Holos

Some more fixes to really get the plugin to be useable by other people!

v4.0.5

• Add ability to change track effective dates in Workbench
• Change how track effective dates work
  • Only 1 interval of active dates
  • No longer dependent on its internal project contents
• Remove old, unused settings options

Releasing and shipping something for other to use really isn’t about just pushing code.

After writing up my release, I thought I would be done, but when it actually came to test the plugin out on my vault, I ran into some issues that made the plugin really unusable, so I’ve been working towards fixing that.

Here’s what I addressed:

• Added the ability to create projects and tracks (After the redesign, I forgot to add a button to create these basic things!!)
• Removed directly style sheet injection (Obsidian doesn’t like it when I add css using javascript)
• Added the ability to define start and end date for projects with 1 phase

I still got some bugs to fix and production issues to address!

I’ve been working on the actual v4 release of the plugin. But it’s been taking a lot longer than I thought.

While testing the plugin in my test environment, the plugin runs quite smoothly. However, when testing it in my actual vault, it is a lot slower and less performant than I expected. Waiting 9 seconds just to switch a view is such a deal-breaker.

Regardless, here is what I did since the last devlog:

• Added a panel to edit tracks in the “Workbench” view (When redesigning the views, I forgot to provide a place for people to edit their tracks)
• Fixed styling of the Gantt chart view
• Attempted to optimize performance with rendering tweaks and by removing some debounce conditions

I added the capability for partial task completion. At first, I thought it would be a super simple task, but because of how tightly integrated everything is in the project, it took me a little longer than I thought it would.

Hey everyone! I’ve been building Holos, a productivity plugin that connects big-picture life planning to daily execution, all inside Obsidian.

The core idea: a three-tier system where Tracks define what you’re focusing on in a phase of life, Projects drill into specific areas, and a grid planning view turns everything into executable daily tasks. All stored in plain markdown files in your vault.

I built it because I kept overcommitting and losing the thread between my seasonal goals and what I was actually doing day to day. It’s been my daily driver for a while now.

This project has gone through many iterations, and I’ve recently started reworking the UI to make the plugin truly usable and intuitive for new users.

I would appreciate any feedback on the UI. Meanwhile, I am working on the task and rendering logic to make sure things are working as intended!