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9 years of Apple text editor solo dev

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Re: 9 years of Apple text editor solo dev

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rubymamis wrote: post #347
brailsafe wrote: post #310

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No BBedit in the comparison list?

BBedit is awesome but it's not a block editor. Can it render a complex Kanban within the same document? Can it do drag and drop? No.

I do see you have block editing in the qualifying statement for your speed comparison list, but Kanban seems to only be in your upcoming features list? I use bear regularly, but none of the features you mention are why I use bear; it's just a nice markdown editing experience and I'm rarely, if ever, dragging and dropping blocks within a document. I suppose if there are enough people who do find that crucial, you might want to emphasise it a little more, I don't think I spotted any mention of it.

Re: 9 years of Apple text editor solo dev

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Post by rubymamis »

brailsafe wrote: post #351
rubymamis wrote: post #347

Earlier quoted context omitted.

BBedit is awesome but it's not a block editor. Can it render a complex Kanban within the same document? Can it do drag and drop? No.

I do see you have block editing in the qualifying statement for your speed comparison list, but Kanban seems to only be in your upcoming features list? I use bear regularly, but none of the features you mention are why I use bear; it's just a nice markdown editing experience and I'm rarely, if ever, dragging and dropping blocks within a document. I suppose if there are enough people who do find that crucial, you migh…

I didn't mention it since I'm yet to implement it. I think I'll release Plume's beta in around two months, so I've got plenty of time to work on those. And yes, the Kanban is work in progress, but I'm nearly done[1].

[1] https://imgur.com/NIgDLOU

Re: 9 years of Apple text editor solo dev

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Post by papereditor »

internetter wrote: post #325
brcmthrowaway wrote: post #296

How much do you make a year from this app

The attached video in the article says there are 367 subscribers, and there is some discrepancy (they say subs are 100$ a year but app says 50$). Apple is likely taking 15% (indie developer program), so between 15-30k

The numbers in that video are fake, but close enough. :)

Yearly subs are 50$. Lifetime is 100$. That video shows the number of Pro users, not subscribers.

Re: 9 years of Apple text editor solo dev

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Terretta wrote: post #340
papereditor wrote: post #144

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Thank you for the suggestion! I've always avoided non-App Store distribution to keep things simpler. It's a nightmare to manage many different licensing schemes. Now I don't have to have any backend. Everything is done via the built-in, robust App Store mechanism that just works. I hope Apple will figure something out in the future. And I think they will since they want to increase their "Services" revenue as hardwar…

App store, just charge your lifetime price, instead of free with IAP. So you'd have 2 apps listed: - Paper (Lifetime) ... $99 - Paper ... Get Companies can buy employees the first one because it has a price. > Everything is done via the built-in, robust App Store mechanism that just works. Good call, and so true.

> So you'd have 2 apps listed

Hm. I feel like having 2 apps could confuse some users. But maybe it's worth it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Re: 9 years of Apple text editor solo dev

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Post by busymom0 »

lapcat wrote: post #89
papereditor wrote: post #73

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It's hand-crafted with TailwindCSS, vanilla HTML, and JS. I've worked on it for 2 months part-time. I was hoping it would get people's attention, and so it did. :) The component split is done by hand in Figma with regular screenshots and cropping. I also used a plugin for skewing.

One nitpick: I dislike the tiny custom scroller. IMO customizing scrollers is almost always a disservice to users.

I was just going to say this too. Site is wonderful except the scrollbar which was very very tiny and barely visible.

Re: 9 years of Apple text editor solo dev

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Post by brailsafe »

rubymamis wrote: post #352
brailsafe wrote: post #351

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I do see you have block editing in the qualifying statement for your speed comparison list, but Kanban seems to only be in your upcoming features list? I use bear regularly, but none of the features you mention are why I use bear; it's just a nice markdown editing experience and I'm rarely, if ever, dragging and dropping blocks within a document. I suppose if there are enough people who do find that crucial, you migh…

I didn't mention it since I'm yet to implement it. I think I'll release Plume's beta in around two months, so I've got plenty of time to work on those. And yes, the Kanban is work in progress, but I'm nearly done[1]. [1] https://imgur.com/NIgDLOU

Hmm, maybe that does look kind of interesting, thanks for the pic. Have you thought of any alternative ways to represent the todo checkbox in those Kanban tiles? Maybe aligning to the top instead of vertical center?
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