Ability to create new files inside obsidian

[elias-sundqvist]

Obsidian assumes that new notes are .md files.
It would be great to have a button in the obsidian file explorer/context menu to create new plaintext files.

[dbarenholz]

@elias-sundqvist Any ideas on how to best implement a method that is mobile-friendly that creates a new file? Button (and soon command) has already been made, but struggling with implementation.

[elias-sundqvist]

Not sure if I understood your question, but you can create files in obsidian by doing await app.vault.create('path/to/file.ext', "")

[dbarenholz]

Not sure if I understood your question, but you can create files in obsidian by doing await app.vault.create('path/to/file.ext', "")

Implemented in 2 ways: right click on a folder allows you to create a new plaintext file in the selected folder, and there's also a command available that will make one and put it in the root directory of the vault! Will be in version 1.0.0 (which also uses CM6 in stead of CM5)

[elias-sundqvist]

Great! Thanks :)

[holroy]

How, if it does, will this cope with guys like me wanting to create a .js or .css or .py file?

[holroy]

Any ideas on how to best implement a method that is mobile-friendly that creates a new file?

Would it be an option, to have a dedicated rename option from the default .md files, into whatever extension the plugin offers? Like a Plaintext: Change extension of file command?

This could then simply be a list to select your chosen extension. And since it's a command, it could be added to stuff like the keyboard hotbar, or accessed through the command palettet, and so on.

[dbarenholz]

@elias-sundqvist This is now updated - will make the release in a second (after going through the issues that I fixed)

@holroy Please create a separate issue for this so I can properly track it :)