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It's called Poe, available on the windows store, and there's more info on http://getpoe.com http://getpoe.com Written in WinJS. I'm working on v2 at the moment

It's called Poe, available on the windows store, and there's more info on http://getpoe.com http://getpoe.com Written in WinJS. I'm working on v2 at the moment which is a complete rewrite and brings in rich-text and a bunch of other things. Then I'm going to port that to electron to go cross platform. Yeah then I'll totally write a book

ycombinete 10y ago
Hey, Constructive Procrastination is a useful thing.
wsc981 10y ago
Well, I am sure you could write a nice book on how to write software to write books with.
richardboegli 10y ago
WOW! I actually remember trying Poe! Not sure why I stopped? I was trying to write on my phone as well, so that could have been the reason at the time... Having a working draft of your books on your phone is great. When you have any down time, you can open it up and write, proof read, rewrite, plan etc...
- roryisok 10y ago
  You've just made my day - discovering someone on HN actually used my app is a nice achievement, even if it didn't take =) The version I'm working on now is going to be a universal app, available both on Windows 8/10 and on Windows Phone (which I still use myself) and will hopefully have sync between devices using Dropbox or OneDrive. The end goal is to have it syncing across devices, across platforms. I want to be able to outline a document on my phone while out walking, and then have that outline pop up on the desktop the next time I use it, either on Windows, Mac or Linux
  - richardboegli 10y ago
    > You've just made my day - discovering someone on HN actually used my app is a nice achievement, even if it didn't take =) Glad to read that :) > The end goal... End goal sounds AWESOME. Microsoft's decision to provide cut down versions of their office suite on mobile would have me a lot more interested in Poe. Given Microsoft's purchase of Xamarin it might be a lot easier to port to Android and iOS.

ycombinete 10y ago

Hey, Constructive Procrastination is a useful thing.

wsc981 10y ago

Well, I am sure you could write a nice book on how to write software to write books with.

richardboegli 10y ago

WOW! I actually remember trying Poe! Not sure why I stopped? I was trying to write on my phone as well, so that could have been the reason at the time... Having a working draft of your books on your phone is great. When you have any down time, you can open it up and write, proof read, rewrite, plan etc...

roryisok 10y ago
You've just made my day - discovering someone on HN actually used my app is a nice achievement, even if it didn't take =) The version I'm working on now is going to be a universal app, available both on Windows 8/10 and on Windows Phone (which I still use myself) and will hopefully have sync between devices using Dropbox or OneDrive. The end goal is to have it syncing across devices, across platforms. I want to be able to outline a document on my phone while out walking, and then have that outline pop up on the desktop the next time I use it, either on Windows, Mac or Linux
- richardboegli 10y ago
  > You've just made my day - discovering someone on HN actually used my app is a nice achievement, even if it didn't take =) Glad to read that :) > The end goal... End goal sounds AWESOME. Microsoft's decision to provide cut down versions of their office suite on mobile would have me a lot more interested in Poe. Given Microsoft's purchase of Xamarin it might be a lot easier to port to Android and iOS.