obsidian Cards UI

Think it would be possible to have something like this in Primary?

https://minimal.guide/Block+types/Cards

Jun 12 '22 12:06 miharekar

@miharekar you can try this as CSS snippet from Minimal theme. Note that there should be needed some additional fixes

Create CSS Snippet

path: vault/.obsidian/snippets

:root {
  --cards-min-width: 180px;
  --cards-max-width: 1fr;
  --cards-mobile-width: 120px;
  --cards-image-height: 400px;
  --cards-padding: 1.2em;
  --cards-image-fit: contain;
  --cards-background: transparent;
  --cards-border-width: 1px;
}
@media (max-width: 400pt) {
  :root {
    --cards-min-width: var(--cards-mobile-width);
  }
}
.cards.table-100 table.dataview tbody,
.table-100 .cards table.dataview tbody {
  padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
}
.cards .el-pre + .el-lang-dataview .table-view-thead {
  padding-top: 8px;
}
.cards table.dataview tbody {
  clear: both;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(
    auto-fit,
    minmax(var(--cards-min-width), var(--cards-max-width))
  );
  grid-column-gap: 0.75rem;
  grid-row-gap: 0.75rem;
}
.cards table.dataview > tbody > tr {
  background-color: var(--cards-background);
  border: var(--cards-border-width) solid var(--background-modifier-border);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 0 calc(var(--cards-padding) / 3) 0;
  border-radius: 6px;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: box-shadow 0.15s linear;
}
.cards table.dataview > tbody > tr:hover {
  border: var(--cards-border-width) solid
    var(--background-modifier-border-hover);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 6px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05),
    0 1px 3px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.025);
  transition: box-shadow 0.15s linear;
}
.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6.cards
  .dataview.table-view-table
  > tbody
  > tr
  > td,
.trim-cols .cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td {
  white-space: normal;
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td,
.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6.cards
  .dataview.table-view-table
  > tbody
  > tr
  > td {
  border-bottom: none;
  padding: 0 !important;
  line-height: 1.2;
  width: calc(100% - var(--cards-padding));
  margin: 0 auto;
  overflow: visible !important;
  max-width: 100%;
  display: flex;
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td .el-p {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:first-child {
  font-weight: var(--bold-weight);
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:first-child a {
  padding: 0 0 calc(var(--cards-padding) / 3);
  display: block;
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:not(:first-child) {
  font-size: 90%;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}
@media (max-width: 400pt) {
  .cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:not(:first-child) {
    font-size: 80%;
  }
}
.cards-cover.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  object-fit: cover;
}
.cards-16-9.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  aspect-ratio: 16/9;
}
.cards-1-1.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  aspect-ratio: 1/1;
}
.cards-2-1.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  aspect-ratio: 2/1;
}
.cards-2-3.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  aspect-ratio: 2/3;
}
.cards-align-bottom.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:last-child {
  align-items: flex-end;
  flex-grow: 1;
}
.cards-cols-1 table.dataview tbody {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.cards-cols-2 table.dataview tbody {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
@media (min-width: 400pt) {
  .cards-cols-3 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
  .cards-cols-4 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
  .cards-cols-5 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
  .cards-cols-6 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
  .cards-cols-7 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(7, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
  .cards-cols-8 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(8, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td > :not(.el-embed-image) {
  padding: calc(var(--cards-padding) / 3) 0;
}
.cards
  table.dataview
  tbody
  > tr
  > td:not(:last-child):not(:first-child)
  > .el-p:not(.el-embed-image) {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--background-modifier-border);
  width: 100%;
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td a {
  text-decoration: none;
}
.links-int-on .cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td a {
  text-decoration: none;
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td > button {
  width: 100%;
  margin: calc(var(--cards-padding) / 2) 0;
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:last-child > button {
  margin-bottom: calc(var(--cards-padding) / 6);
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td > ul {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.25em 0 !important;
  margin: 0 auto !important;
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:not(:last-child) > ul {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--background-modifier-border);
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td .el-embed-image {
  background-color: var(--background-secondary);
  display: block;
  margin: 0 calc(var(--cards-padding) / -2) 0 calc(var(--cards-padding) / -2);
  width: calc(100% + var(--cards-padding));
}
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  width: 100%;
  object-fit: var(--cards-image-fit);
  max-height: var(--cards-image-height);
  background-color: var(--background-secondary);
  vertical-align: bottom;
}
.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6.cards .edit-block-button {
  top: 0;
  right: 26px;
  opacity: 1;
  background-color: transparent;
}
.cards.table-100 table.dataview thead > tr,
.table-100 .cards table.dataview thead > tr {
  right: 0.75rem;
}
.cards.table-100 table.dataview thead:before,
.table-100 .cards table.dataview thead:before {
  margin-right: 0.75rem;
}
.cards table.dataview thead {
  user-select: none;
  width: 180px;
  display: block;
  float: right;
  position: relative;
  text-align: right;
  height: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 4px;
}
.cards table.dataview thead:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 18px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  cursor: var(--cursor);
  text-align: right;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: var(--font-adaptive-small);
}
.cards table.dataview thead:before {
  opacity: 0.25;
  background-position: center center;
  background-size: 18px;
  background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 100 100"><path fill="white" d="M49.792 33.125l-5.892 5.892L33.333 28.45V83.333H25V28.45L14.438 39.017L8.542 33.125L29.167 12.5l20.625 20.625zm41.667 33.75L70.833 87.5l-20.625 -20.625l5.892 -5.892l10.571 10.567L66.667 16.667h8.333v54.883l10.567 -10.567l5.892 5.892z"></path></svg>');
}
.theme-light .cards table.dataview thead:before {
  background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 100 100"><path fill="black" d="M49.792 33.125l-5.892 5.892L33.333 28.45V83.333H25V28.45L14.438 39.017L8.542 33.125L29.167 12.5l20.625 20.625zm41.667 33.75L70.833 87.5l-20.625 -20.625l5.892 -5.892l10.571 10.567L66.667 16.667h8.333v54.883l10.567 -10.567l5.892 5.892z"></path></svg>');
}
.cards table.dataview thead:hover:before {
  opacity: 0.5;
}
.cards table.dataview thead > tr {
  top: 0;
  position: absolute;
  display: none;
  z-index: 9;
  border: 1px solid var(--background-modifier-border);
  background-color: var(--background-secondary);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px var(--background-modifier-box-shadow);
  padding: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  flex-direction: column;
  margin: 26px 0 0 0;
  width: 100%;
}
.cards table.dataview thead:hover > tr {
  display: flex;
}
.cards table.dataview thead > tr > th {
  display: block;
  padding: 3px 30px 3px 6px !important;
  border-radius: 5px;
  width: 100%;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  cursor: var(--cursor);
  border: none;
  font-size: var(--font-adaptive-small);
}
.cards table.dataview thead > tr > th[sortable-style='sortable-asc'],
.cards table.dataview thead > tr > th[sortable-style='sortable-desc'] {
  color: var(--text-normal);
}
.cards table.dataview thead > tr > th:hover {
  color: var(--text-normal);
  background-color: var(--background-tertiary);
}

