# I currently use Claudiun as my primary extension in Obsidian. At the moment, tho ## Retrieval Notes - Session id: `78ecd4ad-fc70-45ec-999f-ce66b7c5f7d3` - Last activity: `2026-01-21T18:33:57.901Z` ## My Notes <!-- Add your notes here. This section is preserved across syncs. --> ## Conversation ### User I currently use Claudiun as my primary extension in Obsidian. At the moment, though, it's slightly awkward because I can never have it in the center of the screen or full screen. I always have to have a note. But can you think of a way I can get rid of this? So I can either... Yeah, ideally, I would like to put Claudium in the center or have Claudium full screen. But yeah, I guess ideally in the center. Because the moment's kind of stuck to the right sidebar. Know what I mean? So you'll see the two screenshots that I have added here. And I'll show you sort of what my Obsidian looks like with and without the Claudian app. And yeah, so hopefully that's clear. Please ask questions if you're not quite sure what I mean. Thank you. Thank you. (sorry a typo = 'claudian' is correct, the name of an exgtension that runs claude code in side obsidian (this is what we are currently communicating through) all of the words that are similar to this in the above text are just a trasncription artifact ### Assistant **Skill Evaluation:** 1. smart-note - NO (not creating a note) 2. google-tasks-sync - NO (not task-related) 3. calendar-query - NO (not calendar-related) 4. gmail-search - NO (not email-related) 5. semantic-search - NO (not searching vault) 6. research-query - NO (not research) 7. paper-support - NO (not manuscript) 8. Technical reference - MAYBE (Obsidian config, but this is about Claudian extension specifically) 9. Personal context - NO 10. Error patterns - NO --- I'd love to see those screenshots to understand your current setup! Could you share the file paths to them? (Or if they're in Attachments/, just tell me the filenames.) In the meantime, here's what I know about **moving Obsidian views to the center pane**: ## Options for Claudian in Center **1. Drag to center pane** - Try dragging the Claudian tab from the right sidebar to the center editing area - Some plugins support this; it would open as a tab alongside your notes **2. Pop-out window** - Right-click the Claudian tab header → "Move to new window" - This gives you a separate resizable window you can position/size as you like **3. Close other panes** - If you just want Claudian visible: close left sidebar, close any center notes - The right sidebar would effectively become your main view (though still technically a sidebar) **4. CSS snippet** - Could potentially restyle the sidebar to appear more central, but this is hacky --- The question is whether Claudian (the extension) registers itself as a view type that Obsidian allows in the center pane. Share those screenshots and I can give more specific advice based on your current layout! ### User cool. i have managed to get claudian into the middle (see screenshot), now, one more question. is there a way i can get another note on the right side, rather than the extended right side bar? (see other screenshot for how it looks with the right sidebar folded away) ### Assistant **Skill Evaluation:** 1. smart-note - NO 2. google-tasks-sync - NO 3. calendar-query - NO 4. gmail-search - NO 5-10 - NO (standard Obsidian UI question) --- Nice, you got Claudian in the center! Now to get a **note on the right side** (as a split pane, not the sidebar): ## Split the Editor Area **Method 1: Drag a file** - From the file explorer on the left, drag a note and drop it on the **right edge** of the Claudian pane - You should see a visual indicator showing where it will split **Method 2: Right-click split** - Right-click on any note tab → **"Split right"** - This creates a new pane to the right where you can open notes **Method 3: Command palette** - `Cmd+P` → search "Split right" or "Split vertically" - Opens a new pane to the right of your current focus **Method 4: Keyboard shortcut** - You may have a hotkey for splitting (check Settings → Hotkeys → search "split") --- ## The Result You'll have a layout like: ``` ┌──────────────┬──────────────┐ │ Claudian │ Note │ │ (center) │ (right) │ └──────────────┴──────────────┘ ``` This is different from the **right sidebar** (which shows backlinks/outline) — this is a true editor split where you can have notes open alongside Claudian. Give the drag method a try first — it's usually the most intuitive! ### User the drag didn't work on the right side of the screen. if i do a horizontal split i can't drag the tab over to the right either. ### Assistant **Skill Evaluation:** 1-10 all NO (Obsidian UI troubleshooting) --- Hmm, that's frustrating. Let's try some workarounds: ## Alternative Approaches **1. Open note first, then add Claudian** - Close Claudian temporarily - Open a note in the center - Split that note right (`Cmd+P` → "Split right") - Now you have two panes - Re-open Claudian and drag it to the left pane **2. Right-click in file explorer** - Right-click on any note in the left file explorer - Look for **"Open to the right"** or **"Open in new pane"** **3. Middle-click / Cmd+click** - Hold `Cmd` and click a note in the file explorer - This sometimes opens in a new pane **4. Link navigation trick** - If you have a `[[wikilink]]` in Claudian's output or anywhere - `Cmd+click` the link — it often opens in an adjacent pane **5. Check for pane-related plugins** - Some plugins like "Pane Relief" or workspace management plugins give better control over splits --- Which of these can you try? The "open note first, split, then bring Claudian back" approach is probably the most reliable workaround if the direct drag isn't working.