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Re:9 years of Apple text editor solo dev by brailsafe on Friday January 05, 2024 @06:05PM (#38886283)
No BBedit in the comparison list?
Re:9 years of Apple text editor solo dev by rubymamis on Saturday January 06, 2024 @03:03AM (#38889484)
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.
Re:9 years of Apple text editor solo dev by brailsafe on Saturday January 06, 2024 @03:33AM (#38889666)
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 by rubymamis on Saturday January 06, 2024 @03:46AM (#38889724)
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 by brailsafe on Saturday January 06, 2024 @04:52AM (#38890041)
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?
Re:9 years of Apple text editor solo dev by rubymamis on Saturday January 06, 2024 @05:07AM (#38890116)
I haven't thought about that. In the regular editor, the checkbox is aligned to the top of the text. I'll experiment and see how it goes. Thanks for the suggestion.