you are an amazing man who made my dreams come true . Made all the things i wanted out of a note taking app so i can move my notes to the digital surface . And made it free . I hope i will have money one day to buy you a coffe
Obsidian Super Hero! Thanks again. Love the new pens and the new tray mode! Pen tool zoomed in was a problem. Obsidian Excalidraw is such a great tool on my Z Fold 4 phone tablet. The big deal, of course, is how these drawings have a live markdown backstage so we can link in and out of the drawing.
you can also try to tweak the pen settings... though in my experience sticking to a 100% zoom allows the highest level of reusability... which is a key consideration when using sketches for pkm.
Not a quantum leap but another big leap! Quanta are the smallest units of something and it amuses me how we misuse the term. Every addition is going to be useful. Epic as always.
thanks... I agree, it was much needed, especially the ability to pick a color from an image. next are some scripts to automatically recommend complementer colors based on the selected color
Yes, that color palette has been bugging me for a long time... even though the best designs use only a very few colors, and use them consistently (which is possible with the palette, but not with the color picker) - th-cam.com/video/r9oB1SlK1GU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for this software and the QOL improvements, you should definitely work on the UX and UI more often! It helps so much with day to day things!
Good job! I like taking notes with Excalidraw using a graphics tablet. But, especially when writing text, it would be nice if the cursor shape became that of a pen. The cross-shaped cursor is not very comfortable for writing.
Thank you for your videos and the work in Visual PKM. Are those different pens available for iPad Pro as well? I couldn’t find out a way to make them work.
They are. You need to enable custom pens in Excalidraw Plugin Settings. This is because, as I explain in the beginning of the video, custom pens break compatibility with Excalidraw.com. They don't fully break compatibility, but drawings will custom pens will look different on Excalidraw.com. See in plugin settings under non-excalidraw.com supported features
hey, I really love the thick to thin custom pen for my mind maps. is there a way to enable the custom pen by default, so when I create a file and select the pen, it selects a custom pen by default?
Hi, do you have any command in obsidian for creating a new excalidraw drawing in a new tab next to current tab. If I am in a file and if I click the icon of excalidraw in the ribbon so I want it to create a new excalidraw file without overlapping my currently opened file. Do you have any command for that?
@@VisualPKM oh yes i knew this😂😂but completely forgot it. And one more question what if we want to create a macro for automation for example in quickadd and I want it to create the excalidraw drawing in a new tab. Can this be possible? I mean if i press a single hotkey then it should create a new excalidraw file in a new tab and open that tab for me to start drawing. Please solve this one as well😊😊.
Hello i tried using excalidraw but i missed the features canvas provided: to just drag a markdown onto your big file would this be even possible to implement or impossible?
To some extent the feature is already available, but it looks different from the Canvas. You can embed markdown files on the canvas. Simply hold down the CTRL (or SHIFT on a Mac) and drop any file on the canvas from the Obsidian file explorer. You can also use the command palette or the obsidian tools panel to add a Markdown file to a drawing. The embedded documents will have a sketched look, to match the overall Excalidraw experience. The markdown document will not be editable inside the canvas, for this you need to CTRL+Click it (or CTRL+OPT/Start+click it) to open it for editing. I am working on the feature to allow viewing TH-cam inside the canvas, when that is implemented I will use the same to allow switching to edit mode of a markdown document within the Excalidraw canvas, much like the Obsidian canvas).
Hey maybe an unpopular opinion, but why don´t you just create a stand alone app? I wanted to use Obsidian but got overwhelmed quickly but follow your process since a while now and am amazed by your work ethic and output.
Thanks for the feedback! Obsidian can be overwhelming at first. However, one reason I am able to get so much output is because I build heavily on the Obsidian and Excalidraw APIs. Both components are of very high quality and easy to work with. I use Obsidian as my PKM "Operating System", like Windows or MacOS, or LINUX... building a solution on top of the OS. Building the same functionality stand alone would take drastically more time and effort...
there is no such configuration. use the line tool with a semi transparent color (add 40 or similar at the end of the color string for stroke color, e.g. a pinkish highlighter would be: #FF000040). You can also use the rectangle too. in that case i would set Sloppiness to Architect, stroke to transparent and background to #FF000040, or for a light blue #0000FF40, etc.
