I’ve been deep into refactoring the app from the old Tkinter layout over to PySide 6, focusing mostly on the main panel and user modes. The core user mode stuff—selection, preferences, creating custom modes—is pretty much done now, and I’ve got tests passing for saving, deleting, and modifying modes, which feels like solid progress. The user mode builder is still a work in progress, though, and I haven’t tackled import/export for modes yet, even though I’ve added the mode types for that. That’s definitely on the to-do list.

On the GUI side, I set up a dedicated space for custom user modes and added a double-click feature to edit tags, which should make things smoother. I also started working on a pop-up wizard for file selection and tagging, but it’s still early days there.

I’m turning my attention now to the app’s front page, or “hub.” I want it to have clear visual status indicators and some error handling baked in. The plan is to include animated GIFs and cards at the bottom showing key setup elements, which should help users get a quick overview. I’m still figuring out the layout and design for this hub—it’s not nailed down yet. I’m also considering how to integrate services like Open AI, Obsidian, and Notion here, but haven’t decided on how or if that will happen yet.

Some decisions I’ve made include bringing back animations that got dropped during the refactor and adding control over how the app rescales depending on the current page. I’m also committed to stabilizing and polishing what’s done so far before jumping into bigger changes.

There are still a bunch of technical uncertainties. Handling first-time startup in PySide 6 is tricky—I’m not sure about the right order of operations or how best to copy files into the user directory on that first launch. The approach for idle, active, and busy animations isn’t settled either. Plus, I’m unclear on the best way to implement the visual status indicators and error handling on the hub. Integration with external services is also up in the air; I don’t have a clear plan for how to bring those in yet.

Overall, I’m trying to keep the current work stable and polished before moving forward. There’s a lot to figure out, especially around startup behavior and the hub’s design, but I’m making steady progress on the core user mode features and the UI foundation.

Two-Line Takeaway

Key step forward

The most important forward progress step is completing the core user mode functionality with passing tests for saving, deleting, and modifying modes, along with setting up the main panel and user modes in PySide 6.

Significant barrier or risk

The most important barrier or risk is the technical uncertainties around first-time startup handling, the design and implementation of the hub’s visual status indicators and error handling, and how to integrate external services like Open AI, Obsidian, and Notion.

Keynotes

Decisions & Observations

• Decided to refactor the app from Tkinter to PySide 6, completing core user mode features with tests for saving, deleting, and modifying modes.
• Added GUI improvements: dedicated space for custom user modes and double-click tag editing.
• Planning to redesign the app’s front page (“hub”) with visual status indicators, error handling, animated GIFs, and setup cards; layout and design not finalized.

Issues & Next Steps

• Started developing a pop-up wizard for file selection and tagging, still in early stages.
• Needs to resolve first-time startup handling in PySide 6, including correct operation order and file copying to user directory.
• Needs to determine approach for idle, active, and busy animations.
• Needs to finalize implementation strategy for visual status indicators and error handling on the hub.
• Will explore potential integration with external services (Open AI, Obsidian, Notion), but no concrete plan yet.

Uncategorized Notes

• Committed to stabilizing and polishing existing features before implementing major new changes.

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