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>My one gripe – and it's a big one – about Obsidian is that it just does not give one whit about trying to integrate with macOS. This might get better soon. @

by 5040 4y ago

>My one gripe – and it's a big one – about Obsidian is that it just does not give one whit about trying to integrate with macOS. This might get better soon. @kepano, the developer of Minimal, is working on a new "default theme" for Obsidian. He said it "will follow many of the same design principles as Minimal, particularly in making Obsidian feel native across platforms. It will differ in that it will prioritize accessibility and affordances more than Minimal does. In addition the new default theme will make customization and theme development easier than before."

lelandfe 4y ago
Not sure how much a theme will address this stuff, but I am glad people are paying attention.
- selykg 4y ago
  I like Obsidian, but yea, there are some fundamental weirdnesses as a result of it basically being a web app. It'll never feel all that native. For me though, much of the real issue is the iOS app. I feel like it needs some big modifications to how it operates in order to make quickly doing particular things a lot easier. When I'm on my phone, the biggest thing for me is I need to take a quick note. I'd love to just open Obsidian, click a button to let me put a note in an inbox, then when I'm on my Mac I can sort the inbox like I would a task manager. I don't generally do deep work on my phone, I only really perform reference and quick notes type actions.
- tarr11 4y ago
  There is a guide for "macOS integration" https://minimal.guide/Guides/macOS+configuration https://minimal.guide/Guides/macOS+configuration
  - lelandfe 4y ago
    As mentioned elsewhere, solves none of my list. This mostly moves stuff around and hides certain UI elements.
tizio13 4y ago
This is wonderful news to hear. Minimal is a fantastic theme once configured with it’s plugin. The OS style theme options really do wonders for making it feel more native on macOS. It’s especially nice with dark mode enabled
DavideNL 4y ago
Be sure to also check out the Prism theme, i personally prefer it over Minimal; Light: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme/main/assets/screenshots/Colour%20Scheme%201%20-%20Swan.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme/ma... Dark: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme/main/assets/screenshots/Colour%20Scheme%201%20-%20Raven.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme/ma... Repo: https://github.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme https://github.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme

by 5040 4y ago

lelandfe 4y ago

Not sure how much a theme will address this stuff, but I am glad people are paying attention.

selykg 4y ago
I like Obsidian, but yea, there are some fundamental weirdnesses as a result of it basically being a web app. It'll never feel all that native. For me though, much of the real issue is the iOS app. I feel like it needs some big modifications to how it operates in order to make quickly doing particular things a lot easier. When I'm on my phone, the biggest thing for me is I need to take a quick note. I'd love to just open Obsidian, click a button to let me put a note in an inbox, then when I'm on my Mac I can sort the inbox like I would a task manager. I don't generally do deep work on my phone, I only really perform reference and quick notes type actions.
tarr11 4y ago
There is a guide for "macOS integration" https://minimal.guide/Guides/macOS+configuration https://minimal.guide/Guides/macOS+configuration
- lelandfe 4y ago
  As mentioned elsewhere, solves none of my list. This mostly moves stuff around and hides certain UI elements.

tizio13 4y ago

This is wonderful news to hear. Minimal is a fantastic theme once configured with it’s plugin. The OS style theme options really do wonders for making it feel more native on macOS. It’s especially nice with dark mode enabled

DavideNL 4y ago

Be sure to also check out the Prism theme, i personally prefer it over Minimal; Light: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme/main/assets/screenshots/Colour%20Scheme%201%20-%20Swan.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme/ma... Dark: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme/main/assets/screenshots/Colour%20Scheme%201%20-%20Raven.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme/ma... Repo: https://github.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme https://github.com/damiankorcz/Prism-Theme