1.11.4 Daily Notes not creating and opening when using URI-Scheme action "Open"

Bug graveyard
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Steps to reproduce

  1. Set Setting of Vault “Files and links” > “Default file to open” to
    “Daily Note”
  2. Close Vault
  3. Enter following URI-Scheme into any URI-Scheme capable software
    (Browser url-bar adviced or on Windows Win+R) to open the vault:
    obsidian://open?vault=vault-name
    (For sandbox Vault: obsidian://open?vault=Obsidian%20Sandbox)

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Yes, in Sandbox-vault and own test-vault.

Expected result

  1. The vault opens
  2. A daily note was created with default name yyyy-mm-dd in root-folder
  3. Daily note opened in tab

Actual result

  1. The vault opens
  2. No daily note was created
  3. No daily note to open up

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.11.4
Installer version: v1.8.4
Operating system: Windows 10 Home 10.0.19045
Login status: not logged in
Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on
RECOMMENDATIONS:
none

Additional information

  • Not sure if 1.11.5 (Crystal-version) fixes this, as there are fixes made to Daily Notes in general, but not anything mentioned specifically about this
    (and me not having access to the Crystal-Version for testing).
  • I tested it on a Linux version to using an AppImage, which I didn’t include for simplicity. This suggests that this is an implementation issue rather than something platform specific.
  • The existing “daily” action doesn’t replaces this behavior too, because this action would create a daily note in any vault opened with it
    (Regardless if daily notes are configured or not).
2

hello. I don’t consider this a bug. When you use the URI open, you essentially override Default file to open. If you’d like anything else, please open a Feature Request and follow the template.

3

I could understand that override behavior when passing a specific note to open.
The default behavior of open without any parameters, would I personally see as “Open my vault like when opened manually” and not “Just open it without creating or opening any Daily Note”.

That said, I leave it up to you / your team, if how it is now is the desired behavior.
I personally don’t expect to have many vaults with daily notes anytime soon (Which would make this more of a pain)