Merlay 0.3.1

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Merlay 0.3.1 — Fix drag-connect hit-testing and subgraph inner-node priority

Mermaid, your way. A native visual overlay editor for Mermaid diagrams in Obsidian.

Fixes & Improvements

• Drag-to-Connect Hit Testing:
  • Fixed an issue where drag-connect stopped creating edges between nodes inside subgraphs or across different subgraphs.
  • Bypassed pointer capture on mouse pointers to preserve natural DOM event routing and visual hit-testing.
  • Used document.elementFromPoint to accurately detect the visual target under the cursor or finger during connection dragging.
• Subgraph Inner-Node Priority:
  • Prioritized inner nodes over enclosing subgraph containers within the 50px snap radius so container clusters never steal drops or hover halos from child nodes.
  • Restored edge drop hit-testing to cleanly split flows when intermediate nodes are dropped onto connection lines.
  • Fixed overlay container pointer interception by setting pointer-events: none on .mermaid-native-overlay.

Install

BRAT (beta): add https://github.com/dev-hashemi/merlay in BRAT → Add Beta plugin.

Manual: download main.js, manifest.json, styles.css below into .obsidian/plugins/merlay/, then enable Merlay under Settings → Community plugins.

Requires Obsidian 1.4.0 or newer. Desktop and mobile supported.

Notes

• Flowchart and state diagrams are fully visual; other diagram types open view-only with selection.
• Please report issues at https://github.com/dev-hashemi/merlay/issues — include Obsidian version, installer version, and a minimal mermaid block that reproduces the problem.

Full Changelog: 0.3.0...0.3.1

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This discussion was created from the release Merlay 0.3.1.