Show HN: focus.txt – A Minimalist Daily Planner

[zora_goron]

https://focustxt.github.io/

[chillbill]

Why not just use a real text file and edit with a regular notepad/gedit/nano?

[zora_goron → chillbill]

Ultimately, I just wanted to make something that was closer to a plaintext file than something like org-mode, but with some small additions per my own preferences (colors, variables, auto-bulleting, etc).

The side project ended up being a single-file HTML file I could throw into a browser tab, so I decided to put it up and share on GitHub :)

[FireInsight → chillbill]

That's the point, this is a real text file. When you press download you just get a template.

[chillbill → FireInsight]

It’s not though, It’s a web page accessed using a browser with js/css in between that’s made to seem like a simple text file

[endofreach → chillbill]

Yes. Though, the crazy thing is, a lot of things are in fact easier but not done with resources well spent (on global scale, not personal).

Related: I read the other day — and only then realized the full absurdity of it — about how if we want to a share a file quickly between two devices in the same room, for most people (non-tech / -devs) the fastest way would go through a server on the other side of the planet.

[porridgeraisin → endofreach]

https://toffeeshare.com is a great webrtc based file sharing app. (I am not the author). I've used it to great effect though.

[eternityforest → endofreach]

As long as everyone is on Android there's nearby share now, and Apple has AirDrop, so it's getting better. Still absurd though.

[theage]

move the task down and refresh! to see it change color. Don't do what I did and try to see if %check% does this automatically.

[account-5]

There should be an option to load a txt file.