This is a styling issue... for me the style did not change. This update did include some minor style tweaks, but none that should result in the change you are showing. What theme are you using? And on what type of device?
you are an amazing man who made my dreams come true . Made all the things i wanted out of a note taking app so i can move my notes to the digital surface . And made it free . I hope i will have money one day to buy you a coffe
Everything you do is impressive. Thank you
Wow -- what an awesome update! Thanks so much for all your hard work!
excalidraw is now a seperate software, thank you man
Obsidian Super Hero! Thanks again. Love the new pens and the new tray mode! Pen tool zoomed in was a problem.
Obsidian Excalidraw is such a great tool on my Z Fold 4 phone tablet. The big deal, of course, is how these drawings have a live markdown backstage so we can link in and out of the drawing.
But even fine tip gets wonky when zoomed way in like 700%. I guess I need to stay zoomed out further until you create a super fine. :-)
you can also try to tweak the pen settings... though in my experience sticking to a 100% zoom allows the highest level of reusability... which is a key consideration when using sketches for pkm.
This channel deserves more attention
Not a quantum leap but another big leap! Quanta are the smallest units of something and it amuses me how we misuse the term. Every addition is going to be useful. Epic as always.
😁jumbo shrimp, silent scream, sweet sorrow, pretty ugly, deafening silence, organic chemicals, virtual reality, acting naturally, found missing...
@@VisualPKM Military intelligence. They are all great. Take the bull by the horns and avoid cliches like the plague.
Great update, as always.
So many good features!!
Thanks for all your work!
This is a great update. Especially the color picker is awesome!
thanks... I agree, it was much needed, especially the ability to pick a color from an image. next are some scripts to automatically recommend complementer colors based on the selected color
Wow this update is amazing! All of it is so useful! Especially helpful that you can now choose from more colors with the color picker!
Yes, that color palette has been bugging me for a long time... even though the best designs use only a very few colors, and use them consistently (which is possible with the palette, but not with the color picker) - th-cam.com/video/r9oB1SlK1GU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for this software and the QOL improvements, you should definitely work on the UX and UI more often! It helps so much with day to day things!
So excited!
Thanks a lot, Zsolt!
Your hard work is very much appreciated!
Wonderful! Thank you so much !!!
Congratulations
AMAZING work!
THANKS!
Thank you so so much!!🤗🤗
wonderful
Good job!
I like taking notes with Excalidraw using a graphics tablet. But, especially when writing text, it would be nice if the cursor shape became that of a pen. The cross-shaped cursor is not very comfortable for writing.
Noted. Should not be very difficult. I will try not to forget.
@@VisualPKM Thanks a lot
Yes he is absolutely right...same issue.. much needed..
Thank you for your videos and the work in Visual PKM. Are those different pens available for iPad Pro as well? I couldn’t find out a way to make them work.
They are. You need to enable custom pens in Excalidraw Plugin Settings. This is because, as I explain in the beginning of the video, custom pens break compatibility with Excalidraw.com. They don't fully break compatibility, but drawings will custom pens will look different on Excalidraw.com. See in plugin settings under non-excalidraw.com supported features
hey, I really love the thick to thin custom pen for my mind maps. is there a way to enable the custom pen by default, so when I create a file and select the pen, it selects a custom pen by default?
With scripting yes, but it is not that straight forward at the moment.
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How do you autocomplete with the background color?
you can set the fill style of a freedraw shape. If the default fill style is set to solid, it will auto fill when the shape completes.
@@VisualPKM Now I understand, there is a small delay, I was closing it too quickly and releasing the brush, thank you
why the configuration of my pen don´t save?
