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https://github.com/chrisgrieser/shimmering-focus

A minimalistic and opinionated Obsidian theme for the keyboard-centric user.
https://github.com/chrisgrieser/shimmering-focus

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A minimalistic and opinionated Obsidian theme for the keyboard-centric user.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/chrisgrieser/shimmering-focus
Owner: chrisgrieser
License: mit
Created: 2021-08-27T19:23:29.000Z (about 3 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2024-09-25T14:41:46.000Z (about 1 month ago)
Last Synced: 2024-09-30T09:40:53.330Z (about 1 month ago)
Topics: dark-theme, light-theme, obsidian-md, obsidian-theme, theme
Language: CSS
Homepage:
Size: 21.9 MB
Stars: 488
Watchers: 5
Forks: 19
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: Changelog.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE

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README

        # Shimmering Focus ⟡

![Download count](https://img.shields.io/badge/downloads-191105-6E4E9B?style=plastic&logo=obsidian&color=%23483699)

![Last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/chrisgrieser/shimmering-focus?style=plastic)

A minimalistic and opinionated Obsidian theme for the keyboard-centric user.  

[🏆 Winner Obsidian October 2022](https://obsidian.md/blog/2022-obsidian-october-winners/).

![Promo Screenshot](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d2b8d0cb-dc16-4967-9046-1b68a518f1ba)

---

- [Design philosophy](#design-philosophy)

- [Features](#features)

- [Commands](#commands)

- [Customize colors](#customize-colors)

- [Standalone snippets](#standalone-snippets)

- [Contribute](#contribute)

- [Licenses](#licenses)

- [Credits](#credits)

## Design philosophy

- __Radical minimalism:__ As opposed to a minimalism of *colors*, this theme

  focuses on a minimalistic *user interface*: UI elements not relevant for

  keyboard users are hidden, or only shown when needed. All hidden UI elements

  can be permanently re-enabled with the [Style Settings

  Plugin](https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=obsidian-style-settings).

- __Condensed display of information:__ Unnecessary padding and white-space is

  removed, which is beneficial for small screens or higher zoom levels.

- __High customizability:__ Dozens of customization options available via the

  [Style Settings Plugin](https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=obsidian-style-settings).

## Features

- __Smart hiding of UI elements__: The tab bar is only shown when there is more

  than one tab open, and the sidebar tab buttons are only shown on hover.

- __Images__: Alt-text of images used as __caption__, images can be zoomed in

  via click-and-hold or toggled between reduced and original size via Style

  Settings.

- __Tables__: Highlighting of active cells, alternating row colors

- __Vim mode__: Explicit styling of Obsidian's Vim Mode and various

  settings such as relative line numbers.

- __Writing__: Emphasis of __Pandoc citations__ and __footnotes__, extensive

  styling for the [Longform Plugin](https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=longform).

- __Headings__: Distinctive styling and various options for differentiating

  heading levels.

- __Many customization options__ available via [Style

  Settings Plugin](https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=obsidian-style-settings).

## Commands

When the [Style Settings

Plugin](https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=obsidian-style-settings) is installed,

*Shimmering Focus* adds commands for toggling theme features:

- Toggle folding of URLs (Source Mode)

- Toggle between reduced and original image size (reduced size can be set in the

  respective style setting)

