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Show HN: ~200 byte in-browser, no JS, private notepad

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Re: Show HN: ~200 byte in-browser, no JS, private notepad

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Post by henrikschroder »

gruez wrote: post #12
janneklouman wrote: post #2

I wanted a place where I could write down my thoughts without them being stored in the cloud or connected to an account (notes, onenote, evernote, docs, paper, gist, etc). I don't really like terminal text editors, notepad, or IDEs for writing, so I made this very simple notepad. It's a html tag with the contenteditable attribute making it editable, and some . To save a note just store it on disk (cmd/ctrl+s). To add…

>I don't really like terminal text editors, notepad, or IDEs for writing are you talking about the windows notepad? it's as simple as a plain text editor can get, how is the contenteditable notepad better?

I am convinced this is some sort of practical joke to see how stupid an idea you can submit to HN and still get upvotes.

Either that, or I'm in the Twilight Zone.

Re: Show HN: ~200 byte in-browser, no JS, private notepad

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Post by janneklouman »

gruez wrote: post #12
janneklouman wrote: post #2

I wanted a place where I could write down my thoughts without them being stored in the cloud or connected to an account (notes, onenote, evernote, docs, paper, gist, etc). I don't really like terminal text editors, notepad, or IDEs for writing, so I made this very simple notepad. It's a html tag with the contenteditable attribute making it editable, and some . To save a note just store it on disk (cmd/ctrl+s). To add…

>I don't really like terminal text editors, notepad, or IDEs for writing are you talking about the windows notepad? it's as simple as a plain text editor can get, how is the contenteditable notepad better?

Yes, I was talking about the windows notepad. I'm not saying the contenteditable notepad is better, just that I don't like notepad for writing - purely an aesthetic preference. Now it's been a while since I usd notepad, but iirc you can't have an inner max-width, or theming that persists restart (?)

Re: Show HN: ~200 byte in-browser, no JS, private notepad

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Post by janneklouman »

quickthrower2 wrote: post #5

It's a nice idea, but what is the advantage over windows notepad (or equivalent on other OSes)?

It has many disadvantages in terms of functionality. Some advantages could be: theming (line-height, inner margins, inner max-width), runs in the browser, easy to modify and build upon, produces HTML output.

Re: Show HN: ~200 byte in-browser, no JS, private notepad

#47

Post by janneklouman »

janneklouman wrote: post #42
gruez wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>I don't really like terminal text editors, notepad, or IDEs for writing are you talking about the windows notepad? it's as simple as a plain text editor can get, how is the contenteditable notepad better?

Yes, I was talking about the windows notepad. I'm not saying the contenteditable notepad is better, just that I don't like notepad for writing - purely an aesthetic preference. Now it's been a while since I usd notepad, but iirc you can't have an inner max-width, or theming that persists restart (?)

Tried it out now and while typography changes do persist, I can't figure out how to change line height or background color.

Re: Show HN: ~200 byte in-browser, no JS, private notepad

#50

Post by henrikschroder »

sillysaurus3 wrote: post #13
janneklouman wrote: post #2

I wanted a place where I could write down my thoughts without them being stored in the cloud or connected to an account (notes, onenote, evernote, docs, paper, gist, etc). I don't really like terminal text editors, notepad, or IDEs for writing, so I made this very simple notepad. It's a html tag with the contenteditable attribute making it editable, and some . To save a note just store it on disk (cmd/ctrl+s). To add…

I'd love this and use it regularly if it supported Chrome and markdown syntax. I know it wouldn't be 200 bytes, but this is a pretty great idea.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=markdown+editor
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