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Pinyin Replacer

larrysallarrysal1k downloads

Use the Pinyin tones without having to install extra keyboard layouts.

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Allows you to take pinyin notes without having to install another keyboard layout.

Adds 4 commands which will replace the vowel behind your cursor into it's "toned" version and 1 command which will remove the tone.

How to Install

From within Obsidian

From Obsidian v0.9.8+, you can activate this plugin within Obsidian by doing the following:

  • Open Settings > Community plugin
  • Make sure Safe mode is off
  • Click Browse community plugins
  • Search for "pinyin replacer"
  • Click Install
  • Once installed, close the community plugins window and activate the newly installed plugin

Demo

How to use

To replace the vowel with its "toned" version, 4 commands/hotkeys have been added.

Command Name Shortcut
Replace first tone "ALT" + "1"
Replace second tone "ALT" + "2"
Replace third tone "ALT" + "3"
Replace fourth tone "ALT" + "4"
Remove tone "ALT" + "R"

The letter "v" can be used to produce the "ǖ", "ǘ", "ǚ", "ǜ" tones the same way as it works with the vowels.

Additional features

Adds a status bar item to the status bar to remind you the order of the tones.

Further Credit

  • VishalJagan - added the "ǖ", "ǘ", "ǚ", "ǜ" tones
  • Manzolillom - added flexibility to switch between tones

Funding

If you wish, you can pay me a coffee by donating to my paypal!

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Replace the vowel under the cursor with its pinyin tone mark or strip tones via quick commands. Use v for ǖ/ǘ/ǚ/ǜ variants and read the status-bar reminder for tone order.
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Details
Current version
1.0.1
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
2 years ago
Updates
2 releases
Downloads
1k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop only
License
MIT
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Author
larrysallarrysal
github.com/LarrySAL
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  4. Pinyin Replacer

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