Script View

An Obsidian plugin that shows Name : Dialogue lines in a clean, commercial script layout. This plugin was made to improve the readability of scripts written in Markdown files.

for examples...

A picks up the bottle.
A : Hello, World!
[[World]] : Hi, A.

What it does

• Adds a Toggle script layout button to the note header (on mobile, it is in the ⋯ menu).
• Adds a command with the same name. Assign a hotkey in Settings > Hotkeys (search "Script View").
• Lines with a colon (:) are split into two columns: the character name on the left, the dialogue on the right.
  • Names that are too long wrap inside the name column.
• Lines without a colon (stage directions) stay as normal text.
• Links such as [[Name]], ![[Embed]] and [text](url) keep working.
• Your note files are never changed.

Requirements

• Obsidian 1.13.0 or later.

How it works

Script View is a layout applied on top of Reading view.

• Turning it on switches the note to Reading view.
• Going back to Source mode or Live Preview turns it off.
• A line is not treated as dialogue if the text before the colon is longer than the "Max name length" option, contains only numbers or punctuation (like 23:45), or is part of a URL (http://).
• Only normal paragraphs are converted. Text inside tables and list items is not.

Options

Option	Default
Name column width (%)	15
Name alignment	Left
Bold names	On
Hide colon	On
Max name length	20
Gap between columns (px)	16
Line spacing (px)	3

Source code

The source code is available on GitHub.

Support

If this plugin helped you, you can buy me a coffee to support future development.