Since Obsidian contains folders, it would make our lives easier to have two separate options to create a file in either the root folder or inside the folder you’re currently working in, instead of a single default behavior (which is what we have now).
Possible solutions:
Obsidian already has an option to change the default behavior:
So, instead of adding another option, Shift can be used as a modifier to reverse the default behavior.
Let me elaborate:
Default option selected: Create new file in root folder.
Shortcut / hotkey:
- Ctrl+N creates file in root directory - Default behavior
- Ctrl+shift+N creates file in the working directory (same directory as the currently opened file) - Reversed Behavior
Clicking on new [[page]] links:
- Single click creates file in root directory - Default Behavior
- Shift+click creates file in the working directory - Reversed
I hope I was able to clearly communicate the idea. Hopefully this or a better solution will be implemented in the app soon, because it will negate or reduce the need to manually organize newly created files in the file explorer.