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**Author:** [@jwoLondon](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jwoLondon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/file-attachments-not-appearing-in-external-view/10801 "2026-09-04T20:06:26Z")
In the Observable 1.0 notebook below an attached image file is displayed correctly within the page: https://observablehq.com/d/5018f0019653b48b This is the case whether viewing the page while logged in, and also if not… --- ## [Can't add or delete cells in Chat notebooks?](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/cant-add-or-delete-cells-in-chat-notebooks/10808)
**Author:** [@gcoch](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/gcoch)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/cant-add-or-delete-cells-in-chat-notebooks/10808 "2026-09-04T19:47:08Z")
It would be nice to be able to rename a Chat notebook, delete cells created by the AI agent or add some .md cells. --- ## [Imports with VPN](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/imports-with-vpn/10798)
**Author:** [@zachbogart](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/zachbogart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/imports-with-vpn/10798 "2026-09-04T18:59:22Z")
Why might the imports fail when running on a VPN? For example, Notebook imports notebook examples fail with TypeError: Failed to fetch dynamically imported module: https://observablehq.com/api/import/@mbostock/random-he… --- ## [Hidden code cells remain visible in published notebook](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/hidden-code-cells-remain-visible-in-published-notebook/10795)
**Author:** [@michael-nguyen](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/michael-nguyen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/hidden-code-cells-remain-visible-in-published-notebook/10795 "2026-09-04T15:33:07Z")
I am experiencing an issue with hiding JavaScript/TypeScript code cells in my Observable notebook. I selected “Hide code” for several cells containing const declarations. However, the code remains visible in the public … --- ## [Chatting with a notebook](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/chatting-with-a-notebook/10804)
**Author:** [@EE2dev](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/EE2dev)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/chatting-with-a-notebook/10804 "2026-09-04T14:49:14Z")
Hi there, I did try out the new notebook for the first time and I really love it! I have the following questions: I started a chat and created a hyperbolic viewer notebook just by throwing out some basic prompts: htt… --- ## [Pro account, hundreds of notebooks... dead?](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/pro-account-hundreds-of-notebooks-dead/10793)
**Author:** [@kpm-at-sonnys](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/kpm-at-sonnys)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/pro-account-hundreds-of-notebooks-dead/10793 "2026-09-04T00:25:06Z")
The new update has resulted in most of my notebooks failing. Main culprits seem to be database and imports. How am I supposed to navigate this… this is huge. Appreciate any help. --- ## [Bank accounts balance visualisation](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/bank-accounts-balance-visualisation/10591)
**Author:** [@ChrisTaylorDeveloper](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/ChrisTaylorDeveloper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/bank-accounts-balance-visualisation/10591 "2026-09-03T20:44:59Z")
I would like to create a pure D3 or Plot visualisation which shows how funds have been transferred between a set of bank accounts. Each transaction includes the source, destination, date and amount. The visualisation s… --- ## [Exploring recent notebooks is not working well](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/exploring-recent-notebooks-is-not-working-well/7594)
**Author:** [@Lao](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/Lao)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/exploring-recent-notebooks-is-not-working-well/7594 "2026-09-03T17:06:30Z")
I preferred the old system of working on a notebook and having it appear on when we publish it. When I look at recent now, there is a bunch of unfinished notebooks and blocks of probably a class all doing a tutorial. Be… --- ## [Recent notebooks is very poor now :(](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/recent-notebooks-is-very-poor-now/7520)
**Author:** [@Igor-A1](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/Igor-A1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/recent-notebooks-is-very-poor-now/7520 "2026-09-03T17:04:17Z")
after platform changes many notebooks in Recent not yet finished or very poor. plus i can’t view published or republished notebooks at now. add “Recent published/republished” (without only public) in bottom menu would … --- ## [Time axis question](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/time-axis-question/8595)
**Author:** [@kpm-at-sonnys](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/kpm-at-sonnys)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/time-axis-question/8595 "2026-09-03T16:34:22Z")
Why doesn’t x:{type:"time"} make the x axis get labelled in local time? Example: Time axis question / Ken Martin | Observable --- ## [Syntax highlighting](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/syntax-highlighting/10792)
**Author:** [@neocarto](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/neocarto)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/syntax-highlighting/10792 "2026-09-03T13:24:32Z")
When I write code in a Markdown cell to display it without executing it, there used to be syntax highlighting in Notebook 1. This is no longer the case with Notebook 2.0. Example: ~~~js let viz = import("npm:geoviz") … --- ## [I think thumbnails are still being generated with old Observable?](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/i-think-thumbnails-are-still-being-generated-with-old-observable/10790)
