Getting reasonably deep in the #Obsidian#DataView#JavaScript weeds. Very big “treating flat files as a database” vibes, because that's literally what's going on.
I /kinda/ dig it, since DataView means I’m just arranging inline fields in my prose documents as desired, vs being tightly constrained within a literal database or spreadsheet (or #Airtable). In the latter setup I would have to cram all the non-field Markdown content into a "notes" field or whatever.
My biggest learning moment with #obsidian was that I should definitely not listen to online guides or people that have used it for a long time and that 'suggest' you how to use it.
Things like: atomic notes, making sure to link stuff, not too much in one note
And that almost turned me away from it. I now use Obsidian however I feel like in the moment. Some notes are long, blog post like, others are just quick notes, there's a todo list in there. It's all a big tangle, because that's just how I am. Trying to fit into other's people experiences has never worked for me. It didn't work here either.
@Hemera@obsidianmd The best thing about #Obsidian is that you can adapt it to meet your own needs and preferences. It’s the first app I’ve found that I can set up to work almost exactly the way I want it to work.
I‘ve borrowed ideas from iA Writer (including the outstanding Quattro font) in customizing it, but Obsidian’s philosophy is precisely the opposite of iA Writer’s, which is to sell a nearly immutable app tailored to meet the personal preferences of its designer, not necessarily yours.
I would like to help this Obsidian Community/Magazine to become more active as it seems like people like looking at posts from it but not many people create posts. What's your favourite thing about the Obsidian community?
@SamXavia People in the #Obsidian community tend to be kind, helpful, and passionate. It’s a very diverse crowd, and though it skews toward tech pros and enthusiasts, they’re very welcoming and patient in assisting non-techies.
I like seeing people’s takes on things, whether related to #PKM or not, and how they make Obsidian and other tech work for them, then borrowing whatever is useful to me.
@TfTHacker@obsidianmd Absolutely. I adore the #Obsidian mobile app. It has almost all the power of the desktop app and works with nearly all the same plugins—all on my phone.
I find the mobile toolbar set to column layout using the Commander plugin superior to any other app’s, including iA Writer’s.
Someone is almost certainly going to chime in and complain about the speed to open, but honestly, it’s not that bad even on my five year old iPhone.
I really like the idea of having everything local, but I use databases, templates, and properties A LOT. So I'm curious how you went replicating the experience of some of the advanced features.
@obsidianmd The latest #Obsidian update completely broke the mobile toolbar functionality in the Commander plugin, likely due to the new persistent dismiss button, which apparently can’t be disabled.
It’s already been reported on GitHub, but the devs haven’t answered. Hope it gets fixed soon—I’ve been relying on that since long before the Advanced Mobile Toolbar plugin got rolled into Commander.
Are there any #PlainText or #Markdown apps that can list the full names of files, on multiple lines, on a narrow screen? Landscape orientation helps, but it is not the solution I’m looking for.
#Obsidian Is the only one I’ve found so far that can do this.
All I want is to be able to browse the full text of long file names, in a list, in an app that doesn’t take 5 minutes to start up (I’m using iCloud for syncing Obsidian).
Anyone want to write me some #CSS to make the traditional writer's reminder of missing information, TK, show up prominently in #Obsidian wherever it occurs within a long text?
I'm thinking sans serif bold small caps, nicely letter spaced, maybe in light orange. Like Medium does it. Doesn't have to be offset to the side, just a nice visual blip to catch one's attention in the flow of the text.
#Obsidian users, can you #help me with a nested query in #Dataview or #DataviewJS that shows the list of notes in and the date of the most recent updated (back-)linking note towards that note.
In my case, I have a dossier overview that lists all the active dossiers, and I want it to show the last update date of the dossiers' underlying notes.
I came this far trying, knowing that I some how have to put the dv.paragraph content it into a table instead, but I can't figure out how.
As someone who switched between Windows and iOS mobile I want to use #obsidian but have no clue where to start or how to setup so the sync works both ways. Anyone have a good starter guide for it or tips? @viticci your the obsidian guru any tips?
