A way to build and edit dataview queries in a graphic way. Much like Properties are now shown with more a UI instead of the old frontmatter.
I’m envisioning an option from the Command Palette to “Insert Dataview Table” and “Insert Dataview List”…etc. A blank table or list would appear and you could then use dropdowns and fields to create filters and sorts.
Properties has shifted to be just like this. A skin of a graphic UI that is creating the front matter in the actual .md file. It seems like Dataview could be the same way…a graphic UI that will be creating and editing the query under the surface. We can already interact with tables by changing the sort order of the various columns created. I would to be able to build tables and lists in much the same way.
I want this personally because I often feel like avoid using Dataview because it’s difficult to get the outputs that I want. I feel like I spend too much time fiddling with the query (and Googling for help). I know that the solution is to improve my skillset here but this feature request feels like a huge opportunity to expand on the Obsidian team’s mission of making it more user friendly for beginners.