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Posted by Dr Andus
Apr 2, 2011 at 01:06 PM
MadaboutDana wrote:
>The OPML support is very welcome, although OPML support is
>nowhere near as widespread as it should be (given that it’s really only a subset of
>XML).
I saw from online reviews that another reason people like CarboFin’s OPML output is because apparently it imports nicely into Scrivener (”(a single OPML document will be imported as several documents, retaining the hierarchical structure of the outliner).” Unfortunately this doesn’t seem to be possible with Scrivener’s Windows beta version yet.
Posted by Ken
Jul 14, 2011 at 12:24 AM
Dr Andus wrote:
>I was already happy with iPod Touch/iPad’s native
>Notes app that syncs with Gmail for capturing ideas on the go, however it lacks any
>tagging or hierarchical organisation. With Carbonfin Outliner however I can start
>slotting ideas straight into a hierarchical structure without needing to turn on the
>PC. There is also an online outliner companion
>(https://cfoutliner.appspot.com/), which is basically a cloud solution, for
>backing up the iPad and interfacing with the desktop, although it can also create new
>outlines and edit them.
Two questions, if I may? first, can you elaborate more on how you were able to get the native Notes app to sync with Gmail? Second, have you considered Notebooks for iPad that Bill has mentioned in previous posts? I am still looking at these, as well as GQueus and Apple’s Numbers, for outlines and lists that can easily be passed back and forth among platforms/programs (Windows and Android). Any comments or advice are appreciated.
Thanks,
—Ken
Posted by Dr Andus
Jul 14, 2011 at 11:47 AM
Ken wrote:
>Dr Andus wrote:
>Two
>questions, if I may? first, can you elaborate more on how you were able to get the native
>Notes app to sync with Gmail? Second, have you considered Notebooks for iPad that Bill
>has mentioned in previous posts?
Funnily enough I discovered accidentally that iPad Notes syncs with Gmail. Once I looked under the Notes label in my Gmail and all my iPod Touch and iPod notes were there! I imagine it was set up automatically when I set up my Gmail on my iPod and iPad. The somewhat blandly named Notebook for iPad (which might be confused with the native Notes app in iPad) looks excellent indeed. But I haven’t made the plunge yet because I still like the Gmail sync (between the iPad and iPad and the Gmail cloud) from where I can easily copy and paste into other desktop applications such as Whizfolders, where I can turn the notes into a hierarchical outline. I might change my mind once I have hundreds or thousands of notes and organising them into categories might be more pressing. I continue to like CarbonFin for outlining but I ended up not using it as a note-taking app as it’s just easier to write things in Notes.