right of the explorer.
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Current version
1.2.2
Last updated
3 months ago
Created
Last year
Updates
8 releases
Downloads
1k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop only
License
GPL-3.0
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