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A few tips for those new to Obsidian: - Don't rush to install a bunch of plugins. Start with the defaults, learn Obisidian and add only what you need. It is ea

A few tips for those new to Obsidian: - Don't rush to install a bunch of plugins. Start with the defaults, learn Obisidian and add only what you need. It is easy for some to spend more time tweaking Obsidian than actually using it. - If you're a macOS user, check out the Minimal theme, which will make Obsidian feel more native. -> https://minimal.guide/Home https://minimal.guide/Home - When you are ready for plugins, you may want Omnisearch[1] to be one of your first. I used to organize stuff into folders, now I pretty much just create a note at the vault's root level and use tagging and good semantics and use Omnisearch to pull up notes. 1. https://github.com/scambier/obsidian-omnisearch https://github.com/scambier/obsidian-omnisearch

kepano 4y ago
Great recommendations! I definitely agree with running the app without too many plugins at first, especially if you're new to using wikilinks. I wrote Minimal theme. BTW, I led the redesign of Obsidian 1.0 so I brought a lot of those ideas into the core app. We've also made a big push around using more native components. I'm still improving Minimal, but hopefully the "out of the box" experience feels a lot more native.
- untech 4y ago
  > I led the redesign of Obsidian 1.0 Wow! It’s a shame it’s not highlighted in release notes! Great news, and thank you for your work!
  - brimwats 4y ago
    it's in the last paragraph :)
- ngrilly 4y ago
  Your redesign is a fantastic improvement in terms of both ergonomics and aesthetics. Thank you for this!
- patleeman 4y ago
  Wow! I just disabled minimal because I found the default theme to be perfect. Amazing work!
- nvrspyx 4y ago
  If you're also responsible for the improved mobile support with the new redesign, great work! It's a joy to use.
- lake_vincent 4y ago
  Awesome work my friend!
- cl42 4y ago
  I just installed your theme. Great work! Thank you for this.
bostonvaulter2 4y ago
I wish the minimal theme didn't get rid of switching to the finger cursor when hovering over links.
- runjake 4y ago
  Definitely file an issue: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-minimal/issues https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-minimal/issues
- kepano 4y ago
  The cursor is a pointer for links. Do you mean buttons? Also, you can change the cursor by going to Style Settings > Minimal Advanced Options
  - runjake 4y ago
    I think they mean like the macOS-native functionality where you hover over a URL and macOS changes the cursor from an arrow to a hand with the index finger pointing. This might be the CSS? (I am not a CSS guy, sorry.) cursor: pointer; https://www.w3docs.com/tools/code-editor/2404 https://www.w3docs.com/tools/code-editor/2404
    - kepano 4y ago
      That’s already how it looks though… I’m confused
    - bostonvaulter2 4y ago
      Yeah, that is what I meant. And specifically for the UI buttons (although links as well, I was just mis-remembering what wasn't working how I expected it to).
  - bostonvaulter2 4y ago
    Yeah I do mean for buttons. I strongly prefer having the equivalent of `cursor: pointer` for all buttons in the UI. This change is the primary reason that I didn't switch to the minimal theme before. Is there a way to bring back the pointer for buttons in the 1.0 default theme? Or will I need to create my own theme for this now? Edit: Ah I see. You're suggesting installing the "Style Setting" plugin, installing and changing the theme to "Minimal" and then setting the "Cursor style" to "Pointer".
sedatk 4y ago
"Start with the defaults, learn _______ and add only what you need." This should be universal advice for everything.
emrah 4y ago
Obsidian is great but I haven't had much luck with plugins. They often break after upgrades and most are not maintained. Perhaps that will change after the 1.0 release, at least the breaking problem
- fknorangesite 4y ago
  > They often break after upgrades I mean. This is what v1.0 is for.
  - emrah 4y ago
    Yes ideally, we'll see. They jumped from 0.15.9 to 1.0.0 :)
    - douglasdrumz 4y ago
      There was a 0.16.x released in Insider channel (the beta channel) which already had this new interface.

kepano 4y ago

Great recommendations! I definitely agree with running the app without too many plugins at first, especially if you're new to using wikilinks. I wrote Minimal theme. BTW, I led the redesign of Obsidian 1.0 so I brought a lot of those ideas into the core app. We've also made a big push around using more native components. I'm still improving Minimal, but hopefully the "out of the box" experience feels a lot more native.

untech 4y ago
> I led the redesign of Obsidian 1.0 Wow! It’s a shame it’s not highlighted in release notes! Great news, and thank you for your work!
- brimwats 4y ago
  it's in the last paragraph :)
ngrilly 4y ago
Your redesign is a fantastic improvement in terms of both ergonomics and aesthetics. Thank you for this!
patleeman 4y ago
Wow! I just disabled minimal because I found the default theme to be perfect. Amazing work!
nvrspyx 4y ago
If you're also responsible for the improved mobile support with the new redesign, great work! It's a joy to use.
lake_vincent 4y ago
Awesome work my friend!
cl42 4y ago
I just installed your theme. Great work! Thank you for this.

bostonvaulter2 4y ago

I wish the minimal theme didn't get rid of switching to the finger cursor when hovering over links.

runjake 4y ago
Definitely file an issue: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-minimal/issues https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-minimal/issues
kepano 4y ago
The cursor is a pointer for links. Do you mean buttons? Also, you can change the cursor by going to Style Settings > Minimal Advanced Options
- runjake 4y ago
  I think they mean like the macOS-native functionality where you hover over a URL and macOS changes the cursor from an arrow to a hand with the index finger pointing. This might be the CSS? (I am not a CSS guy, sorry.) cursor: pointer; https://www.w3docs.com/tools/code-editor/2404 https://www.w3docs.com/tools/code-editor/2404
  - kepano 4y ago
    That’s already how it looks though… I’m confused
  - bostonvaulter2 4y ago
    Yeah, that is what I meant. And specifically for the UI buttons (although links as well, I was just mis-remembering what wasn't working how I expected it to).
- bostonvaulter2 4y ago
  Yeah I do mean for buttons. I strongly prefer having the equivalent of `cursor: pointer` for all buttons in the UI. This change is the primary reason that I didn't switch to the minimal theme before. Is there a way to bring back the pointer for buttons in the 1.0 default theme? Or will I need to create my own theme for this now? Edit: Ah I see. You're suggesting installing the "Style Setting" plugin, installing and changing the theme to "Minimal" and then setting the "Cursor style" to "Pointer".

sedatk 4y ago

"Start with the defaults, learn _______ and add only what you need." This should be universal advice for everything.

emrah 4y ago

Obsidian is great but I haven't had much luck with plugins. They often break after upgrades and most are not maintained. Perhaps that will change after the 1.0 release, at least the breaking problem

fknorangesite 4y ago
> They often break after upgrades I mean. This is what v1.0 is for.
- emrah 4y ago
  Yes ideally, we'll see. They jumped from 0.15.9 to 1.0.0 :)
  - douglasdrumz 4y ago
    There was a 0.16.x released in Insider channel (the beta channel) which already had this new interface.