YAML in Obsidian - A Prerequisite For Dataview 

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i don't have the show frontmatter option

I am learning more than expected. Each video lets me do one step further in Obsidian. Great!

I agree. Your videos are straightforward and easy to follow. Thanks for helpful content.

You explain things so clearly not just the how but the why it is important. This gives a better overview of the topic. Love your work sir. G

Congrats on 2000 subs! You make really great content, keep it up! May I ask what setup you use as a teleprompter?

Thank you so much! I've been feeling intimidated by all the coding snips required for Obsidian and was about ready to give up. This short, clear explanation was exactly what I needed! Looking forward to the next video!

Your videos are great stepping-off points before reading the docs. Thanks.

I really like how you teach the material. You make it so accessible and easy to follow. Great job ! subscribing now.

Thanks for this Video! I really appreciate your series. should be adopted as an official tutorial! haha

Thanks! Great Explanation 💪🏻💪🏻

Great Video!

Thank you so much! Your videos helps a lot. I saw a different method with double colon :: to give values to parameters what can be used in dataview. The advantage is that don't need to be at the top of the note as I saw in the video at Nicole.

There is no "show frontmatter" option in my settings/Editor. It looks like this is done in my version by checking "source mode" in the ... menu of a document when in edit mode.

thank u for the video, it helps me to understand useful Dataview

Show frontmatter is missing on my end. What should I do?

Thanks, this video is gold

Can't wait for the next video!!

Okay, what happened to the Show Frontmatter option?

I am using the format key:: value to add data to my notes. Is that different to YAML? Dataview seems to display that information just as well?

Thanks so much

when adding a new book note it is duplicating the book in the reading list. I f I change the staus say from "to Read" to reading, it moves the title to the appropriate list but leaves the duplicate in the original list. Thoughts?

BTW, YAML probably means "Yet Another Markup Language" following in the steps of YACC, Yet Another Compiler Compiler, created in the 1970's.

i really apreciate your help with dowloanding this software

When I switch to reading view my metadata looks completely different than in your example. It's named "Properties" instead of "Metadata" and it includes symbols and generally looks "prettier". Is this due to some update or did I mess around too much with plugins/themes?

Thanks it helped me install it

Nice

I have a Problem to solve, but I need to know if its even possible. I have a list of tickers and dates, its quite long. I need to have the time stamp for the high and the low of the day in csv. By knowing which which came first I can effectively test and adjust a trading system. Basically if you could enter a list of tickers and dates and retrieve high and low timestamps you could do an absolute back test on a method. Please let me know what you or anyone here things , thanks in advance.

I think there was an update, it seems like you can have multiple tags without commas (just spaces) now.

I dont have "show front matter"..

Hi there, I wonder if you can have a link to a note in the frontmatter. Something like Author: [[Carl Sagan]]. thanks in advance.

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📝 *Introduction to YAML and DataView in Obsidian* - Introduction to YAML and DataView in Obsidian, - Overview of the importance of annotating notes for effective use of DataView. 00:27 📄 *Metadata Basics in Obsidian* - Explanation of metadata, - Examples of automatically created metadata by Obsidian and user-created metadata, - Importance of annotating notes despite automatic metadata creation. 01:38 🏷️ *What is YAML and How to Use it* - Definition of YAML, - Comparison with JSON and XML, - Demonstration of adding YAML in Obsidian using three dashes and proper syntax. 02:50 🧐 *YAML Syntax Rules and Best Practices* - Importance of YAML being the first thing in a note, - The significance of spacing in YAML, - Handling multiple tags or aliases in YAML. 04:13 📑 *Alternative YAML Display Format* - Alternative way of displaying YAML using indentation, - Explanation of YAML parameters like aliases and tags being shown under metadata, - Insight into implementing YAML in templates for efficiency. 05:06 🚀 *Advantages of YAML Annotation in Obsidian* - Three advantages of using YAML in Obsidian, - Detecting errors through invalid YAML display, - Enhancing note appearance and allowing annotation based on custom parameters. Made with HARPA AI

I dont have "Show Fontmatter" anymore :(

what's the theme used in your obsidian

Pls clarify my doubt sir does it have tabla soft????? Pls tell sir

I'm using this text: {{date}} | {{time}}, in a journal it picks a date and time but not when I copy/paste this text in a note. any ideas why?

What are tags and aliases and why are they important?

Is it okay if we just do inline tags in Obsidian for finding things quickly?

Is it possible to automate population of yaml parameters? some kind of checkboxes or answer for popup windows? I want to make it more convenient on phone screen

excellent video. No list of Dataview metadata

dope

Is this still the way to go now with the property feature implemented?

I am confused about the yaml format for tags you are suggesting. You did it right with the square brackets and the comma. But when you changed by adding new lines, you aren't using any commonly known syntax. You should prefix each line with "-" to indicate it's an item of a list. I am not sure if it's a strange list-style or it is actually interpreting it as a dictionary with your tags as keys and null for values.

what's the difference between tags and type

hi sergio i 'd like to know if you are better than Nicole van der Hoeven in the use of obsidian ? are you the best master ? thank you

Hi, so whenever I type three dashes markdown automatically converts this to a line. How can I stop that from happening?

@01:10 Where is the link in the description?

How can I add the navigation bar you are using?

Hello, thanks for your content. Can we have an update on this ? Becaus it seem like its ont anymore possible to make YAML because title are obligatory

One First like Programming is Hard But now we all obsess with it

Much effect is undistinguished. 📙 A repeated event

works gj

Wow

michael i'd die for you

At first I just want to take some notes. Now I need to take some meta-notes. I am not sure if I am going too far...

Thanks for good vids on Obsidian. FYI you have a typo in the name of the video. "Prerequesite" should be "Prerequisite".

It took me 10 videos of yours to understand YAML Header is not some kind of South American slang 😂

Great video and explanation, but your camera thumbnail gets in the way really bad.

Are you a sw developer?

Nothing works!

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All tNice tutorials these " beginner " videos go way to fast and assu you already know stuff.