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Posted by kesmog
May 9, 2012 at 04:40 AM
I have had NotePad on my computer for years but only used it as a texteditor. Now, I have ‘discovered’ the .otl feature and have started to use it in earnest to keep myself up-to-date on ‘things I have learnt - or relearnt’
Likes:
1. Very fast. The file can always be converted into HTML and prettified if you wanted to make a more serious document (such as Glossary, FAQs etc.)
2. So simple, there is nothing to go wrong! As its basically text. you can keep it and feed it into whatever after a little bit of basic editing (e.g. to remove H=)
3. I love the way in which links are made automatically and so simply (in the case of typing http://) or by enclosing in square brackets [ ]
Hints on usage:
1. I always make sure that I am working with an ‘unsorted’ file by ensuring that the first line is =V4 Outline Multiline NoSorting TabWidth=40
IF you decide you want a sorted version (right click menu) be careful to save under a different title (e.g. mytitle_s) so that the original does not get overwritten
2. I always put the heading as the first line of my output screen and then make into a clickable link with [ ] and then underline it with the = character.
This way the screen is ALWAYS accessible with Search and it looks prettier but it’s only for my own use
3. Happy to send anyone an email with my scribblings in an .otl file if you would like to have a look at what I mean..(not not happy about making it into a web page yet)
4. I wonder if there is a manual or guide somwehere to it as I am sure that there must be more to it than simple H= parameters
Posted by Dr Andus
Oct 16, 2013 at 09:54 AM
Does anyone know of a free text editor (that works with and saves in .txt files) that 1) can display word count in the window somewhere, and 2) can show a list of the text files in the directory where the files are being saved.
I’m currently using a NoteTab Pro trial to do this. The word count is fine, and there is a “Quick List” feature that shows a list of the text files that are open (which is not the same as 2), but will do).
However, otherwise I’m a ‘lite’ user of NoteTab, so I’m not sure I want to buy the PRO version just to have word count. Any suggestions?
Oh, and Markdown support would be a bonus :) Maybe there is a way to do it with NoteTab, but I haven’t figured out how…
Posted by Dr Andus
Oct 16, 2013 at 10:08 AM
Dr Andus wrote:
Does anyone know of a free text editor (that works with and saves in
>.txt files) that 1) can display word count in the window somewhere, and
>2) can show a list of the text files in the directory where the files
>are being saved.
>Oh, and Markdown support would be a bonus :) Maybe there is a way to do
>it with NoteTab, but I haven’t figured out how…
Just to explain further, I’d like to have a text editor always open, where I keep pasting in text with Markdown, save it for archival purposes in a directory, while also seeing a list of the the previously saved files. I could use The Guide or Mempad for this (with the added benefit of being able to organise the files into an outline—which otherwise would be a nice feature to have), but neither of them save in .txt files.
Posted by Paul Korm
Oct 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM
I’m assuming Windows. There’s a Notational Velocity clone that sync with Simplenote, Dropbox, or a vanilla local folder. Keeps plain its notes in plain text. Has the sidebar note list. Renders Markdown (for preview in a browser), and like most NV clones has a search bar linked to the notes list—when you type characters in Search the note list narrows down to those containing the search string.
nvPY at https://github.com/cpbotha/nvpy
This is a tweaky solution requiring Python and doesn’t have a pretty face.
Dr Andus wrote:
Dr Andus wrote:
>Does anyone know of a free text editor (that works with and saves in
>>.txt files) that 1) can display word count in the window somewhere, and
>>2) can show a list of the text files in the directory where the files
>>are being saved.
>>Oh, and Markdown support would be a bonus :) Maybe there is a way to do
>>it with NoteTab, but I haven’t figured out how…
>
>Just to explain further, I’d like to have a text editor always open,
>where I keep pasting in text with Markdown, save it for archival
>purposes in a directory, while also seeing a list of the the previously
>saved files. I could use The Guide or Mempad for this (with the added
>benefit of being able to organise the files into an outline—which
>otherwise would be a nice feature to have), but neither of them save in
>.txt files.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Oct 16, 2013 at 10:56 AM
If you want a somewhat more aesthetically pleasing solution, Bad Wolf Software is your friend.
You have two options: SmartEdit Lite (which supports text and rich text) or Judoom (which is rather more sophisticated). Judoom not only allows you to view the file manager in the left-hand navigation pane, it also allows you to set up “project folders” in three separate tabs (effectively “hoisted” versions of the file explorer focusing on the subfolders of your choice). Judoom supports text, rich text, Microsoft Office and Open Office (for import and export). Neither of them supports Markdown, unfortunately.
The only (non-free) editor I can think of that would meet your criteria is Knowsysnotes (a reasonably capable Markdown editor that is capable of showing a full set of folders in the right-hand navigation tree, rooted in the folder/subfolder of your choice). It’s not free, but it’s not expensive either (USD 15).