4 ms·

If you're on mac I would strongly recommend Notational Velocity (or the Alt version), if they still run (I know Apple likes to break compatibility). I've tried

by andai 3y ago

If you're on mac I would strongly recommend Notational Velocity (or the Alt version), if they still run (I know Apple likes to break compatibility). I've tried dozens of notetaking apps and that's the only one that truly felt like a second brain. It's because of the speed. Infuriatingly, Obsidian for example can search just as fast, but they intentionally programmed in a lag after each keystroke... (I know because I removed it.)

kepano 3y ago
Thanks for your feedback, this has been removed in Obsidian 1.4.2 https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-07-31-desktop-v1.4.2/ https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-07-31-desktop-v1.4.2/
- andai 3y ago
  That's really cool, I appreciate that! However, updating Obsidian actually made it slower for me, because 1.4.2 is only available to paid users. So it updated to 1.3.7 and removed my patch!
nmarinov 3y ago
> they intentionally programmed in a lag after each keystroke Yeah, it's seems they've added a debounce. I'd prefer to set it to 0ms as well. Do you remember how you removed it?
- sleight42 3y ago
  I need this response too.
- andai 3y ago
  I followed this guide for modifying Electron apps. https://github.com/jonmest/How-To-Tamper-With-Any-Electron-Application https://github.com/jonmest/How-To-Tamper-With-Any-Electron-A... Obsidian is not open source so it's minified and hard to read. But I was able to find the relevant code and just set the delay to 0. (I'm away from computer now, I'll see if I can find the code later.) What also helped is that all Electron apps are just Chromium so you can run the dev tools and the debugger! I think the hotkey is F12, and/or Ctrl+Shift+J.
- kepano 3y ago
  it has been removed in Obsidian 1.4.2 https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-07-31-desktop-v1.4.2/ https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-07-31-desktop-v1.4.2/
  - deleted 3y ago
    [deleted]
mandmandam 3y ago
Dear Lord, why would they do such a thing. I think I've experienced this, and decided I hated Obsidian because it made my computer feel slow (it's not).
- hoosieree 3y ago
  I don't know about Obsidian, but delay before search prevents a bunch of useless queries to the prefixes of your search terms. If search is slow, adding a delay to prevent extra searches might make searching feel faster. Alternatively, you could get near-zero delay and no spurious queries by requiring the user type Enter or click a button... but that design is much less common these days.
  - andai 3y ago
    Re: "useless searches": my point in the comment above was that this is what Notational Velocity does--instantly updates search list on every keystroke--and it's the reason I like it significantly more than anything else I've tried.

by andai 3y ago

kepano 3y ago

Thanks for your feedback, this has been removed in Obsidian 1.4.2 https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-07-31-desktop-v1.4.2/ https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-07-31-desktop-v1.4.2/

andai 3y ago
That's really cool, I appreciate that! However, updating Obsidian actually made it slower for me, because 1.4.2 is only available to paid users. So it updated to 1.3.7 and removed my patch!

nmarinov 3y ago

> they intentionally programmed in a lag after each keystroke Yeah, it's seems they've added a debounce. I'd prefer to set it to 0ms as well. Do you remember how you removed it?

sleight42 3y ago
I need this response too.
andai 3y ago
I followed this guide for modifying Electron apps. https://github.com/jonmest/How-To-Tamper-With-Any-Electron-Application https://github.com/jonmest/How-To-Tamper-With-Any-Electron-A... Obsidian is not open source so it's minified and hard to read. But I was able to find the relevant code and just set the delay to 0. (I'm away from computer now, I'll see if I can find the code later.) What also helped is that all Electron apps are just Chromium so you can run the dev tools and the debugger! I think the hotkey is F12, and/or Ctrl+Shift+J.
kepano 3y ago
it has been removed in Obsidian 1.4.2 https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-07-31-desktop-v1.4.2/ https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-07-31-desktop-v1.4.2/
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]

mandmandam 3y ago

Dear Lord, why would they do such a thing. I think I've experienced this, and decided I hated Obsidian because it made my computer feel slow (it's not).

hoosieree 3y ago
I don't know about Obsidian, but delay before search prevents a bunch of useless queries to the prefixes of your search terms. If search is slow, adding a delay to prevent extra searches might make searching feel faster. Alternatively, you could get near-zero delay and no spurious queries by requiring the user type Enter or click a button... but that design is much less common these days.
- andai 3y ago
  Re: "useless searches": my point in the comment above was that this is what Notational Velocity does--instantly updates search list on every keystroke--and it's the reason I like it significantly more than anything else I've tried.