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Easy multi column notes

zamsyt edited this page Jun 10, 2023 · 17 revisions

Easy multi-column notes.css

Note: Reading view support requires Contextual Typography

Add columns to notes. Separate columns using two consecutive horizontal lines:

First column

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Second column

Support for up to 6 columns by default (this can be changed using the $max-columns variable in the scss source)

Easy-multi-column-notes-demo.mp4

Notes

  • Requires Obsidian installer v1.1.9+
  • Release v0.4 - Added support for multi-column embeds
  • Release v0.5 - You can now add columns to callouts
  • Works in Live Preview natively, and in Reading view with the Contextual Typography plugin installed (Source mode is no longer affected in v0.5.4+)

Known issues

  • Navigation with up and down arrows, and the mouse, is buggy in multi-column notes
  • Multi-column notes spanning multiple pages do not work as expected
  • Minimal theme: Columns don't work in reading view with "Readable line length" on. Here's a patched version of the snippet that works with Minimal