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Quiver: Programmer's Notebook for OS X

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Re: Quiver: Programmer's Notebook for OS X

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Post by moonlighter »

aldanor wrote: post #196

Is there a way to scale up the fonts for the UI of the whole app? On a 27'' screen it just begs for it. Is is possible to quickly switch a cell to a code format with a specified language? (triple backquotes? like ```python?)

You can customize the default fonts for the editor, preview and presentation via CSS, and you can theme the entire UI with different colors, but I haven't found a way to change the font size for the core controls like the left notebook bar. Add a feature request @ https://github.com/HappenApps/Quiver/issues

For cells, you can Opt+Cmd+2 to convert to a code cell, then Opt+Cmd+/ to bring up the list of languages and then type ahead. That's about as close as it gets. You can also set the default language for new code cells in preferences.

Re: Quiver: Programmer's Notebook for OS X

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Post by nine_k »

jballanc wrote: post #181
Fuxy wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Small flaw though. It only runs on OS-X. I might give it a shot if they decide to support linux. Note: I was being sarcastic when I said small.

Based on the fact that they are using ACE to edit code cells and MathJax to render Latex, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that a large chunk of the app is written using web technologies, and porting to Windows/Linux should be relatively straight-forward.

It also might mean that the entire thing is relatively heavyweight.

Yes, I have a few gigs of RAM on my laptop — but this RAM is needed for other apps, too.

Re: Quiver: Programmer's Notebook for OS X

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Post by nine_k »

toni wrote: post #143
amelius wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed. Why not make it web-based in the first place? (Also, why is this specific to programmers?)

Here's a weekend project idea: Shiver, a web-based Quiver port which reads/writes in the same data format :)

Weekend? I suspect quite a few of them to produce a relatively polished app.

Re: Quiver: Programmer's Notebook for OS X

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Post by viperscape »

seagreen wrote: post #89

The more I read about different applications, the more I think you can't understand them unless you look at the underlying data format. Here's Quiver's: https://github.com/HappenApps/Quiver/wiki/Quiver-Data-Format It's . . . really good. Like, _really_ good. I particularly like that they keep the metadata and the content of the note separate. This is the same thing Camlistore does, and it's nice for version control b…

This weekend I kept thinking about wanting to make a trello like board for personal knowledge or idea tracking but keep it git version controlled, your comment reminds me that maybe others are in the same track.

Re: Quiver: Programmer's Notebook for OS X

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Post by ZanyProgrammer »

volaski wrote: post #110
chrisseaton wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> it also means the consumer is effectively just licensing software from Apple rather than owning it outright Isn't almost all software licensed rather than ownership sold? This isn't unique to the App Store.

As far as I know, Apple can decide to shut down any app on their appstore if they wanted. Refer to the flux incident.

So I buy an app, and they can shut down the .app program on my Mac?

Re: Quiver: Programmer's Notebook for OS X

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Post by seivan »

jjn2009 wrote: post #194

This is quality software. I've been using the built in osx 'notes' for note taking for a while now and this is much better for my purposes. One thing I would like is to be able to run code snippets with a click of a button, I cannot seem to find that feature.

Use Automator to create a service so you could (well if you're brave) dump the code into whatever you need it to run, e.g Ruby or Swift REPL.

Let me know how it goes.

Re: Quiver: Programmer's Notebook for OS X

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Post by r-w »

st3v3r wrote: post #202
lhc- wrote: post #192

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But in this case, the buyer already purchased the product.

And lost it, and was looking for a replacement.

> I wanted to install Aperture on a new laptop; since it's been pulled from the App store I couldn't find it anymore i.e., bought a license and installed the application, but wasn’t given a legal way to do the exact same thing on another computer—one of the rights Apple grants to users of the App Store; nothing lost, no replacement needed

Re: Quiver: Programmer's Notebook for OS X

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Post by dangoor »

nine_k wrote: post #222
jballanc wrote: post #181

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Based on the fact that they are using ACE to edit code cells and MathJax to render Latex, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that a large chunk of the app is written using web technologies, and porting to Windows/Linux should be relatively straight-forward.

It also might mean that the entire thing is relatively heavyweight. Yes, I have a few gigs of RAM on my laptop — but this RAM is needed for other apps, too.

It likely does use webviews, but it seems way lighter than an Electron app. It certainly isn't packaging Chromium given the size.

Re: Quiver: Programmer's Notebook for OS X

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Post by jeffmax »

viperscape wrote: post #224
seagreen wrote: post #89

The more I read about different applications, the more I think you can't understand them unless you look at the underlying data format. Here's Quiver's: https://github.com/HappenApps/Quiver/wiki/Quiver-Data-Format It's . . . really good. Like, _really_ good. I particularly like that they keep the metadata and the content of the note separate. This is the same thing Camlistore does, and it's nice for version control b…

This weekend I kept thinking about wanting to make a trello like board for personal knowledge or idea tracking but keep it git version controlled, your comment reminds me that maybe others are in the same track.

I think https://gingkoapp.com might fit in that niche.
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