#1

Pressing Ctrl+R is erasing (replacing, actually) the Navigation history. As far as I can see Ctrl-R is something like Refresh/Reload files. After applying this command there is no Navigation history. Pressing Alt+Cmd+left-arrow just acts like 'Ctrl+R`.

Environment

  • Operating system: Catalina 10.15.4
  • Obsidian version: 0.6.0
  • Using custom CSS: no

Additional information

Ctrl + R deleting content randomly
#2

I see the same thing in same OS. It also looses the pinned status of a note.

#3

Cmd/Ctrl-R reloads the entire app. It’s almost equivalent to closing the app and restarting. I would expect it to wipe history. Don’t use that shortcut if you don’t want to wipe history.

Update: Turns out you actually can override Ctrl/Cmd-R using any of the hotkey customizations.

#4

But that would still mean that users who don’t remap the key command would get the refresh functionality. I know we’re on Electron and so it makes sense that we’re refreshing the custom browser, but I wouldn’t expect anyone but web/app nerds to see that as expected behaviour.

Maybe find a new feature and just map it by default for everyone so this issue goes away?

#5

I’m not sure. By the same argument, we should remove every semi dangerous default hotkeys like Ctrl-W to close current pane (just like closing a browser tab).

If the hotkey does something you don’t expect the first time, I think most people would just avoid using it the next time.

#6

Though perhaps we could remap Ctrl/Cmd-R to replace since Cmd-H conflicts with hide window on MacOS.

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#7