I’ve found time and time again that creating a new note happens in my currently active panel, unless it is pinned. That’s confusing, as I usually don’t want to lose track of the current note I’m looking at, but I also wouldn’t want to pin it.
Based on the way external links work
- To follow a link in a new panel from the Editor, click the link while pressing
Ctrl/Cmd-Shift’’
I expected that Cmd-Shift-N would create a new note in a new panel. (Sadly, it doesn’t)
Am I using Obsidian with the wrong expectations or somebody else also finds themselves wanting to create a new note in a new window? Heart this post if you do.
I guess my desire could be satisfied if I remember to Pin the panel… but then I’d need a “Pin panel” hotkey to be able to execute the following workflow without using the mouse:
- Open a note
- Read the note, get inspired for a new note
- Pin the current note so I don’t lose it
- Create a new note on the side
Having a “new note in new panel” hotkey would reduce the above steps to just 3.