#1

Use case or problem

By default, when you click on an internal link it opens in the same pane, unless ctrl is pressed, which opens it in a new pane.

As I am using sliding panes, it doesn’t hurt to keep opening new panes, and I would rather not close the note I am reading to go to the linked note.

So, I strongly prefer that simple link click open in a new pane, and if another key (e.g., ctrl) pressed, in the same pane.

Proposed solution

A simple option to toggle the default behavior of link clicks should do the trick.

Current workaround (optional)

Nothing that I know of.

Related feature requests (optional)

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#2

If you pin the pane, a click on the link opens in another pane, not the best but it helps

#3

Thanks. I hope there’d be a more convenient solution soon :wink: :crossed_fingers:

#4

As a complement, I would like hotkey to toggle whether focus moves to (activates) new pane or stays on current one.

Current workaround:

If you use mouse, then you can middle click to open link in new pane.
Not feasible on laptop unless you remap some another key by Keyboard Maestro or AutoHotkey. Such key is then disabled for other actions so requested behavior is preferable. Perhaps it could be done as a plugin. #plugins

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#5

Hi @psyguy if you’re using MacOS you can use BetterTouchTool to workaround this. When in the Obsidian app, it maps my middle-click on the mouse and 4 finger tap on trackpad to CMD + Click.

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#6

Hi @neldeles,

I am on Windows, unfortunately.

#7

+1, please add it, it will reduce significant amount of time for a lot of people our there like me.
Current mechanism divides the attention of user and hampers the productivity.
a toggle, by default false, would not hurt.

ain’t the objective of Obsidian app to enable users be more productive, save time and fucus on content rather than spending more time with app itself?

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