Ribbon and command palette commands

[oldjove]

One thing that's confusing me a little about the plugin is the open commands. In the ribbon I see "Open Dashboard Navigator", which opens the dashboard. Fair enough. In the command palette, on the other hand, there is one command: "Dashboard Navigator: Open". This opens the navigator interface.

Two things here:

1. I would like to be able to do both things from the command palette (or rather, set hotkeys): open the dashboard and open the navigator. Is it possible to add a command to allow this?
2. It would be helpful if the two commands had less similar names, because at the moment it's confusing. I'd suggest: "Dashboard Navigator: Open Dashboard" and "Dashboard Navigator: Open Navigator".

Possibly you might even want to think about whether it's better to rename the "navigator", because at the moment having the plugin called "Dashboard Navigator" but also having "navigator" as a sub-function creates a certain ambiguity (at least in my mind). Maybe "browser" or "file browser" would work?

Anyway, just some thoughts. I really like your plugin and will certainly use it no matter what.

[drbap]

Thanks for your feedback. Appreciated.

The suggestion to implement shortcuts/command palette options to trigger Dashboard view and other for Navigator view is useful, and it was added to the list of things to implement in future updates.

• "Dashboard navigator: Open dashboard".
• "Dashboard navigator: Open navigator".

I think these changes can improve the user experience without changing the name of the plugin. I don't intend to change its name. In my opinion, the name "Dashboard Navigator" (or "Dashboard navigator" in case) accurately reflects the dual functionality of the plugin: providing a dashboard overview of your vault while also offering navigation tools. The dashboard is also a navigator. You can click or right-click on links and navigate to recent files, and also access the filtered results -> Navigator view, for example, clicking the Images button will open all images in the Navigator. You can use the search feature in the Dashboard view, you don't need to switch to the Navigator view.

I'm committed to making Dashboard navigator as user-friendly and fast as possible, and user feedback is essential in achieving that goal.

Thanks again for taking the time to show your opinion and feedback.

Stay tuned for the next updates.

All the best

[oldjove]

Thanks for this. Glad you found the comments helpful. Just to clarify: I wasn't suggesting changing the name of the plugin but rather the "navigator" function within the plugin. But yeah, maybe it's not necessary.

[drbap]

Please check plugin version 2.0.0. Let me know if it is working well for you.

New features:

• Hotkeys open dashboard and open navigator.
• Excluded file extensions functionality.
• Excluded folders functionality.
• Select custom colors -> files and piechart (all available file categories).
• Colored files in dashboard and navigator views (toggle).

All the best

[oldjove]

Thanks. It's good to have both commands now. I wonder though if now the "Dashboard navigator: Open" command is redundant, given that users can use the other commands to achieve the same outcome?

[drbap]

Thank you for your valuable feedback. You're absolutely right that the "Dashboard navigator: Open" command might seem redundant given the "Open dashboard" and "Open navigator" options.

To ensure a seamless experience for all users, I've decided to maintain this command for backward compatibility. Many users may have already customized their workflows around it, including assigning a hotkey.

Additionally, keeping this command aligns with the behavior of the ribbon action, which opens the default view selected by the user (the default view is the Dashboard - open dashboard view). This consistency helps prevent confusion and ensures a smooth transition for users familiar with the existing functionality.

All the best

[drbap]

Thanks again for the suggestion. If you have other suggestions, just let me know.

All the best