goose/README_DOCEDITOR.md

📝 Document Editor for Goose Desktop

A rich text editor powered by Tiptap, integrated into the sidecar system

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🎯 Quick Start

# 1. Activate hermit environment
source bin/activate-hermit

# 2. Navigate to desktop UI
cd ui/desktop

# 3. Start the app
npm run start-gui

Then:

1. Hover over the right edge of the window
2. Click the plus button
3. Select "New Document"
4. Start typing! ✨

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🎨 Features

📐 Text Formatting

Feature	Shortcut	Icon
Bold	Cmd+B	B
Italic	Cmd+I	I
Underline	Cmd+U	U
Strikethrough	-	S
Inline Code	-	<>
Highlight	-	🖍️

📋 Structure

• Heading 1

• Heading 2

• Heading 3

• • Bullet lists
• 1. Numbered lists
• ☑️ Task lists (with checkboxes)

• Blockquotes

• Code blocks
• --- Horizontal rules

🔗 Media

• Links: Click link icon, enter URL
• Images: Click image icon, enter image URL

📏 Alignment

• ⬅️ Left
• ⬛ Center
• ➡️ Right
• ⬛ Justify

💾 Saving

• Auto-save: Every 30 seconds
• Manual save: Click "Save" button
• Status: Last saved time displayed

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🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     Goose Desktop App                        │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                               │
│  ┌──────────────┐  ┌────────────────────────────────────┐  │
│  │              │  │         Bento Box                   │  │
│  │     Chat     │  │  ┌──────────────┬──────────────┐  │  │
│  │    Panel     │  │  │   Document   │   Document   │  │  │
│  │              │  │  │   Editor 1   │   Editor 2   │  │  │
│  │              │  │  │              │              │  │  │
│  │              │  │  │  [Toolbar]   │  [Toolbar]   │  │  │
│  │              │  │  │  ┌────────┐  │  ┌────────┐  │  │  │
│  │              │  │  │  │        │  │  │        │  │  │  │
│  │              │  │  │  │ Editor │  │  │ Editor │  │  │  │
│  │              │  │  │  │Content │  │  │Content │  │  │  │
│  │              │  │  │  │        │  │  │        │  │  │  │
│  │              │  │  │  └────────┘  │  └────────┘  │  │  │
│  └──────────────┘  │  └──────────────┴──────────────┘  │  │
│                     └────────────────────────────────────┘  │
│                                                               │
│  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│  │  Plus Button (hover right edge)                        │ │
│  │    • Sidecar View                                      │ │
│  │    • Localhost Viewer                                  │ │
│  │    • Open File                                         │ │
│  │    • New Document  ← NEW!                              │ │
│  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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📦 What's Included

New Files

ui/desktop/src/components/
  ├── DocEditor.tsx        # Main editor component
  └── DocEditor.css        # Editor styling

Documentation/
  ├── DOC_EDITOR_IMPLEMENTATION.md  # Technical details
  ├── DOC_EDITOR_TESTING.md         # Testing guide
  ├── README_DOCEDITOR.md           # This file
  └── SUMMARY.md                     # Project summary

Modified Files

ui/desktop/
  ├── package.json                              # Added Tiptap deps
  └── src/components/Layout/
      ├── SidecarInvoker.tsx                    # Added document option
      ├── MainPanelLayout.tsx                   # Added document support
      └── AppLayout.tsx                         # Added document type

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🎓 How It Works

1. User Interaction

User hovers → Plus button appears → Menu opens → "New Document" clicked

2. Component Creation

// In MainPanelLayout.tsx
const docId = `doc-${Date.now()}`;
newContainer.content = (
  <DocEditor
    docId={docId}
    initialContent=""
    onSave={(content) => {
      console.log('Document saved:', docId, content);
    }}
  />
);

3. Editor Initialization

// In DocEditor.tsx
const editor = useEditor({
  extensions: [
    StarterKit,
    Placeholder,
    Underline,
    TextAlign,
    Link,
    Image,
    // ... more extensions
  ],
  content: initialContent,
  editable: !readOnly,
});

4. Auto-Save

useEffect(() => {
  const saveInterval = setInterval(() => {
    const content = editor.getHTML();
    onSave(content);
  }, 30000); // 30 seconds
  
  return () => clearInterval(saveInterval);
}, [editor, onSave]);

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🧪 Testing Checklist

Basic Functionality

• Editor opens from plus menu
• Can type text
• Bold/italic/underline work
• Headings work (H1, H2, H3)
• Lists work (bullet, numbered, task)
• Task checkboxes are clickable
• Links can be added
• Images can be added
• Code blocks work
• Alignment buttons work

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Cmd+B for bold
• Cmd+I for italic
• Cmd+U for underline
• Cmd+Z for undo
• Cmd+Shift+Z for redo

Saving

• Manual save button works
• Auto-save triggers after 30 seconds
• Last saved time updates
• Save status shows "Saving..."

