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Mermaid ELK

keksnetkeksnet3k downloads

Brings back the elk (Eclipse Layout Kernel) renderer for Mermaid diagrams.

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This plugins brings back support for the elk (eclipse layout kernel) renderer for mermaidJS.

To switch to the renderer you can prepend your mermaid diagram with the following code:

---
config:
  layout: "elk"
---
%% Your mermaid code here...

Have fun!

Credits

This plugin strongly depends on @mermaid-js/layout-elk. Please support that project if you like it.

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Restore ELK (Eclipse Layout Kernel) layout support for Mermaid diagrams in Obsidian. Switch to the ELK renderer by prepending your Mermaid diagram with a YAML config header specifying layout: "elk".
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Details
Current version
1.0.2
Last updated
12 months ago
Created
12 months ago
Updates
3 releases
Downloads
3k
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.10.3+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
keksnetkeksnet
marlon-pohl.de
GitHubkeksnet
  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Visualization
  4. Mermaid ELK

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