## Customize colors

With *Shimmering Focus*, you can create your own color scheme with this CSS

snippet. You are welcome to [share your color

scheme](https://github.com/chrisgrieser/shimmering-focus/discussions/new?category=share-your-custom-color-schemes).

```css

.theme-light.theme-light {

    --bg-hue: 230;

    --bg-sat: 25%;

    /* `--color-accent-hsl` should have the same values as `--color-accent` */

    --color-accent: hsl(184 79% 35%);

    --color-accent-hsl: 184, 79%, 35%;

    --interactive-accent: hsl(184 79% 30%);

    --alt-heading-color: hsl(232 34% 50%);

    --secondary-accent: hsl(28 54% 51%);

    --hover-accent: hsl(328 100% 54%);

    --link-unresolved-color: hsl(101 42% 51%);

}

.theme-dark.theme-dark {

    --bg-hue: 230;

    --bg-sat: 15%;

    /* Note that `--color-accent-hsl` should have the same values as `--color-accent` */

    --color-accent: hsl(184 79% 45%);

    --color-accent-hsl: 184, 79%, 35%;

    --interactive-accent: hsl(184 79% 30%);

    --alt-heading-color: hsl(232 50% 70%);

    --secondary-accent: hsl(28 63% 61%);

    --hover-accent: hsl(328 100% 64%);

	--link-unresolved-color: hsl(101 42% 51%);

}

/* Hide the background color settings since they are overwritten by the custom colors above */ 

.style-settings-container .setting-item:is([data-id="bg-hue-light"],[data-id="bg-hue-dark"]) {

	display: none;

}

```

## Standalone snippets

Some features of this theme are available as standalone snippets. These can be

found in the [snippets directory](./snippets).

## Contribute

Bug fixes, support for more plugins, or improvements for mobile are welcome.

However, please ask before contributing entirely new features by creating a

Draft PR or an issue.

All relevant source files are located in the [source](./source) directory, and

will be compiled via GitHub action when pushed to GitHub.

The theme uses `lightning-css` for

[syntax-lowering](https://lightningcss.dev/transpilation.html#syntax-lowering)

in its build. That means you can use modern CSS features like

[CSS-nesting](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_nesting), as

the resulting `theme.css` will still be compatible with older Obsidian Installer

versions that do not support nesting yet. Furthermore, this theme targets

Obsidian installer version 1.1.9, so feel free to use `:has()`.

The theme is written completely dependency-free in vanilla CSS.

## Licenses

- This theme is licensed under the [MIT

  License](https://github.com/chrisgrieser/shimmering-focus/blob/main/LICENSE).

- The two embedded fonts *iA Writer Quattro* and *Recursive* are licensed under

  the [SIL Open Font License](https://www.wikiwand.com/en/SIL_Open_Font_License).

- The embedded *Material Icon* font is licensed under the [Apache License](https://developers.google.com/fonts/docs/material_icons#licensing).

## Credits

__Thanks__  

- This theme includes snippets and/or ideas from:

  [@SlRvb](https://github.com/SlRvb), [@Atlas](https://github.com/zcysxy),

  [@CecilaMay](https://github.com/ceciliamay),

  [@DamianKorcz](https://github.com/damiankorcz),

  [@Mara-Li](https://github.com/Mara-Li), [@kepano](https://github.com/kepano),

  [@jdanielmourao](https://github.com/jdanielmourao),

  [@deathau](https://github.com/deathau/),

  [@MelvinTing](https://github.com/tingmelvin/),

  [@EmrieCandera](https://github.com/Emrie-Candera), @lkadre,

  [@Chetachie](https://github.com/chetachiezikeuzor),

  [@pryley](https://github.com/pryley), and

  [@joelatschool](https://github.com/joelatschool).

- Many theme features are only possible thanks to the [Style Settings

  Plugin](https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=obsidian-style-settings) by

  [@mgmeyers](https://github.com/mgmeyers).

- Thanks for helping me out in my early days of learning CSS:

  [@SlRvb](https://github.com/SlRvb),

  [@javalent](https://github.com/valentine195), and

  [@NothingIsLost](https://github.com/nothingislost).

__About the developer__  

In my day job, I am a sociologist studying the social mechanisms underlying the

digital economy. For my PhD project, I investigate the governance of the app

economy and how software ecosystems manage the tension between innovation and

compatibility. If you are interested in this subject, feel free to get in touch.

- [Academic Website](https://chris-grieser.de/)

- [ResearchGate](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christopher-Grieser)

- [Mastodon](https://pkm.social/@pseudometa)

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-grieser-ba693b17a/)

> [!IMPORTANT]

> For questions, feature requests, or bug reports, please file an issue via

> [GitHub](https://github.com/chrisgrieser/shimmering-focus/issues/new/choose).

> Due to the number of messages I receive, I am not able to respond to inquiries

> made elsewhere.