Zsolt Viczián
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🥳This marks the (almost) 2 million!!! downloads milestone!🍾
Released
@obsdmd
-
@excalidraw
2.1.7 including all recent Excalidraw updates + image caching for nested drawings and a long list of other fixes & new features.
Here's a video to celebrate!
👉👉
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I just published the
@excalidraw
plugin in the
@obsdmd
community plugin store! 🎉
🎞 ... and here's the link to a 6 part video series explaining how it works:
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I just released
@obsdmd
-
@excalidraw
v1.2.0.
With this update, drawings have become 1st class citizens! 🎉🥳🍾🎆
Here's a complete walkthrough video series:
If you are just interested in a snapshot of 1.2.0 features watch this:
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Hi
#roamcult
! Here's the Roam-Excalidraw Plugin MVP release.
👉👉👉
Many thanks to
@Conaw
,
@aakansha1216
,
@Vjeux
,
@dwelle
,
@Roamhacker
,
@kvistgaard
,
@houshuang
, and many others for helping make this happen!
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Wow!
@excalidraw
-
@obsdmd
is the first plugin reaching 1,000,000 downloads.
Thank you all for the support!
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Outlining in
@obsdmd
has just become super fun! I just installed the enhancing-mindmap plugin. It is amazing!
編集できるMinMapプラグインが登場。
まだ，ダークモードに対応していなかったり，使い勝手が良くないが，それでも、ノードの移動，下位ノードの開閉ができ，それぞれのノードがマークダウン形式になる。
＃Obsidian部
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I think this is huge! I'm going to be using this new feature so much!
I just released
@excalidraw
@obsdmd
1.9.0. You can now import PDF documents and annotate them in Excalidraw! 🚀
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It took me longer than I had estimated, but I now have a BoaP for How to Take Smart Notes... the "issue" is that this is such a rich book.
Now comes the video...
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I just published my Book on a Page summary of
@fortelabs
Building a Second Brain.
Following up on this video I will publish 2 behind-the-scenes videos about my process of creating this summary.
👉👉👉📽
🖼 High-res BoaP image:
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Permanent notes are compelling, but Zettelkasten feels academic. What works for me are evergreen visuals about key concepts, that I can pull up at any moment to explain something. Here are 3 examples about organizing folders.
@johnnydecimal
, PARA -
@fortelabs
, ACCESS -
@NickMilo
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🎉I've just released my Book on a Page summary of
@soenke_ahrens
How to Take Smart Notes.
The video turned out to be a massive 54 mins long... even though I cut a lot of things.
You will find a link to the high-res BoaP image in the video description.
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I created a stencil library for project planning. I added hashtags to each icon because, this way, if you add them to your sketch in the
@obsdmd
-
@excalidraw
plugin, your drawing will be tagged with the relevant keywords.
You can download it from here:
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Just released
@obsdmd
-
@excalidraw
1.3.1. It now supports linking to files by dragging from the Obsidian file manager onto a drawing. ZoomToFit is also improved.
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I am a process thinker. There are many good bits and pieces out there on PKM and Visual Thinking workflows, but there isn't a holistic process framework for PKM. I am attempting to put one together. What would you add to this mind dump?
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I spent today working on this for
@excalidraw
!! 🚀
The change still needs to be approved by the Excalidraw team, then deployed to ... and only then to
@obsdmd
- so still a few days, but then we'll have frames, and later editable markdown embeds in
@obsdmd
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Besides
@soenke_ahrens
' How to Take Smart Notes and
@fortelabs
' Building a Second Brain what are must reads on personal knowledge management?
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There are close to 600 plugins for
@obsdmd
. It takes time to find the really useful ones.
I just published this week's video in which I share the 16 community plugins and the 12 core plugins that I use in my Obsidian workflows on a daily basis.
👉📽👉
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Hi
@RoamResearch
! I found a way to integrate the latest
@excalidraw
version into Roam. This means images, sticky notes, live collaboration, and more.
Check out my video to learn more:
👉👉👉
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I published the first (very, very, very early) beta release of the
@obsdmd
-ExcaliBrain plugin.
You can install it with BRAT 🙏
@TfTHacker
.
The GitHub repository is here:
I will publish a short walkthrough video tomorrow.
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Today I created this mindmap of all the content I'd try to include in a course on Visual PKM.
It turns out I have a lot of ideas to share...
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I'm exploring ways to take my PKM to the next level. I'm learning to think more visually, integrating
@excalidraw
into my
@obsdmd
graph. My drawings have become more than just illustrations. They're self-standing documents, interlinked with everything else in my PKM system.
