Be able to expand nodes the graph to create fuller maps

[zsviczian]

Original issue by @mattdenner #592

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. When I'm working through some thoughts I usually start at a note and wander its connections. What I have found is that most of the current Obsidian solutions either give me a local map (this node and those that touch it), a global map (here are all your nodes), or some radial map (this node, nodes that touch it, nodes that touch all those, ...).

But my mind likes to have a map that I can curate. I want to follow a path through some nodes. Backtrack if that ends up going in the wrong direction. So I'm manually building a map from a starting position.

Describe the solution you'd like I really like your TheBrain script for presentation of the information. But it is a "local map" for me and I find myself getting lost quickly. What I'd love is to be able to expand nodes in-situ, to build out a much larger map.

My (abstract) process would be:

1. Open a note
2. Open this TheBrain-like view in another panel
3. Expand nodes in TheBrain-like view so that the map gets "fuller"
4. At any point, click on the node in TheBrain-like view to reveal the note in another pane

Taking a more concrete example (that maybe reveals a little too much about what's on top of my mind at the moment):

I have a note on "Exercise" that is referenced from another note "How long does it take to lose belly fat". That second note also references "Visceral Fat" and "Diet". With TheBrain script I can see "Exercise", or I can see "How long does it take to lose belly fat". What I'd like to be able to do is start at "Exercise", click the "How long does it take to lose belly fat" node, and have "Visceral Fat" and "Diet" nodes appear.

Describe alternatives you've considered Juggl is kind of close. However, it struggles where there are notes with the same name but in different folders. This is can occur in my vault and so I don't get a good graph.

[AMGMNPLK]

Why is this closed? Is there a function for this already?

[zsviczian]

not yet implemented. There is a more recent discussion about the subject here: #160

[Kiss-World]

How to show more content in brain.

• You can set weights(score) for relationships or notes.
• Can set the view, central note view or global view
• You can filter notes based on keywords, or based on the weight (score) of notes or relationships。

When presenting the big picture, it is preferred to present notes that are relevant to the current exploration goal, or to present notes with high scores

[saviorand]

+1 to this!