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Posted by WSP
Oct 16, 2012 at 07:27 PM
A modest PS.
I bought the RightNote license and like it very much, but I continue to have the problem described above—and this time I can’t blame some belated indexing. Still, it’s an excellent program. I’m especially impressed by the virtual notes; I used them years ago in Keynote, and I had forgotten how convenient they are. With RightNote it’s easy to create virtual links with a set of .txt notes and live completely in the world of plain text if you want to.
I also eventually heard back from the developer about changing the font size in the resource panel, and he says that he will make that possible in a future version. Very pleasant and helpful.
Bill
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Oct 16, 2012 at 08:37 PM
WSP wrote:
>Still, it’s an excellent program. I’m especially impressed by the virtual notes; I
>used them years ago in Keynote, and I had forgotten how convenient they are. With
>RightNote it’s easy to create virtual links with a set of .txt notes and live
>completely in the world of plain text if you want to.
Can you explain the concept further? It may be clear to those who have used them before, but I can’t understand what you are describing.
I should add that I am lately looking at anything plain text related.
Posted by WSP
Oct 16, 2012 at 10:04 PM
In RightNote you can drag and drop a plain text file from Windows Explorer into the tree panel; at that point one of the choices you are offered is a virtual attachment. That means you can view and modify that file/note to your heart’s content within RightNote, but it is not actually imported into RightNote; it is still in its original place on your hard disk. In other words, you now have all the advantages of a two-pane outliner (good search, hierarchical tree, tags), but the individual documents retain their integrity.
One small discovery I made this afternoon is that you can paste a URL into RightNote, and that URL is underlined and becomes clickable. But (assuming it’s in a virtual note) if you go back to look at the document with a text editor, the URL will just appear to be ordinary text. That strikes me as a clever trick.
Bill
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Oct 16, 2012 at 10:37 PM
OK, got it, thanks!
This is the way that programs like Knowsynotes and Outwiker work; in fact, they rely on separate files for the content of their notes. I am getting quite fond of this approach, because it allows me to access my notes outside the Windows system, e.g. in Linux or on the web via Dropbox.
Posted by PIMfan
Nov 27, 2013 at 01:17 AM
Are you still having the PDF indexing problem with RightNote?
It’s up on BDJ for a discount and I’m hoping in the year since the original thread that the kinks in the 6.0 release have been all worked out.
I’m looking to use it to gather and outline some research materials and outline some thesis materials. The web capture and outlining seemed pretty solid.
Can any RightNote v6 users chime in - any remaining annoying bugs or problems? Do you still consider it a worthwhile acquisition?
Thanks in advance,
d
WSP wrote:
A modest PS.
>
>I bought the RightNote license and like it very much, but I continue to
>have the problem described above—and this time I can’t blame some
>belated indexing. Still, it’s an excellent program. I’m especially
>impressed by the virtual notes; I used them years ago in Keynote, and I
>had forgotten how convenient they are. With RightNote it’s easy to
>create virtual links with a set of .txt notes and live completely in the
>world of plain text if you want to.
>
>I also eventually heard back from the developer about changing the font
>size in the resource panel, and he says that he will make that possible
>in a future version. Very pleasant and helpful.
>
>Bill
>