Intuitive shortcut combo for hiding interface elements

Here is one of my favorite keyboard shortcut combo in Obsidian. Its purpose is to quickly toggle the visibility of individual interface elements without the need of a zen mode plugin.

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To do this, you just need to install the hider plugin and assign the following hotkeys.

⌥ + ← Toggle left sidebar
⌥ + → Toggle right sidebar∂
⌥ + ↑ Hider: Toggle tab bar
⌥ + ↓ Hider: Toggle status bar

I use ⌥ on Mac, but you can use any other modifier key.

The essence of this combo is the use of the same modifier key for each shortcut and of arrow keys pointing toward the position of the element you want to hide.

This makes it very intuitive to use and fosters muscle memory.

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