Obsidian 1.9.7 Desktop (Early access)
By Steven Van ·
Improvements Bases: Autocomplete now includes formula properties. Bases: Added file.backlinks. Bases: Improved performance when rendering large images.
Obsidian 1.9.7 is out in early access for desktop, with a batch of improvements to Bases and a new sync option, alongside a long list of fixes.
- Bases autocomplete now includes formula properties, and a new file.backlinks property is available.
- Cards view can show images when the "image property" is a text property pointing to an image, either relative to the vault or an absolute file:/// path (desktop only).
- New file() and Link.asFile() functions let a Base access properties from a file reference.
- Base code blocks now get YAML syntax highlighting, formula errors display more clearly, and the toolbar, View menu, and Properties menu have been reorganised and simplified.
- Rendering large images in Bases is faster, and Markdown parsing is faster for files with many underscores (__).
- A new "Conflict resolution" setting for Sync lets you choose between merging files (the default) or creating a conflict file when changes clash.
The release also fixes a long list of Bases bugs, including an extra "Untitled" formula being created, broken link clicks in Cards view when using an icon display, interaction problems with Bases inside callouts, date comparisons between datetime values, and Bases getting deleted when syncing with a device on Obsidian 1.8.10. Other fixes cover page preview, property search, and global search now stopping after 100,000 results. Full details are in the changelog.
