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Select word

connorespinoconnorespino538 downloads

Selects the word that is closest to the caret.

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This is a simple plugin for Obsidian (https://obsidian.md) that selects the word that is closest to the Text Editor's caret.

There is no default hotkey.

  • To change the hotkey, open the Settings dialog, go to the Hotkeys panel and search for "Select word".
  • Alternatively, you can click the + icon next to the plugin's on/off switch in the Community Plugins panel.

This is a very basic solution - I might improve it later.

Open Issues

Plugin doesn't work on title text

Might be handy to add an option to select whole hyperlinks rather than words inside the hyperlink

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Select the word nearest the editor caret with a single command. Quickly highlight the word under or closest to the cursor for fast editing or replacement.
EditingCommandsHotkeys
Details
Current version
1.0.0
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
2 years ago
Updates
1 release
Downloads
538
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
GPL-3.0
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Author
connorespinoconnorespino
GitHubconnorespino
  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Editing
  4. Select word

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