LINK!

Devlog

• Finding the Core
  May 20, 2022 by hovershrimp#rewrite

  LINK’s Development is on hiatus because I can’t think of anything that I’d add that would make the core idea any better than it currently is. Since I can’t think of anything to add I want to s... Continue reading
• Let's Get Wild at the LINK! JAMboree
  March 22, 2022 by hovershrimp#jamboree

  I’ve been struggling to figure out why I had created LINK. Yes, I’ve always wanted a quick and easy to use productivity software but for the most part, I’ve got it. LINK does what I need it to... Continue reading

  
• Open Sourcing LINK! version 0.8 Alpha 1
  January 30, 2022 by hovershrimp

  TL;DR: https://github.com/akciom/link LINK was originally designed to be a free form note taking application and to that end, it does an alright job. The code is a mess. I hacked on it like there was... Continue reading
• Something Big is Happening
  January 04, 2022 by hovershrimp

  TL;DR: LINK is going on hiatus so don’t expect any updates. What does this mean going forward? I’ve published the second preview build which has all the latest bells and whistles I’ve worked on... Continue reading
• The Operation Was a Success!
  December 18, 2021 by hovershrimp

  Input for LINK has been completely overhauled, cutting over 200 lines of code and making LINK much more stable and organized. Interacting with notes was once a tangled mess of if statements, with 5-6... Continue reading

  
• Lift and Separate, User Input
  December 10, 2021 by hovershrimp

  When I was initially designing LINK I was focused on building a free form note taking application so my priorities were pointed towards being able to place and edit notes and make sure they could be s... Continue reading

  
• Refactoring is Better with Metatables
  December 03, 2021 by hovershrimp

  I’ve been able to spend the last few days refactoring LINK and it has been going surprisingly well. For quite awhile, I’ve wanted to modify LINK to update based on transactions, meaning any work d... Continue reading

  
• Images Were a Mistake
  November 29, 2021 by hovershrimp

  All projects start with an idea. This is the initial motivation that drives us to work tirelessly on a project with the goal of reaching this idea. But like many projects, as time goes on, this initia... Continue reading

  
• Six Months Later
  November 14, 2021 by hovershrimp

  Six months of hardcore focus and alignment can put you five years ahead in life. Don’t underestimate the power of consistency and desire. — Joel Brown First, some backstory… Nearly three years a... Continue reading

  
• Bugfixes for Preview Build
  November 10, 2021 by hovershrimp

  This update fixes a lot of issues that I had yet to fix before the 0.8 Preview Build release making this version much more stable than the previous version. I’ll go into more detail when I release... Continue reading
• The Adventurer's Pack and Early Access
  November 07, 2021 by hovershrimp

  It’s dangerous to go alone! Take This. Originally my goal for LINK was to create a simple note taking app that was fast and easy to use. For the most part, I feel like I accomplished that with the r... Continue reading
• Pictures are Priceless (But GIFs are Better)
  October 23, 2021 by hovershrimp

  I took the first week off after the 0.7 release to recharge and do something else. One of those things was sketching some images for a potential adventure game. Now wouldn’t it be nice if I could lo... Continue reading

  
• LINK! version 0.7 — Writer's Update
  October 09, 2021 by hovershrimp

  After a month of work, a week of deliberating what my GIFs should be about and a day of recording and editing, I am excited to announce LINK! version 0.7! We’ll get to all the nitty gritty but first... Continue reading

  
• Writing Has Never Been Better
  September 24, 2021 by hovershrimp

  Editing Overhaul It may not look like much but adding word wrapping was… interesting. Some very early design decisions almost drove me to completely rewriting the editing system but that’s almost... Continue reading

  
• LINK! Sneak Peak Video
  September 13, 2021 by hovershrimp

  On step closer to making a GIF... Continue reading
• Tasks, Colors, and Hitting Zero
  September 07, 2021 by hovershrimp

  Ever since I started using LINK! I found it very handy to add all the things that I wanted to accomplish right in the same .link file I did my planning. I’d simply do this by adding an asterisk and... Continue reading

