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I cannot make it show on the left panel

Open utiq opened this issue 1 year ago • 1 comments

In your example video it shows the side panel with the mermaid option, I cannot make it show once I install it

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utiq avatar Mar 25 '23 22:03 utiq

@utiq, it takes a few of steps to do this.

  1. Install the plugin
  2. You need to create a diagram using the + in the toolbar and select Advanced > Mermaid
  • The default diagram is sufficient
  • Select Image
  • Select Insert
  1. Add the created diagram to the Scratchpad in the Left Side Menu
  2. Export the Scratchpad as a library:
  • click the Pencil icon
  • Select Export
  • OS save dialog should open and you can rename the file from Scratchpad.xml to Mermaid.xml
  1. Open the library
  • Select File > Open Library… and navigate to where you saved Mermaid.xml
  1. You can select a shape/image from the new library and it will be added to the page.
  2. Double click the image and update the text to make the new diagram what you want.

tvanyo avatar Mar 07 '24 22:03 tvanyo