[Feature] Escape Command on Mobile Keybord

Feature requests
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Platform

[ x ] iOS
[ ] Android

Obsidian Mobile version: v1.0.4

Since there is no escape key on the virtual keyboard it would be helpful to have a key on the mobile keyboard that issues an escape. This is useful for dismissing panels such as the command palette.

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I have mapped the physical CAPS lock on my keyboard on my tablet to be escape. this at least helps in that scenario.

otherwise doesn’t tapping outside the command palette close it?

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That’s a good workaround. The tap targets to dismiss the command palette on iPhone are extremely small (and narrow). This makes dismissing with one hand very difficult. Obsidian on iOS feels awkward and this is a good example that may reduce adoption.

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It’s actually worse than just the virtual keyboard. Because the virtual keyboard does not have an escape key, if you use a Bluetooth keyboard (like I am doing now) with my IPad and have VIM mode turned on the escape key on the keyboard does not work either. (I have not tried to re-map it…maybe that’s all I need to do?)

I’ve confirmed it’s not the keyboard either because esc works in other apps (on the physical keyboard)

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How did you do this?

Thanks!