Add a setting to display the short form of links in search results

[icebruce]

Problem description:
After searching and selecting a note, the file does not open. Using the arrow keys+enter or with the mouse does not open the selected note.

The strange thing is that it does not happen to all notes, only certain ones and at ad-hoc. After these notes are "stuck", using the built-in Obsidian search resolves the issue and I can go back and open them via Omnisearch. The notes in question are relatively easy, without any special characters or content.

bandicam.2022-05-25.22-56-02-768.mp4

Environment:

• Omnisearch version:
• Obsidian version: 0.1.7
• Operating system: Windows 10
• Number of notes in your vault (approx.): ~100
• Other plugins that may be related to the issue: n/a

[scambier]

Hello, is there any error log in the console (Ctrl shift i)?

[scambier]

Could you check Obsidian and Omnisearch versions? Omnisearch is at 1.3.3 and Obsidian should be at 0.14.2 minimum

[icebruce]

Obsidian is at 0.14.15.
Strangely Obsidian was not providing the latest omnisearch update. I had to uninstall and re-install to get the latest version, now everything seem to be in order.

There is another issue I came across however. The file name in the search pane now shows the full path of the file instead of the file name. I checked in obsidian settings and I do have the option for showing the "shortest path when possible" under link format (in case its related).

Any ideas?

[scambier]

This is the intended behavior, it mimics the Quick Switcher.

I do have the option for showing the "shortest path when possible"

I took a quick look, and Obsidian's public API does expose this setting, nor does it provide a function to get the short form of a link. I'll keep this issue open and ask around; if there's a built-in way I'll add a setting 👍

[icebruce]

Weird, now I wonder why it was actually showing the filename before. And I think I did not pay attention to the native switcher, you are right it is also showing the full path.

I took a quick look, and Obsidian's public API does expose this setting, nor does it provide a function to get the short form of a link. I'll keep this issue open and ask around; if there's a built-in way I'll add a setting 👍

Thanks for this! Personally I would love to have that option. If its ever of any help, I found this thread talking about this topic. This plugin actually has that enabled by default.

[scambier]

Oh ok, I misunderstood (and probably though a bit too far). Actually I can display the short name without the full path, that's not an issue. What I can't do easily is reproduce Obsidian behavior that shows the short name only if there is no more than 1 file with this name. That's what the "shortest path when possible" option does.

Well actually I can implement something like that, but I don't want to write a different logic than Obsidian's and have consistency issues.

I'll add a setting to just toggle between short name / full path 👍