I don't get what the 'insert line divider' is meant to be. It seems to just insert a large, fixed amount of whitespace characters?
Show HN: 5iler – a repurposable minimalist notepad
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#32Really 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.
isn't the same auto-correct system in TextEdit.app available by default in any cocoa text-fied on OS X? And if you think that system 'mostly sucks', perhaps it is because you are vastly underestimating what a difficult feature it is to implement?
Re: Show HN: 5iler – a repurposable minimalist notepad
#33For the desktop version, I'm having problems with undo. Occasionally, if I delete something, I won't be able to undo it.
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
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!
Appreciate it :)
Actually, you can already use Ctrl+Numbers -- command is essentially just an alias for Macs (i.e. the Shortcuts modal is the misleading part).
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#35I don't get what the 'insert line divider' is meant to be. It seems to just insert a large, fixed amount of whitespace characters?
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#36I don't get what the 'insert line divider' is meant to be. It seems to just insert a large, fixed amount of whitespace characters?
Try it out! It's a hyphen-based separator I found myself using to divide chunks of text. For now it almost functions as "sub-notes" feature.
The keyboard shortcut is Cmd/Ctrl + /
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
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!
Appreciate it :) Actually, you can already use Ctrl+Numbers -- command is essentially just an alias for Macs (i.e. the Shortcuts modal is the misleading part).
Sorry for not being more clear! I meant that you may want to update the documentation with that information.
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#38For the desktop version, I'm having problems with undo. Occasionally, if I delete something, I won't be able to undo it.
This may be a known issue: it has to do with the fact that whenever Dropbox syncs, the undo state is reset. If you haven't setup Dropbox sync and have been experiencing this, let me know.
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#39Earlier 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.
Right, I should have been more clear. And yes, I was using Chrome.
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#40Cool 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.
Thank you! As a matter of fact, Markdown support is the next big thing I'm working on, and I plan to look into incorporating lists.