Hi, do you have any command in obsidian for creating a new excalidraw drawing in a new tab next to current tab. If I am in a file and if I click the icon of excalidraw in the ribbon so I want it to create a new excalidraw file without overlapping my currently opened file. Do you have any command for that?
CTRL + Click on the ribbon icon should achieve this for you.
@@VisualPKM oh yes i knew this😂😂but completely forgot it. And one more question what if we want to create a macro for automation for example in quickadd and I want it to create the excalidraw drawing in a new tab. Can this be possible? I mean if i press a single hotkey then it should create a new excalidraw file in a new tab and open that tab for me to start drawing. Please solve this one as well😊😊.
@@realgouravverma My TH-cam Workflow in Obsidian with Templater, Kanban, and Excalidraw
th-cam.com/video/qDSHBnl83r8/w-d-xo.html
For anyone wondering like me how to easily duplicate selected objects, hold Alt Button and drag the object/text.
why those pens appear in horizontal row in my app?
Hello i tried using excalidraw but i missed the features canvas provided: to just drag a markdown onto your big file
would this be even possible to implement or impossible?
To some extent the feature is already available, but it looks different from the Canvas. You can embed markdown files on the canvas. Simply hold down the CTRL (or SHIFT on a Mac) and drop any file on the canvas from the Obsidian file explorer. You can also use the command palette or the obsidian tools panel to add a Markdown file to a drawing. The embedded documents will have a sketched look, to match the overall Excalidraw experience.
The markdown document will not be editable inside the canvas, for this you need to CTRL+Click it (or CTRL+OPT/Start+click it) to open it for editing. I am working on the feature to allow viewing TH-cam inside the canvas, when that is implemented I will use the same to allow switching to edit mode of a markdown document within the Excalidraw canvas, much like the Obsidian canvas).
May I ask what font is this I fell in love with this font and want to use
Which font? on the thumbnail? It's called Virgil. This is the default font in Excalidraw. virgil.excalidraw.com/
@@VisualPKM Yess thank you so much
is there a way to move the canvas with a single finger instead of 2 fingers?
touch the hand tool, then you can move the canvas with a single finger, also if you switch the canvas to view mode you can pan with a single finger
Hey maybe an unpopular opinion, but why don´t you just create a stand alone app? I wanted to use Obsidian but got overwhelmed quickly but follow your process since a while now and am amazed by your work ethic and output.
Thanks for the feedback!
Obsidian can be overwhelming at first. However, one reason I am able to get so much output is because I build heavily on the Obsidian and Excalidraw APIs. Both components are of very high quality and easy to work with. I use Obsidian as my PKM "Operating System", like Windows or MacOS, or LINUX... building a solution on top of the OS. Building the same functionality stand alone would take drastically more time and effort...
Obsidian is only as complicated as you want it to be. Just start small and expand (with features and plugins) when you feel something is missing.
i was wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to get a traditional eraser in the Obsidian Excalidraw plug in
What is a "traditional" eraser? There's an eraser tool. "e" is the shortcut.
@@VisualPKM an eraser that only removes the part of the line it touched as apposed to the entire line would be great.
@@God..of..infinity that is something to feature request on the Excalidraw package github page here: github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw/issues
Does anyone know how to configure a highlighter to make just straight lines? (Like in Samsung Notes)?
there is no such configuration. use the line tool with a semi transparent color (add 40 or similar at the end of the color string for stroke color, e.g. a pinkish highlighter would be: #FF000040). You can also use the rectangle too. in that case i would set Sloppiness to Architect, stroke to transparent and background to #FF000040, or for a light blue #0000FF40, etc.
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first comment :)
A great version update, with a small flaw, I wonder if it can be adjusted (as shown in the picture i.imgur.com/HiMMwPh.png)
This is a styling issue... for me the style did not change. This update did include some minor style tweaks, but none that should result in the change you are showing. What theme are you using? And on what type of device?
@@VisualPKM I'm using obsidian's default bright theme (the system is windows)
Everything you do is impressive. Thank you