Nash
Productivity
note taking
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How HN took it
34 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 9 critical, out of 74 comments about the project. Thread score +0.35.
Idea: 23 for, 1 againstExecution: 4 for, 5 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clever use of contenteditable and single-file design
From 3 comments
Much of the heavy lifting is done by this simple but powerful attribute, something surprisingly few developers seem to know about. It's been around for quite a while. ``` <div…
hliyan on HNThis is cool. It's funny how we are (or maybe just I am) so used writing the JS parts of websites outside of the actual HTML that my first thought upon seeing this was "wow it's…
genshii on HNExcellent little tool. Thank you for making it
ekianjo on HN
Useful for quick notes and static blogging
From 2 comments
Thanks for making this. Sometimes I want to just write a quick note and serve as a static html file and this is very useful for that purpose.
rwbt on HNLooks Great ad a freeform note taking tool / blogging tool I would like to understand more how this works -- where the data is stored esp if I were to self host it.
albert_e on HN
Objections
Name 'Note' is confusing for what it does
From 3 comments
Calling it a "note" is a bit confusing. I'd call it a self-modifying editable single-file web app.
stevage on HNYes, before I wrote the post on HN, I shared it with my local community and they told me about the same two features. I think those two services are more appropriate for the name…
yevgenyhong on HNIt's because I didn't think hard enough when I named it. I should have described it as a document with a built-in editor.
yevgenyhong on HN
Save and Share buttons are unclear
From 1 comment
This is quite cool, but I am not sure I understand the difference between 'Save' and 'Share'. They both seem to just save a file.
pgreenwood on HN
Formatting buttons and undo fail on some mobile browsers and Firefox saving issues
From 4 comments
Tried it in mobile safari. When i i highlight a word and then use one of the font controls, i expect the word to remain highlighted. Also i can't seem to remove formatting like…
Tepix on HNThe wysiwyg buttons don't seem to function on Android Chrome mobile, at least for me.
indigodaddy on HNfor some reason firefox wasnt saving my changes when i saving as html-only, but saving as complete web page it did.
damhsa on HNGreat idea, however for some idea ctrl + z (undo) does not work.
jjkmk on HN
Requests
Warn before closing unsaved edits
From 1 comment
Suggestion: It should warn when you have edited it and are about to close the page without saving. Consider adding an `onbeforeunload` handler.
lifthrasiir on HN
Support Chrome filesystem API or real saving
From 2 comments
Does this support Chrome's filesystem API?
Evidlo on HNYou could make this self contained and truly portable with "real" save using https://rpdillon.net/redbean-tiddlywiki-saver.html
mikae1 on HN
Add lists and tables support
From 1 comment
This is excellent. I wonder how hard it would be to add functionally for lists and tables. Tables would likely be difficult. Great work.
account-5 on HN
Questions
Where data is stored and how it works when self-hosted
From 1 comment
Looks Great ad a freeform note taking tool / blogging tool I would like to understand more how this works -- where the data is stored esp if I were to self host it.
albert_e on HN
Difference between Save and Share
From 1 comment
This is quite cool, but I am not sure I understand the difference between 'Save' and 'Share'. They both seem to just save a file.
pgreenwood on HN
Alternatives named
TiddlyWiki
From 2 comments
Is this similar to TiddlyWiki https://tiddlywiki.com/ ?
joleyj on HNNice job! There was a previous discussion about this idea with a mention of TiddlyWiki: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43179649
hakaneskici on HN
Webstrates
From 1 comment
Nice work! I’ve built a research prototype called Webstrates (webstrates.net) and recently created a local-first version: MyWebstrates…
clemensnk on HN
Nullboard
From 1 comment
ooo~ Remarkably similiar to nullboard https://nullboard.io/preview https://github.com/apankrat/nullboard
Mizu_048 on HN