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PDF Scroll Lock

divyanshu9821divyanshu982124 downloads

Lock the pdfs from scrolling.

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This plugin is useful when there is a pdf embedded in the notes (markdown files).

![[mypdf.pdf#page=34]] , this lets the embed pdf to show that particular page inside the notes.

Issue - There is no way to prevent the pdf from scrolling, made the bad experience as we are reading our notes with focus and unintentionally pdf gets scrolled.

This plugin resolves this by locking the embed pdf from scrolling by default and provide the toggle button in the toolbar for turn on and off this plugin per embedded pdf

embedded pdf toolbar image

Installation steps

  1. download the main.js and manifest.json from this repository
  2. put these files inside your <path to your vault>/.obsidian/plugins/ folder
  3. open the command palette by pressing ctrl + p and run command Reload app without saving
  4. go in Community Plugins inside settings and toggle the plugin (make sure restricted mode is off)
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Lock embedded PDFs by default to prevent accidental scrolling while reading notes. Provide a per-embed toolbar toggle to enable or disable scrolling and keep specified page views intact.
PDFInterface
Details
Current version
1.0.0
Last updated
7 months ago
Created
7 months ago
Updates
1 release
Downloads
24
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.9.14+
Platforms
Desktop only
License
MIT
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Author
divyanshu9821divyanshu9821
GitHubdivyanshu9821
  1. Community
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  3. PDF
  4. PDF Scroll Lock

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