Note to fellow Linux users:
I’ve been thinking a while which keys I should use on my Linux system to navigate back and navigate forward in Obsidian, since Ctrl+Alt+← and Ctrl+Alt+→ are taken by the OS for switching between virtual desktops.
I found that Firefox uses
- Alt+← to navigate back, and
- Alt+→ to navigate forward
through the history, so I adopted these and am quite happy with them.
It’s also a good usage metaphor for me:
- ← and → to move by character (in the editor),
- Ctrl+← and Ctrl+→ to move by word (in the editor),
- Alt+← and Alt+→ to move by page, and
- Ctrl+Alt+← and Ctrl+Alt+→ to move by desktop.
Usable and easy to remember—perfect for me.