Failure to autocomplete note selection when using "[[" and "|"

[peeragetalkers]

Steps to reproduce

1. Open the editor and type [[ to bring up the link suggestion dropdown menu.
2. Navigate through the suggestions using the arrow keys or by scrolling (do not select a note using Enter or a left click).
3. Press | to attempt adding a custom display text to the link.

Did you follow the Troubleshooting Guide? [Y/N]

Y

Expected result

The [[ should autocomplete with the currently highlighted note from the dropdown menu, resulting in [[selected note| or [[selected note |]]`, depending on whether “Auto pair brackets” is enabled or not.

Actual result

The wikilink syntax remains as [[| or [[|]], without autocompleting the highlighted note from the dropdown menu.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.7.7
Installer version: v1.7.7
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 20.6.0: Thu Jul 6 22:12:47 PDT 2023; root:xnu-7195.141.49.702.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64 20.6.0
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Language: en
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
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Additional Information

This behavior is inconsistent with how ^ or # functions in the dropdown menu, which autocomplete the currently highlighted note before invoking block or heading reference suggestions. It also contradicts the “Type | to change display text” suggestion displayed at the bottom of the drop-down menu.

[WhiteNoise]

This is not a bug. It’s intentional.

[peeragetalkers]

Thank you for the response. I realize this is super minor but I think it’s reasonable to question the intention behind this (see last paragraph of the post). Could I move this to feature requests if I update the post with the appropriate template?

[RoyRogers]

• Type the opening [[
• Type characters to trigger auto-complete suggestions
• Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to navigate to the intended auto-complete item
• Press ⇥ (tab) to initiate the auto-completion (DO NOT press enter or return)
• You will see [[My Target]] with the cursor placed before ]]
• Type | and then the alias you want to use
• Press enter/return once to move the cursor after ]] and again to accept the entry

[peeragetalkers]

@RoyRogers

You will see [[My Target|]] with the cursor placed after | and before ]]

I take it you mean that I need to input |manually? Because when I press Tab, I see [[My Target]] with the cursor placed before ]].

Either way, this does make things easier. Didn’t know Tab worked like this. Thanks for the tip!

[RoyRogers]

@peeragetalkers

I take it you mean that I need to input |manually?

Ugh, yes, sorry. I fixed my post.

[WhiteNoise]

Using pipe for alternative text does not autocomplete the link

It not a bug. It’s a design decision. Otherwise you could not easily write alias for non-existing pages. You need to press tab or enter and then |.