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The markwhen obsidian plugin has been updated to include the new timeline and inline markwhen code blocks.
Look for version 0.0.6 and documentation for the new timeline here
0.0.6
I forwent updating documentation for far too long
New *syntax highlighting* coming to the markwhen docs 😮
Big thanks to scorpioares for sponsoring markwhen development! Added to the sponsorline!
New $30 sponsorship from @code77! Added to the sponsorline.
Thank you!
If you have long documents, try incremental parsing in meridiem. Curious to hear if it improves people's editing experience.
Ok I'm coming up for air.
ok I’m going in to get vscode and obsidian more up to date
Updated the parser a bit ago for a simpler parse result and to include some BCE parsing improvements thanks to Deuh
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Upgraded timeline & free collaborative editing
The timeline has been upgraded in a lot of cool ways!
Reminders & commands
Hello! A couple updates from the past month and preview of things being worked on:
Commands
Blogging with markwhen, the return of pages, and more
I have been working on making markwhen and markwhen.com more of a utility that I can use daily, such that I find its flaws more easily and can make stuff for it that I want as a user. Admittedly I don't make that many timelines but I have found that it is very useful for journaling and blogging. In fact if you're reading this post on re.markwhen.com, it was written it markwhen! How cool is that.
Pages (tabs) are back on markwhen.com, and represent completely separate files. You can have tabs open for browser documents, files on your computer, and cloud markwhen documents all at the same time.
Markwhen CLI
I have published a markwhen cli that you can use to generate markwhen views (single html files) from the command line 🤯.
Installation
Behind the scenes work
I've been working on some more behind-the-scenes stuff with markwhen, which I both like and dislike doing: dislike because it doesn't have any immediate value for users, like because it enables more value for users long-term.
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I have been separating the views (timeline/map/calendar) from the editor. At this point, every view is its own standalone application that communicates with the editor via a standard API.
Recurring events
It was suggested that supporting recurring events would be a welcome addition to markwhen, so I added it.
Gantt view & autocomplete
"But Rob, I though there was already a gantt view?"
Yes, but this view is even ganttier.
Calendar
There's now a calendar view for markwhen.com and the VS code extension.
Maps are back, nesting groups, and markdown-style images
First, the map view is back. Use it to plot out events that have locations associated with them, like so:
VS Code Extension update
The visual studio code extension has been updated with a few features:
