Problem Currently, when working with data in a base view, the only way to find specific records is by creating persistent filters. This works well for permanent organization, but creates friction for quick, one-time searches. Base views currently only allow filtering based on property values, but s…

I don’t think this FR has anything to with the related one you linked

That’s fair. There were a lot of comments in the other thread with many ideas. Can you add the tag bases to this post? I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten more likes. bases

See my comment here: [image] Native support for Inline (Intext) properties (`key:: value` a la dataview) Feature requests Bases don’t currently (as of Obsidian v1.9.x) scan the file contents; only cached information about the file. The team have said there are no plans to…

I don’t think that comment is related because this request doesn’t require inline properties. I think fuzzy search/core search is something where much of the work has been done while inline properties would take significant work.

I am not sure about scanning the entire files, but narrowing the records pulled by the tables is a very useful feature that is usually available in most data table view applications. I started experimenting with the db-folder plugin for some tables where I really need it to Narrow down the results…

[image] lyndhurst: I really need it to Narrow down the results. I think you’re looking for this feature request: [image] Bases: Temporary / Quick Search / Filtering Columns Bug graveyard Use case or problem Bases currently allow for creating filters on…

Yes, this was exactly what I was looking for, it was just lower in my DDG results :slight_smile: Thank you for pointing it out.

Use case or problem I want to add a custom property to my view, like summary, which is used to display a small portion of the beginning of the note (or a specific heading). However, it seems that there’s currently no API available to access content of the note. At first, I tried to manually create a…

See my comment here: [image] Bases : Support for tasks Feature requests See my related comment here: Bases don’t currently (as of Obsidian v1.9.x) scan the file contents; only cached information about the file. and Licat’s below that.

Oh, I see. I’m looking forward to seeing this supported in future versions!

Bases: Display, Access (and/or Filter using) the Note's Content

Feature requests

ariehen June 18, 2025, 12:55am 4

See my comment here: