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I've posted 'Riddle', here;That's in the wrong board to post in if you want responses -- it probably had about two views before you posted this link.
https://www.donation...=50099.msg439664#top-ich thys (July 22, 2020, 11:18 PM)
There always seems to be a fly in the ointment with every electronic device I purchase.I reckon that's always (nearly always?) the case. I dont use earphones, so never came across the problem. But did have other problems with connectivity (and needing to reboot to recover). In fairness that problem seems to have been resolved at some stage, but it's not that I'd particularly recommend Moto -- but I would at least consider buying again.-MilesAhead (July 02, 2020, 09:25 AM)
Yeah, I paid 240€ or so two years ago for a Moto G6.The main thing I find disappointing is that the new Moto phones do not seem to want to improve on 720P resolution. Such a big heavy phone should have 1080P FHD.
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Another less than stellar "feature" of my e5 is that any photos I take look like total crap. Streaming video isn't too bad if the WiFi has good bandwidth, but anything less than 1080P is unacceptable these days.-MilesAhead (July 01, 2020, 09:44 AM)
Well, it is their budget phone series, most manufacturers have a line that is 720p, ordinary camera, 2-3GB RAM, 16-32GB eMMC Flash, MTK or SD4xx SoC, etc, (eg. Samsung Galaxy A01) ... you'd need to move to their G series for better specs ... which is what they hope you do.-4wd (July 01, 2020, 07:44 PM)
I suspect for new/more recent purchases. [ EDIT// it's not free seperately. ]Along with Designer (now @ full price of 55€) you get "Fine Liner Brushes by The Artifex Forge --
over 50 vector Fine Liner brushes, plus 10 Fine Liner textures."-tomos (June 24, 2020, 07:07 PM)
Where can I find more information about this? Is it for new purchases only? Or is this free for anyone who owns Designer (even if purchased years ago)?-Deozaan (June 24, 2020, 07:19 PM)
Can you take a screenshot showing the small fonts?-mouser (June 23, 2020, 03:47 PM)
Note the text [in Options] is very small:
FHD screen (1920 x 1080)
Text etc. is @ 125% (default)
Here SC options on the left -- not a big difference but SC is near my limit (but good), the other is a strain
EDIT// for some reason that screenshot shows (here in my browser) a lot bigger that the actual size of those dialogues here. But at least the comparision is helpful-tomos (December 22, 2019, 09:47 AM)
Do you mean the Zettelkasten notes *and* the reference database?I like this visual, it is helpful.-superboyac (June 16, 2020, 07:34 PM)
It is! Thanks for sharing - I can really see the workflow from this image. My only problem is the same thing that I have with everything- I can collect, but going through the collection is a problem for me. I need to do the first two steps at the same time.-wraith808 (June 17, 2020, 09:14 AM)
I like it a lot13. The true meaning of 42Thought this was interesting
In The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy the supercomputer Deep Thought is built by a race of hyper-intelligent alien beings to determine the answer to "life, the universe, and everything". Deep Thought determines that the answer is somewhat anticlimactically "42". It sounds like a joke, but is there more to this answer? Douglas Adams was an unabashed computer nerd and knew a heck of a lot about programming language and coding. In programming, an asterisk is commonly used to translate as "whatever you want it to be". In ASCII language, the most basic computer software, "42" is the designation for an asterisk. A computer, Deep Thought, was asked what the true meaning of life was. It answered as a computer would: "42" = "anything you want it to be". Genius.-Stoic Joker (June 16, 2020, 12:33 PM)
Will be my default. The Notes editor on Windows is a pretty good WYSIWYG markdown editor. Simple but sufficient.Thanks for the feedback-Dormouse (June 12, 2020, 05:25 PM)
**Highlights of the Notes Manager:
- Text formatting: Text can be hyperlinked and formatted with common styles such as bold, italics, and headings via a toolbar at the top or keyboard shortcuts. Even more, it can be achieved with Markdown formatting.
- WYSIWYG Editor: The “What you see is what you get” editor allows immediate changes to document in its styled form.
- Find text: The Ctrl F shortcut looks for certain text inside a particular note.
- Undo-Redo: CTRL+Z reverses the last action; CTRL+Y is used to undo the reverse.
- Word count: A character and word count is displayed at the end of the note.
- Attach images: Images can be added from the right end of the toolbar.
- Full-screen editing: Notes can be edited without any distraction in a full-screen view, or along with a detailed notes tree view that can be sorted by note title, content, creation date, associated address or number of attachments.
