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Wow, didn't expect to see this on HN! Creator here, happy to answer any questions :)

by funksta 4y ago

abtinf 4y ago
Does this work in Preview (on Mac) or Notability (on iOS)?
- funksta 4y ago
  It'll work anywhere a pdf works! It's literally just a heavily customizable pdf file with lots of links to make navigation a breeze
zabi_rauf 4y ago
If I wanted to change it, add something after I generate does it mean I have to pay another $20 or does it allow multiple generations after buying? I tried finding the answer in FAQ but couldn't. BTW, the PDF do look sleek.
- funksta 4y ago
  There's currently no way to edit your pdf after purchasing. However if you want any adjustments, just reply to the email with your planner attached, and I'm happy to make modifications and re-send. I've gotten a lot of great customer feedback and ideas this way!
RandomWorker 4y ago
This is great, it's a big PDF? How do all notes get stored (as annotations)? What does a file size look like when it's all filled up?
- funksta 4y ago
  It's as big as you want it to be :) Some people build 1000+ page versions, which admittedly can push the filesize up a fair bit, but for the default config it weighs in under 3MB. How the annotations are stored depends on the device you use. I just exported my 2022 planner in the reMarkable app with annotations (been using this file since May) and it's 32MB. So not exactly slim, but not massive either.
adg001 4y ago
In my opinion this could turn in a top seller – and I wish you so – if only you could add the means to sync Hyperpaper Planner to other calendars, such as Apple's and Google's ones. I would typically need to quickly import calendar files related to the various online events I have to take part. And the planner should account for the differences in time zones, so that I do not have to.
- yunohn 4y ago
  It’s a PDF, not a web app.
  - adg001 4y ago
    Not a big deal. You can edit a PDF programmatically, a la pdfcpu [0] or similar. [0] https://pdfcpu.io/generate/create https://pdfcpu.io/generate/create
    - watersb 4y ago
      PDF can embed scripts, but I haven't done this in a long time and I imagine that apps-in-PDF would expose wonky unmaintained code paths in a renderer. https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/applying-actions-scripts-pdfs.html https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/applying-actions-scrip... Also search for "PDF JavaScript"...
  - napier 4y ago
    Your point is? Various methods exist for running OCR on PDFs and then parsing the data and transforming it for structured input into other systems. Could be a periodic sync to the middleware; i.e. daily or at user's preference via emailing the doc.
funksta 4y ago
Also a note for anyone ordering and not seeing their pdf arrive within ~20 minutes– looks like due to the surge in orders from HN some of the emails are being flagged as Spam, so please check your Spam folder!
pjerem 4y ago
I tested your demo PDF on my remarkable and I _love_ how you linked everything conveniently to make the whole thing easily browsable. I love it even more because a "link between pages" feature was exactly what I thought was missing to the remarkable to use it as a planner. I thing I’m going to configure one and buy it.
- funksta 4y ago
  Thank you!
nickthegreek 4y ago
Would love landscape versions.

Wow, didn't expect to see this on HN! Creator here, happy to answer any questions :)

abtinf 4y ago

Does this work in Preview (on Mac) or Notability (on iOS)?

funksta 4y ago
It'll work anywhere a pdf works! It's literally just a heavily customizable pdf file with lots of links to make navigation a breeze

zabi_rauf 4y ago

If I wanted to change it, add something after I generate does it mean I have to pay another $20 or does it allow multiple generations after buying? I tried finding the answer in FAQ but couldn't. BTW, the PDF do look sleek.

funksta 4y ago
There's currently no way to edit your pdf after purchasing. However if you want any adjustments, just reply to the email with your planner attached, and I'm happy to make modifications and re-send. I've gotten a lot of great customer feedback and ideas this way!

RandomWorker 4y ago

This is great, it's a big PDF? How do all notes get stored (as annotations)? What does a file size look like when it's all filled up?

funksta 4y ago
It's as big as you want it to be :) Some people build 1000+ page versions, which admittedly can push the filesize up a fair bit, but for the default config it weighs in under 3MB. How the annotations are stored depends on the device you use. I just exported my 2022 planner in the reMarkable app with annotations (been using this file since May) and it's 32MB. So not exactly slim, but not massive either.

adg001 4y ago

In my opinion this could turn in a top seller – and I wish you so – if only you could add the means to sync Hyperpaper Planner to other calendars, such as Apple's and Google's ones. I would typically need to quickly import calendar files related to the various online events I have to take part. And the planner should account for the differences in time zones, so that I do not have to.

yunohn 4y ago
It’s a PDF, not a web app.
- adg001 4y ago
  Not a big deal. You can edit a PDF programmatically, a la pdfcpu [0] or similar. [0] https://pdfcpu.io/generate/create https://pdfcpu.io/generate/create
  - watersb 4y ago
    PDF can embed scripts, but I haven't done this in a long time and I imagine that apps-in-PDF would expose wonky unmaintained code paths in a renderer. https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/applying-actions-scripts-pdfs.html https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/applying-actions-scrip... Also search for "PDF JavaScript"...
- napier 4y ago
  Your point is? Various methods exist for running OCR on PDFs and then parsing the data and transforming it for structured input into other systems. Could be a periodic sync to the middleware; i.e. daily or at user's preference via emailing the doc.

funksta 4y ago

Also a note for anyone ordering and not seeing their pdf arrive within ~20 minutes– looks like due to the surge in orders from HN some of the emails are being flagged as Spam, so please check your Spam folder!

pjerem 4y ago

I tested your demo PDF on my remarkable and I _love_ how you linked everything conveniently to make the whole thing easily browsable. I love it even more because a "link between pages" feature was exactly what I thought was missing to the remarkable to use it as a planner. I thing I’m going to configure one and buy it.

funksta 4y ago
Thank you!

nickthegreek 4y ago

Would love landscape versions.