Obsidian plugin: TagsRoutes

This is a plugin for obsidian, to visualize files and tags as nodes in 3D graphic.

Wiki: Organize Tags by Timestamp Using the Obsidian Plugin: "Tags Routes"

Version 1.0.6 Release Notes

This release brings two key improvements to enhance your user experience:

1. Focused Node View:

• You can now toggle between a global and local view while focusing on a specific node.
• Local view: Hides non-focused nodes, allowing you to concentrate on the selected node and its immediate connections. This declutters the scene and provides a clearer picture of the focused area.
• Global view: Displays all nodes as usual.
• Switch between these views easily to analyze your data from different perspectives.

2. Streamlined Interface:

• The settings icon in the top right corner has been replaced with a more intuitive cycling button.
• Click the button repeatedly to cycle through four different stages or functionalities. This change simplifies the interface and reduces visual clutter.

These updates aim to provide a more focused and efficient user experience. We hope you enjoy the improvements!

Watch this short demo to learn how to use these new features:

What's New on version 1.0.5

1. Multiple Slots for Display Settings

   • You now have 5 slots to save your display settings. This allows you to quickly switch between them by dragging the slider.
     • So it likes that you have 5 themes to switch for better showing the graph in instance.

2. Improved Query Function

   • The query function is now handled by a custom code block processor, eliminating the need for DataviewJS.
     • You can now delete the scripts/tag-report.js file and the scripts folder from your vault.

3. Enhanced Tag Interaction

   • Clicking on a tag to focus on a node in the graph now works in edit mode as well.

4. Other Fixes

   • Fix a ficker issue might occure, Refer here: kctekn#2 Thanks @ShaneNZ for the feecback.

How to operate:

nodes-operation.mp4

display-settings.mp4

This plugin provides a comprehensive graph view to visualize the relationships between files, file-tag connections, and inter-tag connections within Obsidian. It is particularly useful for users who manage extensive thoughts and ideas with numerous tags in Obsidian.

Features:

• Node and Link Visualization :

  • Display all files and their links.

  • Display all tags and their connections, including:

    • Tag-to-tag links

    • Tag-to-file links

    • File-to-file links

• Dynamic Node Sizing :

  • Adjust the size of file nodes based on the number of links.

  • Adjust the size of tag nodes based on their frequency of appearance.

This approach helps you identify the most significant parts of your vault at a glance.

Additional Functionalities:

• Orphan File Linking :

  • Connect all orphan files, making them easier to review. Note that orphan files are not necessarily useless but are:

    • Non-markdown files with no links to other files.

    • For example, they could be isolated images from copy/paste operations or various collected items.

• Orphan Excalidraw File Linking :

  • Connect all orphan Excalidraw files that are not linked by any markdown files, simplifying their review.

Interactive Features:

• Node Interaction :

  • Click on a file node to open it in the editor, regardless of its file type.

  • Click on a tag node to generate a query result for that tag, displayed in a file in the editor.

    • Provides a clear view of the tag's content by capturing the surrounding lines until a blank line is encountered, showing the entire paragraph containing the tag.

• Graph Focus :

  • Clicking on any file to open it in the editor will automatically focus the graph on its node.

  • Clicking on a tag in Obsidian's "Reading Mode" will focus on the tag node in the graph.

This allows you to clearly understand the status of files and tags through:

• The file’s link status

• The tags contained within the file

Adjustable Settings:

• Focus distance on a node

• Toggle tag query result page

• Toggle log page

• Display styles:

  • Link distance and width
  • Link particle size, number, and color
  • Node size and repulsion

Install

• Search for "Tags routes" in Obsidian's community plugins browser, or you can find it HERE.
• Choose to intall it.
• You can also install it manually:
  • Download the release file, and extract to your obsidian's: valut/.obsidian/plugin/tags-routes.
• Enable it in obsidian settings tab.

Acknowledgements

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the following projects, which provided invaluable resources and inspiration for this plugin:

• obsidian-3d-graph by AlexW00
• 3d-force-graph by vasturiano