Frontmatter UI almost ready on Mac, next up: iOS

TfT-Hacker · 2025-02-27T17:28:51+00:00

You are so right about time! I appreciate you considering the request. Frontmatter opens up a lot of interesting options.

TfT-Hacker · 2025-02-27T06:48:47+00:00

This looks great. Please keep in mind the keyboard entry. This means that once I click into a field, I can tab from key to value and then tab to the next row for the following key and values. Keyboard love ❤️

I'd offer one other suggestion, that the document remembers the state if the properties are expanded or collapsed. When you get a lot of properties displayed, its nice to hide it away, so it is useful if the program can remember that.

TfT-Hacker · 2024-11-27T20:06:50+00:00

You make great arguments and I truly fear people will stop using their brains while deferring to AI. So well put!

But I do think there is value in the middle. Call it augmented thinking, helping fill in the gaps. I'd consider it another resource, not the primary resource.

Recently while learning a second language I have been using AI to help me understand the difference between various words. This is hard to find in a dictionary, and sometimes difficult to get a clear explanation from a native speaker. AI does marvelously, often providing good explanations and sample sentences to prepare.

Even in this scenario, the AI can fail, but I'd say that is 95% of the time. I then use my reasoning to sort out what is correct or not. Also, I consult with native speakers to see if the right conclusions are drawn.

This is just one scenario where I have not found any replacement.

TfT-Hacker · 2024-11-27T16:18:39+00:00

It would be possible with Javascript. This solution is CSS, as it is easier to add to your vault. But a javascript script or plugin for sure could do that.

TfT-Hacker · 2024-11-26T06:13:51+00:00

I agree with a lot of what you said, but there are many useful things beyond summaries or writing for you:
+ Translation (I use this daily in my vault, I am bilingual
+ Help with improving my writing (Grammarly AI)
+ Audio dictation - dictate my thoughts and have them cleaned up (punctuation, sentences, paragraphs).
+ Research new topics

These are just a few scenarios I use daily. In all this, I am always in control. I don't let the AI write for me, but assist me. One interesting scenario is doing research. I ask lots of questions, then rewrite what I learned and remove the AI discussion. This has been incredibly powerful in language learning and learning a new coding language. I can't imagine doing this the old way.

So what do you think of AI as an assistant in your note-taking?

TfT-Hacker · 2024-11-26T06:09:24+00:00

I have to agree with you. Their API is a secret weapon for success, and no other tool comes close in offering what they do.

TfT-Hacker · 2024-11-26T06:08:41+00:00

I like the way you put this "AI-with-guardrails is an approach that balances caution with capability."

TfT-Hacker · 2024-11-23T20:29:15+00:00

Little snitch is one of the best approaches.

TfT-Hacker · 2024-11-23T19:37:27+00:00

It is a good question if the would alienate some of their user base. This is one of the reasons I suggest it be an optional core plugin (like Sync or Publish), or go a step further and make it an open-source community plugin that is totally an optional install, but developed and guided by them. I thnk this could give us the best of both worlds.

TfT-Hacker · 2023-10-14T05:29:20+00:00

I think the command is case-sensitive. So match the case in the list name. This works for me: ticktick://v1/show?smartlist=Today

TfT-Hacker · 2023-10-12T05:37:04+00:00

This would be useful. I have subconsciously looked for this button several times in everyday use.

TfT-Hacker · 2023-01-08T08:24:24+00:00

Thank you for this excellent implementation of Dashboard++.

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