Allow Multiple search panes at the same time

[malecjan]

Use cases

• When I go through search results one-by-one, I sometimes need to perform another search, without loosing position in the first list.
• When I have webpage open in browser, I have a hotkey in AutoHotkey to to extract it’s URL from address bar and query in Obsidian if the url is mentioned somewhere in the vault. I do not want to accidentally overwrite existing open search.
• More fluidity in panes

Proposed solution

• option: Hotkey to open new search pane, just like existing “Create note in new pane”.

• option: On right click on search tab in left sidebar: ‟Open new search” (in new pane among other open panes in main workspace)

• option: (Thinking in scope of Andy mode)
  When quick switcher is open, then pressing shortcut for “Toggle pin” (Ctrl+Shift+p) should open search results in new pinned pane and set focus to ( = activate) that pane, allowing to browse search results like normal page, with search dialog in the header like in www.google.com search engine.
  Synergetically, repeated press (Ctrl+Shift+p+p) in quick switcher immediately unpins the pane created during first press of “p” so then the note we click on in search results, opens in the same pane, replacing search results, having the same effect as selecting the note directly in quick switcher.
  This expects that it is possible to have more searches open at the same time, which is currently possible e.g. in EmEditor as “Find in files” or in google.com. (Although there the search results do not update for changes made after search execution.)

Current workarounds

• option: copy search results
  • disadvantage: copied search results are not updated
• option: embed search
  • disadvantages: we first need to create containing note/file. We do not see results while editing search string.

Related feature requests

• Search in quick switcher/command palette view
• Transclusion/Embedding for Searches (implemented in Obsidian v0.10.2)

[roberthaisfield]

I would really love the ability to open independent search panes as well! I write a lot of searches and I don’t always want to overwrite past ones.

[malecjan]

Use case

Remove strict word order requirement in Quick Switcher and Link Suggestions

Use-case or problem: I frequently fail to find the file in quick switcher and then have to copy or retype the search terms into global search pane which is tolerant to word-order but also ignores text-level (filename = alias = chapter heading = … = marginal mention). This double effort is intrusive. Proposed solution: Implement Allow Multiple search panes at the same time . Bind hotkey Ctrl+O to “Open new search-pane”. E.g. add new sorting option that prioritizes by text level (filename>=ali…

[Yurcee]

workaround to duplicate sidebar-living items: right-click, open them in hover editor (third-party plugin) → dock item to workspace, drag its icon next to the other icon in the sidebar
finally drag sidebar wider to allow space for the new icon (pane)

• if things get crowded, adjust workspace zoom to 91 or even 83 percent for better screen real estate management

the workaround is also good for backlinks dupes to allow for filtering in one of them and for workspace management (allow for properties pane in 4-6 different sidebar positions)

see also:

UI tweak about search and bookmarks

drag the icons representing the panes anywhere – experiment with edges of screen etc. you have two sidebars – left and right – and you can build up a workspace with multiple sections on the sidebars where horizontally you can add more items by default, the app adds one item/icon of each core plugin (and third party plugins’ icons go next to these so over time you’ll need to drag the sidebar out to make space for the new icons) but you can right click on icons, and using the hover editor plugin…

[peeragetalkers]

+1.

It’d be super helpful to have multiple search panes open! That way, I could easily compare results without flipping back and forth. Plus, I could keep one search up while checking out other notes.

I’d also like to extend this request to all sidebar panes. I’d be super useful if you could, for example, right click on a file explorer tab and select Duplicate to open a second file explorer tab, in addition to the Close option:

You could then have two file explorers open side by side–for more convenient file management, shall the need arise.

Related requests:

• Allow more than one file explorer pane
• Supporting multiple columns of tab groups in the sidebars
• Option to separate folders from notes in file explorer
• More fluidity in panes
• Option for pop-out windows to have panes as main window like file explorer and outline

[writtenfool]

We’re not talking about embedded queries in this feature request.

And I totally disagree about the need for a more robust core search experience.

Embedded queries are a pain in the ass. Your proposed codeblock solution in carvas cards is a worst case workaround. I wish there was a thumbs down emoji.

[hjma29]

I also need the feature to open multiple searches at the same time.