Contextual Select All for Obsidian

Replaces Obsidians defualt CMD+A "Select All" with context aware selections.

Features

• Context-aware selection based on where your cursor is positioned.
• Support for various Markdown elements:
  • Headings
  • Lists (including nested lists)
  • Checklists
  • Tables
  • Code blocks (press 2x to select whole code excluding press 3x to select whole code including)
  • Blockquotes
  • Paragraphs
• Works in both Source mode and Live Preview mode.
• Incremental selection: Click multiple times to expand the selection.

Each press = more content selected. For example:

Code Blocks:

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1. Select current line within code block
2. Select code block content (excluding ``` lines)
3. Select entire code block (including ``` lines)

Lists (Unordered and Ordered):

obsidian-select-all-number-list.mp4

obsidian-select-all-bullet-list.mp4

1. Select list item content (excluding bullet or number)
2. Select entire list item (including bullet or number)
3. Select item with all its subitems

Blockquotes / Callouts:

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1. Select blockquote content on current line (excluding >)
2. Select entire blockquote line (including >)
3. Select entire blockquote (multiple lines if applicable)

Checklists:

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1. Select checklist item content (excluding [ ] or [x])
2. Select entire checklist item (including [ ] or [x])
3. Select all consecutive checklist items

Headings:

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1. Select heading text (excluding #)
2. Select entire heading line (including #)
3. Select heading and its content (until next heading or end of document)
4. Select entire document

Paragraphs:

1. Select current line / paragraph
2. Select entire document

Tables:

1. Select cell content

Empty Lines:

1. Select entire document

How to Use

Install the plugin, and use CMD+A as usual. It automatically replaces official CMD+A shortcut with enhanced one. Press multiple times to cycle and select different elements.

Limitations

• Codeblocks. Selecting empty line inside the code blocks will select all-content instead.