Further plans for project

[bolDeju]

I like the way you are creating this project, standards should be a base for further app modules.

I have a few questions:
Are you going to implement a parsing of files for certain logic objects, like tasks?
Will there be some kind of inline math (mathjax, latex-like)?
Will there be some kind of native save-file - link it support (for example a science article in pdf, that you annotated in note will be saved in some attachments directory?
Will there be some kind of highlight tool for any kind of documents?

I am asking those questions because I want to help with project development.
What is your roadmap for this project at this moment?

[alonswartz]

I like the way you are creating this project, standards should be a base for further app modules.

;)

Are you going to implement a parsing of files for certain logic objects, like tasks?

Most likely. It's been on my todo list for a while, especially since the addition of the calendar widget and deterministic periodic notes. I'm not entirely sure of what it will look like. Happy to discuss ideas.

Will there be some kind of inline math (mathjax, latex-like)?

Not currently planned.

Will there be some kind of native save-file - link it support (for example a science article in pdf, that you annotated in note will be saved in some attachments directory?

Almost definately! I was working on assets support before I got side-tracked with the recent keyboard-layout issues (DE, RU). I'll post more information about this soon - would love your feedback and ideas.

Will there be some kind of highlight tool for any kind of documents?

Hmmm... not sure. Are you thinking about something minimal or more in the lines of zotero ?

I am asking those questions because I want to help with project development.

That's awesome! Any help would be greatly appreciated.

What is your roadmap for this project at this moment?

I don't have a publicly accessible roadmap. I'm currently tracking everything in my own notes (managed by Notesium). I should probably make one.

[aronvandepol]

I also think the setup you have going on here.

I'm not sure how extensive you have an interested in developing things like tasks, but with the periodic notes and calendar addition, I can imagine how you can move towards a simple task setup, or provide some automatic querying of tasks. e.g: task with due date shows up on the periodic notes?

Additionally integration with things like Taskwarrior are not far-fetched but perhaps beyond the scope of what this project aims to be. Curious to hear your take on how you yourself viewed the addition of tasks and to-do's.

[alonswartz]

Apologies for the delayed response.

I don’t think there’s a one-size-fits-all approach here. Different apps implement task management in different ways with different features, but more importantly, different people have different needs and workflows—and it’s important to recognize that.

I tend to prefer the philosophy of "Do one thing and do it well" rather than adding half-baked features. That said, I do think there’s something interesting here, especially when it comes to integrating tasks with periodic notes and the calendar. I’m just not quite sure that’s the right direction yet. Or maybe we can do better?

This needs a little more thought, especially when it comes to due dates.

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Anyway, what I have found interesting is that Notesium works really well when treating tasks more like projects rather than checklist items. This is how I use Notesium to manage my work journal, and I’ll probably write a blog post on it at some point.

For some context, I use a combination of weekly notes, labels for state, and notes for projects/tasks. I’ll skip over how I use weekly notes for now.

I use labels to track state, usually just @inprogress and @deferred to keep things simple. But you could extend this with @todo, @done, @important, @blocked, etc. The @ symbol isn’t required—I just use it to keep labels sorted at the top alphabetically and to distinguish them from other labels.

Then, when creating a note, I just link to the relevant labels and update them as needed. That’s it.

With this setup, I can query, slice, and dice my tasks however I need using the finder. It’s simple, flexible, powerful, and works right now. The only real limitation is handling due dates, but for everything else, this approach has been extremely effective.