/* added by cogscides */

.theme-dark .cards tbody tr {
  background-color: var(--color-d-blacker) !important;
}

.cards .dataview.table-view-table .table-view-tbody td {
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-right: 0px solid var(--background-modifier-border) !important;
}

Jul 24 '22 14:07 cogscides

Awesome, thank you! Works pretty well:

Jul 25 '22 06:07 miharekar

@miharekar yesterday I made some fixes to ui. Swap this with fixes I added at the end of the file after /* added by cogscides */

/* added by cogscides */
.node-insert-event {
  flex-grow: 1;
}

.node-insert-event progress {
  width: 90%;
}

.theme-dark .cards tbody tr {
  background-color: var(--color-d-blacker) !important;
}

.theme-light .cards table.dataview > tbody > tr {
  background-color: var(--color-l-whiter);
}

.cards .dataview.table-view-table .table-view-tbody td {
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-right: 0px solid var(--background-modifier-border) !important;
  /* border-top: 1px solid var(--background-modifier-border); */
}

/* .cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:first-child {
  border-top: 0px solid var(--background-modifier-border) !important;
} */

.cards .dataview.table-view-table {
  border: none !important;
}

.table-100 .cards table.dataview tbody {
  padding: unset !important;
}

/* sort button */
.block-language-dataview.node-insert-event .table-view-thead {
  background-color: unset !important;
}

.edit-block-button {
  width: min-content;
}

/* .table-view-tbody .td {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--background-modifier-border) !important;
} */
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:not(:last-child):not(:first-child) {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--background-modifier-border) !important;
}

Jul 25 '22 13:07 cogscides

Integrating them into the theme is on @ceciliamay 's list. Here's my version that I've tried to get as clean as possible:

/* Cards snippet for Obsidian
author: @kepano
Support my work:
https://github.com/sponsors/kepano
modified by @signynt for the Primary theme */

:root {
  --cards-min-width:180px;
  --cards-max-width:1fr;
  --cards-mobile-width:120px;
  --cards-image-height:400px;
  --cards-padding:1.2em;
  --cards-image-fit:contain;
  --cards-border-width:1px; }

@media (max-width: 400pt) {
  :root {
    --cards-min-width:var(--cards-mobile-width); } }
/* Make the grid and basic cards */
.cards.table-100 table.dataview tbody,
.table-100 .cards table.dataview tbody {
  padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem; }

