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Move Cursor On Startup

treaddertreadder201 downloads

Move cursor right then left briefly on startup --> first opened note. Makes DataView expressions 'activate' automatically instead of waiting for user interaction.

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Obsidian plugin to move the cursor to the right and back to the left when starting up.

Why? To keep DataView expressions from not running on the first load of, say, your Home file.

Problem Example:

This is what happens with DataView embedded in a Home note, or first note you open: Problem Example

Solution Example

This is what happens once the cursor automaticall moves briefly on startup: Solution Example

To contribute / modify this make use of the Obsidian docs: https://docs.obsidian.md/Plugins/Getting+started/Build+a+plugin

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Move the cursor briefly on startup to trigger DataView expressions to evaluate on the first opened note. Prevent embedded DataView blocks from failing to render by shifting the cursor right then back left during startup.
AutomationEditing
Details
Current version
1.0.0
Last updated
10 months ago
Created
Last year
Updates
1 release
Downloads
201
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
0BSD
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Author
treaddertreadder
www.linkedin.com/in/jared-kelnhofer/
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