#questions
Title
a
AshSimmonds
05/10/2022, 2:59 PMIs there a way to automatically render text blocks of backlink mentions? I know how to do it manually, but that requires writing the stuff, then remembering to make a reference back to it etc.
I get backlinks section can sorta do this with links in an extra pane which you need to click-through to see, but it'd be nice to auto-generate the mentions within the page itself.
Use case: I play a video game almost daily, with 2-10 short games of it a day. I could go and put my scores into the entry for the game itself, but trying to use the Calendar thing for daily tracking of stuff where I can put stream-of-consciousness in like Doogie Howser or whatever.
Eg - entry added in `daily.journal.2022.05.10.md`:
Copy code
## [[video-games.tetris]] played
- 01: easy, score: 370
- 02: medium, score: 330
- etc
## [[video-games.door-kickers]] on sale
AU$8.68 on [[steam]] until [[daily.journal.2029.05.10]]Then in my Tetris entry it auto-records my scores, and in Door Kickers it records sales or whatever info I want to add to check later.
s
SeriousBug
05/10/2022, 3:03 PM> Is there a way to automatically render text blocks of backlink mentions?
No unfortunately, but you might be able to get something working with wildcard link references. That would look like:
Copy code
![[daily.journal.*#videogamesdoorkickers]]a
AshSimmonds
05/10/2022, 3:05 PMOk thanks, I'll look into that.
This also super useful for other times when just freestyle journalling who you had meetings with or what projects worked on or had for breakfast etc.
s
SeriousBug
05/10/2022, 3:16 PMOh, also forgot to mention you can do
![[daily.journal.*#videogamesdoorkickers:#*]]:#*a
AshSimmonds
05/10/2022, 3:31 PMUnfortunately that syntax shows EVERY file that DOESN'T have the section.
Can see the potential here though if we tweak the syntax, just a few filters like this would almost completely replace my need for Todoist/Notion.
Ok example of a daily journal stream of consciousness that I just want to get sorted at end of the day and check backlinks when less busy - that one with all the curvy tendrils are projecty things/people/stuff I've mentioned in the journal entry:
4 Views