[Feature request] Multi-select highlights mode for markdownload

[directentis1]

Currently, to use Markdownload to clip contents from websites, there are only two possible ways:

• One is to select the entire content of the webpage.

• Second is to select a word-phrase/sentence/paragraph/contiguous paragraph with the mouse pointer.

  It would be nice if we could just let us select the chunks we want and then let Markdownload pick them up in order and download our Obsidian Vaults instead:

• Get the entire contents of that webpages and/or via edit mode directly from the extension toolbar button, and quickly edit, trim, and delete things you don't need instead of being able to do it directly on the webpage at you are researching and want to get them right away in one read of the entire webpage content instead of having to re-read it twice, the first time when you read that webpage and the second time when you want to remove unnecessary things before to download them to your Vaults?

• You will have to download multiple pieces of text from that webpage separately, then use Obsidian's merge function to combine them into one note, along with editing and reformatting the content.

  A pretty good example that I stumbled across is this extention, though it's only functional that's what I find interesting: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/simple-scholar/enmaipkfbabibfpecjdljhkkpmamobin

[tabedzki]

@deathau I think this is a useful feature to have and the good news is that I've found another extension to model to successfully capture the intended use that I believe would benefit users. something similar to your extension but does not include the front matter like yours does (a major reason why I want to use yours instead).

The extension [copy-selection-as-markdown](https://github.com/0x6b/copy-selection-as-markdown) allows a user to select multiple passages of text and export them to markdown though the app currently doesn't work as intended. Here's an example text, the result from the other extension displaying the intended behavior and the result from this extension. I am using the firefox ability to copy multiple passages of text using the Ctrl+click option via mouse to highlight multiple passages of text and I believe that might be what is causing this.

When I copy using [copy-selection-as-markdown](https://github.com/0x6b/copy-selection-as-markdown), I get:

[[Local Sync in Fleeting Notes: A Quick and Easy Setup | Fleeting Notes](https://www.fleetingnotes.app/posts/how-to-setup-local-file-sync)](https://www.fleetingnotes.app/posts/how-to-setup-local-file-sync)

> Are you looking for an easy way to back up your notes in Fleeting Notes? Or perhaps you want to use it with other local file managers like [[Obsidian MD](https://obsidian.md/)](https://obsidian.md/)? Local sync is the solution for you! In this short post, we'll walk you through the simple steps to set it up.
> 
> **Note**: Local file sync is **unavaiable on the web** due to browser restrictions
> 
> -   Navigate to the app's settings by opening the drawer and clicking on "Settings".
> -   Select a "Sync folder location".
> -   Toggle the "Enabled" switch to turn on local sync.
> -   (Optional) Adjust the "Sync type" and "Note template" to your liking.

When using markdownload "Copy Selection as Text", I end up with:

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# Local Sync in Fleeting Notes: A Quick and Easy Setup | Fleeting Notes

> ## Excerpt
> Are you looking for an easy way to back up your notes in Fleeting Notes? Or perhaps you want to use it with other local file managers like Obsidian MD? Loc

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Are you looking for an easy way to back up your notes in Fleeting Notes? Or perhaps you want to use it with other local file managers like [Obsidian MD](https://obsidian.md/)? Local sync is the solution for you! In this short post, we'll walk you through the simple steps to set it up.Are you looking for an easy way to back up your notes in Fleeting Notes? Or perhaps you want to use it with other local file managers like [Obsidian MD](https://obsidian.md/)? Local sync is the solution for you! In this short post, we'll walk you through the simple steps to set it up.Are you looking for an easy way to back up your notes in Fleeting Notes? Or perhaps you want to use it with other local file managers like [Obsidian MD](https://obsidian.md/)? Local sync is the solution for you! In this short post, we'll walk you through the simple steps to set it up.

When I use firefox to highlight a third, non-contiguous block of text, I end up with a third copy of that first block of text. ~Also, is there a way to disable the excerpt selection?~ Found it

[directentis1]

I think it would be great to be able to take notes from the sidebar with MarkDownload and save it to Obsidian Vaults when I click "Save",

and it would be even better if MarkDownload supported WYSIWYG - allowing you to both format with Richtext types and supports highlighted text and text background with HTML/CSS Color codes.

Not sure if implementing such functions is difficult, I think it is possible because there are other addons that can do it - although there is nothing I want like with MarkDownload. If possible, I'd like to try and create a pull request.