trafnar

I've added all these commands

I added both "i" and "enter" to go back to editing mode.

Wow thanks so much!

Even though I was convinced and changed the site to make dark mode free already, I'll say, it's not free. Maintaining a dark mode is a huge pain for me. I don't ever use dark mode, so it feels even more unpleasant. I obsess over the typography and colors, having to do it all twice is more work. That's one of the reasons I initially made it a paid feature.

Update: I've made dark mode free, and I added a theme switcher in the bottom left.

I added the page you suggested: https://tasktxt.com/download-mac-app

I fixed the link, thanks again.

I've added a close button

Yes, I use it much more like a sticky note for work I'm actively engaging in. I create new pages throughout the day. Sometimes I feel bad like I'm going to forget about the previous tasks, but I rarely actually go back to look at them. I put important things that I can't forget elsewhere.

Just vague ideas in my head :)

Good point, I'll do that.

There isn't a writeup, but this older video introducing the beta of TaskTXT shows a little more detail about the format (timestamp link): https://youtu.be/gbGawb728xA?t=191

Thanks, I'll fix that link.

If you press escape, you enter a command mode where you can use the following shortcuts:

j: Move down to the next task k: Move up to the previous task s: Start or stop the timer for the selected task d: Mark the selected task as done n: Create a new task

I hope I can offer that in the future.

Yes, that is exactly what happens to me, I find writing the task down and starting the timer makes me less likely to jump to that next task, instead I just write it down.

With a normal to-do list, you can write down your task, but you don't feel as committed to an "active" one.

You mentioned feedback, I don't have anything on the site for that but feel free to email hello at wedeserveless.com

Oh and feel free to email hello at wedeserveless.com if you want to share other feedback.

I'll add these!

Sorry about my face!

I was worried the popup would be perceived this way, but the typical entry point to an app like this is a traditional homepage which completely blocks your view of the app. Maybe that would be better just due to people's expectations, but I wanted them to see the app right away.

Yeah, I've been thinking along these lines too. I think it could evolve into something more substantial with a few additions to the UI. I've found myself wanting to store more and more notes in it, but then I run up against lack of page organization. I don't want it to get bogged down in folders and tags and such, but I have some ideas to strike the right balance. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Thanks for the feedback, I'll consider a change there for sure.

I'd like to fix this, can you send me a screenshot or something? hello at wedeserveless.com

You can try all the features before signing in, just click outside the modal or press escape.

I am doing serious investigation/prototyping for a real offline mode, I want it as much as anyone

True, I'll add it.

Nested tasks are something I'd like to add. I'd like to first replace the text editor library with a code-editor like codemirror, which would allow me to more easily handle things like indentation level.

I got stuck trying to implement codemirror in a way that works, but I'll try it again when I have time.

The app is written in Imba (https://www.imba.io) and the back end is Firebase.

I used this modal UI because I think it's less annoying than a traditional homepage. Most web apps have a homepage that requires you to sign in before you can use the app. I wanted to send people straight to the app and allow you to see and even try the app without signing in.

I actually made a whole video about this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjKxpks13Zw

Much appreciated! I have a half-finished branch with the mac status bar timer, but there were issues getting it to look just the way I wanted. Hope to get that in eventually.

Horo looks like a nice one too.

Yeah, I plan to eventually, for now you can at least copy/paste the text out of TaskTXT. You get all the same data that way, except maybe 'created at' and 'updated at' timestamps :)

The data is stored in Firebase, they are protected by https encryption in transit and firebase encrypts them at rest. Like most cloud services, I can access the notes but it is my policy never to do so and I never have.

I'm hoping to implement a full offline mode and end to end encryption in the future.

The idea came from doing it manually, fiddling with timers or calculating time passed was a pain, so I wouldn't actually use the technique often, but when I did, it was very helpful.

One of the hardest parts for me has been dealing with parsing the text to extract the data from it, and to do syntax highlighting. It's not that hard to do in a naive way, but I spent a lot of time trying to figure out more robust ways of doing it. I'm still feeling stuck in that area, send help!

Many people have made comparisons to org-mode, and org-mode seems really cool. As someone who hasn't used emacs, its hard to get into, but I'd like to explore it more as I'm sure there are many ideas that would serve as inspiration for TaskTXT.