Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines

#1

Post by koch » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 3:31 PM UTC

I've been working on markwhen for a bit as a way to create timelines and calendars from plain text, like markdown.

I personally like tools that let you immediately start using them, and I set out to do that here with markwhen.

Let me know if you have any questions or feedback!

Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines
app.markwhen.com

Re: Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines

#2

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 3:34 PM UTC

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#3

Post by throwaway888abc » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 6:45 PM UTC

Very cool a very polished! Bookmarked

Re: Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines

#4

Post by Terretta » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 6:52 PM UTC

I wanted this to be awesome, but on iPad (Safari/WebKit) all entries in the example are dots with no time length.

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#5

Post by koch » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 7:25 PM UTC

Terretta wrote: post #4

I wanted this to be awesome, but on iPad (Safari/WebKit) all entries in the example are dots with no time length.

Oh :/ Even after zooming in? Or zooming in doesn’t work?

Re: Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines

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Post by glorioushubris » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 8:25 PM UTC

koch wrote: post #5

Terretta wrote: post #4

I wanted this to be awesome, but on iPad (Safari/WebKit) all entries in the example are dots with no time length.

Oh :/ Even after zooming in? Or zooming in doesn’t work?

Zooming in works on my iPad.

Re: Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines

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Post by oarsinsync » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 8:25 PM UTC

koch wrote: post #5

Terretta wrote: post #4

I wanted this to be awesome, but on iPad (Safari/WebKit) all entries in the example are dots with no time length.

Oh :/ Even after zooming in? Or zooming in doesn’t work?

The default view is super zoomed out. The zoom itself is a bit .. fussy.

That said, it works, and is impressive all the same. Good work!

Re: Show HN: Markwhen: Markdown for Timelines

#8

Post by gcr » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 8:36 PM UTC

Really nice project! Thanks for sharing with us!

Having structured timekeeping capability in plain text (due dates/deadlines, work estimates, time tracking) is also a core feature of org-mode. Do you have a sense for how your approach compares?