Obsidian Users Wanting Better Search Features
12 posts across 3 communities in the last 60 days; 58% from GitHub.
“Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Currently, opening a search result in a new tab, either by middle clicking the result or using the key combination bound to Obsidian's "Open link under cursor in new tab" command, opens the note in a new tab but…”
“Is your feature request related to a problem? The launcher currently lets you jump to a search result using Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+9. This shortcut appears to be hardcoded and isn't exposed anywhere in Settings Keyboard Shortcuts. Describe the solution you'd like Expose the result…”
“My method, however, is dynamic, and doesn't require creating a shortcut (an alias in Mac's terminology). Each time I invoke the saved search, the Finder search all the existing vaults for me. [re: Finding the vaults]”
Users of Obsidian, a note-taking app, are requesting improvements to search functionality and navigation within the application. Specific requests include re-titling commands for easier searching and an outline panel for PDF viewing.
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“My method, however, is dynamic, and doesn't require creating a shortcut (an alias in Mac's terminology). Each time I invoke the saved search, the Finder search all the existing vaults for me. [re: Finding the vaults]”
“Hi Ryan, I've been testing Seek quite extensively on desktop and iPhone and I'm really impressed with the search quality. One small UX suggestion: could you register Seek Search as an Obsidian Ribbon action? This would be useful on both desktop and mobile. On mobile it has the additional benefit that users could select Seek under Appearance → Ribbon menu configuration → Quick access ribbon item, giving one tap access to Seek from the bottom navigation bar. Seek already exposes Search as a global”
“Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Currently, opening a search result in a new tab, either by middle clicking the result or using the key combination bound to Obsidian's "Open link under cursor in new tab" command, opens the note in a new tab but leaves the search menu open. The modal retains focus over the newly opened tab, preventing interaction with the note until the user presses ESC or clicks outside the modal to dismiss it. Describe the solution you'd like Close”
“Currently, "Cmd + F" or "Ctrl + F" opens a search pop up that isn't working to search in the terminal or the text box We need to be able to search in these, in the git menu, and in the browser”
“Your CTRL+F is nice and quick 👍 But there is another complementary way to narrow down the list of files/folders used in KDE apps like Dolphin or Gwenview CTRL+I filters the currently shown files/folders, by default it's non recursive, and it supports the same search syntax as find. Filter updates results live after every keystroke. Rather than finding the files/folders you want, Filter is about ignoring the ones you are not interested in It's a quick way to select a subset of files before delet”
[Obsidian Sync] Missing "Search" menu item in Sync sidebar
[Obsidian Sync] Missing "Search" menu item in Sync sidebar context menu
“The default search supports the file: operator. This will limit the results to filenames. See https://obsidian.md/help/plugins/search”
“Is your feature request related to a problem? The launcher currently lets you jump to a search result using Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+9. This shortcut appears to be hardcoded and isn't exposed anywhere in Settings Keyboard Shortcuts. Describe the solution you'd like Expose the result selection modifier/keybinding as a configurable shortcut, similar to how workspace switching (Super+1 9) is configurable via Settings Input Devices Keyboard Keyboard Shortcuts. Describe alternatives you've considered Chec”
“Checklist [x] I am using an up to date version. [x] I have read the documentation. [x] I have searched existing issues. Description Alternative method to view files beside typing tags on search bar. one dropdown box can be all category tags the second elements of that said category. By making the elements check box we can write the name of the tag on search box. without a need to create a new full feature we can repurpose it to be needing less of remembering tags. And create flexible viewing exp”
“Steps To Reproduce 1. Go to 'All vaults' 2. Click on 'Search Vault' 3. try to seach on multiple terms to bring up multiple item matches. Expected Result i.e. search for: Fab fidel sweeI I used to get, and expect a list of all items with one of the three substrings in the search. Actual Result i.e. search for: Fab fidel swee It used to display resutls for all items with Fab fidel swee in them. = it would list 3 items FabFilter Fideity Sweetwater Now it displays nothing as soon as you get to 'Fab”