My new favorite plugin is Modal Form: a form designer for #Obsidian. It makes it much easier to collect metadata to use in documents. It is especiallly powerful when combined with Templater or QuickAdd plugins.
I've been using Spaced Repetition flashcards for years. Over 2 years ago, I transitioned my SRS system to Obsidian with the plugin featured in this video. It's effective, and I enjoy making flashcards within my research notes. #TfT#Obsidian 📚✨
@ednico RemNote keeps being really interesting. Their UI is stuffed with special use cases, which makes it feel rather overwhelming or incongruent at times, but a lot of what they‘ve done is incredibly impressive to me - especially rolling all of it out with excellent local-first capabilities and sync.
@spinningthoughts I completely agree - although they pushed the SRS and target that market, I think now they need to expand their reach a little more as it is a great tool
Not posted on here in a while - What's everyone's thoughts on @tana vs @logseq - online vs offline etc. etc. Kind of flipflopping between one and the other at the moment
@EpiphanicSynchronicity This is a very good point. I don't mind Logseq so much as the bulk of the markdown is legible and available. I enjoy writing in Logseq but did not find the same joy in Obsidian for some reason
@ednico What you find joy in is critical but too often overlooked in technical comparisons and practical lists of features. Finding tools that feel right to you matters. And that’s not going to be the same for everyone.
In #Obsidian, you can edit more than one part of your note simultaneously using multiple cursors. Just hold Alt and click to add another cursor. This is handy for simultaneous edits like tagging or formatting across several lines. #TfT
The video demonstrates editing a CVS file to remove the comma & add a dash as a separator. It then uses ALT+SHIFT to convert to a list, and it uses find and replace to eliminate quotation marks.
In #Obsidian, you can create nested lists by indenting items. This helps organize information & tasks into subcategories, making notes easier to follow and understand. A simple way to keep ideas tidy.
The Tab and Shift+tab keys are super useful! #TfT
In #Obsidian, work around Markdown's limits by incorporating HTML for more formatting options. For example, I often want to underline text, but there is no Markdown for that.
I try to avoid using HTML, but sometimes you can't. #TfT
@TfTHacker Oh, @apolaine just recommended this to me recently. I'm currently Shortforming it to see if I want to read the full book. I'm a little hesitant about coming up with a plan that is too concrete. Bit wary of getting too ambitious.
@EpiphanicSynchronicity I completely agree the thing is that with the app undergoing such a big change with DB version, I suspect a lot of people will wait before spending time on something that then has to be redoen
@ednico That makes sense. They’re saying that you’ll be able to choose whether to use a database or discrete files, but I have a feeling that most people are going to switch due to database storage’s apparent advantages in a block-based outliner, and that the database version is going to get most of the devs’ love and attention going forward.
It is silly, but I always use the 📂 Reveal current file feature in the file explorer in #Obsidian. You don't know where you are once you start navigating your vault with links and backlinks. So, the reveal current file can quickly provide context. #TfT 😄
@ellane@TfTHacker@obsidianmd Commander also lets you assign icons to any commands in your palette (whether core or added by plugins) that lack them so you can run them from the toolbar.
@ednico :ablobwave: I'm so late and so excited to see this! I'm very happy to be able to watch these apps develop so rapidly. In the meantime I'm heading to https://tana.pub/
Did you know that there are now 70 tools for Personal Knowledge Management? The full list will be in the next article of the PKM series, which is about the PKM tools landscape. It will be out tomorrow. Until then, read the first one about the PKM tools explosion in 2020-2022.
@ednico It's quite fascinating that the Obsidian team didn't prioritize their own revenue generating service such as Publish, which has been on the list for quite some time. Recently there's only the 2FA feature. They instead chose to churn out features that people can just use for free. Just amazing.
In my opinion it will still suffer of a major architectural issue: one file (page) for each record is a overkill both from a UX point of view (potentially having to manage tons of pages) and for performance (having to parse and sync tons of files).
FYI there are plugins that makes a lot of sense on mobile: for example the Smartblock plugin let you trigger a specific template with a button instead of typing /template and then the name of the template.
Why does the Cornell Method deserve a spot in our study toolbox?
It is an effective tool to facilitate active learning, this system promotes critical thinking, efficient summarization, and effective review by helping us identify crucial points, connect ideas, and engage actively with the material. #TfT