**Author:** [@tom](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tom)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/i-think-thumbnails-are-still-being-generated-with-old-observable/10790 "2026-09-02T19:42:24Z")
I made my first chat (fairly magic experience, fwiw, and very slick!) and noticed that the thumbnail looks like it’s being generated on the old Observable stack - it has the telltale play button in the top right, and … --- ## [All my Observable notebooks were broken this morning](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/all-my-observable-notebooks-were-broken-this-morning/10783)
**Author:** [@martindaniel4](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/martindaniel4)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/all-my-observable-notebooks-were-broken-this-morning/10783 "2026-09-02T18:30:24Z")
Hi all, Following the release of the new Observable, the connector bigquery that we use to pull data at our company broke. It sounds like there is no bigquery connector built out. Is there plan to release that soon? In … --- ## [Hyperlinks on Observable 2.0 Imports](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/hyperlinks-on-observable-2-0-imports/10789)
**Author:** [@MarioDelgadoSr](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/MarioDelgadoSr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/hyperlinks-on-observable-2-0-imports/10789 "2026-09-02T18:02:58Z")
I first searched this forum to see if this issue has already been reported/discussed: With Observable 1.X, both the ‘cellName’ and ‘@username/notebookName’ for an import were hyperlinked to their respective objects with… --- ## [would like to see more NLP on this site](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/would-like-to-see-more-nlp-on-this-site/1175)
**Author:** [@RandomFractals](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/RandomFractals)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/would-like-to-see-more-nlp-on-this-site/1175 "2026-09-02T17:36:38Z")
shameless plug: whenever @mbostock & @tom are ready to create NLP notebooks collection, I can scrub in and collabo with @spencermountain and others to spread the joy Here is parsing names, places and numbers NLP taste … --- ## ["Token limit reached" in chats](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/token-limit-reached-in-chats/10786)
**Author:** [@tom](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tom)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/token-limit-reached-in-chats/10786 "2026-09-02T17:13:24Z")
Congrats on launching the new chats UI! Took it for a spin and it did a pretty good job at some basic charts, but I ran into two sharp edges: first, that it’s not clear how to “turn a chat into a notebook” - doesn’t seem… --- ## [Spreadsheet Lens](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/spreadsheet-lens/10781)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/spreadsheet-lens/10781 "2026-08-30T16:33:37Z")
Lenses have totally reshaped my programming world model. Things I did not think were possible are possible. I thought a thing had to choose between being a spreadsheet or a notebook, but with lenses it can be both at the… --- ## [AI Assist API keys and Observable 2.0](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/ai-assist-api-keys-and-observable-2-0/10779)
**Author:** [@shadoof](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/shadoof)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/ai-assist-api-keys-and-observable-2-0/10779 "2026-08-29T16:19:12Z")
I recently hit a token limit working with the AI Assist and a new.observablehq notebook. My personal account setting in new Observable did not have a Billing tab and adding a new API key to my old Observable did not make… --- ## [Theme + Inputs in Claude Code Design](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/theme-inputs-in-claude-code-design/10780)
**Author:** [@tomlarkworthy](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tomlarkworthy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 7:48am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/theme-inputs-in-claude-code-design/10780 "2026-08-29T07:48:07Z")
I quite like Claude Code Design so I have setup a claude.ai hosted Design System that understands ObservableKit Themes and Observable Inputs. There is no 1st party mechanism for sharing this, so you have to call /design-… --- ## [Interactive vis from Observable 1 acts strangely in Notebook 2.0](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/interactive-vis-from-observable-1-acts-strangely-in-notebook-2-0/10778)
**Author:** [@ayaankazerouni](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/ayaankazerouni)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/interactive-vis-from-observable-1-acts-strangely-in-notebook-2-0/10778 "2026-08-28T14:25:39Z")
Hello! I wrote Brushable draggable parallel coordinates in Observable 1. The “draggable” parallel coordinates seem to work fine in Observable 1, but behave a bit strangely in Notebooks 2.0. In Notebook 2.0, dragging an… --- ## [Problem viewing Notebook 2.0 docs in Observable 1](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/problem-viewing-notebook-2-0-docs-in-observable-1/10772)
