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General brainstorming for Note-taking software
Darwin:
nudone, have you deleted anything yet? Maybe the auto categories only appear when they are needed?
nudone:
i did delete notes but nothing happened.
problems solved now. i've reinstalled the beta and all the icons are there and a 'recycle bin' category. maybe it wasn't working before because i had installed the free version before trying the beta. the free version didn't show any icons or recycle bin either - so something must have gone wrong somewhere.
i'm glad i can now use the program with all the features in place.
laughinglizard:
I've read through this discussion with great interest, and I thought I'd add a few more suggestions to the pile. :)
I didn't see Notefish anywhere......
http://www.notefish.com/
Its an online application. Its a note-taking, research and project product.
It has a Firefox extension that functions like Evernote.
This site has I-don't-know-how-many free PIM's, note takers, and other related programs on it.
http://www.freepims.com/id224.html
There are some nice ones there, though the site lists only free programs.
Abassis Worktop is free for non-commercial use:
http://www.abassis.com/index.html
Its really quite feature rich. Portable.
Zoho Planner is an online application that takes notes and does other things:
http://planner.zoho.com/jsp/home.jsp
Stikkit is also capable of sharing notes with others:
http://stikkit.com/
If you like whiteboards with the additional ability to save your files, GE has come up with Imagination Cubed:
http://www.imaginationcubed.com/LaunchPage
I'm a little hesitant to toss this one out here, because it seems that the author's website has disappeared.
The program is still available for download but I doubt its being developed.
Its called Papel.
You can find it here:
http://tinyurl.com/2fvb4h
Server 2 and 3 are the active links.
Its a free form note system, I think if you like mind mapping I believe you'll like this program.
tomos:
Papel sounds interesting though:
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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nudone:
Papel, does indeed look interesting.
i'm giving it a go now, but i've got that kind of feeling that the program is going to seem limited quite soon.
but as the program saves to .txt file, them maybe it's possible to use another program in conjuction with it - something that would provide tree views maybe?
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