KeenWrite
Zettlr
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621 | 10,309 | |
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0.0 | 9.8 | |
about 1 year ago | 2 days ago | |
Java | TypeScript | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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KeenWrite
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Ask HN: Tell us about your project that's not done yet but you want feedback on
KeenWrite is my free, open-source, cross-platform desktop Markdown editor that can produce beautifully typeset PDFs. I started working on it years ago to help write a novel that has a complex timeline and I couldn't find a text editor that would allow me to integrate a character sheet with the story itself.
https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite
Tutorials:
* https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB-WIt1cZYLm1MMx2FBG9...
Here's what I mean by using variables directly:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFCqe3A5dFg
CommonMark doesn't propose a standard for bibliographic references. Would anyone find the editor more appealing if it had cross-references and citations?
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Documentation as Code for Cloud Using PlantUML
My cross-platform desktop text editor, KeenWrite, allows users to define variables in an external YAML file. The editor calls out to Kroki[1] to convert text-based diagrams to SVG. The diagrams can reference variables and are rendered using EchoSVG[2].
KeenWrite[3] can produce PDF documentation from Markdown documents that has PlantUML diagrams with elements stored in an external, machine-readable file. Here are screenshots showing variables on the left, diagram text in the middle, and a real-time render on the right:
* https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DaveJarvis/KeenWrite/main/...
* https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DaveJarvis/KeenWrite/main/...
KeenWrite supports all diagrams offered by Kroki, which includes "diagram-plantuml".
[1]: https://kroki.io/
[2]: https://github.com/css4j/echosvg/
[3]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite
- On why Markdown is not a good, or even a half-decent, markup language
- MdBook – Create book from Markdown files. Like Gitbook but implemented in Rust
- KeenWrite 3.3.2: MermaidJS diagrams (with caveat)
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Interactive CommonMark Tutorial
Although not interactive, I've created a video series that shows advanced usage of Markdown. Namely R, external variables, diagrams, math, annotations, and a different approach to metadata:
* https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB-WIt1cZYLm1MMx2FBG9...
Tutorial 4 shows basic Markdown:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbGSiRzx-0
The top-right of each video shows keyboard and mouse clicks to help follow along.[1] My desktop text editor, KeenWrite[2], is used in the tutorials.
[1]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/kmcaster
[2]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite
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“Exit Traps” Can Make Your Bash Scripts Way More Robust and Reliable
https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite/blob/main/scripts/bu...
My template script provides a way to make user-friendly shell scripts. In a script that uses the template, you define the dependencies and their sources:
DEPENDENCIES=(
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EchoSVG: SVG rasterizer library supporting level 4 selectors (Apache 2)
I didn't create the fork, nor am I affiliated with the project. I use it in my text editor, KeenWrite to rasterize SVG.
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Millions of dollars in time wasted making papers fit journal guidelines
KeenWrite Themes[1] are instructions that tell ConTeXt how to typeset XHTML documents (content) into PDF files (presentation). I made a tutorial that shows how my FOSS desktop text editor, KeenWrite[3], allows users to write in Markdown to typeset a document against a particular theme.
Before it can be used for scientific papers, it needs cross-references, which, unfortunately, aren't part of the CommonMark specification.
I posit that the vast majority of LaTeX users don't grok how to separate content from presentation. When I asked a question on TeX.SE about how to adjust the line spacing between enumerated items (spanning a couple dozen enumerated lists), the vast majority of people voted for the answer of using `\itemsep0em` to tweak each list ... individually.[4] The correct answer, IMO, is to fix the problem globally, and not waste time tweaking individual lists.
[1]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite-themes
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QpX70O5S30
[3]: https://github.com/DaveJarvis/keenwrite
[4]: https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/6081/reduce-space-be...
Zettlr
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Information flow - how I capture the notes
zettlr - great for long form, but missing some daily use functions.
- Zettlr: One-Stop Publication Workbench
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Typst: An easy to learn alternative for LaTex
Quarto appears a popular alternative, out of interest is anyone using Zettlr?
https://www.zettlr.com/
- Obsidian 1.5 Desktop (Public)
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Zettlr VS Einwurf - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 20 Dec 2023
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Custom CSS not working properly
I wanted to apply this theme (https://github.com/Zettlr/Zettlr/discussion/3211) to my Zettlr, as these preset themes are kind of an eye sore. But, while it changes the toolbar and surrounding menus, it does not apply any changes whatsoever to the editor.
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Zettlr 3.0.0 Released
> Your One-Stop Publication Workbench.
https://github.com/Zettlr/Zettlr#readme (GPLv3)
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Zettlr v3.0.0 is out!
Direct link to GitHub: https://github.com/Zettlr/Zettlr/releases
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Why note-taking apps don’t make us smarter
I can't recommend the Zettlekasten Method enough: https://zettelkasten.de/introduction/
You can do it with index cards or you can use software to practice the method and grow your note collection. I now prefer Zettlr (https://www.zettlr.com) after using Joplin (https://joplinapp.org), which are both FOSS.
One of the core strategies of the Zettlekasten Method is to link notes to each other. That's how knowledge grows: connections and synthesis (internalization/application of the connections)
Here's a 3-year-old video on the method that serves as a good primer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFZHuWLA09M
- Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App
What are some alternatives?
markdown-preview.nvim - markdown preview plugin for (neo)vim
logseq - A local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base. Use it to organize your todo list, to write your journals, or to record your unique life.
marktext - 📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.
Trilium Notes - Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
typst - A new markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.
kroki - Creates diagrams from textual descriptions!
obsidian-export - Rust library and CLI to export an Obsidian vault to regular Markdown
vim-markdown - Markdown Vim Mode
obsidian-pandoc - Pandoc document export plugin for Obsidian (https://obsidian.md)
m4b-tool - m4b-tool is a command line utility to merge, split and chapterize audiobook files such as mp3, ogg, flac, m4a or m4b
QOwnNotes - QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.