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Tabout

phibr0phibr011k downloads

Easily 'tab out' of links or other Markdown formatting characters.

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This Plugin lets you press Tab to place the Cursor next to the markup you are in.

How to add custom Rules

  1. Place your Cursor in the Environment you want to add the Rule for and run the Command “Add Rule for this Environment”.
  2. Enter the characters you want to jump to
  3. Click “Add this Rule”
  4. Done 🎉

How to install

  1. Go to Community Plugins in your Obsidian Settings and disable Safe Mode
  2. Click on Browse and search for “Tabout“
  3. Click install
  4. Toggle the Plugin on in the Community Plugins Tab

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About
Press Tab to jump the cursor next to surrounding markup (brackets, quotes, markdown tokens) so you can continue typing without extra keystrokes. Add custom rules per environment to define which characters Tab jumps to.
EditingHotkeysMarkdown
Details
Current version
1.0.1
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
5 years ago
Updates
5 releases
Downloads
11k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.13.0+
Platforms
Desktop only
License
AGPL-3.0
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Sponsor
Ko-fi
Author
phibr0phibr0
github.com/phibr0
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  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Editing
  4. Tabout

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