Add keyboard navigation to the Vault Switcher

Feature requests
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Use case or problem

I switch vaults many times per day on iPad.

I have assigned a hot key to open the Vault Switcher. But I cannot navigate the Vault Switcher using my keyboard, so I have to tap instead.

Proposed solution

Please make it easy to navigate the Vault Switcher using the keyboard.

The intuitive and simple thing would be:

  1. Arrow keys to select a vault
  2. Enter key to enter the vault

Ideally, I think you’d also make it possible to skip the arrow keys, e.g. make the vault list a numbered list, and then users can just press the relevant number to immediately enter the vault.

An even nicer option would be to make it possible to assign a hotkey to directly open a particular vault (without having to open the Vault Switcher first).

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Use case or problem

Opening another vault from within Obsidian using nothing but the keyboard.

Proposed solution

Currently I can access the “open another vault” dialog using the command bar. But within this dialog, the keyboard doesn’t seem to work.

Ideally, I would be able to simply start typing the name of another vault and have it open.

Current workaround (optional)

I use the mouse, or the Obsidian URL for the vault I want using Alfred.

Related feature requests (optional)

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I agree, coming from Sublime Text it’s one of the first things I noticed.

Third party solution: in the meantime I found this other thread Opening another vault with keyboard only? - #5 by samueldee which mentions a feature request to Quick Switcher++ which has been implemented via action “QuickSwitcher++: Open in Vaults mode” (bind a shortcut to it, such as Sublime Text style Ctrl+Alt+P). However, it only finds existing vaults in the list of known vaults. To open or create new vaults, you still need the native vault switcher (but since the issue is about productivity switching about the same vaults again and again, it shouldn’t be a problem).

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Please adjust “Open Another Vault” to work with keyboard.
Now I can only change language.

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I agree that this would be helpful. You may also want to check out this request: Accessibility: Keyboard navigation and shortcuts for dialogs and pop-up modals

Thanks.

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Duplicate of or related to

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This has been solved with the recent Obsidian version.

There are now built-in commands for Open vault (keeping the current vault open), Change vault (close and switch) and Manage vault (which opens the vaults window).

You can give keyboard shortcuts to them, so it is now possible to switch vault with keyboard only.