Interactions and Gestures

This page documents direct interactions in the calendar UI.

Mouse and Trackpad

• Click empty date/time slot: create event.
• Drag event: move event to a new day or time.
• Resize event edge: change event duration.
• Right-click event: open context actions.
• Right-click date or view area: open date navigation actions.
• Swipe left or right on the calendar grid (touch): move to next or previous range.

Event Search (Toolbar)

• Use the search icon in the top toolbar (next to date navigation) to find events quickly.
• When inactive, only the icon is shown; clicking it expands the search input inline.
• Search filters events in-place across the current view and hides non-matching events.
• Press Esc to clear/collapse quickly, or use the clear button.
• When a search is active, the input shows a red glow so the filter state is obvious.

Matching behavior

• Search is intentionally strict to reduce false positives.
• Exact/contiguous matches are prioritized.
• Small typos can still match for longer terms.
• Multi-word queries require each term to match.

Keyboard Modifiers

• Left/Right arrow keys: previous or next range when the calendar view is focused.
• Arrow keys are ignored for calendar navigation while typing in inputs/editors.
• Ctrl/Cmd + click event: open note directly.
• Ctrl/Cmd + hover event: trigger note preview (requires Obsidian Page Preview support).
• Ctrl/Cmd + mouse wheel: zoom the time axis for supported views.

Zoom Levels

The time grid supports multiple zoom levels and adjusts slot duration and label interval.

Typical progression in standard time-grid views: - 1 hour - 30 minutes - 15 minutes - 5 minutes

Context Menu Actions

Editable events include: - Turn into task / Remove checkbox - Go to note - Delete

See also: Hover and Context Menu