Tab shortcuts confusion

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open at least 2 tabs in the central area
  2. Press ⌘+2 (tab shortcut), then ⌘+1 to switch between the 2 open tabs
  3. Click on the file explorer icon in the left sidebar
  4. Press ⌘+2, then ⌘+1 : the interface is showing the search panel then the file explorer panel instead of switching between the 2 open tabs

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Y

Expected result

The tabs shortcuts should switch between the open file tabs in the central area only

Actual result

The tab shortcuts (⌘ + number on macOS) works differently when you focus on a sidebar beforehand (for example the file explorer). The shortcuts then navigate through the sidebar panels (probably treated as tabs) instead of the open file tabs.

One needs to focus again in the central content area to be able to navigate through the tabs with the shortcuts.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.10.3
Installer version: v1.9.10
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 24.6.0: Wed Oct 15 21:12:21 PDT 2025; root:xnu-11417.140.69.703.14~1/RELEASE_X86_64 24.6.0
Login status: not logged in
Language: fr
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
none


Additional information

None

This is not a bug, the tab switching happens withing the current tab group and you can have multiple tab groups and tab groups in the sidebars.

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