**Author:** [@jwoLondon](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jwoLondon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/problem-viewing-notebook-2-0-docs-in-observable-1/10772 "2026-08-26T14:39:59Z")
I am having problems moving between observablehq.com and new.observablehq.com for Notebook 2.0 docs. If I create a document in new.observablehq.com with the Notebook 2.0 library, I can, as expected view the document in n… --- ## [Software paper: teractive visualization dashboard for bibliometric analysis of Library and InformationScience (LIS) journals](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/software-paper-teractive-visualization-dashboard-for-bibliometric-analysis-of-library-and-informationscience-lis-journals/10773)
**Author:** [@Kahernandezg](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/Kahernandezg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/software-paper-teractive-visualization-dashboard-for-bibliometric-analysis-of-library-and-informationscience-lis-journals/10773 "2026-08-24T20:28:50Z")
Hello, Observable Talk community: I would like to share a recently published software paper in Cuadernos de Información, an emerging academic journal from Peru. The paper presents an interactive visualization dashboard … --- ## [Contracting and expanding navbar on ObservableHQ homepages broken](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/contracting-and-expanding-navbar-on-observablehq-homepages-broken/10771)
**Author:** [@septatrix](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/septatrix)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/contracting-and-expanding-navbar-on-observablehq-homepages-broken/10771 "2026-08-24T03:52:33Z")
After collapsing the “Resources” section in Chrome on Android, I only every got back an empty space when expanding it again --- ## [Broken link to Observable Canvas](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/broken-link-to-observable-canvas/10770)
**Author:** [@septatrix](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/septatrix)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/broken-link-to-observable-canvas/10770 "2026-08-24T03:49:12Z")
The Observable Framework Homepage still provides a link in the header to the Canvas homepage which seems to be a 404 (I guess this project has been discontinued as I cannot find active documentation for it anywhere) --- ## [Signed-out notebook header shows today as edit date](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/signed-out-notebook-header-shows-today-as-edit-date/10769)
**Author:** [@mootari](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mootari)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/signed-out-notebook-header-shows-today-as-edit-date/10769 "2026-08-22T14:09:46Z")
A notebook that I hadn’t worked on in months shows today as latest edit date, but only when I’m signed out: Notebook: Unavailable NPM Packages / Fabian Iwand | Observable --- ## [Used observablehq plot in a new paper on human brain evolution](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/used-observablehq-plot-in-a-new-paper-on-human-brain-evolution/10767)
**Author:** [@neurogenomics](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/neurogenomics)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/used-observablehq-plot-in-a-new-paper-on-human-brain-evolution/10767 "2026-08-21T14:24:38Z")
Hi all, we recently submitted a manuscript for publication that explores how the human brain got to be so big (spoiler: turns out to unintuitively be the downregulation of mitochondria). As part of this, I ran an RNAseq… --- ## [A sugary DSL to create getter functions](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/a-sugary-dsl-to-create-getter-functions/10768)
**Author:** [@SuperMikal](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/SuperMikal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/a-sugary-dsl-to-create-getter-functions/10768 "2026-08-20T20:35:07Z")
I made a helper that lets me write data.map(get.x.y.z) instead of a lambda, plus helpful errors and some flexibility, and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out! Don’t mind the half-baked contents in the rest of the not… --- ## [CSP blocks ga-audiences pixel for non-US visitors](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/csp-blocks-ga-audiences-pixel-for-non-us-visitors/10766)
**Author:** [@jackverstappen](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jackverstappen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/csp-blocks-ga-audiences-pixel-for-non-us-visitors/10766 "2026-08-17T12:40:38Z")
Noticed a recurring CSP violation on every notebook page load: The GA4 tag (G-9B88TP6PKQ) has Google Signals enabled, so the collect call redirects to the ga-audiences remarketing pixel. Google serves that pixel from th… --- ## [Basic Desktop Editor](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/basic-desktop-editor/10762)
**Author:** [@nxrix](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/nxrix)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/basic-desktop-editor/10762 "2026-08-16T18:45:35Z")
I made a custom editor for myself to use offline. It’s only been two days since I started working on it, so it’s still very basic. I don’t use file attachments or databases, so it’s already enough for my needs, but I’d … --- ## [Release notes](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/release-notes/10763)
**Author:** [@tophtucker](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/tophtucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/release-notes/10763 "2026-08-14T14:01:58Z")
We have a new “Release notes” collection for the new Observable: I’ve backfilled entries for the weeks since our “soft launch”; going forward, we’ll publish a round-up each Friday. Recent changes include: Jump to de… [Previous page](https://talk.observablehq.com/latest.md?no_subcategories=false&page=1) [Next page](https://talk.observablehq.com/latest.md?no_subcategories=false&page=3)