.cards .el-pre + .el-lang-dataview .table-view-thead {
  padding-top: 8px; }

.cards table.dataview tbody {
  clear: both;
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(var(--cards-min-width), var(--cards-max-width)));
  grid-column-gap: 0.75rem;
  grid-row-gap: 0.75rem; }

.cards table.dataview > tbody > tr {
  background-color: var(--cards-background);
  border: var(--cards-border-width) solid var(--background-modifier-border);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 0 calc(var(--cards-padding)/3) 0;
  border-radius: 6px;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: box-shadow 0.15s linear; }

/* Styling elements inside cards */
.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6.cards .dataview.table-view-table > tbody > tr > td,
.trim-cols .cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td {
  white-space: normal; }

.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6.cards .dataview.table-view-table > tbody > tr > td,
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td {
  border-bottom: none;
  padding: 0 !important;
  line-height: 1.2;
  width: calc(100% - var(--cards-padding));
  margin: 0 auto;
  overflow: visible !important;
  max-width: 100%;
  display: flex; }

.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td .el-p {
  display: block;
  width: 100%; }

.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:first-child {
  font-weight: var(--bold-weight); }

.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:first-child a {
  padding: 0 0 calc(var(--cards-padding)/3);
  display: block; }

.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:not(:first-child) {
  font-size: 90%;
  color: var(--text-normal); }

@media (max-width: 400pt) {
  .cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:not(:first-child) {
    font-size: 80%; } }
/* Helpers */
.cards-cover.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  object-fit: cover; }

.cards-16-9.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  aspect-ratio: 16/9; }

.cards-1-1.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  aspect-ratio: 1/1; }

.cards-2-1.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  aspect-ratio: 2/1; }

.cards-2-3.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  aspect-ratio: 2/3; }

.cards-align-bottom.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:last-child {
  align-items: flex-end;
  flex-grow: 1; }

.cards-cols-1 table.dataview tbody {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr)); }

.cards-cols-2 table.dataview tbody {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }

@media (min-width: 400pt) {
  .cards-cols-3 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }

  .cards-cols-4 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); }

  .cards-cols-5 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr)); }

  .cards-cols-6 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr)); }

  .cards-cols-7 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(7, minmax(0, 1fr)); }

  .cards-cols-8 table.dataview tbody {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(8, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
/* Card content */
/* Paragraphs */
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td > *:not(.el-embed-image) {
  padding: calc(var(--cards-padding)/3) 0; }

.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:not(:last-child):not(:first-child) > .el-p:not(.el-embed-image) {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--background-modifier-border);
  width: 100%; }

/* Links */
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td a {
  text-decoration: none; }

.links-int-on .cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td a {
  text-decoration: none; }

/* Buttons */
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td > button {
  width: 100%;
  margin: calc(var(--cards-padding)/2) 0; }

.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:last-child > button {
  margin-bottom: calc(var(--cards-padding)/6); }

/* Lists */
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td > ul {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.25em 0 !important;
  margin: 0 auto !important; }

.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td:not(:last-child) > ul {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--background-modifier-border); }

/* Images */
.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td .el-embed-image {
  background-color: var(--cars);
  display: block;
  margin: 0 calc(var(--cards-padding)/-2) 0 calc(var(--cards-padding)/-2);
  width: calc(100% + var(--cards-background)); }

.cards table.dataview tbody > tr > td img {
  width: 100%;
  object-fit: var(--cards-image-fit);
  max-height: var(--cards-image-height);
  background-color: var(--cards-background);
  vertical-align: bottom; }

/* ------------------- */
/* Block button */
.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6.cards .edit-block-button {
  top: 0px;
  right: 26px;
  opacity: 1;
  background-color: transparent; }

/* ------------------- */
/* Sorting */
.cards.table-100 table.dataview thead > tr,
.table-100 .cards table.dataview thead > tr {
  right: 0.75rem; }

.table-100 .cards table.dataview thead:before,
.cards.table-100 table.dataview thead:before {
  margin-right: 0.75rem; }

.cards table.dataview thead {
  user-select: none;
  width: 180px;
  display: block;
  float: right;
  position: relative;
  text-align: right;
  height: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 4px; }

.cards table.dataview thead:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 18px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  cursor: var(--cursor);
  text-align: right;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  margin-bottom: 2px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: var(--font-adaptive-small); }

.cards table.dataview thead:before {
  opacity: 0.25;
  background-position: center center;
  background-size: 18px;
  background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 100 100"><path fill="white" d="M49.792 33.125l-5.892 5.892L33.333 28.45V83.333H25V28.45L14.438 39.017L8.542 33.125L29.167 12.5l20.625 20.625zm41.667 33.75L70.833 87.5l-20.625 -20.625l5.892 -5.892l10.571 10.567L66.667 16.667h8.333v54.883l10.567 -10.567l5.892 5.892z"></path></svg>'); }

