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Feature Request: Enter to New Buffer, Bypass Dashboard with File Argument, and Create New Files

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
lua
Domain
cli, tooling

Research direction

Start by checking dashboard-nvim's existing documentation and configuration for Enter behavior, file arguments, and new-file creation. Verify whether each requested action already exists; if not, define separate, testable changes for opening a new buffer, bypassing the dashboard for a file argument, and creating a file.

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Description

Hello,

I've been using dashboard-nvim and have some suggestions that might enhance the user experience:

  1. Enter to New Buffer: It would be useful if pressing Enter on the dashboard would directly open a new buffer.

  2. Bypass Dashboard with File Argument: When opening nvim with a specific file from the command line, the dashboard could be skipped to allow immediate editing of the file.

  3. Creating New Files from Dashboard: An option to create new files directly from the dashboard would be helpful.

Is there a way to already do this?

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