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The ExcalidrawAutomate Script Engine in
@obsidian
is surprisingly powerful.
This is the script I'm working on right now. Presentations with
@excalidraw
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Hi
#roamcult
! Here's a teaser video for
@excalidraw
integrated into Roam! Thanks to
@Vjeux
and others for the help!
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Thanks for all the valuable feedback! Here's v2 of the PKM Processes overview.
I would be honored if you could share some insight about the most valuable tools and workflows you are using in each (or some) of these processes: taxonomy templates, frameworks, routines, habits, etc
I am a process thinker. There are many good bits and pieces out there on PKM and Visual Thinking workflows, but there isn't a holistic process framework for PKM. I am attempting to put one together. What would you add to this mind dump?
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I can't contain my excitement! This will open so many opportunities on so many levels!
Here's a teaser for tomorrow's video +
@excalidraw
ScriptEngine code. I built a
@TheBrainTech
-like graph interface for my
@obsdmd
vault.
My mockup is far from perfect but already so powerful!
@NickMilo
@goldstein_aa
@TheBrainTech
@obsdmd
I converted it to Breadcrumbs syntax.
Jumps::
Children::
Parents::
I have a project on my one-day-maybe list to create a graph view plugin for Obsidian that resembles TheBrain's plex. When that is done, all my dreams will have come true.
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I just released an update to TheBrain-navigation script + a walkthrough video introducing new features.
It's amazing what you can do with
@excalidraw
in
@obsdmd
.
This version of the script abandons Breadcrumbs in favor of Dataview.
📽👉📽👉
Just when I thought it couldn't get any better...
TheBrain script in combination with Hover-Editor is just🤯
I made 2 minor improvements in my plugin to make this work better, so you'll want the 1.6.25 pre-release main.js for this - see video description
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I have just posted a new article on my Blog.
From Idea to Project, looks at the problem of pre-project opportunity framing.
Illustrated with Excalidraw - full editing workflow within Roam, now including illustration... 😁😁😁
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I just released
@excalidraw
@obsdmd
plugin 1.0.8. The update includes some QoL improvements, and full automation support via Templater using ExcalidrawAutomate.
👉👉👉 Intro video:
I include a sample script to generate a mindmap from an outline.
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I am super excited because I have just released
@excalidraw
-
@obsdmd
1.6.1. My dream of a sketchnote-first knowledge graph has never been closer to reality.
See a quick intro here:
Download from Obsidian Community Plugins
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ExcaliBrain is transforming how I use
@obsdmd
.
I just released a detailed video explaining what ExcaliBrain is and how it has started to change the way I use/navigate Obsidian.
📽
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I just released an update to Roam-Excalidraw to the beta channel. I now support nested text.
⚠ the user interface was re-worked... hope you'll find your way 😀
Changelog:
Please record bugs and feature requests here:
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I have just released
@excalidraw
-
@obsidian
1.9.5 featuring Web and Markdown Embeds. This is like Canvas on STEROIDS 🤯🚀
I've been at this for over a month now. The solution has many rough edges but I think it is ready for wider use.
👉👉👉
Here's a quick teaser! Embedded frames are coming to
@obsdmd
@excalidraw
.
see it in action here:
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I just released
@obsdmd
-
@excalidraw
1.8.11 featuring more QoL improvements:
- YouTube thumbnails
- Mouse wheel and pinch zoom settings
- Images from URLs (not in your Vault)
- Updated Set Grid Script (now remembers the previous grid setting)
👉👉👉
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Here's how my
@obsdmd
graph evolved since September 2021. I moved over to Obsidian in March 2021, but sadly I don't have a graph view from before importing my archives from TheBrain. Interestingly I never imported my Roam archives... I copy+paste old notes in as and when needed.
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Hi
@excalidraw
fans! We have just released pen mode for .
@dluzar
, thanks for the collaboration!
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I just released
@excalidraw
-
@obsdmd
2.0.4 with lots of new AI features including AI scripting support and another example script.
In addition, the release includes performance improvements, a new way to add a startup script, some new CSS, and more...
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After 3 full days of work, I finally released
@excalidraw
@obsdmd
1.7.1 to community plugins.
For now, it is only available to Obsidian Insiders (v0.15.2).
ExcaliBrain still needs a few minor changes to fully function in the new popout windows. I hope to release that tomorrow.
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I still have many ideas for making
@obsdmd
-
@excalidraw
better.
If you'd like to contribute to the ongoing development of the plugin, I am introducing a simple membership scheme, with Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers.
Come join me on the quest...
