Obsidian Release v1.1.5 (Insider build) - Announcements - Obsidian Forum
Embedded canvases now render a diagram of the underlying canvas. (1.1.5 release notes)
This is what I get in 1.1.5 with an ![[embedded.canvas]] in another canvas. Is this what is meant by “render a diagram”? The embedded canvas has an image, a markdown file, and a card on it.
Not saying anything is right or wrong with this view. Just looking for a reality check to set expectations.
It’ll look a bit better in 1.1.6
Returning to this question now that 1.1 (public) is released. This is what I get when I embed a canvas into another canvas:
Am I wrong in expected to see the details from the embedded canvas, not just a collection of squares? The image is the default theme. In the Sandbox vault I get the same result. Embedding a canvas in notes – same result; blocks.
The official Obsidian.md page describing canvases seems to imply we can see the canvas in a viewport.
Perhaps there’s some sort of css conflict, but since I get the same result in the Sandbox vault I wonder if that’s true.
I’m using 1.1.8 the public release, but it didn’t work for me in and of the insider releases.
I’ve completely uninstalled Obsidian, rebooted macOS, downloaded the public release, and created a new vault – the issue persists.
I’ve booted macOS (13.1) into Safe Mood and created a new vault there – the issue persists.
I’ve put Obsidian into restricted mode to disable all plugins, and rebooted Obsidian – the issue persists.
Oh I’m sorry. I said “it works for me”, but I wasn’t paying attention. I also can’t see any text in any of the embedded cards. It just shows a coloured outline of blocks, as a sort of preview.
Maybe that’s all that is expected to work at this point.
Thank you. Yes that’s what I’m trying to confirm.
The Canvas help at obsidian.md is probably the right answer.
Great update, playing with it now! It seems that the bug also reproduces when you embed a canvas inside a note.
Correction: it is not a bug, developers are working on it.
It’s not a bug though, just the current state of play. A deliberate decision.
thanks for clearing that up!
I think this thread can be closed. We can wait to see how canvas nesting evolves.
