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BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by rgrieselhuber »

antidnan wrote: post #29
rgrieselhuber wrote: post #28

Sorry for the off-topic question: what is the editor used to create these type of sketches? I see it everywhere recently and I've even used it myself but can't remember the name. https://blocksuite.affine.pro/assets/block-based-editing.57b...

https://excalidraw.com/

Thank you!

Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by cabalamat »

mmh0000 wrote: post #15
lopkeny12ko wrote: post #12

Does anyone else feel that the whole entire-canvas-is-editable-by-default approach of Notion and similar tools is an extremely annoying antipattern? I want to be able to open a document in read-only mode. Otherwise, while just navigating through pages or reading content, it's far too easy to accidentally add text to a block by pressing anything on the keyboard, or move things around with an accidental drag of the mou…

If the company doesn’t want you editing pages, they should be locking them down. If the pages are left open I feel that it is safe to assume the right to edit. And I’d argue that until my boss absolutely hated me. https://www.notion.so/help/sharing-and-permissions

> If the pages are left open I feel that it is safe to assume the right to edit

Yes, but not accidentally. You should press an [Edit] button which would take you to another URL to edit the page.

Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by lannisterstark »

58x14 wrote: post #2

It seems like there's a lot of recent interest and effort in open-source or self-hosted Notion-like/markdown-with-widgets applications and platforms. AppFlowy ( https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy ) comes to mind; I attended one of their monthly "town hall" meetings a few months back, and looks like they're rapidly increasing in popularity. I think there was another similar project like this on HN front page last…

How does this compare to outline?

https://github.com/outline/outline

Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by ncallaway »

omniglottal wrote: post #16
ncallaway wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dunno what to tell you. It’s a term used (not super commonly, but not infrequently either) in the space. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22multiplayer%22+document+e... I don’t think it’s misleading, given the existing usage.

Misusage pre-existing does not make that existing usage not an abuse. Language is both prescriptive and descriptive - someone prescribing the wrong word is still wrong, as it fails to be accurately descriptive.

Okay, but the word is in active use in this space for this exact meaning.

Yours is basically an argument against domain specific language that doesn’t agree with common language.

Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by jawsua »

lannisterstark wrote: post #35
58x14 wrote: post #2

It seems like there's a lot of recent interest and effort in open-source or self-hosted Notion-like/markdown-with-widgets applications and platforms. AppFlowy ( https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy ) comes to mind; I attended one of their monthly "town hall" meetings a few months back, and looks like they're rapidly increasing in popularity. I think there was another similar project like this on HN front page last…

How does this compare to outline? https://github.com/outline/outline

Does Outline have mobile apps? The name makes it hard to search and find anything relevant

Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by mrklol »

rgrieselhuber wrote: post #28

Sorry for the off-topic question: what is the editor used to create these type of sketches? I see it everywhere recently and I've even used it myself but can't remember the name. https://blocksuite.affine.pro/assets/block-based-editing.57b...

There’s also https://d2lang.com with sketch mode, but excalidraw works too.
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