3.2.4

We finally have a new Mastering Notebook Navigator 3 video! In this one-hour long masterclass I go through everything you need to know about Notebook Navigator in 14 separate chapters. It took some time to record this, and I hope you find value in it.

New

• Filter search now checks frontmatter aliases and all supported frontmatter properties, including properties that are not shown in Notebook Navigator. For example, kickoff finds a note with the alias Project kickoff, .stat finds the status property, and .status=act finds the value active. Matches are highlighted in the note list, and hidden properties are shown next to the note name. Exclusions such as -kickoff also check aliases. This change requires a one-time cache rebuild after updating. Sorry about that!
• You can now show item counts in the list pane group headers using the new setting: List pane > Group headers > Show item counts. Disabled by default.

Improved

• Settings are no longer reset to defaults when the settings file is temporarily missing or unreadable, which can happen with some third party sync services. Startup retries the settings load for a short window, then shows a notice and keeps the plugin inactive until Obsidian is restarted. The new command Restore default settings replaces a damaged settings file with verified defaults after saving a timestamped copy to the plugin folder.
• If you are using a hardware keyboard with a mobile device, you can now use Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Left and Right arrow keys to move between the navigation and list panes.
• Excalidraw drawings now show preview text from the frontmatter properties listed in Preview properties.

Changed

• In the list pane, the parent folder label with Show folder path enabled now shows the path relative to the selected folder instead of the full path. For example with the folder Projects selected, a note in Projects/Clients/Acme now shows Clients/Acme.

Fixed

• Fixed freshly downloaded icon packs appearing as square placeholder symbols in the icon picker until Obsidian was restarted.
• Calendar notes now follow vault profile visibility, including hidden folders and Show hidden items in the right sidebar.
• Fixed Cmd/Ctrl-click not opening note shortcuts and recent files in a new tab when Option/Alt was selected as the multi-select modifier.
• Fixed an issue where deleting notes could leave their tags showing in the tag tree. This happened when deleting a folder while a custom root folder order was set.
• Fixed custom group headers not showing word counts when note word count display was disabled.