Configuration

Plugin Settings (Global)

Access via Settings → Life Tracker.

Animation Duration

Control how long chart animations play (in milliseconds).

• Default: 3000ms
• Range: 0-10000ms
• Tip: Set to 0 to disable animations

Visualization Presets

Auto-apply visualization settings based on property names.

Field	Description
Pattern	Text to match against property names
Type	Visualization type to apply
Scale	Optional min/max range
Color	Optional color scheme

Example: Pattern mood with Heatmap type and 1-5 scale applies to all properties containing “mood” in the name.

Override behavior: Local per-view configurations always take precedence over presets.

Property Definitions

Configure trackable properties for the capture command. See Property Capture for details.

Life Tracker View Options

Configured via the view’s settings panel (gear icon).

Option	Default	Description
Granularity	daily	Time grouping (daily to yearly)
Time frame	all_time	Date range filter
Date anchor	(auto)	Property to use for date resolution
Grid columns	3	Number of columns (1-6)
Show legend	true	Display chart legends
Show empty dates	true	Include dates with no data
Cell size	12	Heatmap cell size in pixels
Show day labels	true	Day labels on heatmaps
Show month labels	true	Month labels on heatmaps
Embedded height	400	Height when embedded (pixels)

Grid View Options

Option	Default	Description
Time frame	all_time	Date range filter for notes
Hide notes	required	When to hide completed notes

Hide notes options:

• required: Hide when required properties are filled
• all: Hide when all properties are filled
• never: Always show all notes

Per-Visualization Config

Stored per view, per visualization. Access via right-click context menu.

Setting	Description
Type	Visualization type
Scale	Min/max range (auto or preset)
Color scheme	Color palette (green, blue, purple, etc.)
Reference line	Target line with value and label
Heatmap options	Cell size, day/month labels (heatmap only)

Overlay Config

Stored per view. Access via overlay card context menu.

Setting	Description
Display name	User-defined overlay name
Chart type	Line, Bar, or Area
Properties	Array of property IDs (minimum 2)
Scale	Shared Y-axis min/max
Color scheme	Color palette
Reference lines	Per-property target lines
Hide individual visualizations	Hide separate cards for overlay props

Scale Presets

Available for numeric visualizations:

Preset	Range
Auto	Dynamic
0-1	0 to 1
0-5	0 to 5
1-5	1 to 5
0-10	0 to 10
1-10	1 to 10
0-100	0 to 100

Color Schemes

Available for all chart types except Tag Cloud:

• green (default)
• blue
• purple
• orange
• red

Date Anchor Resolution

Priority order for determining entry dates:

1. Filename pattern: YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-Www, YYYY-MM, YYYY-Qq
2. Date anchor property: Configured in view settings
3. File metadata: ctime or mtime

Configuration Priority

For visualization settings:

1. Per-view column config: Highest priority
2. Global preset: Applied if no local config exists
3. Default/unconfigured: Shows selection card