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Obsidian Weekly 2024-08-09：Preview of what's coming in v1.7.0!

Obsidian Weekly 2024-08-09：Preview of what’s coming in v1.7.0!

Abstract

Statistical time: 2024-08-02 21:00 ~ 2024-08-09 21:00
Statement: This column is inspired by a series of Obsidian Roundup articles written and published by Ms. Eleanor Konik from April 2021 to June 2023. Those interested may follow the original author’s personal website Obsidian Iceberg. The section’s content is sourced from the official Obsidian Discord channel and information on corresponding projects on Github or there independent websites. Descriptions may have been modified based on personal interpretation, and corrections are welcome if there are any inaccuracies. Thank you to the Obsidian team for bringing us such excellent software.

Official News

Obsidian v1.7.0 catalyst is now available!

Desktop

Shiny new things
  • Obsidian Sync includes a new view that shows a collection of synchronized files. Activate it using the “Sync: Show Sync history” command.
  • You can now click inside a page preview to edit in-place.
Improvements
  • You can now create new footnotes by clicking on the hover preview of a footnote ID.
  • Spellcheck is now disabled inside prompts like the quick switcher and command palette.
  • Added support for x.com embeds in addition to twitter.com.
  • Right-clicking in the gutter of a Markdown view now lets you quickly toggle line numbers or readable line width.
  • The “Make copy of” menu item has been renamed to “Duplicate” on macOS to match OS conventions.
  • Obsidian Publish collaborators can now edit content-related site options, including the order of sidebar items.
  • The “Close all other tabs” command no longer closes pinned tabs.
  • Frontmatter is now hidden inside embedded editors such as Canvas file nodes and page preview.
No longer broken
  • Fixed choppy scrolling between linked Markdown views.
  • Fixed issue where “clear” would overlap text inside prompts like the quick switcher.
  • Fixed bug where search queries using line:, block:, and task: only returned matching files instead of the matching content.
  • Pressing ArrowDown when the inline title is focused now properly focuses the editor if the property editor is hidden.
  • Fixed issue where renaming a file would mangle Markdown links if the link destination was inside angle brackets.
  • Fixed issue where moving a PDF view to a pop-out window caused errors.
  • Fixed issue where “Export to PDF” created visual artifacts next to external links in right-to-left text.
  • Fixed bug where some commands would cause the editor autocomplete to appear unexpectedly.
  • Fixed bug where Obsidian Sync could deactivate itself when syncing to a device with “Sync core plugins” disabled.
  • Fixed issue with the PDF view showing the wrong icon in the search bar.
  • Fixed issue with inline YouTube previews not showing for some links.
  • Context menus now display correctly in right-to-left mode.
  • Fixed issue where links in footnotes appeared twice in the outgoing links view.
  • Fixed bug where canvas files could become corrupted if they contained a file node with a custom property type.
  • Long filenames no longer display an ellipsis at the end when being renamed.
  • Fixed issue where clicking on a filename while renaming it would cancel the rename.
  • The editor context menu no longer shows Formatting options when the selection is within a link or tag.
  • Fixed issue where using the “Fold all” command on a long Markdown file incorrectly folded lines inside code blocks.
  • Fixed bug where the link autocomplete sometimes generated invalid Markdown links without the .md file extension.
  • Fixed an unresponsive area in the top corner of the screen when a notification was present.
  • Fixed issue where popover scroll position reset when the popover was repositioned on the screen.
  • Fixed issue where formatting commands were not always applied to table cell selections.
  • Fixed bug where clicking on a tag in the Tag view would sometimes bring up the search suggestion box.
  • Fixed bug where SVG files would not always show in page previews.
  • Fixed issue where “Log out” wouldn’t work if the server thought you were already logged out.
  • Fixed issue where the PDF view’s “copy link to selection” did not include display text if “Use wikilinks” was turned off.
  • “Insert Markdown link” and “Insert internal link” commands now support multiple cursors.
  • Fixed issue where the ”>” character after a bare link was incorrectly parsed as a quote block.
  • Fixed bug where items were not always visible after filtering in the Outline view.
  • Fixed issue where search highlights were not cleared when the current Outline view filter was cleared.