Where should I store my vault on my #Mac? I feel so lost! For years × ∞ I've put everything in Dropbox or iCloud, but that, I hear, is a recipe for sync troubles.
looks at computer as if for the first time, confused expression on previously confident face *
Why is my Documents folder greyed out? Where am I? Who am I ?? Help me, obi-@obsidianmd, you're my only hope!
One of the advantages of #Obsidian Sync on is that iOS “sees” your vault as a local file. It appears in the Files app as a local folder, and you can pin it in libraries of iA Writer, 1Writer, etc.
You don’t have to resort to iOS’s clumsy, buggy open in place “feature” as you do with files saved in clouds other than iCloud.
I have been trying to write out why #Tana works for me when I have been an #obsidian user for three years, and I think I have hit upon identifying why - it has to do with the different sizes of the thoughts. A description of what Tana does for me, reflections on what this means for the theory of what we are trying to solve with #pkm and #PersonalThoughManagement especially then, and what it means for #toolsForThought design...
I recently re-watched Future Diary, an anime relating to keeping a journal that then gets shifted forward into time which, depending on what you were documenting, could be to your advantage or disadvantage....
I've recently migrated to using Obsidian as my software (in fact, I use Obsidian for everything! [...]
I use #Obsidian as well--taking notes on a variety of things such as projects, ideas, problems, interests, reminders, etc.
I've tried some different note-taking methods but those work for some aspects, but not all aspects of what I need to remember.
I agree, different things will require different solutions. There isn't a perfect method for note-taking, otherwise everyone would probably be using it by now. To further highlight this issue, I believe looking at the considerable number of plugins and note-taking apps illustrates this. Regarding some things, I'm still trying to figure out what works for me. I doubt I'll ever find a perfect solution either, but I'm okay with that because perfection is overrated IMO.
The way I use Obsidian is by having the daily note set up with a template which is timestamped and asks loaded questions, with tags, to help me find what subject I want to look back on in certain dates.
I do something similar, but I've revised how I approach my notes. In its current form, my daily notes are only filled with pages for the notes I make that day. I use tags very sparingly, only to highlight key ideas. In the first iteration of my vault, I realized that I had a tendency to overpopulate my notes with unnecessary tags. Currently, I use a hierarchical system to label my notes. While this works for me, this may not work for you, and that's okay. It's just something I've become accustomed to after switching from #Windows to #Linux. Organizing my notes in this manner allows me to navigate through my notes more quickly and effectively than rummaging through a folder-based/GUI-based methodology. Utilizing header markdown was also useful for dividing some pages into different sections which could be referenced by various other pages.
So I have tried writing EVERYTHING down.
[...]These tags can be relating to work, emotions, relationships, interactions, and ways to improve any of those.
I respect the hustle, but the mental overhead for this project sounds a bit excessive. It seems unrealistic to remember and process the information as you're doing. This obsession with does certainly sound like ADHD, and I'm speaking from personal experience. I've embarked on something similar, but realized how time consuming a project like this would be. However, if this truly is important to you, don't let me stop you. My own vault of notes is very important to me as well.
Update: thanks to @Colman yes there is a way with templater! #ObsidianMD question: can I create links in template? I have a folder with files that are named yyyy-mm-dd and add a new one every day using a template. Is there a way to add links to the template to the file that came before and will come after? E.g today’s page has a link to yesterday and a link to tomorrow (doesn’t exist yet) cc: @obsidianmd
@bowreality@obsidianmd@Colman Yes. My daily notes do this.
I use the #Obsidian#Templater plugin, and my links are in the properties, so your code may look different. Here is mine:
I wish the indent = code block behavior would get deprecated from the #markdown specs. Triple backtick fences for code blocks and single backticks for inline code seem to have those bases covered, and indents could be freed again for the purposes for which they’ve always been used in prose and verse. (Markdown sucks for #writing#poetry because of the indent prohibition.)
Programmers aren’t the only ones who use markdown.
I've switched my #task management system from #Todoist to #Obsidian and back several times over the past year.
And now I have a confession to make. I think I have chosen, and my choice is Todoist...
Do you keep a journal? If so, why/what do you use it for? How do you keep it organized? (kbin.social)
I recently re-watched Future Diary, an anime relating to keeping a journal that then gets shifted forward into time which, depending on what you were documenting, could be to your advantage or disadvantage....