Show double colon ( :: ) from dataview as one, when not editing the line

[Pluralog]

I’m in extensive use of dataview, and love the possibility to set metadata in the text with a double colon i.e.
Category:: Feature Request

That’s great, but it looks awkward. So I would love to only see one colon when not editing it, like with the Markdown syntax.

The easiest would be to handle it, like Markdown is handled.

An alternative would be to wrap a span around the double colons like <span class="double_colon">::</span> and leave it to the custom CSS to replace it.

[AB1908]

This sounds quite difficult to be honest as it would likely require interfacing with the CodeMirror editor instance.

[blacksmithgu]

We at least have some precedent now where inline queries can be executed inline, so I think this is possible. Anything relating to CodeMirror is kind of tricky though.

[Pluralog]

@msrch made a great little plugin solving exactly this problem: Double Colon Conceal!
It can be downloaded in obsidian, and you can even design the concealed colon with .cm-double-colon-conceal. In my case, all Dataview colons now have a dark red.