To check this out casually, I tried to export from one leading edge notes program to another: from UltraRecall to Evernote. I was encouraged that both allowed import and export of XML. But as it turns out, Evernote imports OML; UR exports XML. Has the industry still not adopted a standard?

Stephen Diamond

Evernote imports OML; UR exports XML. Has the industry still not adopted a standard?

XML represents a generic structure / file format; OML and OPML (see link at the left in this website) are specific sub-formats designed for outliners. As such, the latter are indeed standards, albeit rather limited in scope and acceptance.

I haven't tried it yet, but UR should indeed be able to import Evernote's OML, as a sub-format of XML, though not the other way around.

alx

Actually, Ultra Recall [1] does import/export OML [2] (which is essentially a "dialect" of XML).

I would expect Ultra Recall to be able to import Evernote OML, as the OML import capabilities in UR allow the user to control how the OML data is mapped/imported as UR text and attributes.

[1] http://www.ultrarecall.com
[2] http://oml.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/news

kevin