Lillihub

🐸 Lillihub (an unofficial web/PWA client for Micro.blog)

Here’s what’s new:

1. Rename/delete notebooks
2. Move notes to different notebooks
3. Copy notes and export to Markdown/HTML
4. Optional note auto-save
5. Auto-save on new posts and editing existing blog posts

🎊🥳🐸 Lillihub Update 🐸🥳🎊

Besides bug fixes, here’s what’s new:

1. Private notes can have titles and tags (Lillihub only)
2. Access private note versioning
3. The timeline now mimics Micro.blog by default (this can be changed under settings)
4. Links to notes and bookshelves in the slide out menu

Enjoy!

I’m eating m&m’s, watching an animal crossing playthrough on youtube, and messing around with code. Next up is dinner, a Just Dance battle with my daughter, and then working in my journal 🥰

Got a little more coding time in today and played around with Micro.blog’s private notes. I implemented some basic tag functionality using YAML frontmatter in the notes. It’s only been a couple of hours and I’m already really liking it. (Note: this is not in production yet)

I had some time to play with code today (which I find relaxing). I’m thinking that I like conversations indented a bit on Lillihub. I have quite a few changes/updates that may go out in a month or two.

I’ve been having fun with some Lillihub updates. No promises if/when these will go out, there is a lot of testing and tweaking to be done 👩‍💻

I pulled out my old e-ink tablet and I’ve been having a lot of fun using it. I’ve even used it somewhat successfully as a monitor while coding on visual studio. Also, Lillihub isn’t half bad black and white. P. S. Applying screen protectors isn’t my strong suit 😂

It’s been just over two weeks since I updated 🐸 Lillihub. The analytics so far:

Which is good, since a few more people are using it. I’m keeping an eye on the free tier limits. Based on the logs, the CPU time per request limit was hit a few times. Probably large image uploads.

Big update to 🐸 Lillihub! 🥳 You will need to re-login before using it. I’ll do a longer post with the changes. Speak up if you see any issues. If you like the split of convos and posts you can re-enable it under settings. UI redesign, backend rewrite and more! Whew! 😆

I’ve been slowly working on a major 🐸 Lillihub, a micro.blog client, update and wanted to check-in and see if there were any suggestions/ideas out there while I get the release ready. No guarantee I’ll be able to implement any of them 😄

Here is a sneak peak of the UI changes:

I’ve been using some shoelace web components in my Lillihub project. However, I am not using npm, or using a build step, and I don’t want external links. I just want a source file without a bunch of imports. Luckily I found this command line tool for compiling a node.js module. 😎

I’m thinking about making some design changes for Lillihub 🐸. I was playing around with this option (on the left) this weekend. It still has some color, but the UI is minimal. Nothing set in stone yet…

I have some free time this weekend for the first time in a while. Getting in some much needed Lillihub development time.

An fun 🐸 Lillihub update I put in yesterday. The editor now previews an image while you write. I find it helpful to see the image while writing alt descriptions 😊

My favorite thing about my side project, Lillihub , is you don’t need JavaScript.

Besides the reply box not auto-clearing, the fancy markdown editor for posts (both which work with textareas), and photo swiping it’s not that noticable without it.

🐸 Lillihub update:

You will need to reset your settings.

Improvements:

• Editor previews images inline
• Editor supports browser spell check
• Login on homepage
• Added logout

Bugs:

• Editor drag/drop/copy images has been fixed
• Editor full screen dark mode fixed.

And this lovely test post should not crosspost from Lillihub

I’m working on some Lillihub tweaks 👩‍💻. I wanted to add a marker at the end of all the new posts since that last time Lillihub was viewed, but I’m having trouble with the wording. Any suggestions? “Already seen posts” seems a bit wordy and off…

A 🐸 Lillihub update to celebrate 1 month 🥳. Check it out, it’s a fun way to view your Micro.blog timeline.

• Conversations don’t repeat as you page
• Comments from people you follow are highlighted
• Photo page for a user now has a grid view
• Comment threads now have a collapse at the bottom

Oh hey.. double update day for 🐸 Lillihub. Is that a checkmark I see on PWA? I believe it is 🤩

Super minimal right now, but you should be able to “install” Lillihub if your device supports it. Hopefully it works for IPhone users. Let me know if it doesn’t

Quick 🐸 Lillihub, a Micro.blog web client, update:

• Dark Theme can be enabled. Turn it on under “Settings”
• Bug fix: videos not showing.
• Limit the # of comments streamed to 25 for performance. Configure the default under “Settings”. The “View Post” action still displays all.

Did you know you can filter content out of the Micro.blog timeline and comments using the 🐸 Lillihub client? Go to “Settings” and save a list of terms. Note: the list is saved on the browser so if you are using Lillihub on multiple devices you will need to configure it on each device.

Lillihub Update 🐸:

• Photos now swipe on both large and small screens.
• Post titles now show, when they exist, on the “My Blog” -> “Posts” area.
• Better date display (when JavaScript enabled)
• Tagmoji list is now on the “New Post” page.

I’m thinking of adding the users blog/website url (if any) above the post timestamp on Lillihub. On one hand, I think highlighting a users domain is nice, on the other I worry it is too busy looking. 🤔. Thoughts?

Want to try out a new Micro.blog web client? You’re in luck! I’d like to introduce Lillihub 🐸. It’s a delightful web app to view your timeline, make posts and keep up with conversations. You can even manage your books and bookmarks. Enjoy! 😁

I managed to borrow an old MacBook Pro. Now I’ll be able to test my website themes and Lillihub properly 🤩

I’m ready for some beta testers. If you’re interested in trying out and giving feedback on my micro.blog client send me an email at loura@hey.com ☺️. The video was taken on my surface duo2 which is a bit wider than a normal cellphone.

Turns out you can use Hey’s workflow feature as a lightweight Kanban board for a hobby project.

Made some progress enhancing the posting UI today. The web client is also responsive to device size and has and dark/light mode.

Phase one of my not so super secret project, a Micro.blog web client, is complete! No frameworks; just hand-rolled HTML5/CSS on the front and deno in the back. Now it’s time to add a tiny bit of JS to smooth a couple things out. Then, maybe… beta testing?