.theme-light .cards table.dataview thead:before {
  background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 100 100"><path fill="black" d="M49.792 33.125l-5.892 5.892L33.333 28.45V83.333H25V28.45L14.438 39.017L8.542 33.125L29.167 12.5l20.625 20.625zm41.667 33.75L70.833 87.5l-20.625 -20.625l5.892 -5.892l10.571 10.567L66.667 16.667h8.333v54.883l10.567 -10.567l5.892 5.892z"></path></svg>'); }

.cards table.dataview thead > tr {
  top: 0;
  position: absolute;
  display: none;
  z-index: 9;
  border: 1px solid var(--background-modifier-border);
  background-color: var(--background-primary);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px var(--background-modifier-box-shadow);
  padding: 6px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  flex-direction: column;
  margin: 26px 0 0 0;
  width: 100%; }

.cards table.dataview thead:hover > tr {
  display: flex; }

.cards table.dataview thead > tr > th {
  display: block;
  padding: 3px 30px 3px 6px !important;
  border-radius: 5px;
  width: 100%;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  cursor: var(--cursor);
  border: none;
  font-size: var(--font-adaptive-small); }

.cards table.dataview thead > tr > th[sortable-style="sortable-asc"],
.cards table.dataview thead > tr > th[sortable-style="sortable-desc"] {
  color: var(--text-normal); }

.cards table.dataview thead > tr > th:hover {
  color: var(--text-normal);
  background-color: var(--cards-background); }

/* my additions */

.theme-light .cards {
  --cards-background: var(--color-l-whiter);
}

.theme-dark .cards {
  --cards-background: var(--color-d-blacker);
}

.markdown-preview-view .dataview.table-view-table .table-view-tbody td {
  border-right: none;
}

.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6 .dataview.table-view-table .table-view-tbody td {
    border-right: none;
}

.markdown-preview-view .dataview.table-view-table {
    border: none; /* removes thin line border around it all */
}

.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6 .dataview.table-view-table {
    border: none; /* removes thin line border around it all */
}

.markdown-preview-view table thead {
    background: none; /* removes wrong color near sort option */
}

.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6 table thead {
    background: none; /* removes wrong color near sort option */
}

.fill.markdown-preview-view.is-readable-line-width .markdown-preview-sizer {
	max-width: 100%; /* makes cards fill out full width */
}

.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6 .cm-embed-block .edit-block-button {
    left: var(--scale); /* fixes wide edit button... the variable doesn't exist, which for some reason fixes it, I couldn't get it fixed by setting it to none or 0px... */
}

.markdown-preview-view .dataview.table-view-table > thead > tr > th {
    border-bottom: 0px; /* fixes the dropdown menu for the table sort plugin */
    border-right: 0px;
}

.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6 .dataview.table-view-table thead.table-view-thead tr th {
    color: var(--text-normal); /* fixes dropdown menu in live preview */
    background: var(--background-primary);
}

.markdown-source-view.mod-cm6 .dataview.table-view-table > thead > tr > th {
    border-bottom: 0px; /* fixes the dropdown menu for the table sort plugin */
    border-right: 0px;
}

.theme-dark {
    --arrows-up: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'%3F%3E%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='21' height='4' viewBox='0 0 21 4'%3E%3Cpath fill='%23E5CFB2' d='M6.5 4l4-4 4 4z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    --arrows-down: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'%3F%3E%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='21' height='4' viewBox='0 0 21 4'%3E%3Cpath fill='%23E5CFB2' d='M14.5 0l-4 4-4-4z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    --arrows-up-down: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'%3F%3E%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='21' height='9' viewBox='0 0 21 9'%3E%3Cpath fill='%23E5CFB2' d='M14.5 5l-4 4-4-4zm0-1l-4-4-4 4z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

.theme-light .cards table.dataview thead:before {
    background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 100 100"><path fill="%23655134" d="M49.792 33.125l-5.892 5.892L33.333 28.45V83.333H25V28.45L14.438 39.017L8.542 33.125L29.167 12.5l20.625 20.625zm41.667 33.75L70.833 87.5l-20.625 -20.625l5.892 -5.892l10.571 10.567L66.667 16.667h8.333v54.883l10.567 -10.567l5.892 5.892z"></path></svg>');
}

.cards table.dataview thead:before {
    background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 100 100"><path fill="%23AB916D" d="M49.792 33.125l-5.892 5.892L33.333 28.45V83.333H25V28.45L14.438 39.017L8.542 33.125L29.167 12.5l20.625 20.625zm41.667 33.75L70.833 87.5l-20.625 -20.625l5.892 -5.892l10.571 10.567L66.667 16.667h8.333v54.883l10.567 -10.567l5.892 5.892z"></path></svg>');
}

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