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Here's the final piece in Rethinking My PKM, a series I started a year ago. This video is a complete walkthrough of my PKM system in Obsidian.
👉👉
The video description includes the link to the canvas I'm using as in the video.
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I've just published this week's blog post:
Showcasing
@excalidraw
a walkthrough of key functionality + open Roam integration issues.
👉👉👉
special thanks to
@Conaw
for suggesting I take a look, & to
@Vjeux
,
@aakansha1216
,
@dluzar
for all the help!
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Hi
#roamcult
! I finally mastered Roam.json😎 I built an ePUB importer + a Study Bible. I will release the Python notebook and a detailed how-to... but it is taking a bit longer. Here's a teaser:
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I’m reading The Science of Managing our Digital Stuff
The authors have conducted an experiment to measure the impact of folder depth on speed of retrieval. Shallow is better. Based on these findings, you should create a subfolder if the number of items in reaches 21.
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🥳🎉
We've just reached an amazing milestone!
@excalidraw
in
@obsdmd
has crossed the 200k downloads milestone in the Community Plugins store.
Thank you!
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I continue to add simple scripts to the
@obsidian
-
@excalidraw
Script Engine library on GitHub.
More info here:
ℹ️:
🎥:
📁:
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I spent the past two weeks learning {{roam/render}}. Here's the summary of what I have learned.
👉👉👉
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Amazing! You know you are leveling up when your work is being translated. 🤯🤯
@SauChin_Chen
translated my Book-on-a-Page summary of
@soenke_ahrens
's How to Take Smart notes to Traditional Chinese. 🙏 Thank you! I am honored!
Here's my BoaP Video:
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Check out the retweet trail to see the evolution of my Obsidian Graph since September 2021. Here's today's status: ~11500 files
Here's how my
@obsdmd
graph evolved since September 2021. I moved over to Obsidian in March 2021, but sadly I don't have a graph view from before importing my archives from TheBrain. Interestingly I never imported my Roam archives... I copy+paste old notes in as and when needed.
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This is a quick update about the new
@obsdmd
plugin I am building on top of
@excalidraw
.
It's not quite ready to be released yet... but I am super excited about what it will be capable of 🤩
👉👉👉
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How do you organize your notes?
In this week’s video I explore 6 different approaches to storing, connecting and retrieving your ideas.
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I just released
@excalidraw
-
@obsdmd
2.0.15, which addresses a long outstanding gap in Obsidian.
You can now CROP your IMAGES in
- Excalidraw
- Obsidian Canvas
- Markdown Notes
It is more powerful than you might first think. Watch the full walkthrough!
👉
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🚀 Excited to introduce ExcaliBrain's game-changing feature: URL Indexing! Seamlessly navigate web pages from your Obsidian Vault, connect thoughts via shared references to Internet resources, and enhance your note-taking experience.
👉👉👉
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I recorded this quick demo for a friend showing off WYSIWYG embedding of blocks, and hover preview of internal references in the
@obsdmd
-
@excalidraw
plugin.
I thought some of you might also find it interesting.
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This is a super exciting new feature... hopefully released soon, then coming to an
@obsdmd
near you!
I'm also thinking of introducing an excalidraw-mermaid code block in Obsidian, in case you'd want to have handrawn diagrams without the need to create a separate Excalidraw file.
Mermaid support coming to Excalidraw!
@mermaidjs_
🧜♀️
Try out the beta below, and tell us how you will use it!
🔥 🔥
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I always felt intimidated by friends who could draw well. I got stuck at simple stick figures...
The idea of developing my visual vocabulary has been a game-changer for me.
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I just published
@obsdmd
-
@excalidraw
1.6.16.
This release comes with many cool new features, most notably the Obsidian Tools Panel in the editor.
I highly recommend watching this video introducing how the panel works.
👉👉👉
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Hi
#roamcult
! As my next project, I'm thinking to develop a Roam based course for QUERY in Roam. Starting from simple {{query: }}, through RoamJS query tools & Roam42 tricks, to datalog and embedding complex queries into SmartBlocks. Would there be interest? Any specific needs?
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You can download my diagram samples collection from here: 🎨
...and watch my video on Why Digrams Matter in PKM here: 🎦
Discover the power of diagrams for organizing ideas, enhancing productivity, and navigating complexity. Learn why diagrams matter and how to level up your PKM game today!
👉👉👉
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I just released
@obsdmd
@excalidraw
1.6.8
There are two new features:
- tray-mode
- customizable color palettes
Check out my short demo here:
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Yay!
Zsolt's Visual PKM has now over 6000 subscribers. 🍾
Thank you! 🙏
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The
@obsdmd
@excalidraw
ScriptEngine library continues to grow.
