Reply to note from Bob Newell <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sat, 30 May 2026 21:01:16 -1000 > Just to note quickly, this works brilliantly on my Arch Linux > system, and it's already so much better than the alternatives that > it may become my default. Glad you're enjoying it, Bob. I'm traveling now, but when I get back I plan to put a few finishing touches on QuickNotes and then leave it as is. It's evolved into a nifty little editor, but its built-in limitations mean that it will always lack the one feature essential to any "XyWrite-like" editor: a fully customizable keyboard, including the ability to designate non-standard modifier keys in addition to the usual Shift, Alt, and Ctrl. So I plan to start over with Claude on a new cross-platform editor that will have keyboard configurability at its heart, along with other features, like scripting and interoperability with the OS, that XyWriters would expect. This will take some time: a main takeaway from my QN experience is that Claude works best when you build your software methodically and *incrementally*, testing intensively as you go. Hopefully the result will be worth the wait. -- Carl Distefano cld@xxxxxxxxxx