Quote storage system using queries and smartblocks

Capture and review what you read using this simple query system.

In this video, Jeffrey Webber walkthroughs his quote-capture system. Using built-in queries and Logseq smartblocks, he's made it super easy to collect and retrieve insightful quotes.

Timestamps

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:32 The Final Product
  • 01:45 Creating the Template
  • 05:23 Running the Smartblock
  • 07:21 Creating the Query
  • 09:01 Custom Query CSS
  • 10:05 Intentional Friction
  • 10:54 Outro

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Custom CSS from the video

/* Hide "table view" from queries */
div.mx-2 {
  display: none;
}

/* Remove the actual query displayed in simple query tables */
div.dsl-query > div.custom-query > div.flex > div.content {
  display: none;
}

/* Style the heading row of Query Table */
th {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: #3f74bf;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-transform: capitalize;
  background-color: #ffce54;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

/* Wrap text in query table */
td {
    white-space: pre-wrap !important;
}

Logseq Smartblocks (available from the Marketplace)

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