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xbeta:
there are many such kinds of software like notes taker/info manager/outliner, most of them are so powerful.
there are also many threads about such tools in this forum.
but I noticed, many people, include me, dont like the support of RTF or html or attachment.
what we really want is a simple "plain text" organzier.

they should be small & quick, powerful & stable.
should can: export/import text, quick search in all datebase, tree stucture, support utf-8. (treepad have bug in support Chinese, jreepad OK)
better can: tabbed interface, password protect, tag, support external editor (I enjoy vim), freeware
no need: text format, attachment.

maybe most of the developers think, plain text is so limited, so they have to expand it to rtf or html.
but there also are some users, they think formated text are far beyond their needs, and eager to go back to plain text.

Will we appeal for it together ?
Will some one, including the more advanced tools's author, will develop/degrade such a tool for us ?

mitzevo:
This is what you are looking for:  AceText - text & clipboard manager (for coders, writers, etc.)

 :)

rjbull:
what we really want is a simple "plain text" organzier.
-xbeta (May 12, 2008, 07:22 AM)
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Horst Schaeffer's MemPad

support utf-8.

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Don't know.  It doesn't support Unicode; see this message.  As far as I know, it ticks most of your other boxes.

xbeta:
This is what you are looking for:  AceText - text & clipboard manager (for coders, writers, etc.)

 :)
-mitzevo (May 12, 2008, 07:27 AM)
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this is good. thanks.

I have nerver try it before. although I use EditPad 8 years ago (but then UltraEdit, then Vim). It's very fast even in huge text files. very good.

one thing bad for Chinese is the word wrap. that is:

wrap means begin a new line.
for English, it's good to start a new line at a positon of "space, tab", instead of split a word.
but for Chinese, there are no space needed in sentence. but often use space or tab before a paragraph.
so, the software make the first 4 or 8 spaces or tab in line 1, then the text.
that's not good.

now, the author had got my test file, and trying to do somthing.
If it solved, I 'll order it at once.

xbeta:

Horst Schaeffer's MemPad

support utf-8.
Don't know.  It doesn't support Unicode; see this message.  As far as I know, it ticks most of your other boxes.
-rjbull (May 12, 2008, 10:28 AM)
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it's a small tool. I used the earlier version several years ago.
the only problem is it cannot search & find Chinese.

Jreepad is a java based program, like treepad.
the only shortcoming is the font is too small, bad for eyes, and cannot be changed.

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