Use Case
I want to easily record when I use the Blackstone grill
Calendar Steps
- Create folder in Obsidian:
Events\Blackstone - Install Full Calendar community plugin
- Choose Full Note, choose the directory created above, choose a color
- Hit save (easy to forget)
QuickAdd Steps
- Type name, choose Template, add choice
- Click the gear
- Choose a template (it’s required) choose filename format like this:
{{DATE:}} {{name}}(This is so it prompts you for the name otherwise there isn’t a name and that is screwy) - Choose the folder you want to create the note in
Your template needs to look like this to show up in the calendar correctly: (You can name the template whatever)
---
title: {{name}}
allDay: true
date: {{date}}
completed: null
---
Pinned Commands
This is for the Command Palette
(This is an Obsidian provided plugin)
These 3 entry points are the most common for my needs
Why all the trouble?
I have a bad habit of over engineering. I don’t want to have to write a SPA, API, authentication for that API, write to database, show results; all to simply capture that I used my grill.
Making data entry easy is the important part. So I try to make that happen with Obsidian. I can parse these files and sync to a database if I want, but I don’t need to worry about that. Hurdle number one is easy data entry.