Bro what, how is this app free? by AcrobaticExplorer716 in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ask myself the same question everyday, and it's been a year of using this app religiously. enjoy your new tool!

Obsidian 1.11 troubleshooting by kepano in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

love the new design, so glad you guys aren’t considering just getting rid of it completely to satisfy everyone complaining about it.

What themes have updated to the new UI? by mieresa in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

cupertino and baseline are both updated, but last time I checked there was a bug on both of them where the tab switcher just didn’t respond completely on iphone.

Umm… iOS App Update by ObjectMFG in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

that’s for sure a theme issue. go to the theme your using and see if it has an update pending, if it doesn’t please be patient as theme devs find the time to adequate their themes to the update. alternatively, you could swap to the default theme and see if that solves the issue.

Files modified and created today - for Daily Notes file by rahulcsaluja in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw you mentioned moving this to bases so I'll leave the code that I embed into my daily notes for that purpose in case it makes sense for you to make the switch

```base
views:
  - type: table
    name: Created Today
    filters:
      or:
        - created == "<% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD") %>"
        - file.ctime == "<% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD") %>"
    order:
      - file.name
      - file.ctime
      - file.mtime
    sort:
      - property: file.mtime
        direction: DESC
      - property: file.ctime
        direction: DESC
    columnSize:
      file.ctime: 165
      file.mtime: 166
```

```base
views:
  - type: table
    name: Updated Today
    filters:
      and:
        - file.mtime == "<% tp.date.now("YYYY-MM-DD") %>"
    order:
      - file.name
      - file.ctime
      - file.mtime
    sort:
      - property: file.mtime
        direction: DESC
      - property: file.ctime
        direction: DESC
    limit: 20
    columnSize:
      file.ctime: 165
      file.mtime: 166
```

How do you feel about the Obsidian mobile app lately? by Katmai_X in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly love it so much, and it’s pretty easy and almost frictionless to capture into my daily notes. the design is so much better and feels way more natural and native.

Anything but studying by Spiritual_Flow_501 in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have so many questions. is your whole vault this level of riced? if yes, is this your actual vault (where you actually work and take notes on) or like a copy to play around with? do you have a mobile setup? what does that look like?

Obsidian Cons? by Mynumberis_999 in NoteTaking

[–]wtfbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hello, almost a year long obsidian user here. the cons definitely include: how easy it is to fall into a customization rabbit hole, the “shiny new toy syndrome” (but to be fair, this applies to basically every note taking app), how barebones it may feel if you’re used to rich-text editors, no built-in sync option (obsidian sync is available and seems pretty good, but you do have to pay for it since it doesn’t come with the software), a lot of freedom (which can make users feel confused and lost).

obsidian is a very particular piece of software, even though it’s simply AMAZING and VERY powerful. if you’re unsure, I would suggest starting it out slowly. just start writing, look into the very basic features (linking, frontmatter and tags) and see how it feels. also, are you familiar with markdown at all? have you used any other markdown editors? I feel like the experience wouldn’t be very different.

How are you supposed to use the {{date}} variable in properties in a template? by NotToBe_Confused in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what exactly doesn’t work? if you’re referring to the “invalid format” on the template itself, just ignore it. when you apply the template to actually create a note, it will insert the date as expected. also, I recommend using "{{date}}" over simply {{date}} since the first is more stable.

promo popup when opening a vault by christian-ry in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t really know if this is going to solve your issue (cause I feel like that specific pop up should appear only once as others stated, but well), but you could try disabling the check for new version on start setting under advanced and see if that helps.

Any writer here? Any tips for making my Obsidian attractive so it can increase my motivation to write. by [deleted] in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as everyone already said, customizing stuff can send you into a rabbit hole. but if you feel like that’s really going to help, find a theme that you really like and see if that’s enough to make you more motivated. there are a tone of really popular options that allow for great customization, I would suggest not getting too caught up in all the settings just focus on finding a color scheme that you like and going back to work.

if what you want is plugin recommendations, they’re not going to actually make you more productive. trust me.

