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Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by JackMorgan »

UI_at_80x24 wrote: post #136
axelf4 wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That just sounds like a table but with extra steps?

Are you saying that there is functionality called a `table` that I could use to give me similar results? I don't need/want a fancy grid, I just make multi-columned lists a lot. Another similar use-case: recipes! 1cup flour extra fine/sifted 1tsp vanilla extract is fine 1/4cup something else more cooking words It's not a lot steps, but if there's a table function I could look into without creating a grid, I could prob…

I use a table plugin for both phone and desktop. It's a little finicky on the phone, but doable.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by fefe23 »

whoibrar wrote: post #119
fefe23 wrote: post #112

Oh it's just an ad for some app. Here I thought he was actually writing things in actual Obsidian. That would have been actually interesting.

This is just someone sharing their workflow. What makes you think this is an actual ad ?

Seriously? Where do I even start!

| Assumed Audience: People who are interested in working effectively

Do you have this problem? Cue late-night "infomercial" video of women having back pain and unable to reach can of tuna high in the cupboard.

Then you need our miracle cure!

| Then I had a flash of inspiration: now that I’m using Obsidian, I never have to do this again.

Oh look, it solves all the problems!

But wait there's more! Not only does it solve the problems, it completely changes the calculus!

| Obsidian’s block embeds change that calculus entirely.

That's incredible, Bob! I will call the phone number next to my country's flag immediately!!

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by Mandelmus »

beezlewax wrote: post #130

How do you guys handle images in Obsidian? I can't zoom or see detail on large screen shots for example. Pretty new to the application so maybe I'm missing something

I have yet to find a way to use Obsidian with images (sketches, diagrams) as easily as I would like. If there was a way to combine Obsidian's keyboard-based note-taking features (including LaTeX equations) with graphics and diagrams drawn in an app like GoodNotes 5 for iPad, that would be fantastic.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by [deleted] »

mellavora wrote: post #135
manbash wrote: post #19

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I am constantly finding myself deliberating whether I should or shouldn't use folders in my Obsidian vault. Most of the times folders feel artificial. I prefer tags nowadays as the single source. The times I separate to a folder is for very-specific Dataview data-only pages, and for storing assets such as images.

I prefer folders. Memory, on a biological level, is tied very strongly to place or paths. Not just in humans, not just in mammals. My folder hierarchy gives me a path that lets me find things. I remember where I put them, I remember where to find them. If I need to search, fd and rg at a high level of the folder tree is a godsend. Tags mean it is just floating in some cloud somewhere, locationless. There can be frict…

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Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by JonChesterfield »

happy2code wrote: post #103

I’m using `vimwiki` for years and love it. I also tried Obsidian but I need it also mobile and I cannot define a storage path for my files. I just like the freedom, minimalism and flexibility of vimwiki.

Android's client lets you specify the location of the vault, in which all files/folders are placed.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by JonChesterfield »

fefe23 wrote: post #142
whoibrar wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is just someone sharing their workflow. What makes you think this is an actual ad ?

Seriously? Where do I even start! | Assumed Audience: People who are interested in working effectively Do you have this problem? Cue late-night "infomercial" video of women having back pain and unable to reach can of tuna high in the cupboard. Then you need our miracle cure! | Then I had a flash of inspiration: now that I’m using Obsidian, I never have to do this again. Oh look, it solves all the problems! But wait t…

Doesn't make them wrong though.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by petepete »

happy2code wrote: post #103

I’m using `vimwiki` for years and love it. I also tried Obsidian but I need it also mobile and I cannot define a storage path for my files. I just like the freedom, minimalism and flexibility of vimwiki.

I tried vimwiki for a while but I found I used a tiny subset of its functionality and couldn't get it to respect my choice of syntax highlighting for markdown. It set me off in the right direction though.

The fact that it's _just_ a directory full of markdown files allowed me to easily migrate to my own home-grown setup that reimplements the three keybindings I actually used.

https://github.com/peteryates/dotfiles/blob/master/nvim/.con...

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by benhurmarcel »

raesene9 wrote: post #124
callahad wrote: post #117

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Only for personal use. If you're using it at work, you're supposed to purchase a license. https://obsidian.md/eula > You need to pay for Obsidian if and only if you use it to contribute, directly or indirectly, to revenue-generating, work-related activities in a company that has two or more people.

That's not exactly how I'd read that EULA. To me it's asking for payment if you use it for work not at work. so someone recording personal notes on a work system wouldn't fall into that category, but someone using it for product development at their company would...

If what you're writing is related to your professional activity, you're supposed to pay. So for example if you use it (as the article suggests) to record your work achievements at your job, you're supposed to buy a license.

Re: Writing down what I do in Obsidian

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Post by Abishek_Muthian »

setr wrote: post #101
Abishek_Muthian wrote: post #12

Since this post will attract Obisidan veterans, I asking for some validation of two potential need-gaps in Obisidian I'm tracking for a while - 1. Live recommendation for Obsidian[1] Say I'm typing a note and write a sentence about echo location then I get recommended a previous note with a comment from a HN user about how moths escape bats by deafening it in a side panel. It's not a keyword based recommendation, But…

Regarding point 1, are.na effectively does this for bookmarking, by showing you the categories that others have stored the same bookmark to (so really showing you what they thought was related, according to whatever relationship they were interested in) which I think is a much more reliable/same way to approach the problem — its much more precise, as the other user was literally on the same page as you at some point,…

Very interesting, Thanks for introducing me to are.na.

I like that they've essentially outsourced the computation required to classify the content to real humans.

I understand the value in adding context to the bookmarks, But does it help in any way to recall a bookmark when I need it? Because not using the bookmark is a real problem[1] but I find the suggestions from bookmarks in Firefox address bar quite useful; Integration of in other writing tools which knows the content of the bookmarks could be useful.

[1] https://needgap.com/problems/57-i-forget-my-web-bookmarks-qu...

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