I realize this reply is going to be harsh, but I think it’s warranted, and apologies, but I am frustrated.
@qithend, this is an unhelpful and unfair critique. It’s also a bit incendiary. What’s the point, besides creating division between users and trying to guilt-trip the devs?
Essentially, your post boils down to “I am frustrated that the developers have not built my feature requests.” You have cherry-picked feature development examples that fit this narrative, ignoring the launch of:
- Publish,
- all kinds of bug fixes,
- workspaces,
- hover preview improvements,
- copy search results, and
- interactive checkboxes in embeds.
…and that’s just 0.9.2 and 0.9.3, releases that came out in the past week.
Wanting your use-cases to be met is fine. However, there is no need to cast other users’ needs and use cases as “toys,” nor is it necessary to use such a pulpit to try to elevate your “not-toys.” It would be more constructive to voice your specific needs as feature requests (or find the threads where others have already done so and support them with likes/additional details in commentary.
For instance:
- Insert/Embed other file formats like .xlsx and .docx (but not limited to) in addition to pdf and images
- A WYSIWYM (Typora-like) editing mode
- Proper LaTeX support for formulas, maybe? I don’t know what “more seamless” means—again, be specific.
One of the reasons this community is so healthy is because members strive to specify their needs with details and build up others’ in constructive ways. One of the reasons Obsidian’s development pace is so swift is because the developers are incredibly talented product managers, able to work on the “big rocks” of major features while finding lots of time for little Quality-of-Life improvements. There’s no way to develop every feature all at once.
Please try to reframe your hopes and dreams with a more generous perspective of others’ needs and wants in the future, and with more patience for the design and development process.