Is there a way to automatically render text blocks...
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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.
AshSimmonds
05/10/2022, 3:00 PMUse 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`:
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## [[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]]AshSimmonds
05/10/2022, 3:01 PMThen 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.
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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:
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![[daily.journal.*#videogamesdoorkickers]]a
AshSimmonds
05/10/2022, 3:05 PMOk thanks, I'll look into that.
AshSimmonds
05/10/2022, 3:09 PMThis 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.
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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.
AshSimmonds
05/10/2022, 3:36 PMCan 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.
AshSimmonds
05/10/2022, 4:22 PMOk 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:
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