Context menu items (Right-click on file) are inconsistently missing from Command Palette, hotkey and three-dot menu

[mixer]

Steps to reproduce

1. Right-mouse click on the file. A context menu opens.
2. Open Control Palette (Ctrl+P) and try to find all of options there. You will learn that the following are missing:

• Open in new tab
• Open to the right
• Open in new window
• Make a copy
• Star

This also means that I can’t define a hotkey for any of those actions. This is a pity, especially in case of “Make a copy” function.

Additionally, some of items from the original context menu are also missing from the three-dot file-specific menu, even though they by all logic should be there as well.

Expected result

I expect all the file context menu items be available:

• in Command Palette
• three-dot menu
• available in the list of hotkeys

Environment

• Operating system:
  Linux Mint 21.1 Cinnamon

• Debug info:
  SYSTEM INFO:
  Obsidian version: v1.1.16
  Installer version: v0.15.9
  Operating system: #66-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 20 14:29:49 UTC 2023 5.15.0-60-generic
  Login status: not logged in
  Insider build toggle: off
  Live preview: on
  Legacy editor: off
  Base theme: dark
  Community theme: none
  Snippets enabled: 0
  Restricted mode: on

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[ariehen]

@mixer

Obsidian version: v1.1.16
Installer version: v0.15.9

Update Obsidian, try these steps, and report back🤞🏼

https://forum.obsidian.md/t/debug-help/55299

[mixer]

I can confirm that the issue remains in the latest versions as well.
Obsidian version: v1.1.16
Installer version: v1.1.16

[WhiteNoise]

Hello. This is not a bug. The command palette does not (and is not intended to) contain every possible action that you can do.

The note ... and context menu in file explorer are different by intention because they serve a different purpose.

If there’s a command you would like to add in command palette, search/open a FR.

You may be interested in these FRs too.

Let hotkeys work on selected item in File Explorer

Use case or problem There are many commands that would be helpful to be able to trigger directly on the selected item in the File Explorer pane. Proposed solution Let hotkeys work on the selected item in File Explorer. Current workaround You can either open the note and press the hotkey or use the right click button in order to access these commands. Related feature requests

Hotkey to open context menu in File Explorer

Use case or problem Using the new ability to navigate the File Explorer pane with the up and down arrow keys is so amazing. I also love that you can use left and right to fold and unfold folders. But, in order to trigger the right click context menu you need to leave the keyboard. Proposed solution Preferably, I would love to be able to set an easy hotkey to trigger the context menu. Additionally, I wouldn’t mind letting Shift+F10 also work, but definitely think the hotkey capability is k…

[CawlinTeffid]

@WhiteNoise

The command palette does not (and is not intended to) contain every possible action that you can do.

This surprises me. My impression has been that everything is in the command palette and some of it is also exposed elsewhere. Offhand I can’t point to a concrete source of that impression other than the palette is where the most commands are (I imagine if I sat and thought I might remember something I already knew isn’t in the palette). Obviously my mistake hasn’t caused me any practical problems. I don’t know if many people believe the same thing.

[mixer]

@WhiteNoise

The command palette does not (and is not intended to) contain every possible action that you can do.

This is a big surprise.

I understand that some of the file explorer context menu items are not in the three-dot menu for mostly space and clutter reasons, but I don’t understand why some commands must necessarily be invoked only by mouse and there is no way to use a keyboard.

I personally care mostly about the “Make a copy (duplicate)” command myself.

Relevant threads:

Add Make a copy of current file (duplicate) to command palette

Right now, you can only clone a note by right-clicking in file explorer and selecting Make a copy. This would be much more accessible if it was in the command palette and in the note’s three-dot menu.

Nitpick: rename "Make a copy of" to "Duplicate"

Use case or problem Everywhere I look (at least on macOS), the functionality for “Make a copy of” is called “Duplicate”. I thought I could get used to the awkward name after a while, but it’s been 6 months and the inconsistency still bothers me, so I thought I’d throw that out there as a nitpick FR. Feel free to close if it’s not worth your time. Proposed solution Rename “Make a copy of” to “Duplicate”. Current workaround (optional) Wait a few more years to get used to it.