Creation/Edit Menu should support Obsidian's Auto Complete, such as for tags, and linking to other notes with [[]]

[claremacrae]

Discussed in https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/discussions/329

• #329

^{Originally posted by uwidev September 21, 2021} But it doesn't... it should be supported because typing task subtasks over and over again are painful. Templates can only help so much.

[claremacrae]

I've closed the following, pointing users there to here instead:

• #402

[andyg101]

I don't seem to be able to upvote this so gave a thumbs up

[claremacrae]

I don't seem to be able to upvote this so gave a thumbs up

Perfect.

[claremacrae]

https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/discussions/2682 is another request.

It suggests the QuickAdd Capture dialog as a place that may be an existing implementation of this feature.

[mchalemg]

#2682 is another request.

It suggests the QuickAdd Capture dialog as a place that may be an existing implementation of this feature.

thank you for pointing me here. I thumbs upped the top comment. I hope thats sufficient. This would be an incredibly useful feature for me. I believe for others as well

[claremacrae]

#2682 is another request.

It suggests the QuickAdd Capture dialog as a place that may be an existing implementation of this feature.

I can't reproduce that. @mchalemg Please kindly record here the steps to follow, to get QuickAdd to auto-complete on existing tags or [[...]] links. Thanks in advance.

[mchalemg]

#2682 is another request. It suggests the QuickAdd Capture dialog as a place that may be an existing implementation of this feature.

I can't reproduce that. @mchalemg Please kindly record here the steps to follow, to get QuickAdd to auto-complete on existing tags or [[...]] links. Thanks in advance.

I created a "Capture" QuickAdd Choice. It captures a string value and appends it to a file with a path pattern I specify. I have a hot key associated with this command so I can quickly add a task from anywhere in obsidian.

[mchalemg]

#2682 is another request. It suggests the QuickAdd Capture dialog as a place that may be an existing implementation of this feature.

I can't reproduce that. @mchalemg Please kindly record here the steps to follow, to get QuickAdd to auto-complete on existing tags or [[...]] links. Thanks in advance.

I created a "Capture" QuickAdd Choice. It captures a string value and appends it to a file with a path pattern I specify. I have a hot key associated with this command so I can quickly add a task from anywhere in obsidian.

The above approach is great for capturing a single task. And I might have a task or project in mind that is not defined yet, so it goes to my "inbox" tasks query. Editing it from there is less useful because I can't properly tag it from the Tasks Dialog

[claremacrae]

Thank you. I think you may be saying that it's not in QuickAdd's settings that it offers completion of tags and links, but at the point when a QuickAdd macro is executed.

[mchalemg]

Thank you. I think you may be saying that it's not in QuickAdd's settings that it offers completion of tags and links, but at the point when a QuickAdd macro is executed.

Right. You asked how to recreate, so I wanted to demonstrate the setup. The feature is all in that dialog that pops up when the capture command is executed.

[skyue]

it is very helpful if support # [[]] auto complete in dialog.

[laawn]

I may not speak for everyone, @claremacrae, but I think this would be most useful in the Edit Task modal. I manage most tasks via queries, so the only way I can interact with them is via the Edit Task modal. Unless I go to the source page for the task I'm interacting with, there's no way to add or change tags with Obsidian's Auto-Complete menu. I mention this because while the QuickAdd workaround is great for adding new tasks, it doesn't work for interacting with current ones.

[claremacrae]

Not aimed at anyone in particular, but I do of course understand the value of the Edit Task modal supporting Obsidian's auto-complete.

Please, no more comments restating the request: just up-vote it with a 👍 in the description, if you wish to express support...

Thank you.

It will be done when someone with the required skills and knowledge has the time to do it.

[laawn]

Not aimed at anyone in particular, but I do of course understand the value of the Edit Task modal supporting Obsidian's auto-complete.

Please, no more comments restating the request: just up-vote it with a 👍 in the description, if you wish to express support...

Thank you.

It will be done when someone with the required skills and knowledge has the time to do it.

Sorry, that wasn't my intent. Nor was it my intent to suggest that I didn't think you knew the importance; I know we've gone back and forth about it previously. I just wanted to add that while the QuickAdd workaround suggestion from @mchalemg was very helpful for adding new tasks, it doesn't address the lack of auto-complete with manipulating existing tasks.

Thanks again for all you do @claremacrae ! We really appreciate Tasks and the work you and others have put in.