Derek Cornish
1/19/2007 1:14 am
Hi Jan,
Me, too, but I keep on coming back to Zoot and - as I mentioned to Steve - I'm even trying to work more closely with it by keeping where possible to plain text. I find it quite liberating actually, and it's easier for me than for some because my requirements are fairly modest - notes and ideas organizer (Zoot), brainstorming and outlining (Brainstorm and PocketThinker - or Grandview), and initial drafting (EditPad Lite). At the end, of course, I have to use MS-Word, and there are also one or two other programs I use regularly, like Biblioscape, Web Research, and NetSnippets. Usually, though, most of my work is done with Zoot, PocketThinker (these days), and EditPad.
All I am looking for in Zoot 32-bit, really, is the ability to store longer text-notes, to have more virtual folders available, and to allow file folder sync with subdirectories as well as directories (this would make NetSnippets more useful). This would improve its value as a "command-centre" with links to other programs. RTF is not a priority for me, but I know it is for others.
I agree to some extent. For example, the question of where to put the fruits of internet searches is a perennial problem. Partly through laziness, and partly for special projects, I may have some of this material in Zoot, in NetSnippets, in Web Research, and in Windows folders. But for different tasks I like to use different programs. It's rather like the "hoist" feature in good outliners: it can help to keep one focused on the task in hand.
But, if IdeaMason keeps developing the way it is currently, maybe I'll change my mind.
Derek
So being dissatisfied by both, I—like many people on this forum—have been on a quest for the holy grail.
Me, too, but I keep on coming back to Zoot and - as I mentioned to Steve - I'm even trying to work more closely with it by keeping where possible to plain text. I find it quite liberating actually, and it's easier for me than for some because my requirements are fairly modest - notes and ideas organizer (Zoot), brainstorming and outlining (Brainstorm and PocketThinker - or Grandview), and initial drafting (EditPad Lite). At the end, of course, I have to use MS-Word, and there are also one or two other programs I use regularly, like Biblioscape, Web Research, and NetSnippets. Usually, though, most of my work is done with Zoot, PocketThinker (these days), and EditPad.
All I am looking for in Zoot 32-bit, really, is the ability to store longer text-notes, to have more virtual folders available, and to allow file folder sync with subdirectories as well as directories (this would make NetSnippets more useful). This would improve its value as a "command-centre" with links to other programs. RTF is not a priority for me, but I know it is for others.
Unlike some of you, I want to find *one* program that does it all. I hate the idea of putting one kind of data in one program & another kind of data in another program. .I know some of you do this but I can’t keep track of what I’ve put where.
I agree to some extent. For example, the question of where to put the fruits of internet searches is a perennial problem. Partly through laziness, and partly for special projects, I may have some of this material in Zoot, in NetSnippets, in Web Research, and in Windows folders. But for different tasks I like to use different programs. It's rather like the "hoist" feature in good outliners: it can help to keep one focused on the task in hand.
But, if IdeaMason keeps developing the way it is currently, maybe I'll change my mind.
Derek