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Posted by Daly de Gagne
Aug 7, 2010 at 03:54 AM

David, thanks for the note. In fact, I did download Opal this afternoon, and will look at it carefully.

I used to use ACTA and quite liked it.

While I don’t want an overly complex application, I do want an outliner which will allow me to handle columns, which is why Opal is probably not sufficient for my needs.

I’m surprised that OmniOutline while allowing for columns seems to have no tagging or cloning capability. In fact, I see on the forums that in 2008 the developer asked people to explain how they would use cloning. I would have thought that by that late date cloning was no-brainer.

Mori has some interesting capability, but its ability to add custom columns is convoluted, and requires setting up a new file for each new column added. I set some date columns, but to my chagrin they did not function as date columns according to any kind of a format.

I like DevonThink as a database program, and think I will stick with it. It has a better understanding of information processing needs than does EverNote.

Incidentally, running EverNote in Mac, I see even more clearly how the Windows users of EN have been given short shrift.

In terms of Outline programs, why is it so hard for anyone - in either the Mac or the Windows world - to create an outliner with the understanding that metadata columns (easily defined by user), cloning, tagging, etc are all essential elements for handling information and/or ideas?

Daly

David Dunham wrote:
>Sounds like you may be after a complex application, but if all you want is outlining,
>check out Opal. (And any member of this forum can contact me for a discount.)