vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync 1.0.43

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1.0.43

30th October, 2026

Synchronisation

New Feature

• We can avoid accidentally editing out-of-date notes while a large CouchDB catch-up is in progress. (#1241, #1275)
  • Turn on Enable SyncGuard under General Settings → Appearance to cover the workspace until incoming changes have been received and applied to the Vault.
  • Disabled by default. During CouchDB LiveSync mode start-up or resume, protection begins after a configurable number of distinct incoming notes is detected (default: 20).
  • Continue without waiting releases the workspace, including after a failed or interrupted transfer. Synchronisation can continue, and some notes may still be out of date.
  • The settings apply only to this device.
  • Small catch-up transfers and ordinary live changes remain uninterrupted. Some changes can arrive before the guard activates; it does not prevent other plug-ins or external tools from editing files.

Improved

• We can tell that CouchDB synchronisation is progressing while it compares existing revisions, even before any files are uploaded. (#1293, #1294)
  • Separate ⏩↑ and ⏩↓ counts show the change-feed entries compared for push and pull. These are comparison counts; the upload and download totals remain separate.
  • Existing CSS snippets which target livesync-stat-ff to hide comparison progress need to target both livesync-stat-ff-push and livesync-stat-ff-pull. The status display guide includes updated examples.

Setup and recovery

Fixed

• We can choose how a new Join or scheduled Fetch handles our existing files, without silently reusing choices from an earlier Fetch. (#1244, #1296)
  • Each new operation asks again, including after a previous Fetch changed the local database suffix. Fast Setup retains interrupted choices in an editable code block in the fetch flag.
  • On restart, we confirm the current remote and saved choices, choose again, or cancel; a remaining flag never reapplies choices silently.
  • If the saved selection cannot be read, we can choose new options for that attempt without repairing or rewriting the flag. Completing or cancelling the operation removes the whole flag.
  • After updating during an interrupted Fetch, confirm the choices once more. Older separately stored choices are ignored; downloaded data and the existing checkpoint are not removed by this change.

Dialogues

Fixed

• Confirmation and setup actions are easier to follow, and keyboard focus remains visible. (#1297)
  • Buttons align with the content above them, with room for confirmation buttons' focus outlines.
• Mobile dialogues retain Obsidian's standard spacing and leave more usable space above the software keyboard. (#1297)

Translations

• More settings, setup, recovery, and configuration messages are available in Simplified Chinese. (#1258)
  • Expanded the translation catalogue to include previously untranslated messages and shared-library labels.

Miscellaneous

• Docker setup now handles shell-sensitive characters in health-check credentials correctly, avoiding false authentication failures which could prevent CouchDB initialisation. (#1295)

Acknowledgements

Thank you for your contributions!

• @Akilaydin, for adding the optional SyncGuard workspace protection (#1275).
• @ARCJ137442, for adding separate push and pull comparison progress displays (#1294).
• @Jovlang, for correcting Docker health-check credential quoting and authenticated readiness checks (#1295).
• @kannazuki-c, for expanding the Simplified Chinese translations (#1258).