There are 23 scripts to choose from already!
Use them to reduce friction with regular tasks in Excalidraw or as inspiration for your own scripts. Github PRs to share scripts are welcome!
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I just published this week's video.
Building Visual Maps of Content with
@excalidraw
in
@obsdmd
👉👉👉
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Hi
#roamcult
! I've spent the last week deep diving into datalog. I built a query SmartBlock + many interesting examples using the Roam Alpha API
👉👉👉
🙏
@Bieber
,
@roamhacker
+ others for the amazing quality of information online.
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4 months later: My
@obsdmd
Vault holds 14434 files. Stuff migrated from
@TheBrainTech
in 2021 are increasingly spread out (yellow). Reds are Excalidraw drawings (now 2499). Outer files are YouTube media, in my Vault but not linked to other notes, and not synced.
Check out the retweet trail to see the evolution of my Obsidian Graph since September 2021. Here's today's status: ~11500 files
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Just released
@obsdmd
-
@excalidraw
2.0.0
Comes with lots of new features, including the all-new "Excalidraw-Publish". I think this is such big deal, that I created a separate video about it. I'll do a video about the rest of the 2.0.0 features tomorrow...
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Before You Write📝 Frame Your Thoughts🤔 with Concept Modeling
Dive into concept modeling with me in this week's video on Visual PKM! Learn how to frame your thoughts using concept maps, and revolutionize your understanding of any topic. Don't miss out!
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I just released
@obsdmd
@excalidraw
1.8.12!
Pinned Custom Pens
Highlighter
Pen Configuration Window
Pinned Favorite Scripts
Hand Tool for Panning
Color Picker, and
a new Mindmap Formatting script by pandoralink.
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🎉🥳🎆
I just released
@obsdmd
-
@excalidraw
1.7.14 with very exciting new functionality that I explain in this week's video.
👉👉👉
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I just released
@excalidraw
1.7.5 (available to
@obsdmd
insiders on 0.15.3)
The key new feature is the sidebar library from . The version also comes with a number of small fixes that I've been meaning to get done for weeks now...
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Here's my latest blog post. Random Daily Journal Prompts in Obsidian.
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Struggling to organize your digital files? Check out this video where I explore different file structures and note-taking methods to help you stay on top of your game. Including systems by:
@NickMilo
,
@johnnydecimal
,
@fortelabs
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I'm very excited about this video!
My workflow in
@obsdmd
is not rocket science, however, the automation around it is fun & powerful. I demonstrate automating
@excalidraw
templates with Templater and creating a visual workflow with the Kanban plugin.
👉
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In Roam tag vs. link was just a stylistic difference. In Obsidian they’re different things with different features.
When do you use tags and when do you use links to categorize your notes or paragraphs?
How many tags do you have? Are you using them strategically or on a whim?
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Hi
#roamcult
! Here's Agile Product Management in Roam - Part 1
👉👉👉
#RoamGames
🙏
@dvargas92495
,
@roamhacker
for components I use +
@cortexfutura
for sharing the concept of AoT &
@Conaw
for choice AoT + the feedback from you all during the week!
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Hi
#roamcult
here's my new post: Book Summaries Using Tiago's Progressive Summarization.
It includes a SmartBlock to convert literature notes to a draft summary.
Thanks
@fortelabs
for Progressive Summarization! Thanks
@roamhacker
for SmartBlocks!
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I just released LaTex support for
@obsdmd
-
@excalidraw
. The solution builds on the new image element, thus drawings created in Obsidian can be imported to , though you will no longer be able to edit the equations.
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Ramses and Jakub just on-boarded me to the alpha version of whiteboards in
@logseq
. I was blown away by the solution especially considering it is only an alpha release. Logseq is getting a very powerful whiteboard once the MVP is released.
Thanks
@rroudt
for the intro!
@rroudt
@coisinho2000
@zsviczian
@ChaeCramb
@calhistorian
@TheAnnaGat
@logseq
@pengx17
@tldraw
@tiensonqin
It makes sense. My suggestion about
@zsviczian
is becouse regarding Visual Thinking and PKM, regardless the tool, is probably one of the most outstanding experts and his experience deploying the Excalidraw plugin within Obsidian might be very valuable.
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Cohort 8 of the finished yesterday. I am now working on my BoaP video for Atomic Habits...
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I released
@obsdmd
@excalidraw
1.2.0-alpha-1 for testing.
Amazing new features: block transclusion in drawings, link aliases, markdown tags, drawings in backlinks & the graph, MD templates, + more!
