Tdo
Productivity
todo list
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
7 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.00.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean design with a good keyboard-driven feel
From 4 comments
This matches really well on what I think when I imagine what I would like to see the application landscape to trend towards. So, good job! Some background: I do not like terminal…
zokier on HNI'm already using this for all my project notes. IMHO, this is the most user-friendly TODO app I've ever encountered. And behind the covers it allows me to have heavily…
tymarats on HNThis is pretty neat. It feels a little like a distilled version of Trello. I think you did a great job of using the space that I have. I made my browser full screen on a 4k…
criddell on HNnice, I love it. If I used todo lists, I'd use this.
feiss on HN
Handles large screens and window resizing well
From 1 comment
This is pretty neat. It feels a little like a distilled version of Trello. I think you did a great job of using the space that I have. I made my browser full screen on a 4k…
criddell on HN
Objections
Storage and saving is not clearly shown in the UI
From 2 comments
Wow, really neat. I like how simple it is but for non-HN users, the onboarding could probably be a bit better. As another user mentioned, if the user visits for the first time,…
diggan on HNAh, indeed I did! But I was also hinting on that there is a reason I missed those. By making it easier for people to discover these features, you make it a better app :) So…
diggan on HN
Onboarding for new users is weak
From 2 comments
Wow, really neat. I like how simple it is but for non-HN users, the onboarding could probably be a bit better. As another user mentioned, if the user visits for the first time,…
diggan on HNThis is really nice. It would be good to check for a first time visitor, ala localstorage or cookie, and show quick instructions. Overall, very slick and could see as a great…
rememberlenny on HN
Browser-only, no offline mode or native app
From 3 comments
Oh, also something I kind of expected (not sure why) but it's not there. Offline mode! There is a couple of different ways of achieving that, take a look here:…
diggan on HNThey're two entirely different classes of programs. In my mind, a good to-do lists has the feature set of being able to manage both 'evergreen' (i.e., informational stores) or…
iheartmemcache on HNIt would get us another go at beating the already very dead horse.
brazzledazzle on HN
Text contrast is too low for some users
From 2 comments
I like it. Have you considered increasing the contrast between the text and the background? Or perhaps my monitor isn't as good as yours? :)
peller on HNThis is really great, I love the simplistic design. The thing is, it is keyboard driven, but not necessarily accessible for visually impaired users. I would like to see ARIA…
zichy on HN
Requests
Vim-style keybindings
From 3 comments
This is really well done! Feature request: would love to see a VIM mode. I think VIM semantics would be really intuitive here. Obviously more of a "power" user feature.
rhickey on HNGreat idea, I'd love this one, too. "hjkl" is a given, "x" to complete, "D" to delete. Any additional suggestions?
tymarats on HNI was going to suggest "o" and "O" to add new task below/above selected task, but nope, that's already there! The only other vimmy thing I can think of is "/" to jump into the…
nxrabl on HN
Tutorial or help shown to first-time visitors
From 3 comments
Wow, really neat. I like how simple it is but for non-HN users, the onboarding could probably be a bit better. As another user mentioned, if the user visits for the first time,…
diggan on HNThis is really nice. It would be good to check for a first time visitor, ala localstorage or cookie, and show quick instructions. Overall, very slick and could see as a great…
rememberlenny on HNWould be neat to have the Help Tab as a slide-in window of sorts, so as we're getting started it's very easy to just glance at the shortcuts instead of having two tabs open
anovas on HN
Offline mode
From 1 comment
Oh, also something I kind of expected (not sure why) but it's not there. Offline mode! There is a couple of different ways of achieving that, take a look here:…
diggan on HN
Markdown support
From 1 comment
Cool! Does it support markdown? Markdown support is a very important feature as it allows you to easily format tasks, put links inside, etc.
mstijak on HN
Command-line interface
From 2 comments
I wrote something similar - a command-line based task management system with an integrated web view. http://todolist.site
dogas on HNI would love to add command line interface, but in the current API-less architecture that's not possible.
mstijak on HN
Questions
How does sync work across multiple computers
From 2 comments
This is really nice! Before I dive too deeply, how does it do with sync? If I access it from multiple computers, will they play nicely together?
CJefferson on HNTasks can be saved to a GitHub gist. This works well across multiple computers if you're not using the app on two computers at the same time. There's no server here, GitHub API…
mstijak on HN
How items are moved between lists
From 2 comments
Wow, really neat. I like how simple it is but for non-HN users, the onboarding could probably be a bit better. As another user mentioned, if the user visits for the first time,…
diggan on HNThat's a really good idea. I'll add it to my list :) It seems that you have missed the Settings and Help tabs :) Tasks are saved in localStorage. Alternatively, you may create a…
mstijak on HN
Alternatives named
Trello
From 2 comments
This is pretty neat. It feels a little like a distilled version of Trello. I think you did a great job of using the space that I have. I made my browser full screen on a 4k…
criddell on HNI was going to suggest "o" and "O" to add new task below/above selected task, but nope, that's already there! The only other vimmy thing I can think of is "/" to jump into the…
nxrabl on HN
Taskwarrior
From 2 comments
Neat, I like organizational apps. Any https://taskwarrior.org/ users here comment on what they think of Tdo?
anonymuse on HNThey're two entirely different classes of programs. In my mind, a good to-do lists has the feature set of being able to manage both 'evergreen' (i.e., informational stores) or…
iheartmemcache on HN
org-mode
From 2 comments
>keyboard drive, hackable todo list org-mode?
davexunit on HNThey're two entirely different classes of programs. In my mind, a good to-do lists has the feature set of being able to manage both 'evergreen' (i.e., informational stores) or…
iheartmemcache on HN
Workflowy
From 1 comment
With boards, lists, and tasks you're already up to three levels of nesting. I really like http://www.workflowy.com for its simplicity and unlimited nesting ability.
SomewhatLikely on HN
Notational Velocity
From 1 comment
This is really nice. It would be good to check for a first time visitor, ala localstorage or cookie, and show quick instructions. Overall, very slick and could see as a great…
rememberlenny on HN