Work log: Textorium — March 20, 2026
What shipped today
No new code shipped. The session focused on verification and housekeeping.
Issue #51 (smart/educated quotes) came in as a new enhancement, but on investigation it was already fully implemented — SmartQuotes.swift with the complete algorithm, the preference key, the settings toggle, and the save hook in EditorView were all in place. Verified the build succeeds and closed the issue with a confirmation comment. This was likely implemented during the v1.0.4 prep cycle but the issue was created after the fact.
The board is now completely empty — zero open issues. v1.5 milestone is 18/18 closed but still needs formal closure.
Completed
- #51 — Add smart/educated quotes option (verified as already implemented, closed)
Release progress
v1.5: 18/18 closed. Still needs formal /milestone close v1.5.
Carry-over
- v1.5 milestone — close formally
- App Store review — v1.0.4 submitted March 16, should be live by now
- Marketing site visual QA — still pending since March 12
Risks
- None.
Flags and watch-outs
- CLAUDE.md has a local modification (CLI tools section added globally) — don’t commit from this repo, it’s a global config change.
- Old root-level
Textorium.xcodeprojremains a landmine forreplace_alloperations.
Next session
/milestone close v1.5.- Check v1.0.4 App Store status — should be live.
- Visual QA of textorium.app in production.
/scoutto fill the backlog — board has been empty since March 16.
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