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Paul Keith:
re: Writing
Thanks for the info on Compendium. I've downloaded it and I'm putting it through it's paces. A very interesting application to say the least, even if you need to install MySQL to use it. Now that I've played with Compendium and gotten a feel for it's methodology I'm beginning to see the potential for a lot future use. A definite find! :Thmbsup: :Thmbsup:
BTW: The reason I couldn't originally download Compendium was because Google directed me to Compendium-TA by mistake. Compendium-TA is an outliner. Their website can be found at: www.compendiumdev.co.uk/compendium-ta/default.php
(And yes, the download links for that app are still broken. Boo hiss!!! ;))-40hz (September 16, 2008, 07:37 PM)
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I don't think you need to have MySQL. I just use the default Derby database but then that's because I don't really know what MySQL is other than it's a database and I don't have a server.
The Compendium Outliner is quite an interesting beast. I couldn't find it anywhere near the top results when searching for just Compendium but typing Compendium Outliner shows it at top and it looks and feels so similar to the other Compendium if the searchee doesn't know any better so I'm wondering if there's some plagiarism involved.
In the meantime, you might want to take a look at Papel. Papel is a free-form note taking and organizing tool that uses a desktop-like metaphor.
(see attachment in previous post)
Publisher's Description
A new software tool designed for authors of fictional stories. It allows you to write creatively and intuitively without logical tasks interfering with the flow of your ideas.
Rather than using lists and tables to keep track of the various parts of your writing project, it works visually, just as Windows does.
You simply create new papels in the main project window, name them and set their type (described below). Papels are easily identifiable, as each type has it´s own icon, and the descriptive name you gave it is displayed with it.
Papel allows you to keep track of all the scraps of writing you create along the way, and instantly reminds you of what goes where by the way you group them in your project. Papels can be moved around with your mouse, renamed, and the type changed if you wish. Once everything is ready for publishing, you simply import the text files into your word processor for final formatting to the desired publishing standard.
Features:
* Visual on-screen representation of your writing project sections.
* Drag & Drop interface for easy grouping of related pieces of work, notes, etc.
* Individual icons for each piece of work, including Chapter, Scene, Male Character, Female Character, Plot Outline, Dialogue, and Note.
* Simple papel naming system, with automatic file saving under the given name.
* Find, Replace, Word Count,Spell Checking & Thesaurus in editor.
* Multi-sizeable project window with up to 8 times your screen size.
* Configurable and saveable Editor font and size.
* Saveable default Application and Editor window positions.
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Downloading Papel can get a little tricky since the product's homepage seems to have gone missing recently.
This download link does work however:
http://download.freewarefiles.com/files/Papel_Setup.exe
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Unfortunately Papel doesn't bring anything new that Compendium couldn't do. It could possibly be more lightweight but it's also much more rigid and the whole application feels more like something users comfortable with FreeMind would want because of the insert key hotkey but I found it very constrained and too basic on top of all that.
I also didn't try putting lots of items in it but I don't think it can handle that because I didn't see any Aerial View option out in the open.
40hz:
I agree with both of you though I'm not sure if what 40hz posted was a koan or a real life recent incident. :D
-Paul Keith (September 17, 2008, 08:25 PM)
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Koan? Koan? We don't need no steenking koans! ;D
"Lets see," he said, puffing as he hauled out the box that contained his collection of old college papers and daybooks...
Wednesday, 10/17: Chestnut Hill MA. Professor Blakely/Introduction to Metaphysics Outing Invite. (He's buying!!!) Blakely, Doc, Gina, Mary-Phil, Tom, me, and all 3 Steves. We started at Durgin Park for seafood, and wound up over in Cambridge at a place near 33 Dunster Street ...
<<*** Cue Soundtrack: Time Passages by Al Stewart**>
I'm not enlightened enough to be making koans. The occasional zinger is as close as I ever get. ;D
Paul Keith:
I'm not enlightened enough to be making koans. The occasional zinger is as close as I ever get. :)
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Don't worry, I'm not enlightened enough to know the difference. ;D
40hz:
I'm not enlightened enough to be making koans. The occasional zinger is as close as I ever get. :)
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Don't worry, I'm not enlightened enough to know the difference. ;D
-Paul Keith (September 18, 2008, 06:20 AM)
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Makes two of us then ;D
Oh well, duty calls... One more client's Windows 2000 Server (that should have been upgraded to Windows 2003 two years ago >:() is refusing to reboot.
Off to Stamford for another fun-filled day! :)
Paul Keith:
Have fun. Meanwhile I'm trying to figure out whether to get back to Diigo or not. The highlight order are back to normal again. No mails, no replies just back to the way it used to be before. I'm not sure what to think. :huh:
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