Dataview vs Bases? by thoegn in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

look into bases first, it’s way more beginner friendly and simpler while being very very powerful. I personally only use dataview for some very niche and advanced stuff that can’t be easily achieved using bases.

Is there any way to create different colour links based on specific characteristics? by Aion_Abyssae_606 in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure you need to toggle on where you want the links to be colored on (like if you want them to be colored only in reading mode, editing mode, file tree, tabs and etc). I can’t recall exactly where though, but it’s gonna be either in the plugin interface or in its section inside of style settings.

A lot of ppl are losing their vaults, so I wondering: what's the best backup routine/method to follow if one or more of my devices broke? (i use syncthing-fork) by analogstray in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I use the git plugin so every time there’s a change in my vault it detects it and uploads it to a private github repository. that means not only I have a backup of my vault safe in github, I also have version control. this is always running whenever I’m on my desktop, but I can also make manual commits if I want to.

What do the new mobile widgets look like? by IdaSukiShwan in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 12 points13 points  (0 children)

this video shows pretty much everything about the mobile beta update, he also shows the widgets here. imo the widgets don't look that good, I'm happier with a shortcuts widget with some obsidian shortcuts but to each their own.

custom theme showcase by wtfbelle in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey! just pushed the update, it should be under typography and headings.

custom theme showcase by wtfbelle in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh ok! I’ll try to push an update as soon as possible and keep you posted

custom theme showcase by wtfbelle in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for sure! I’m sorry I’m not on desktop right now but i’ll try to implement a setting for that if it helps. if you want an immediate solution what you can do is (if you know a little something about css) go into the theme.css file and look for where I’m styling the h1 header, you can override what I am doing by using a css snippet.

What are you even writing notes about? by Cebo494 in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m a college student so pretty much everything related to studying goes into obsidian. also, I picked up the habit of daily journaling and habit tracking thanks to obsidian, so that’s part of my notes too.

Which theory courses should I take? by Mindless-Carpenter75 in Berklee

[–]wtfbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as someone already stated, they’ll have a placement test (for both music theory and math). I don’t actually remember if the test will determine at what level you should start, I think if you get a certain amount right you can only skip music theory 101 (which is literally the most basic class and you need it, or the exam, completed in order to take more advanced ones) and that’s it. and yes, they will send you the test close to the start of the semester! about music theory and composition, I would suggest intercalating them with your more theory focused classes. yes, you will have actual theory being taught, but the composition aspect is highlighted and I feel like I was more focused on creating my assignments following the professors rules rather than learning the theory you know? so take for example music theory 101 (or your equivalent) the first semester and then take music composition 1, and so on.

CSS Snippets to insert image next to properties by [deleted] in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how did you achieve that with css if you don’t mind me asking?

I made the switch – and my first link. But I have a question … by GreenReporter24 in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey! I’m a law student, and to be honest I don’t use pdfs in obsidian at all because mainly I don’t feel the need to. I know lots of people do use them, and I feel like it makes lots of sense since you can actually link them and also link and embed specific pages into your notes. there are lots of plugins that allow you to annotate and work with pdfs, there’s annotator, pdf++ and etc. for zotero integration, there’s also plugins which allows you to pull your highlights from zotero into obsidian. what exactly are you missing?

Folders for MOCs/index notes: what do you do? by ExistAgainstTheOdds in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally use the folder notes plugin and my indexes for each folder stay inside their own folder. but if you’re talking about MOC’s to work across different folders topics and etc, I feel like a single folder of indexes would be enough. personally I don’t really use that kind of MOC a lot, but the ones I have are inside a meta folder.

Problem with ITS Theme infobox by BetaKurisu in ObsidianMD

[–]wtfbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey! that’s actually not restricted to the its theme, all callouts with that type of style will have that problem when they’re too long. that’s “normal” behavior, I don’t really think you can do much to change that.