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Bike Outliner: Adds Row Types
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Posted by Dellu
Sep 28, 2024 at 06:55 AM
FoldingText still works great.
Is there any feature of Bike that is not on FoldingText?
Posted by Jesse Grosjean
Oct 1, 2024 at 03:53 PM
>FoldingText still works great.
>Is there any feature of Bike that is not on FoldingText?
I think the apps are quite different. They have some similar features, but quite different approaches and emphasis.
One fundamental difference is that FoldingText is a plain-text app, while Bike is a rich text app. So while they both support the “bold” feature, they support it in quite different ways.
Another fundamental difference is that FoldingText is build using mainly web technologies (it’s an HTML view), while Bike is built using lower level macOS specific technologies. This for example allows Bike to have very efficient animations that (I think) make outlining a more fluid and enjoyable experience.
FoldingText has some extensibility features (such as modes) that I expect Bike will likely never get. Bike 2 (in progress, expected it would take a long time, it’s taking longer) will add a host of other features including a stylesheet system and path based filtering.