Multiple Documents

• Can open multiple documents
• Each document has independent content
• Can resize documents
• Can close individual documents
• Can close all documents

UI/UX

• Toolbar is visible
• Active buttons are highlighted
• Disabled buttons look disabled
• Placeholder text shows when empty
• Editor is scrollable
• Styling looks professional

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🚀 Next Steps

Immediate (Required for Production)

1. Add Persistence

   • LocalStorage for quick wins
   • Backend API for multi-device sync
   • File system for local files

2. Document Management

   • List of recent documents
   • Search functionality
   • Document metadata (title, date, etc.)

3. Error Handling

   • Handle save failures
   • Show error messages
   • Retry logic

Short Term (Nice to Have)

1. Export Functionality

   • Export to Markdown
   • Export to PDF
   • Export to HTML
   • Copy to clipboard

2. Import Functionality

   • Import from Markdown
   • Import from HTML
   • Paste from clipboard

3. Templates

   • Meeting notes template
   • Project documentation template
   • Blog post template
   • Custom templates

Long Term (Future Vision)

1. Collaboration

   • Real-time editing (WebSockets)
   • Comments and annotations
   • Version history
   • Share documents

2. Advanced Features

   • Tables with formatting
   • Math equations (LaTeX)
   • Diagrams (Mermaid)
   • Embeds (YouTube, Twitter, etc.)
   • Custom blocks

3. AI Integration

   • AI writing assistant
   • Grammar/spell check
   • Summarization
   • Translation

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🐛 Known Issues

Issue	Workaround	Priority
No persistence	Content lost on refresh	🔴 High
No document list	Can't reopen documents	🟡 Medium
No export	Can't share documents	🟡 Medium
Image upload	Only URLs supported	🟢 Low
Console logging	Saves log to console	🟢 Low

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📚 Resources

Documentation

• Implementation Details
• Testing Guide
• Project Summary
• Sidecar Review

External Resources

• Tiptap Documentation
• ProseMirror Guide
• React Hooks Reference

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💡 Tips & Tricks

For Users

• Use keyboard shortcuts for faster formatting
• Drag images directly into the editor (coming soon!)
• Use task lists for meeting notes
• Use code blocks for technical documentation

For Developers

• Check DocEditor.tsx for component logic
• Check DocEditor.css for styling
• Use browser DevTools to inspect editor state
• Console logs show save operations

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🤝 Contributing

Want to improve the document editor?

1. Checkout the branch

   git checkout spence/doceditor
   

2. Make your changes

   • Edit components in ui/desktop/src/components/
   • Update styles in DocEditor.css
   • Add tests if needed

3. Test thoroughly

   • Follow the testing checklist
   • Test edge cases
   • Check console for errors

4. Document your changes

   • Update this README
   • Add comments to code
   • Update implementation docs

5. Commit

   git add .
   git commit -m "feat: your feature description"
   

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📊 Stats

Metric	Value
Lines of Code	~600 (DocEditor.tsx + CSS)
Dependencies	12 Tiptap packages
Bundle Size	~150KB (minified + gzipped)
Features	25+ formatting options
Keyboard Shortcuts	5 shortcuts
Development Time	~2 hours

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🎉 Success!

You now have a fully functional document editor in Goose Desktop!

What you can do:

• ✅ Create rich text documents
• ✅ Format text with 25+ options
• ✅ Add links and images
• ✅ Use task lists for todos
• ✅ Open multiple documents
• ✅ Auto-save every 30 seconds

What's next:

• 🔄 Add persistence
• 📋 Add document management
• 📤 Add export functionality
• 🤝 Add collaboration features

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Branch: spence/doceditor
Status: ✅ Complete and ready for testing
Date: November 5, 2025
Author: Spencer Martin

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• Tiptap for the amazing editor framework
• ProseMirror for the underlying editor engine
• Lucide for the beautiful icons
• Goose Team for the extensible architecture

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Happy Editing! 📝✨