request : adding a graph view like the one in Obsidian

[mlaarebi]

Expected behaviour

To have a graph view that enables to see the relations between notes, just like the one in Obsidian.

Actual behaviour

Qownnotes doesn't have one, yet.

Steps to reproduce

[pbek]

Can you please elaborate on your request.

[mlaarebi]

a graph view enables the user to see a map of all the connections between his linked notes. A map that he can interact with to visualize every connection between his notes.

I uploaded a screenshot (as example) from the Obsidian app.

[pbek]

Thank you. What, in your (or Obsidian's) eyes, are linked notes? Markdown link to other note file? Same Tag? Notes with the same parent tag linked (how many levels up)? Same sub-folder?

[mlaarebi]

They are Markdown files linked by internal links (just like in Qownnotes), the difference is the "graph view" that can help to visualize the relations between notes.

Meaning that Qownnotes already have everything needed for this future, it only needs the ability to preview the links visually. Now we can preview the markdown files, It would be nice to add an option to show a graph of all the links between notes in a sub folder.

[pbek]

linked by internal links

What are "internal links"? 😁

The only information currently available are notes linked by tags. Are we talking about tags?

[mlaarebi]

you can link notes directly without tags, just by adding its link (the icon in the picture).

When you want to add a link, you can chose between a URL and an internal link.

[fabianski7]

mindforger has something similar.
https://mindforger.com/

[pbek]

you can link notes directly without tags, just by adding its link (the icon in the picture).

Yes, of course you can. 😁 But QON does not store that information other than by putting a file link (some text) into the note text file. So linking information needs to be gathered (parsed and evaluated) for all notes.

mindforger has something similar.

I can see a "tag navigator", are you talking about that, @fabianski7?
There are people who "link" their notes just by tags.

[pbek]

@mlaarebi, so what is in Obsidian a linked note? Or does obsidian have no tags?

[mlaarebi]

@pbek Obsidian uses tags too, but also links between them by internal links (like in Qownnotes).

And calls the "sub folders" : "vaults".

Obsidian's linked note = Qownnotes's linked notes.
Obsidian's tags = Qownnotes's tags.