Work log: Textorium TUI — March 28, 2026
What shipped today
Quick check-in session. Ran the dev-loop to survey the project’s queue state — all issues are triaged and sitting in the backlog. No ready-for-dev, ready-for-prep, or needs-decompose work waiting. The project is stable at v1.0.2 with a clean main branch.
The codebase is in good shape: ~3,300 lines of Rust with solid test coverage across unit tests (TUI state transitions, config management) and integration tests (CLI subcommands). README has a demo GIF and accurate feature documentation.
Completed
No issues worked this session — all queues were empty.
Carry-over
Four backlog items remain parked:
- #110 — Wrap content in content area
- #56 — Custom macros for frontmatter shortcuts
- #8 — Dynamic email signature with latest blog post
- #1 — Submit to homebrew-core
Risks
None identified.
Flags and watch-outs
Three old work logs (Feb 18, 19, 23) are sitting untracked in the repo. They should be committed or cleaned up next session.
Next session
- Review backlog items — #110 (content wrapping) and #56 (frontmatter macros) are the most impactful user-facing improvements. Consider promoting one to
ready-for-prep. - Commit the stale work logs from February.
- Consider a
/scoutrun — it’s been over a week since the last code changes and a fresh scan could surface improvements.
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