Summary
Highlights
Navigate to the settings menu, then select 'Appearance' under 'Options'. You can customize the visibility of the online title, tab title bar, and ribbon. The ribbon menu allows you to reposition or remove commands. You can also collapse/open and resize the left pane. The right pane offers similar options for expansion, resizing, and repositioning elements like the calendar, backlinks, outgoing links, tags, or outline. The video highlights a limitation in Obsidian version 1.6 where collapsing the left pane hides the settings cogwheel.
To fully customize the Obsidian interface, you need to leverage community plugins. The video demonstrates installing three key plugins: 'Commander,' which allows extensive interface customization; 'File Explorer Note Count,' which displays the number of notes in folders; and 'Folder Notes,' for creating index pages for folders.
The 'Commander' plugin offers various tabs for customization, including the ribbon, tab bar, status bar, editor menu, file menu, and explorer. A cheat sheet of locations is mentioned for better understanding. The general tab allows toggling settings like 'Always ask before removing a command' and 'Show add command button in every menu'.
Under the 'Ribbon' tab, you can hide existing commands or add new ones. For example, adding 'Quick Add' and 'Rename File' commands with specific icons is demonstrated. This allows for a more personalized and efficient ribbon.
The 'Tab Bar' can be customized by adding frequently used commands like 'Source mode,' 'Rename file,' and 'Move current file to another folder' for quick access, enhancing workflow efficiency.
The 'Status Bar' at the bottom right can also be customized. An example shows adding the 'Quick Add' command with a file-plus icon. Default commands on the status bar, such as editor status, word count, backlinks, and plugin update tracker, can be hidden.
The 'Editor Menu,' which appears on right-clicking within a note, can have new commands added directly. The video demonstrates adding 'Split down' and 'Split right' options, which can significantly improve multitasking without using the keyboard.
The 'File Menu' (three dots at the top right) can also be customized by adding or removing commands. An example shows adding and then deleting a 'Split right' command. A quick way to access Commander settings from the file menu is also shown, reducing clicks.
The 'Explorer' section allows adding commands like 'Export to PDF' for immediate file export. The 'Toolbar' tab is noted as mobile-only. The 'Macros' tab enables creating sequences of commands. An example macro 'New Note Split Right' is created, combining a new note creation with a split-right action, which can then be assigned to an icon on the status bar, demonstrating a powerful automation feature.
The 'Folder Notes' plugin allows creating index pages for folders, similar to a map of content, without manual creation. An example shows creating a markdown folder note for a 'Learning' folder and adding a data view query to list all notes within it. The video also shows how to enable 'File Explorer Note Count' to display the number of notes in folders. Various settings for 'Folder Notes' are quickly reviewed, including naming conventions, file types, storage location, and automatic folder note creation for new folders.