Mobile

  • Includes all new functionality and bug fixes up to Obsidian Desktop v1.7.0.
Shiny new things
  • Added a new mobile tab switcher.
Improvements
  • Keyboard suggestions now appear for email and password inputs.
  • The Android back button now closes the active page in settings.
  • Moving the cursor by pressing and holding no longer activates links.
  • The sidebar animation is now slightly faster.
No longer broken
  • Fixed issue where the pull-down action would activate too easily.
  • Fixed bug where “Close all tabs” did not always close all the tabs.
  • Fixed issue where the menu handle would cover text if the menu is scrollable.
  • Fixed bug where Obsidian Vault would fail to load vaults if you log in from the initial vault selection screen.
  • Fixed issue where the active state sometimes gets stuck when tapping on an interactive element.
  • Fixed issue where table menus didn’t show their options.
  • Fixed display of dialog headers with long titles. Titles now get truncated to fit the screen.
  • Fixed context menus on tablets not being scrollable.
  • Added a loading state to the “Log out” button.
  • Settings buttons now show when they are active.
  • Fixed issue where the screen would not have enough space when the keyboard is on screen and Stage Manager is active.
  • Fixed issue where the keyboard would remain visible when a menu appears.
  • Fixed spacing issue with the bottom toolbar when using a physical keyboard on small devices.
  • Pressing “Return” when editing a setting now ends editing and hides the keyboard.
  • Tapping on a video embed no longer brings up the keyboard.
  • The “Export as image” command no longer appears in the command prompt.
  • Fixed issue where selecting a sidebar item would not restore focus to the main view.
Android
  • Updated haptics to match OS conventions for light, medium, and heavy interactions.
  • Status bar and navigation bar now match the app background color.
iOS
  • Improved screen resizing when the keyboard appears.
  • Fixed issue where the video thumbnail would be blank until you press play.
Tablet
  • Fixed horizontal scrolling in community plugins with long descriptions.
  • The community plugin sort button now matches the desktop version.

Plugin News

Community Plugins

Updates

Quick Explorer v0.2.9 By PJ Eby

Fix for menu changes in 1.7

Vertical Tabs v0.5.3 By oxdc

  • Navigate tabs in the sidebar
  • Group,sort,drag&drop,pin/unpin tabs just as arranging files
  • Make Ul cleaner and easier to navigate by maximizing active tabs and hiding others
  • Context menu on tabs are now available
  • Custom sorting is always in sync with native tabs!
  • Group names are now customizable.
  • Hide/Unhide groups without closing/reopening the tabs
  • ONE CLICK to maximize and focus on your current note
  • Fixed an important issue that may cause Obsidian Mobile to crash

Tasks v7.7.0 By Clare Macrae and llyas Landikov

  • What’s Changed
    • Filter, sort and group by Obsidian Properties, also known as Frontmatter or YAML

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Outliner.MD v0.1.8 has been released！

  • Support DND block
  • Better section

Thino has updated to v2.4.51

  • Pro: support time range filter(eg. This week, This month, This year, Last week, Last month, Last year);

Appearance

Underwater Theme By Seniblue

Obsidian Weekly 2024-08-09：Preview of what’s coming in v1.7.0!--Appearance

This theme works best with the Style Settings plugin, which allows you to choose a color scheme, to customize all of the colors and to choose alternate stylings.

Shade Sanctuary Theme By Elevict

Obsidian Weekly 2024-08-09：Preview of what’s coming in v1.7.0!--Appearance

Shade Sanctuary is a theme for Obsidian MD, designed to create an enjoyable environment for writing and working with mathematical content. It combines a sleek, modern look with the clarity of the Computer Modern font.

Primary v2.8.0 By Cecilia May

  • New
    • Alternative Checkboxes/Checkbox Icons
    • includes styling options in Style Settings
    • Colored Folders200
    • includes different ways you can style it and complete access to styling for up to 12 folders on cycle in Style Settings
    • includes option to use folder icons as collapse indicators vs. the default chevrons
    • includes option to color indentation guide among folders
    • Checkbox styling options in Style Settings
    • option to remove line-through of checked items
    • option to change roundness of checkboxes
  • Changes
    • slightly adjusted alignment of list bullets and indentation to be consistent with alt checkboxes
    • changed colors when selected files, folders or bookmarks to make them distinguishable when using colored folders
  • Fixed
    • fixed close button bug for Document Sea