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spartanatreyu wrote: post #28

This is nice, but I'm surprised you went with "P" for shortcuts since they're already taken by browsers. Ctrl/Cmd + P = Print Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P = New Private Window

Undocumented: Ctrl + K and Ctrl + O also work.

Ctrl + K was actually the first. Ctrl + O because it's naturally "open". And you can switch to command palette with `>`, like in vs code.

I've added Ctrl + P and made it the documented one because I also use VS Code heavily and I was tired of context switching.

It's unfortunate that it conflicts with browser's Print but I figured that you do this often and print rarely.

The ultimate solution, of course, is to allow customizing keybindings.

Re: Show HN: Edna, note taking app for developers

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Post by kjksf » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 7:12 AM UTC

spartanatreyu wrote: post #40

bjeanes wrote: post #29

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Command + P worked for me in Firefox, but Command + Shift + P did not. Further, because I don't type in QWERTY, I noticed that _some_ shortcuts seem correctly mapped in my layout, but others are not. The Option+N shortcut for a new note just starts the "˜" combining character (expecting a following character like "n" to form "ñ") when using the "n" key in my layout. However it works if I use the physical "n" key (whi…

Sounds like it's using event.keyCode (deprecated) or event.code (key button number) instead of event.key (the character that the button represents).

I only use that for `Alt + 1` - `Alt + 9` quick access shortcuts.

`Alt + N` for new scratch note is implemented via `Mod-n` CodeMirror keymap (keymap.js) so I'm not sure why it wouldn't work.

Re: Show HN: Edna, note taking app for developers

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Post by kjksf » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 7:17 AM UTC

geoelectric wrote: post #31

Any capacity for inter-note links there or planned? I guess the OG NV didn’t have that but I used them pretty extensively in nvAlt and in Obsidian (not that I’d expect anywhere near what the latter does with analyzing them).

I guess I could add 2 helpful features:

    - autocomplete for note name when `[`
    - if there's note `foo` and `[foo]` in markdown block, Ctrl + click could open to that note

Re: Show HN: Edna, note taking app for developers

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Post by kjksf » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 7:21 AM UTC

kiratp wrote: post #34

pax wrote: post #5

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desktop, or offline? isn't the PWA satisfactory?

I can’t back up the data in a PWA.

If you store notes on disk, which is what I do, you can back them up with any file backup tool.

I store my notes (encrypted with a password) on OneDrive.

See https://edna.arslexis.io/help-win#storing-notes-on-disk

I even have a settings option for a daily backup which exports all notes into a single .zip file in `backups` sub-directory. Not sure if it makes much sense, but it's there.

Re: Show HN: Edna, note taking app for developers

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Post by kjksf » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 7:23 AM UTC

michaelrpeskin wrote: post #35

kiratp wrote: post #34

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I can’t back up the data in a PWA.

For me, I like that HeyNote auto saves to buffer.txt and I can have a crib job auto commit that to git at regular intervals.

You can do that with Edna too.

Store notes on disk (https://edna.arslexis.io/help-win#storing-notes-on-disk) and you can auto commit the whole directory with git.

Personally I store my notes (encrypted with a password) on directory managed with OneDrive.

Edna also auto-saves files.

Re: Show HN: Edna, note taking app for developers

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Post by omerhac » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 8:23 AM UTC

I love the minimalistic UI and keyboard shortcuts - cool!