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First prototype reads a paper end-to-end

Used the prototype to read Karpicke & Blunt 2011 cover-to-cover. It survived. The gesture set didn't.

October 29, 2025 ↳ margin

Used the rough prototype to read Karpicke & Blunt (2011) end-to-end. The software survived — nothing crashed, all marks were preserved on re-open. Three discoveries:

  • The double-tap-to-note gesture conflicts with the system’s own text-selection. Will need a long-press, or a held modifier.
  • I made seventeen marks in a 12-page paper. Three turned into notes. This ratio feels right; the others were the kind of breadcrumb that doesn’t deserve prose.
  • The “promotion” ritual (Notes vs. marks) is the right thing — it felt like a small, satisfying gesture.

Next: redo the gesture set in Gesture set v2 and re-read.