Jesse Grosjean

I feel like I can finally see then product of Bike 2 odyssey. Over last week is first time I'm envisioning end product without having design problems left to solve. Now all there is left to do is implement. How long can I stretch this out!?

Eventually yes, but I'm deep in code of trying to get Bike 2 out and have little bandwidth for anything else. I'll try to fix up documentation/locationization a little closer to release.

Bike's current standard file format is HTML based. But I'm also in process of adding an alternative Markdown based format for Bike 2.0. I "think" the markdown format will have full parity with the HTML based on, so will be up to you to decide if you want easier for human or easier for machine.

I made FoldingText, but then sold. Working on Bike now. I'm actually "Just" working in a Markdown based file format for Bike. Bike will still be a rich text editor, but will have the option of storing text in Markdown. So circling back to FoldingText in a way.

And shoot, I uploaded the wrong binary. If you want to try the new Bike 2.0 preview markdown support use this link:
www.hogbaysoftware.com/bike/release...

Bike 2.0 (Preview 246) I’ve had some new ideas on “markdown” and think I have a pretty good solution in this release. First, I’ve long delayed markdown support in Bike because there’s no good mapping between Bike and the f...

The latest Bike 2.0 preview release supports a new file format — not quite Markdown, but close: support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-0-p...

Latest Bike Outliner 2.0 Preview has pretty nice drag and drop implementation. Try it out at: support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-0-p...

I'm looking for thoughts and ideas for how Bike Outliner's UI should fit into Liquid Glass: www.hogbaysoftware.com/posts/bike-t...

Hog Bay Software Support Hog Bay Software support forums for Bike Outliner, TaskPaper, and WriteRoom.

Latest Bike 2 preview find, search, and text checking highlights. support.hogbaysoftware.com

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That quote just made me think about LLMs a bit differently.

Full article: thenewstack.io/how-to-upgra...

Bike 2.0 (Preview 240) Added Format > Add Link Added Format > Show Formatting… Added Context menu to outline editor Added text replacements (spelling, zzz, etc) on Return Highlight active replacement (last, before caret mov...

Every week Bike 2 is getting a little closer to release. Latest preview adds back formatting palette and context menu among other things.

support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-0-p...

Bike Outliner Structured & focused writing.

If you are up for preview software, also checkout the Bike 2 preview releases: support.hogbaysoftware.com/c/bike/22

Is there any argument for including icons in Tahoe menus?

Of all the Tahoe design changes, this is the one that I'm sure I'll never get used to. It's just wrong–clutter, clutter, clutter, for no reason.

Bike 2.0 (Preview 236) Added Keybindings API bike.keybindings.activeModifiers Added Option-Click on row handle to expand/collapse completely Added Hide declared API command from palette by starting name with .. Implemented ...

New Bike 2 preview release. Added back view > text wrap, view > focus mode, view > typewriter mode. Also fixed bunch of bugs, and added some API for reading current modifiers.

support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-0-p...

Latest Bike Outliner (2.0 Preview) supports round corners for groups of rows. The standard style uses for improved block selection and block quotes. Can also be used for new styles–here's a quick demo:
support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-0-p...

Bike 2 Preview This is "Bike 2 Preview" by Jesse Grosjean on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Bike Outliner 2.0 development continues. It's not done, but starting to feel more complete. Planning a fall release.

Here's an intro video showing some of the new features:

vimeo.com/1104570962

Download the latest preview in my forums:

support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-0-p...

Bike Extension Kit: Intro This is "Bike Extension Kit: Intro" by Jesse Grosjean on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Here's how to install and setup the Bike Outliner 2 extension kit. I'll also post some extension development screencasts early this week. vimeo.com/1089520938

Bike 2.0 (Preview 225) One step back, two steps forward. Lots of changes to the extension system. Lots of internal changes to style and layout systems. Likely introduced some new bugs in the process, but cleaned up a lot a...

New Bike 2 preview release. Work on extension system continues. I think (yeah I've thought this before, but really this time) now I'll head back to adding and polishing core features for eventual release. support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-0-p...

Bike 2.0 (Preview 221) Improved extension error logging Relaxed base tsconfig.json settings Added ordering support to sidebar items Updated Creating Extensions documentation Added github repository to share Bike extensions ...

Get latest Bike 2 preview here:

support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-0-p...

More extension system experiments with the latest Bike 2 Preview. This one uses d3.js to present different outline layouts.

Bike Extensions (Synonyms) This is "Bike Extensions (Synonyms)" by Jesse Grosjean on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Latest Bike 2 Preview adds new extension possibilities.

support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-0-p...

vimeo.com/1076790898

Bike 2.0 (Preview 218) Added bike.showAlert API Added window.presentSheet (domScript permission) API Added window.inspector.addItem (domScript permission) API Added URL open method and other URL (openURL permission) API Add...

New Bike 2 preview release... work in progress, not polished, but extensions can now add custom HTML/DOM UI in sheets and inspector panel.

support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-0-p...

TaskPaper giveaway! - BrettTerpstra.com I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 3 licenses ($24.99 value each) for TaskPaper. TaskPaper is a task management solution based entirely on plain text. It offers a familiar interface to…

Lately on the blog: TaskPaper giveaway!

https://brettterpstra.com/2025/04/07/taskpaper-giveaway/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon

Yeah, the makepad one is really good. I was going to send you that link but for some reason I can never remember the name "Makepad" ... so I gave up. But it's nice and really smooth.

Thanks! Hoping to reach gold standard level on document filtering in Bike 2. Still a ways to go, but here's what I have so far:

@jessegrosjean.bsky.social's Bike is still the gold standard. Such a simple solution. I wish we had this on the OS level.

(h/t @jaakster.bsky.social)

Bike 2.0 (Preview 211) New Bike 2.0 Preview today! Downloads Still not ready for daily use! I do not expect that it will corrupt files or delete data, but there’s many missing features and visual glitches. The focus of ...

I've been saying... new Bike preview release on Friday for a few Fridays now. Finally I've got one for your:

support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-0-p...

Bike preview now has outline filtering and a new extension API with commands, keybindings, sidebar, and more.

Bike 2 extensions in progress. Hope to release early demo that you can try by Friday.

support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/bike-2-ext...

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Here's a fun web app to try in the outliner space: leaflet.pub. If I made web apps I think this is the sort that I would try to make.

Search ideas for Bike 2 I’ve been working on search since the last Bike 2 preview release, but have been having a hard time settling on how it should work. At one end of the spectrum you have TaskPaper style search… where y...

Bike 2 search design ideas looking for feedback: support.hogbaysoftware.com/t/search-ide...