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sindresorhus / one-thing

Set the text for the One Thing app
https://sindresorhus.com/one-thing
MIT License
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[OFFTOPIC] Why isn't the app itself open sourced? #4

Closed BlueFalconHD closed 2 years ago

BlueFalconHD commented 2 years ago

I would love it so much to be able to modify this a little to work perfectly for my workflow.

sindresorhus commented 2 years ago

I open source many of my apps. However, open sourcing an app comes with some downsides and very few upsides. The downsides are that I cannot use my internal framework that makes it much faster to make apps, some may upload clones to the App Store (happened in the past), if I get any contributions at all, they're usually very low-quality.

So in short, I love open sourcing tools and the building blocks for my apps, but open sourcing an app is often more work than it's worth.

sindresorhus commented 2 years ago

I'm curious, how would you modify it?

BlueFalconHD commented 2 years ago

I think I would add a system for an icon, as the workaround (setting the prefix to an emoji) doesn't really work for me. Also, I would add a scheduled system, maybe integrating with calendar or reminders, where it would show one at a time.

P.S. This app inspired me to change my workflow for schoolwork too, as it worked so well.

BlueFalconHD commented 2 years ago

@sindresorhus another thing I would add is multiple instances of one thing per desktop. So on my desktop I use for git, there would be a separate instance for personal things.

sindresorhus commented 2 years ago

I think I would add a system for an icon, as the workaround (setting the prefix to an emoji) doesn't really work for me.

Better icon support is something I'm considering. How would you want it to work?

Also, I would add a scheduled system, maybe integrating with calendar or reminders, where it would show one at a time.

This can already be done using the shortcuts integration: https://sindresorhus.com/one-thing#how-can-i-show-the-next-task-in-the-today-list-in-things-in-one-thing

another thing I would add is multiple instances of one thing per desktop. So on my desktop I use for git, there would be a separate instance for personal things.

I made something for you: https://sindresorhus.com/one-thing#one-thing2

BlueFalconHD commented 2 years ago

Thank you so much! I would like the icon to just be an SF Symbol with color that can be different from text. Just like entering the SF Symbol code.

BlueFalconHD commented 2 years ago

Also, can you call the second version 2 thing? :shipit:

BlueFalconHD commented 2 years ago

@sindresorhus I forgot 2 things. ICloud/whatever other service sync and apple watch app (standalone)

sindresorhus commented 2 years ago

Both of those are on my todo list.

vivindeena commented 1 year ago

hey @sindresorhus is there a way to write text to the One Thing App using CLI tool like bash or something

sindresorhus commented 1 year ago

https://sindresorhus.com/one-thing#custom-url-scheme