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Re: Show HN: Open source non-linear notepad app

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Post by NIckGeek » Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 1:11 PM UTC

andrewflnr wrote: post #40

What's "open notepad xml"? The only useful Google results I could find are for this project.

It's just this project, it's what I call my file thing. I should probably ditch that part though.

Re: Show HN: Open source non-linear notepad app

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Post by NIckGeek » Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 1:25 PM UTC

chippy wrote: post #37

I like the idea of it being non-linear. In terms of features, being able to paste an image (e.g. like pasting into a github comment, or into a gdoc) would be great. I find I use screenshots into the clipboard more than saving to a file, however I don't know if others do as much nor if Windows / Mac supports that.

Yeah, other platforms support it. I want to get drag and drop working as well, so that would probably be a good thing to add with that. Thanks for the comments :-)

Re: Show HN: Open source non-linear notepad app

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Post by codepie » Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 1:39 PM UTC

I have been using Zim[0] for quite few years now. With various plugins, it allows me to write LaTeX equations, formatted code, tables etc. Overall it has been really good, but I feel the only thing missing is the support for mobile devices.

[0]: http://zim-wiki.org/

Re: Show HN: Open source non-linear notepad app

#44

Post by philips » Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 1:43 PM UTC

The trend of open source, zero knowledge sync and cross platform tools is really interesting.

standardnotes.org is another in that space

Re: Show HN: Open source non-linear notepad app

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Post by NIckGeek » Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 1:45 PM UTC

codepie wrote: post #43

I have been using Zim[0] for quite few years now. With various plugins, it allows me to write LaTeX equations, formatted code, tables etc. Overall it has been really good, but I feel the only thing missing is the support for mobile devices. [0]: http://zim-wiki.org/

This notepad app does support LaTeX equations (instructions are in the help notepad). Sadly it might be an issue on mobile for you too.

MicroPad _works_ on mobile, but not very nicely. That is a key thing I want to improve though.

Re: Show HN: Open source non-linear notepad app

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Post by NIckGeek » Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 1:47 PM UTC

philips wrote: post #44

The trend of open source, zero knowledge sync and cross platform tools is really interesting. standardnotes.org is another in that space

I agree, although this isn't 100% zero-knowledge. The keys are managed server side because the server needs to be able to read your notepad for the diff-sync.

I have written what I hope is a pretty plain-english privacy policy here https://getmicropad.com/policy.php#privacy

Re: Show HN: Open source non-linear notepad app

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Post by lf-non » Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 1:48 PM UTC

People who prefer structured outlining (over non linear snippet collections) may find fluid-outliner[1] interesting.

After not finding any good signup-free privacy-aware zero-installation solution, which supported both rich text and markdown, I started prototyping on the above. It is quite early stage but fairly usable. Any feedback/contributions are welcome.

[1] https://github.com/fluid-notion/fluid-outliner

Re: Show HN: Open source non-linear notepad app

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Post by wodenokoto » Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 1:49 PM UTC

jjoonathan wrote: post #39

chippy wrote: post #37

I like the idea of it being non-linear. In terms of features, being able to paste an image (e.g. like pasting into a github comment, or into a gdoc) would be great. I find I use screenshots into the clipboard more than saving to a file, however I don't know if others do as much nor if Windows / Mac supports that.

Mac: Ctrl+Cmd+Shift+4 to grab a rectangular selection to the clipboard. Does windows have something similar? I've been using PrintScrn and Paint but it's comparably very awkward. I know there are apps, but "working in places where I haven't / can't install apps" is a requirement.

Yes Windows have a snipping tool[1]

Although I use it every day, I haven't bothered looking up keyboard shortcuts for it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipping_Tool

Re: Show HN: Open source non-linear notepad app

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Post by lf-non » Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 1:50 PM UTC

kingofpandora wrote: post #36

This reminds me of the old KDE application, Basket Note Pads: https://basket-notepads.github.io/screenshots.html .

This is a blast from the past. Basket notes was my goto note-taking solution for multiple years during college.

Re: Show HN: Open source non-linear notepad app

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Post by NIckGeek » Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 1:52 PM UTC

lf-non wrote: post #47

People who prefer structured outlining (over non linear snippet collections) may find fluid-outliner[1] interesting. After not finding any good signup-free privacy-aware zero-installation solution, which supported both rich text and markdown, I started prototyping on the above. It is quite early stage but fairly usable. Any feedback/contributions are welcome. [1] https://github.com/fluid-notion/fluid-outliner

Oh wow! That looks really cool. You could possibly even create compatibility with my app using the parser that I wrote https://github.com/MicroPad/Web-Parser