Text editor-like tabbing behaviour (new line preserves last line's tab level) for indented lists would be quite useful.
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#22Neat, minimalist idea. I like it. Small nitpicky feedback: Your keyboard shortcuts say to use cmd + 1/2/3 to switch files. In Safari, that will load the first/second/third bookmark. The correct shortcut for Safari is ctrl + 1/2/3
Thanks! I'll update the Shortcuts modal to reflect this.
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#23You might want to fix your shortcut help. I don't have a cmd key on my Linux system.
Thanks! I'll update it to reflect OS/Browser.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks! Out of curiosity, which browser are you using? As far as I'm aware, I didn't build in any Cmd+N hijacking into the app (I did do Cmd+S for syncing/saving though, and Cmd+1,2,3,4,5 for switching between files -- is that what you mean?).
Yea, he means Cmd + Number I believe. In Chrome Cmd + 1 goes to the first tab, Cmd + 2 to the second and so on. So it can be somewhat annoying for someone who frequently uses those shortcuts to change tab.
Sure -- right now, Ctrl+Number works as an alternative, so considering getting rid of Cmd+Number all together.
Re: Show HN: 5iler – a repurposable minimalist notepad
#25Text editor-like tabbing behaviour (new line preserves last line's tab level) for indented lists would be quite useful.
That makes sense. I'll try my best to include it in the next version!
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#26In Chrome, the font is rather difficult to read. For example, l and t look very similar. Great idea - it looks very promising :D
After some digging, I realized this was a Windows + Chrome issue with a particular font size and I was able to fix it!
Check it out: http://5iler.com/me
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#27Cool idea, nice implementation!
Feature request: please implement lists either as a keyboard shortcut or as a text macro. Both ordered (numbered) and un-ordered preferred.
BTW, for anyone who didn't catch it: you can change the name of each notepad. Just double-click the name, type what you want and it'll be saved.
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#28> 5iler (pronounced ‘filer’) No. This isn't intuitive at all. Five-iler?
Is that really the most constructive thing you could say and the most constructive way to say it?
Probably not, but I agree that it's worth mentioning.
It doesn't follow any common verbalization of the '5' character. It's also at the front of the word, so you have no clues to start you off on the right path. Even when you know how to say it you still want to say "five" when you read it. I would give the name a very low usability/accessibility score, and frankly it pushes me towards not using the product ("yeah I use this thing called filer - if you want to check it out it's actually spelled with a number five, and then 'iler' - yeah I don't get it either"). If we're going with the 5 theme I would have preferred 5note or 5notes.
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#29Really nifty and very well done.
If you have time down the road you could think of implementing one feature that every modern text editor for some reason lacks: autocorrect. TextEdit on Mac has some form of autocorrect but mostly sucks, I don't know why in 2014 we're still using the backspace but I feel it's time to move on.
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#30You might want to fix your shortcut help. I don't have a cmd key on my Linux system.
Thanks! I'll update it to reflect OS/Browser.
I like 5iler a whole lot and I second adestefan's advice. I use a Linux system and don't have cmd keys. I'm wondering if, since some browsers (at least Chrome + Safari) use cmd+1/2/3 to switch tabs, if maybe replacing cmd with ctrl would be easier for everyone involved?
Great app and excellent design. Call me a fan!