v0.5

[cloverich]

After #116 , this represents the next phase of work I plan to do. Project should be ramped up again, and stage set to work on real features.

Themes:

• Core markdown / block type support
• Advanced note features / UX

Core blocks

Support all core block types, and ensure the toolbar can be used to toggle / insert each supported type. If it is not crazy complicated, try to support entering markdown and live turning it into the correct slate node type.

• Toolbar improvements #103
• Support code blocks #166
• Bullet, indent, and de-dent list blocks #168
• Code block constraint and normalization #85
• Add shortcuts for code blocks like js for javascript #184
• Markdown shortcuts #80 (Stretch)

Improved editor and nav UX

This represents the key features I use from other note taking applications, that are missing in Chronicles. This is beyond the base usability and into the stuff that makes the application truly useful. Its also the stuff I'd need to knock out before I'd be comfortable dropping all my other notes app usages.

• Internal note linking #124 defer: Do with design sprint, need context menu (several features need this)
• Navigating back after re-naming note -- list does not update name #170 (also, create then back)
• Refreshing page on new document after editing does not take you back to note #189
• Saved views #125 defer: priority
• Tagging #126
• Default journal and tags when creating new notes #202
• Front matter support #127 defer: priority - pair w/ markdown / import export / database-like features
• Add folding to header elements #104 defer: complexity; tackle when I have more time

Misc

If it drives me nuts while developing this Sprint I'm adding it here and doing it

• Development context menu #173
• Better code reload behavior #174 defer tackle alongside esm support, after design (refactor) sprint
• Markdown edit mode #181 defer priority
• Test setup for prebuild files #183 defer complexity
• Embed version / changelog info in the packaged application #71

[cloverich]

Release v0.5.0 marks the close of this sprint. Did not quite get to everything I wanted, but hit a more important milestone: I'm now using the application for my daily note taking. No breaks between this sprint and the next, onward it is.