Quick Nav

by exoticknight
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Description

The Quick Nav plugin enhances text navigation and selection in Obsidian by allowing users to assign custom keyboard shortcuts for precise cursor control. It introduces a range of granular movements, including directional jumps, page-level shifts, and edge navigation, as well as their selectable counterparts. Rather than imposing default hotkeys, the plugin empowers users to tailor their own workflow by manually setting up preferred keybindings through Obsidian's hotkey settings. Designed to improve editing efficiency, especially for keyboard-focused users, Quick Nav gives fine-grained control over cursor behavior, streamlining the process of navigating and editing notes without reaching for the mouse.

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Latest Version

a year ago

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Release of quick-nav v1.0.6 auto-created by release.yml

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Quick Nav

English | 中文 | 日本語

Enhance your editing experience by unleashing the hidden power of shortcuts.

Usage

Quick Nav exposes powerful navigation operations without binding default shortcuts. This gives you the freedom to customize your editing experience according to your preferences.

Below are our recommended shortcut bindings that you can set up in Obsidian's Hotkeys settings:

  • Move Cursor Up: Alt + I (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + I (MacOS)
  • Move Cursor Down: Alt + K (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + K (MacOS)
  • Move Cursor Left: Alt + J (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + J (MacOS)
  • Move Cursor Right: Alt + L (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + L (MacOS)
  • Move Cursor Page Up: Alt + U (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + U (MacOS)
  • Move Cursor Page Down: Alt + O (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + O (MacOS)
  • Move Cursor Left End: Alt + H (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + H (MacOS)
  • Move Cursor Right End: Alt + ; (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + ; (MacOS)
  • Select Cursor Up: Alt + Shift + I (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + Shift + I (MacOS)
  • Select Cursor Down: Alt + Shift + K (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + Shift + K (MacOS)
  • Select Cursor Left: Alt + Shift + J (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + Shift + J (MacOS)
  • Select Cursor Right: Alt + Shift + L (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + Shift + L (MacOS)
  • Select Cursor Left End: Alt + Shift + H (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + Shift + H (MacOS)
  • Select Cursor Right End: Alt + Shift + ; (Windows/Linux), Ctrl + Shift + ; (MacOS)

Setting Up Your Shortcuts

  1. Open Obsidian Settings
  2. Go to "Hotkeys"
  3. Search for "Quick Nav"
  4. Assign your preferred shortcuts to each operation

Installation

Method 1: Install via Obsidian Settings

  1. Open Obsidian and go to Settings.
  2. Navigate to the Community plugins tab.
  3. Click on Browse and search for Quick Nav.
  4. Click Install and then Enable.

Method 2: Manual Installation

  1. Download the latest release from the GitHub repository.
  2. Extract the contents of the zip file.
  3. Copy the extracted folder to your Obsidian vault's plugins directory: /path/to/your/vault/.obsidian/plugins/.
  4. Open Obsidian and go to Settings.
  5. Navigate to the Community plugins tab and enable Quick Nav.

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