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

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Post by naikrovek » Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 3:53 AM 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.

Windows: WIN+SHIFT+S

Mac: CMD+SHIFT+4 (Ctrl not req'd.)

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

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Post by naikrovek » Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 3:55 AM UTC

Don't OneNote and Evernote already do this kind of thing? (On mobile, haven't tried yours, yet.)

You should be signing apps if the smartscreen prompt really bothers you. Be mad at virus and malware authors that forced this, not Microsoft or Apple.

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

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Post by ToFab123 » Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 5:16 AM UTC

"Your web-browser doesn't support important security features required for µPad v3 to function" is the message that greet you when you access the app in Edge.

Which security features are Edge lacking in this regard?

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

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Post by nasredin » Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 7:07 AM UTC

ICYMI this is an Electron app called MicroPad, stylized with the macro symbol of course.

Size: ~67 MB.

Don't know whether to laugh or cry.

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

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Post by NIckGeek » Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 1:04 PM UTC

lliiffee wrote: post #89

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

Some feedback -- this looks great! I'd love to have some kind of (la)tex support.

Already there for maths. Syntax is in the help notepad.

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

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Post by NIckGeek » Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 1:05 PM UTC

ToFab123 wrote: post #93

"Your web-browser doesn't support important security features required for µPad v3 to function" is the message that greet you when you access the app in Edge. Which security features are Edge lacking in this regard?

I rely on iframes to sandbox, and as part of that I need srcdoc. Edge will support it in the next version iirc.

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

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Post by NIckGeek » Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 1:06 PM UTC

naikrovek wrote: post #92

Don't OneNote and Evernote already do this kind of thing? (On mobile, haven't tried yours, yet.) You should be signing apps if the smartscreen prompt really bothers you. Be mad at virus and malware authors that forced this, not Microsoft or Apple.

Linux doesn't have the issue with codesigning. And no evernote doesn't (it's more of a page mechanism) and yes OneNote does but OneNote one Linux is non-existent and OneNote on the web is bad.

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

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Post by vasili111 » Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 5:27 PM UTC

Nice project :)

1. It will be nice to have the possibility to add videos to notes. Not just links to files. I mean video files that are inside notes and can be played inside micropad.

2. Are there plans to add premium (paid) features besides paid sync in your clouds or all functionality will be available to everyone?

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

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Post by NIckGeek » Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 3:34 AM UTC

vasili111 wrote: post #98

Nice project :) 1. It will be nice to have the possibility to add videos to notes. Not just links to files. I mean video files that are inside notes and can be played inside micropad. 2. Are there plans to add premium (paid) features besides paid sync in your clouds or all functionality will be available to everyone?

Thanks!

1. That's totally possible, although file-size could quickly become an issue with syncing the videos (there's a 50MB cap)

2. Nope, All actual client functionality is (and always will be) free + open source. Even syncing is free (up to a point).

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

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Post by NIckGeek » Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 3:36 AM UTC

nasredin wrote: post #94

ICYMI this is an Electron app called Micro Pad, stylized with the macro symbol of course. Size: ~67 MB. Don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Yeah, that's the big issue with Electron. The "Micro" came from my original plan for it, which was to have a super small python script generate static notepad pages for you to visit in your browser. Obviously that's no longer the case.