Replacement for using Ecco mostly as single pane outliner

Posted by SheetPlanner
Feb 25, 2021 at 12:29 AM

ndodge,
If using Mac OS is an option for you. Try SheetPlanner. it should be very familiar to Ecco users.

Over time we will add more and more of the power features that Ecco users loved.

Peter

ndodge wrote:
I’ve used Ecco Pro for many years, and it may be that finally
>I’m not able to run it at work (might need admin privileges to run
>after latest Windows update).
>I use only Windows for work, writing patent applications. I use Ecco to
>dump a lot of potential content for the patent application, organize it,
>rearrange it, collapse/expand heavily, and often write preliminary
>paragraphs in Ecco, then move to Word. I often use multiple tabs (are
>they called notebooks? Can’t remember, and can’t open Ecco
>right now to check). I also really like the ability to add another
>notebook to a window to get a side by side view of two outlines.
>It’s critical for me to have a clean interface, to avoid
>distraction. I’ve tried InfoQube a few times, and I’m
>sorry, but the interface is just not for me. I use Dynalist for
>managing personal todos, but haven’t used it for the larger amount
>of content my work would entail. So I’m looking for options for
>my type of workflow, on Windows. I don’t use Ecco to maintain,
>long term, a large database of items. I use it to whittle down a large
>pile of information into eventual paragraphs, using basic expand,
>collapse, move, rearrange outline operations. And although the single
>pane view is where I spend 90%+ of my time, the side by side view and
>multiple tabs are helpful. I don’t use other Ecco features much,
>like columns or linking items between folders or filtering. I do use
>styles occasionally, to make top level items stand out more. I like the
>hotkeys to expand collapse items at different levels. So, I know this
>gets asked now and then, but any hints on what my best options might be
>on Windows ?
> >Thanks in advance.
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