Make Tasks recognize and work with Markwhen *.mw files

[P4cster]

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🔖 Feature description

I'm working with the Tasks plugin as well as Markwhen. Both are great to organize work, projects and so on. Unfortunately, in reading mode, clicking on a task doen't fill it properly to - [x] and a "Error" occurs stating that "Tasks: Does not support files with the mw file extension.". I think this would be a great feature for some of us, as Markwhen is gaining popularity and the syntax is pretty straightforward, as its edited in Markdown as well.

✔️ Solution

Include *.mw files in Tasks. Sorry for the lame solution description, but I think it's clear what the feature request is.

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📝 Additional Context

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[claremacrae]

syntax is pretty straightforward, as its edited in Markdown as well.

Tasks is implemented by reading the Obsidian MetadataCache class, which as far as I understand it only reads Markdown-formatted tasks.

For this reason, I have always reported that all requests for other formats involve a lot more work than users might expect.

Unfortunately, in reading mode, clicking on a task doen't fill it properly to - [x] and a "Error" occurs stating that "Tasks: Does not support files with the mw file extension.".

That's odd. I was unable to reproduce that, by doing the following:

• Installing the Markwhen plugin
• Clicking its icon in the the Ribbon
• Stabbing around and creating a few tasks (it doesn't provide any user guidance currently)

Result:

2020-08/2020: new event
2024-10-02: new event
2024-10-02: new event
2024-10-02: new event

There is nothing to view in there in Reading mode, so nothing for the Tasks plugin to complete.

[claremacrae]

The error message

Unfortunately, in reading mode, clicking on a task doen't fill it properly to - [x] and a "Error" occurs stating that "Tasks: Does not support files with the mw file extension.".

That's odd. I was unable to reproduce that, by doing the following:

• Installing the Markwhen plugin
• Clicking its icon in the the Ribbon
• Stabbing around and creating a few tasks (it doesn't provide any user guidance currently)

I've been thinking about the above. With the minimal info provided here, there's nothing that can be done to investigate it.

In any case, please have a read of this section of the Tasks documentation: Bug involving another plugin.

If you want to take the time to follow those instructions and supply a Zip file, complete with detailed list of steps to follow, I will spend a few minutes experimenting.

Alternatively, you could report the issue to the Markwhen plugin author.

The feature request

Because Markwhen .mw files are not in standard Obsidian Tasks format, it is too much work - and outside the scope of this plugin - to support them.

So I will close this bug issue.