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Word Splitting for Simplified Chinese in Edit Mode and Vim Mode for Obsidian

This plugin patches Obsidian's built-in CodeMirror editor to support Simplified Chinese word splitting, improving cursor movement, word navigation, and text selection in both Edit mode and Vim mode.

Chinese summary

此插件为Obsidian内置的CodeMirror编辑器提供补丁,支持中文分词,从而在编辑模式和Vim模式下改善光标移动、单词导航和文本选择。

Pros

  • Enables proper word boundaries for Simplified Chinese
  • Improves Vim word motions (w, b, e) for Chinese text
  • Lightweight and easy to install
  • Enhances text selection and navigation

Limitations

  • Only supports Simplified Chinese (not Traditional Chinese or other CJK variants)
  • May have slight performance impact with very large files
  • Could conflict with other editor-related plugins

Tags

simplified-chinesevim-modeeditorcode-mirrorword-splittinglanguage

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