  
• My Decisions are Back to Haunt Me
  August 29, 2021 by hovershrimp

  I’ve been working on some larger features that I’m excited about but once I got into it realized it’s going to take longer than expected to implement. In the mean time I squashed a few bugs alon... Continue reading
• Icons, Optimizations & Bugfixes
  August 24, 2021 by hovershrimp

  So I’m happy to announce LINK! finally has its own custom icons! I’ve improved performance again by doing the oldest trick in the book, not doing stuff that doesn’t need to be done, mainly when... Continue reading

  
• Go Ahead, Undo That Typo
  July 30, 2021 by hovershrimp

  It’s finally here! It is now possible to undo and redo while editing a note. Whoo! Beyond that, I’ve fixed a few (mostly minor) bugs. Undo I am thrilled to push this update. Not being able to easi... Continue reading
• Using Waypoints and More Code Cleanup
  July 23, 2021 by hovershrimp

  It’s been a week since the Jam Beta was released, I hope everyone got a chance to play around with the new feature which allows you to jump to other parts of the linkscape. In that time I finally go... Continue reading
• Waypoint to the JAMboree
  July 16, 2021 by hovershrimp

  A fairly big update just in time for LINK! JAMboree! . I’d love to go into more detail but I am simply running out of time. LINK! version 0.5 “Jam Beta” does make some changes that may or may no... Continue reading
• Logos for LINK!
  July 06, 2021 by hovershrimp

  The 4th of July has come and gone and it was a busy one but I had an opportunity to work on branding for LINK! . Gone with the obnoxious to type dots and in with an exciting exclamation point. Why you... Continue reading

  
• Summer Has Arrived
  June 27, 2021 by hovershrimp

  It’s that time of year again where the days are longer but I seem to have less time than ever. As a result, updates to LINK will be less frequent and there won’t be one this week. As I explained p... Continue reading

  
• Hotfix for New Users
  June 22, 2021 by hovershrimp

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  It was brought to my attention that LINK would not open. Like, at all. It all came down to me not testing a fresh startup(something that had passed through my mind, wondering when that would bite me)... Continue reading
• Tell Me, What Sucks?
  June 20, 2021 by hovershrimp#link-jam

  I believe at this point the application’s absolute bare minimum raison d’être has been realized. I am able to use LINK nearly everyday and don’t have any major issues with it. I’ve begun to w... Continue reading
• Now Uses Less CPU!
  June 12, 2021 by hovershrimp

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  My biggest pet peeve is using too many resources, especially CPU power. Before the 0.4 series my TODO—List ran at around 6-8% in the task manager. I added some improvements in 0.4.1 which brought it... Continue reading

  
• Reload and Bug Fixes
  June 07, 2021 by hovershrimp

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  Version 0.4.1 is here! It’s been a busy week so it’s a small bug fix release with no major updates, but more on that later. The only real new feature is the addition of a dialog that shows up when... Continue reading

  
• Selecting Text and Render Culling
  May 30, 2021 by hovershrimp

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  It is now possible to select text inside of a note. And because it’s possible to select text, it’s now possible to copy, cut, and paste that text. Woohoo! Selecting text should work as expected. W... Continue reading
• Rectangle Selection, Copy & Paste, Unicode, and More...
  May 23, 2021 by hovershrimp

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  Big update this time! Big bugs, little bugs, and some new features! New features include being able to select multiple text boxes using a rectangle selection, the ability to copy, cut, and paste text... Continue reading

  
• Bugfixes and Moving Multiple Boxes
  May 18, 2021 by hovershrimp

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  This is a minor update the fixes a few bugs and adds the ability to move multiple selected boxes. Bug fixes include fixing Unicode support for text boxes, properly escaping backslashes and a few relat... Continue reading
• Some Lessons Learned
  May 14, 2021 by hovershrimp

  Another jam in the bag! Unlike with Sour Situation I definitely had way more I wanted to finish than time. It should have been obvious from the start that an application is going to be way more comple... Continue reading