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Vim Yank Highlight

aleksey-rowanaleksey-rowan7k downloads

Highlight yanked text in Vim mode. Enjoy that subtle animation you've missed so much.

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Obsidian Vim Yank Highlight Plugin

Highlight yanked text in Obsidian Vim mode with a subtle animation you've missed so much.

Why?

The Vim mode in CodeMirror lacks native support for highlighting yanked text and it's unlikely to be implemented.

There is already a yank highlighter plugin, but it relies on monkey-patching the codemirror-vim code which I wanted to avoid.

Features

  • Make the yanked region apparent!

Installation

Community Plugins

  1. Open Obsidian.
  2. Go to "Settings" > "Community plugins."
  3. Search for "Vim Yank Highlight."
  4. Click "Install" to enable the plugin.

Manual Installation

  1. Download the latest release from the Releases page.
  2. Extract the zip file into your Obsidian plugins folder.
  3. Reload Obsidian to activate the plugin.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.


Enjoy a smoother editing experience with Vim Yank Highlight in Obsidian!

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Highlight yanked text in Obsidian's Vim mode with a subtle animation to make the yanked region immediately apparent. Provide unobtrusive visual feedback after yank operations without altering core Vim behavior.
Vim
Details
Current version
1.0.8
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
3 years ago
Updates
7 releases
Downloads
7k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop only
License
MIT
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Author
aleksey-rowanaleksey-rowan
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  4. Vim Yank Highlight

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