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Really cool idea. I ran it on Windows and noticed the text rendering was off (incorrect/missing subpixel anti-aliasing) but at the same time I got distinct Electron vibes which threw me off: Electron does text rendering correctly and lack of subpixel rendering usually means a custom (native) gui. Is everything a canvas? If so, using text gives you accessibility plus better text rendering.

But maybe it's just the font. Is there a way to change which font is used?

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i immediately tried e^(pi i) and is delightfully surprised that it works! not only the math supports complex numbers, it also allows functions

however, something like f(x)= sin(x)/x, f(0) returns NaN.

Are there any plans to support derivatives, integration and summation?

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This reminds me a lot of org-mode( https://orgmode.org/ ). Do you have plans to add other org-like features, like evaluating code blocks? I don't personally see myself moving away from org-mode, but it would be nice to have something to recommend to people who are reluctant to use emacs, even if it's only for a single application.

Oh, I haven't seen orgmode before, so I don't know what its features are. I'm not planning to add evaluation of code blocks (apart from Math blocks that is) due to the complexity it would add.

> Oh, I haven't seen orgmode before, so I don't know what its features are.

Essentially, it’s an environment for writing+outlining+task tracking+time management. It’s incredibly useful — you should definitely try it since you’ve used Emacs.

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I love this! Simple and solid execution. I've been wanting to build something similar for some time now, might fork and play around with it. Thank you for open sourcing it! I've started using Obsidian with a new note for each day and separating "blocks" with a Markdown horizontal rule (`---`) to achieve something similar, but this is much cleaner. The strength of such an approach is making capture extremely easy -- n…

It's not open source, as it uses the Commons Clause which severely limits what can be done with it (the name is misleading).

As far as a quick google search got me, it seems pretty open with the only caveat being you can't sell or monetize it... how is that not open source?

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This is really, really good. Just earned a permanent spot on my dock in short order.

One request (which I would happily pay for): make it so that you can run the code blocks and generate an output. I routinely crack open the browser console to test out some JS and it would be great to be able to do this right alongside my other notes.

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This is just outstanding. It's so exactly what I wish for out of a scratch pad. My feature request to add to your pile (possibly a lonely one, since maybe it's just unique to how my brain works): I really want a scratch pad like this to have UX that supports "inverted" order. Meaning, new blocks get added to the top of the page instead of the bottom. The blocks naturally flow in descending order of creation rather th…

I also like this. But I don't like the distraction of seeing all the blocks below my cursor move every time I make a new line. The perfect UX would be to add a new buffer at the top, but with enough padding to fill the window so that you can't see the movement of previous blocks while you're typing. (Maybe this is already kinda how it works - I haven't downloaded the app yet, but I'm excited to try it, because it loo…

>I don't like the distraction of seeing all the blocks below my cursor move every time I make a new line.

Uhm... They don't move. They stay the same distance, relative to your line. As you add more lines, they'll disappear below the fold.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I also like this. But I don't like the distraction of seeing all the blocks below my cursor move every time I make a new line. The perfect UX would be to add a new buffer at the top, but with enough padding to fill the window so that you can't see the movement of previous blocks while you're typing. (Maybe this is already kinda how it works - I haven't downloaded the app yet, but I'm excited to try it, because it loo…

>I don't like the distraction of seeing all the blocks below my cursor move every time I make a new line. Uhm... They don't move. They stay the same distance, relative to your line. As you add more lines, they'll disappear below the fold.

In a regular doc, if you start typing at the beginning, then all the lines after it move down as you type. It's just the movement I find distracting, compared to appending to a doc with no space below where I'm inserting text. I'd rather feel like I'm typing into empty space rather than up against a wall.
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