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27 Sep, 7 tweets, 3 min read
1/ I am super happy to announce that the “Obsidian42 - Text Transporter” plugin was released to the @obsdmd community plugin list and is available for general download.

Text Transporter is the Swiss Army Knife of text manipulation plugins.

#obsidianmd #TfT #PKM
2/ Text Transporter has commands for Block Reference copying and replacing
3/ Text Transporter has commands for Copy/Push/Pull operations - make life easier, think at the level of your vault, not just the file.

If you are a roam42 user, this is workBench.
4/ Selection commands for quickly grabbing the text you want to work with.
5/ Quick Capture to multiple locations
6/ Bookmark common places in your vault for quickly working with them

github.com/TfTHacker/obsi…
7/ and more to come

This is a fairly extensive plugin, so your feedback, suggestions and bug reports warmly welcome.

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Reader can be compared to tools like Pocket & Instapaper. I love those tools, but they fall short.

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1/ Over last 2 weeks been playing with @craftdocsapp while working on my newest @obsdmd plugin. For all you #roamans, it is Roam42 workBench, but tailored to Obsidian. I am calling it Text Transporter (for you Star Trek fans) since there is already a plugin with workbench name.
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22 Aug
1/ Tools for Thought (TfT) are by their nature complex beasts.

Complex things require deep thinking and hard work.

Embrace the complexity, rejoice in the complexity. Then you will be constantly rewarded.

We have to put in the effort for the returns. No shortcuts.

#TfT
2/ The word "Complex" sounds negative, but is not.

TfT tools enable new possibilities, but they require effort and commitment.

Is is not just about learning new software & features, but learning new things about ourselves.

We are the tool of thought, software is the helper.
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1/ Block References in @obsdmd

There are two falsehoods about Block References that I want to cover in today’s tweet rant:

Falsehood 1: @RoamResearch invented the block ref

Falsehood 2: Obsidian doesn’t have block refs

Strap in, it’s going to be a crazy ride

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Other switchers - feel free to hop in with your advice
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Here is the feedback I got with needed fixes
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3/ First they make sure you are consistent with their User Interface features. This makes sure the user experience is standardized.
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