Not yet in community plugins:
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Hi All, I just released part 1/8 of my video series about Thinking Maps (TM) with
@excalidraw
in
@obsdmd
. TM is a visual language of 8 thinking-process maps.
👉👉👉
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I just released
@excalidraw
-
@obsdmd
1.9.13
New:
- Interactive image-embeds
- Templater support in markdown embeds
- Anchored image resizing
+ fixes and improvements
👉👉👉
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I just released roam-excalidraw beta.v05.
Fixes:
- CTRL+Z
- deleting text bug
New:
- support for any level of nesting with limited intelligence for positioning
⚠️This is beta. Try only if you are ok to find bugs... and worst case losing your drawing
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I just released Excalidraw-
@obsdmd
1.7.20 which includes the enhanced line editing feature. This is a great enhancement for mobile/tablet users!
Arrow and line editing experience improved!
Now you can add points between line segments inside the editor ✨
Implemented with 💜 by
@aakansha1216
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I am excited to share my latest video collaboration with
@NickMilo
! Join us as we dive deep into the world of Notemaking through Concept Modeling with
@obsdmd
and
@excalidraw
.
👉👈
#PKMSummit
#PKM
#VisualThinking
@MarkV
thanks for the Thumbnail photo!
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This is actually a VERY BIG THING and the PRIMARY reason I switched to Obsidian in the first place. There's a lot of talk about plugins, features, and workflows - but at the heart of my choice was the ownership and security of my data.
Obsidian has been independently audited by the security firm
@cure53berlin
— you can find the report on our new /security page.
Obsidian is designed to be a private and secure space for your thoughts. Since the start, Obsidian has been built to give you
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Agile Product Management in Roam - Part 2
I'm releasing the MVP of
#RoamAgile
targeting small teams managing the entire product development lifecycle within Roam.
Complete with videos, the .EDN archive, and more!
My final submission for
#RoamGames
1
First Challenge - Project Management in a team, with handoffs. 10k distributed to best links/ideas/videos tweeted with
#RoamGames
tag
Tutorial or Demo Videos, Blog Posts, Tweet Storms, Sample DBs, Templates, Custom CSS/JS, Smartblocks, Queries.... all welcome
As an Example:
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I just released
@excalidraw
-
@obsdmd
1.9.20
Key new features:
- Mermaid Diagrams (beta) 🙏
@Aakansha
- Intelligent snapping 🙏
@_ryan_d
- Shape boolean operations 🙏GColoy
... and more
👉👉👉
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The
@excalidraw
-
@obsdmd
Script Engine is so powerful! I wanted arched text, so I spent a few minutes putting together this script. You can install it from the script library.
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Working on ExcaliAI. Not progressing as fast as I'd want... but getting there. Looking to do something useful - not just eye candy.
Use AI to challenge and extend your thinking based on a whiteboard.
ExcaliAI is coming this weekend! I am working on some useful solutions as well... This is addictive!
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ExcaliAI is coming this weekend! I am working on some useful solutions as well... This is addictive!
I've updated the prompt in the script. Download the updated script for a better working result.
🤯🤯🤯
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@wiseconnector
Too many good books to chose from... but if I can only pick one: Finite and Infinite Games by James P. Carse
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A few days ago I finally got around to importing my archive from
@TheBrainTech
to
@obsdmd
. I can already see links forming between the old and the new. It's so good to have my old thoughts available again!
Here's the script I used to do the conversion:
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I just released
@excalidraw
@obsdmd
1.4.13 featuring Markdown embeds. Update from community plugins. Watch the video to learn the new features.
👉👉👉
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I just released ExcaliBrain 0.0.13
New:
- New filter for tag and link types
- Option to label links with dataview fields
- Option to interpret all inferred links as jumps (useful for genealogy)
- Hotkey for search and hover editor
Fix:
- Link direction
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I was super envious of Draw-a-UI, so I ported it to
@excalidraw
-
@obsdmd
. The GPT-Draw-a-UI script is now available for anyone to play with in the Excalidraw script library! 🙏
@sawyerhood
for the inspiration (and the code)
👉👉👉
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After a month of pause, here's my latest blog post. I compare three solutions to the real-life business workflow of translating a strategy to a project portfolio.
Addicted to Block References: MS Office vs.
@RoamResearch
vs.
@obsdmd
👉👉👉
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There are many new features since I last released a video showcasing
@excalidraw
-
@obsdmd
.
👉👉👉
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I was approached by
@markethubb
to help with some
@RoamResearch
queries. This opportunity to play again with datalog reminded me how much I love Roam’s data model. For those interested, I have published many resources on programming Roam…
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