- New notes: They can be added from a webpage selection via the context menu, through Quick Commands, deleted, and organized into folders.
- Note search: Ability to search through notes with a full-text search box right at the top.
- Sync Notes across devices
- Vivaldi’s secure syncing of notes content across desktop and Android devices is protected with end-to-end encryption. Notes can be used to store some snippets of code as well. User data is stored on Vivaldi’s own secure servers hosted in Iceland.
This means you can compose and view notes safely across devices. For example, you can start writing a note on your Android device, and finish writing it later, or simply view it, on your computer.
Notes Manager, the only built-in note-taking tool in a browser
Our philosophy is having tools built in the browser and the Notes manager is part of it. This means you can rely less on extensions and third-party apps which can hamper performance and pose a threat to privacy and security.
To export notes:=> Exporting as text file would possibly lose all formatting (or may be saved as markdown?). Would presumably lose images though.
Open Quick Commands (F2 / ? E);
Type “Export notes“;
Select a folder you want to export the notes to and click Select Folder.
All notes will be saved as separate text files.
Does anybody have any recommendations for other "emergency kit" type things (minus fire extinguishers/med-kit/snow stuff)?Wasn't there a whole thread about that a while back? (maybe a year -- although, given how time flies, it could've been a lot longer).-Stephen66515 (June 10, 2020, 02:57 PM)
Thanks, and thanks to PanzerSo I am still struggling with one-note one-thought. Specifically, what i think is one note ends up being a whole bunch of thoughts.I'd recommend reading this set of links from Panzer. I've not read all of them yet, but will. I've never read anyone whose thinking (so far) aligns so well with my own. I'm hopeful I'll find a useful addition to my own practice and, if not, it will be a nice ego boost.-superboyac (November 27, 2019, 02:03 PM)
Like me, he seems to be respectful of the way he believes Luhmann worked but sceptical of the the methods of his modern acolytes.
To paraphrase something I think you intimated earlier, the thinking is the actual goal, not the physical note.-Dormouse (May 28, 2020, 04:53 AM)
I'll also point out that these are actual examples of notes.this I find really helpful. I'm not great at picturing a setup when it's just described, so an actual example is wonderful to have -- and the website works really well (e.g. for anyone wanting a quick look see Write about what you read with two notes/links fully expanded in same page. Note related links bottom of note. All links also show a (longish) preview on mouseover. Still wish I had a couple of monitors though..)
ED: I've now read his note on why books don't work. I sort of agree with much of it, but his understanding of the underlying science is over simple and he's looking out of his car to where he's going rather than taking time to see all the ideas on both sides.haven't gotten this far yet
So no longer completely aligned.
Zettelkasten-like system used by Andy Matuschak:
https://notes.andyma...3ViqN3hh3SmrKzjQxWAr
https://notes.andyma...A1kDd46whJh2Gt5rAmfX
https://notes.andyma...SEBzTQiCVGoC4GfK3rYW
https://notes.andyma...FPTZSK3UmdsGExLRfZz1
https://notes.andyma...rQNKr6u7AZ1jFzfTVbMF-panzer (May 27, 2020, 07:47 AM)
The only thing that prevents me from instantly buying it is that SoftMaker has already started to introduce features which are only available in the subscription version "Office NX" and I hate subscriptions...I skipped the 2018 update and was going to go for this one when it comes around -- this will make me reconsider...-Tuxman (May 22, 2020, 08:24 AM)
I do have Softmaker licences, but can't see myself subscribing. Always feels as they are constantly trying gouge a bit more inco[me].I do sympathise a bit with the office software producers in general: the software is very mature, there often seems to be little reason to upgrade i.e. I suspect it must be hard enough for a company like Softmaker to do well.-Dormouse (May 22, 2020, 03:05 PM)
I did an evaluation of the extent to which this system meets my needs as expressed in the thread above and it feels positive. Very long post, so I've hidden in a spolier.I haven't read your long-post spoiler yet, but just wanted to say this has been a very entertaining thread. And if you ever publish something for the general public Dormouse, let us know, because what you've written here has always been a pleasure to read.-Dormouse (May 11, 2020, 04:12 PM)
Unfortunately I am unable to upload an XL file as it is not supported in Attachments, Allowed file types.Can you zip it? I think it should be okay then-Stephen McBride (May 09, 2020, 10:30 AM)
