VS Code extension

The initial release of the Markwhen VS code extension is out, you can find it here.

To switch between the text editor and the timeline view, select View: Reopen editor with... from the command palette and choose Text Editor.

Weekdays, due dates, and checkboxes

Weekdays

Support has been added to use weekdays when leveraging relative dates.

Import & Export

You can now import and export markwhen files from markwhen.com.

Name change

Cascade.page is now Markwhen.

I kept comparing cascade.page to markdown ("markdown for timelines," "create timelines from markdown-ish text", stuff like that), and having a .com is better, so I started looking, and got markwhen.com.

More casual dates and times

Markwhen now supports more casual dates like Jan 5 2022, 4 December 1991, or June 4 2021 4pm. These can be used both as start and end times; all of the following are valid:

\Jun 4 8am - 9pm: All day event

Pages and drag & drop

You can now edit event start and end dates from the timeline instead of doing it in text. Changes will be reflected back to the text.

Light mode and sections

First off, light mode can be toggled from the sidebar:

Relative Dates and Percents

You can now create events using relative dates like "3 days" or "6 weeks" or "2 minutes 3 seconds." Refer to previous events or calculate durations without needing to look at a calendar.

Sorting and groups

There's now a button to sort whatever timeline you're viewing, regardless of how it was written. Click the sort button to toggle between ascending, descending, and the original order.