Vertext

A browser for the Massive Markdown Matrix, written in Flutter. The browser is lightweight and fast, designed for iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, and Web platforms.

Current Features

• Dual-column Layout: Side-by-side columns for parallel browsing with tabs in each column
• Tab Management:
  • Create, close, restore, and reorder tabs
  • Drag tabs between columns
  • Remember tab history and scroll position
• Link Handling:
  • Markdown links styled in blue
  • External links styled in red
  • Anchor links styled in light blue (grey if invalid)
  • Clicking links opens content in the opposite column
• Local File Support:
  • Open files with file:// URLs
  • File picker for safe file access
  • Asset loading from application bundle
• URL Features:
  • Relative link handling for files, assets, and web content
  • Support for URL schemes: http://, https://, file://, asset://
  • Special protocols: about:, vertext:
• Navigation:
  • Forward/back history for each tab
  • Anchor link navigation with header detection
  • Custom anchor IDs with short-form support
• State Persistence:
  • Saves browser state between sessions
  • Remembers window size and position on desktop platforms

MMM - Massive Markdown Matrix

Vertext is designed to browse the "Massive Markdown Matrix" (MMM), as opposed to the "World Wide Web" (WWW). It focuses exclusively on Markdown content and provides a streamlined interface for browsing interconnected markdown documents.

The browser starts with the following home page: https://mmm.kranzky.com

Planned Features

• User-selected themes that change fonts, color and layout
• Caching of downloaded markdown documents and included images
• Pre-retrieval and caching of links to other markdown documents
• Print document functionality
• MathTex equation rendering support
• Enhanced anchor navigation
• Mobile-friendly interface improvements

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository
2. Run flutter pub get to install dependencies
3. Launch with flutter run

Usage

• Left-click links to navigate
• Use tab bar controls to manage tabs
• Type URLs directly or use the file picker for local files
• Click anchor links to navigate within a document
• Drag tabs to reorder or move between columns