Exploring Your Discourse Graph

Opening the Discourse Context

The Discourse Context view is your main tool for exploring relationships between nodes in your graph. There are several ways to open it:

Method 1: Using the Sidebar Icon

Click the telescope icon on the left sidebar to toggle the Discourse Context view. open discourse context

Method 2: Using the Command Palette

  1. Open the Command Palette (Cmd/Ctrl + P)
  2. Search for "Discourse Context" command palette

Method 3: Using Hotkeys

You can configure a custom hotkey in the Obsidian settings to quickly toggle the Discourse Context view.

  1. Configure a custom hotkey in settings

Using the Discourse Context

The Discourse Context view shows you:

  • All relationships the current node has with other nodes
  • Types of relationships (supports, contradicts, etc.)
  • Quick access to related nodes
  • Tools for creating new relationships

You can use this view to:

  • Navigate between related nodes
  • Understand how nodes connect to each other
  • Add new relationships
  • Get a quick overview of your graph structure