Fold tabs/headers

[haiqalazham]

Is it possible to implement tab/header folding? So that I don't always have to scroll through all documents to get to the one I want. Similar to how the sidebar in Roam or Logseq works.

[gasparschott]

Have you tried "compact" or "semi-compact" mode in the latest update to the plugin? Is it similar to what you are looking for? Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) secure email.

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[haiqalazham]

Yes, have tried compact and semi-compact mode. It is mostly like the Bear or Evernote view. It works best with a folder too. But it's not exactly what I'm looking for. Below is an example screenshot of how it works in Roam:

You can see in the sidebar, one note is closed, while the other is open. This can be very useful when the no of notes in the sidebar is large.

[gasparschott]

Sorry, could you explain in just a little more detail how the compact/semi-compact modes differ from what you're looking for? Semi-compact mode does seem to do what you show in your screenshot, though it (currently) shows a preview of the note contents along with the note header and inline-title; these can be hidden, however. Are you wanting to see only the note title in the unselected notes and none of the note contents ("ultra-compact" mode)? It should be possible to add that feature.
Or, are you wanting to have the compact modes work for notes in Obsidian's sidebar as well?

[gasparschott]

Did you want to provide any further details, or can I close this issue?

[charle36]

I have a the same request, so maybe I can elaborate for them.

In Roam and Roam inspired outliners, the right sidebar is used to display reference/auxiliary notes. This usually takes the form of a list to which elements can be added or substracted and where each of them can be individually folded, showing only the title, or unfolded. To put it in Obsidian terminology, it's like if the titles of the notes in continuous mode where treated as level 0 headings which can be folded or unfolded at will.

In other words, the request would be to add a folding icon to the left of the title in continuous mode so that we can fold or unfold the whole note, allowing for a more compact view than the semi-compact mode and more flexibility that the default presentation of continuous mode.

Does it makes sense?

[gasparschott]

So, are you suggesting in effect that the content preview be completely hidden when in compact or semi-compact mode, and only revealed when the note is active? Or are you looking for a more flexible option to fully hide/collapse or expand the content of any number of notes at a time, whether or not the note is active? Either behavior should be doable. Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) secure email.

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[charle36]

I'm not sure which one is objectively best, if any, but outliners usually use the second mechanism you described.

You can test it with the demo version of Logseq. Press shift and click on a link to open it in the right sidebar. As you'll see it offers a continuous view with the option to fold and unfold each note opened there. It's pretty useful for workflow with atomic notes.