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Posted by shatteredmindofbob
Oct 18, 2013 at 10:31 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
MenAgerie wrote:
>>If I understand correctly, I think you can do this in WM, using the
>>Jumps function [Alt+J], click ‘Files ’ at the top, and select a
>‘Folder’
>>at the bottom. It only picks up txt files in your selected folder.
>
>And the Jumps window effectively turns WriteMonkey into a dual-pane
>outliner! Sweet…
>
>http://writemonkey.com/img/wm_sc3.png
Also, I forget what they keyboard shortcut is, but there’s a basic hoist function as well, where it’ll display only what’s under the current heading.
Posted by Dr Andus
Oct 18, 2013 at 11:12 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
>I think that will conclude my experimentation with Resophnotes, and I’m
>going back to Knowsynotes for now…
I’ve switched back permanently to WriteMonkey now, given the cool “Jumps” navigation pane. But I also ran into some problems with Knowsynotes before that. At times KN became unresponsive, and it was always at the moment when I wanted to add a new file. It doesn’t seem to be a major problem, but annoying enough when you want to work quickly and when it’s about creating and naming new files.
Posted by Kensai
Oct 19, 2013 at 04:24 AM
Hey guys, the author of Writemonkey teased a new plugin for the app that should be inserting some ResophNotes/Notational Velocity style functionality:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/writemonkey/zibCZpZ3eAw
You’ll need to have a donator’s ID file to activate the new plugin engine (which also has some other useful functions already available, like a distinctly different take on “index card” functionality, plus the ability to build you’re own if you’re of a mind), but seriously, why wouldn’t you want to give this guy a few bucks? He’s always working on this thing, and lots of stuff he builds for it are things (like this Resophnotes style stuff) meant to scratch writerly itches of his own, so tend to resonate with many of his users, too. Besides, he’s a good guy and really active with his community of users.
Personally, I’m dying to test this thing out so I can relegate Resophnotes back to that thing with the universal hotkey that I use to catch random bits of important real life information, rather than the thing that’s trying to organize all my fiction odds, ends and tidbits because my brain can’t handle them anymore :)
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Oct 20, 2013 at 12:46 PM
Kensai, thanks for heads up; Iztok has a new donor—it’s only fair given how much his software is used.
Your post presents a very interesting approach: instead of keeping all kinds of notes in one place/tool (something that a lot of us here often try to do) maintain them in functional context. In this case, you suggest that notes relevant to writing be kept within the writing tool.
As an approach it may not be brand new—in fact all ‘writing environments’ such as Scrivener and Sense provide some kind of scratchboard—but I had never considered it within the context of a ‘zenware’ stripped down environment such as WriteMonkey. Then again, WM is now quite beyond the truly minimal, especially with the plugins. Its advantage is that all the additional tools don’t get in the way; you need only access them if you need them.
Posted by Kensai
Oct 22, 2013 at 11:45 PM
Yes, the very fact that WM doesn’t push any of its extra functionality at you is the reason you still see it mentioned by superficial blog (generally list blogs) as a “stripped down Q10 or Darkroom” (I kid you not, that is a quote, I just can’t remember where from, mainly because it showed the author’s negligence and I left immediately).
The thing does come with a help file these days, and even just a quick glance at the F1 help card or the right click context menu suggests that something serious is going on beneath the surface. Even positive reviewers who seem as if they are trying to give a detailed view of WM miss all of the most important functionality. Iztok’s baby could certainly use some better PR.
I was just really happy to be passing through here and see folk using it seriously, for even more “serious” work than I do with it. I write fiction. Research and exacting outlines play second fiddle to quick capture of ideas, development of ideas and creation of finished content for me, so its very awesome to see WM helping with processes that normally, on the surface, seem to be entirely different to the ones familiar to me.
The most elegant tools allow for the greatest possibilities, I suppose ...