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Adds interactive maps to Obsidian.md using Leaflet.js
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Rendering Map Markers based on metadata #315

Closed caglarongan closed 2 years ago

caglarongan commented 2 years ago

Hello, many thanks for the amazing plugin !

Would you consider adding the ability to create (or associate) map markers based on a note's frontmatter ? Because I've build my system heavily depending on frontmatter data and I use tags only for status.

I want to be able to distinguish if a marker is a building, a thought, a person, a historic monument (or the era of a building) via bird's eye view, without hovering over it. And if possible, filtering them based on metadata (Like, I just want to see modern buildings on a historic area). Just like how it is with tags.

I'm not a coder so I don't know if it'll help but I kind of feel Supercharged Links Plugin can be an inspiration, maybe?

I literally signed up to GitHub for this request :) I hope I was able to use it correctly.

Calorion commented 2 years ago

I believe it can already do what you want. From the readme:

Note Frontmatter

The markerFile, markerFolder, markerTag, filterTag, linksTo, and linksFrom parameters tell the plugin where to look for notes. The notes themselves determine how the markers are created, using note frontmatter tags.

caglarongan commented 2 years ago

The markerFolder, markerTag, linksTo etc. searches for the notes, which is already very powerful. But only the tags determine the style of the marker (the color and fa icon).

The notes themselves determine how the markers are created, using note frontmatter tags

What I'm trying to achieve is something like: If Colosseum.md has type: building as frontmatter, the map marker will have a fa-building icon. And if Colosseum.md also has material: travertine field, the marker will have the color (0.87, 0.82, 0.73) So when I look at the map, I can see the distribution of the materials/styles/eras at glance.

It doesn't have to have that advanced incremental styling. I'm more than happy to create another marker style for every combination.

valentine195 commented 2 years ago

You can control the marker type with the mapmarker frontmatter tag. https://github.com/valentine195/obsidian-leaflet-plugin#mapmarker