Remove obsidian frontmatter & .md conceal, use telescope vertical layout

src_files/.config/nvim/lua/auto_commands.lua

@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ autoCmd({"BufWritePre"}, {
     command = [[%s/\s\+$//e]],
 })
 
--- set conceallevel = 1 in obsidian vault(s) for obsidian-nvim plugin
-autoCmd({"BufReadPre"}, {
-    group = autoCmdGroup,
-    pattern = os.getenv("DIR_NOTES") .. "/**/*.md",
-    command = [[lua vim.opt_local.conceallevel = 1]],
-})
-
 -- adjust indent spacing for html files
 autoCmd({"FileType"}, {
     group = autoCmdGroup,

src_files/.config/nvim/lua/plugins_lazy/obsidian.lua

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ return {
         version = "*", -- '*' for latest release, not latest commit
         ft = "markdown",
         opts = {
+            frontmatter = {
+                enabled = false,
+            },
             legacy_commands = false,
             new_notes_location = os.getenv("DIR_NOTES") .. "/inbox",
             ui = {

src_files/.config/nvim/lua/plugins_lazy/telescope.lua

@@ -4,13 +4,20 @@ return {
     dependencies = { "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim" },
     opts = {
         defaults = {
-            layout_strategy = "horizontal",
+            layout_strategy = "vertical",
             layout_config = {
                 horizontal = {
                     width = 0.98,
                     height = 0.98,
                     preview_width = 0.45,
                 },
+                vertical = {
+                    width = 0.98,
+                    height = 0.98,
+                    preview_height = 0.55,
+                    preview_cutoff = 14,
+                    prompt_position = 'bottom',
+                },
             },
             path_display = { "truncate", },
         },