Feature request: hotkey to select & insert a template in a note

[afokapu]

Hi Argenos, awesome work.

Problem

I have 10 templates among which 3 that I use a regurlaly (more than 10x a day for meeting notes).

Current behavior to insert template using hotkey

1 - Ctrl + Shift + T: open template list
2 - Select template with keyboard or mouse
3 - Template is inserted in note

Expected behavior to insert template using hotkey

1 - Ctrl + Shift + (0-9): insert the template bonded to a number (0-9)

Each template would have a number assigned to it (up to 10 templates)

Best

[TonyCr46]

I think this might be what you are getting at. I was just watching Bryan Jenks' video on YouTube about using templates. At about here, he talks about using a hotkey he set up (Cmd - Shift - I) to bring up a menu of his templates and then insert one of them. Problem is, he doesn't say how to create the hotkey and I'm too new to Obsidian to know how to do it. If anybody knows (or can figure it out), I'd like to know.

Thanks.

Tony

[mambocab]

@TonyCr46 Open settings, then go to Hotkeys and search for Insert template. From there you can set it to whatever you like.

I understand if this is out of scope for this plugin, but I'd absolutely use this feature.

[TonyCr46]

@mambocab Thanks for that. I will give it a try.

[Vinzent03]

@argenos I am working on an implementation. To set hotkeys for selected files, it would be needed to set them in a settings pane. Would that be too much for this plugin and I put this in an extra external plugin or is it okay?

[argenos]

@Vinzent03 I could have sworn I there was a plugin already doing this, but I must have dreamt this. Maybe I''m thinking of your starred files plugin. In any case, I think a standalone plugin for inserting templates makes sense and allows for more features around templates to be added in the future.

[Vinzent03]

I agree with you. Makes it easier to find this feature in the Obsidian marketplace too.

[Vinzent03]

My new plugin is now available: https://github.com/Vinzent03/obsidian-hotkeys-for-templates This should fit the author's needs and the issue can be closed.

[argenos]

Thank you, @Vinzent03!