I found a section in the DevonThink guide that talks about #tags being converted to tags on import (for text based files)
What about when I create a file within DT. #tags inside of those files don’t seem to be tagged by DT.
In addition inside a MD file. Tags for auto completion?
That’s discussed in the Getting Started > Tagging > Tagging Sources section.
Yes. That’s the section I was reading.
For other people that might come across this question the answer is no. DT does not convert #tags to DT tags unless explicitly asked to do so. And there is no way to get an autocomplete list of tags when typing.
DT does not convert #tags to DT tags unless explicitly asked to do so.
That is incorrect. With the preference enabled, hashtags are converted to DEVONthink tags on import or document changes.
And there is no way to get an autocomplete list of tags when typing.
Sure, there is.
What are you looking at?
I personally use a combination of tags in the info panel and {==highlight==} inside markdown as a substitute for in-line tagging. After getting used to this method, I actually found it better than the hashtag approach employed by Obsidian. Highlights are spotted easily whenever a document is opened. Unified tag management has multiple benefits. Fewer CSS customized elements leads to a purer and better note-taking experience.
When I was a Obsidian devotee, the only thing I used in-line tagging for is to tell myself how to improve the note. #why, #unverified and #mr (stands for more research) were among a handful of in-line tags that appear in my notes. Category tags like #Aristotle, on the other hand, always belong to the metadata.
