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Posted by WSP
Apr 17, 2011 at 06:11 PM
Crimping strikes again! I really do appreciate all these suggestions (and am investigating them), but at this stage, after having looked at and tried out a zillion note-taking programs in recent years, I’m trying to narrow down (not enlarge!) my search. Specifically, I’m curious whether anyone on this forum has had any experience, good or bad, in using NoteTab—and possibly UltraEdit—as a note-taker. Other recommendations will be cheerfully received, but I’m making a serious effort to focus on one or two possibilities right now.
Bill
Posted by wreckonthehiway
Apr 17, 2011 at 06:50 PM
I used UltraEdit for years before switching to a Mac and it’s the only piece of software I miss. I loved it. I can’t remember what the keystrokes are now, but if you highlighted a word in a file, and pressed a certain keystroke, it would search for that word in all the files in a folder and list the result in a window at the bottom of the screen. Then, if you clicked on one of the results in the list, UltraEdit would open the file at that place.
I’m not a programmer, so only ever used UltraEdit for editing text but it was great. I used it for GTD—one file contained a project on each line with a Next Action under it along with a code for a context (@ca etc); I could then search for all Actions for a particular context. I used it for my Contacts—one file containing all contact information. I used it for contact history as well. So, if I did a search across files in a folder for a particular person, it would bring up that person’s contact details in my Contacts file and every line in my contact history where that person’s name appeared. Wonderful. It was also fast.
Before I discovered UltraEdit, I used NoteTab (recommended on the web by Jacques Turbe if anyone remembers him). NoteTab paled in comparison to UltraEdit.
I now use TextMate on the Mac which has the same search capability. I assume a lot of high-end editors have the same feature.
Of course, I haven’t used UltraEdit for about three years, so things may have changed.
Posted by Steve
Apr 17, 2011 at 10:03 PM
I do think there is a live spell check script that someone wrote. If you peruse the http://www.notetab.com/ website you’ll find links to many scripts. Also, there are a couple of active groups on yahoogroups.com with lots of files to download to enhance NoteTab.
The Pro version has multiple undo levels.
Posted by WSP
Apr 17, 2011 at 11:51 PM
Steve, I’ll look at the clip collections more carefully than I have so far.
I’m afraid I’ve ruled out NoteTab Pro, because it does not support variable-width fonts.
Bill
Posted by WSP
Apr 19, 2011 at 08:54 PM
I’ve decided to wait until I have a small research project (i.e., not a book), and then I’ll try using NoteTab for the note-taking. If anyone’s interested, I’ll be happy to report back on my experiences.
Thanks again for all the advice and comments.
Bill