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Posted by MadaboutDana
Mar 13, 2014 at 03:53 PM
Yes, it’s turning into a very powerful and clever app (one of those things where you look at it and think: now that’s so obvious, why didn’t somebody think of that before?! Like all the best apps). I play with it regularly but, like Franz, am reluctant to do a lot of work in a system that is confined entirely to Somebody Else’s Server…
You can create a not dissimilar effect (albeit without the clever, clever focus on specific lines of argumentation) using Scapple, Literature&Latte’s ‘other’ app. Unfortunately that’s not cross-platform either (well, it is between MacOS and Windows, but there isn’t a mobile version yet).
Posted by steveylang
Apr 16, 2014 at 05:08 PM
This looks like a really nice app. I like the basic concept that you’re working with individual cards, but that there is a hierarchy to them.
To further the flexibility of the card metaphor, I would like to be able to assign tags to cards, so that by clicking on a tag in card you would center that card and organize all similarly-tagged cards around it.
Alternatively, it would be neat if cards could have multiple parents. But doing it via tags would probably be easier to implement.
Posted by Dr Andus
Apr 16, 2014 at 10:29 PM
steveylang wrote:
>To further the flexibility of the card metaphor, I would like to be able
>to assign tags to cards, so that by clicking on a tag in card you would
>center that card and organize all similarly-tagged cards around it.
>
>Alternatively, it would be neat if cards could have multiple parents.
>But doing it via tags would probably be easier to implement.
Some users have suggested similar things on the Gingko forum. It points to a dilemma for the developers I think: whether to maintain Gingko primarily as an outliner and writing tool or to turn it into an Evernote competitor (basically a Zettelkasten type of index card notes database).
I’m in two minds about that. I love the current simplicity of Gingko and its focus on outlining and writing. But I’m also curious whether it could work as a notes database. But I wouldn’t want to lose the former for the latter.
Posted by steveylang
Apr 22, 2014 at 03:26 PM
Your last point makes a lot of sense. I think implementing this via tags would be the best way while still preserving the basic concept (rather than loose cards, multiple parents, or other organizational changes.)
Dr Andus wrote:
steveylang wrote:
>>To further the flexibility of the card metaphor, I would like to be
>able
>>to assign tags to cards, so that by clicking on a tag in card you would
>>center that card and organize all similarly-tagged cards around it.
>>
>>Alternatively, it would be neat if cards could have multiple parents.
>>But doing it via tags would probably be easier to implement.
>
>Some users have suggested similar things on the Gingko forum. It points
>to a dilemma for the developers I think: whether to maintain Gingko
>primarily as an outliner and writing tool or to turn it into an Evernote
>competitor (basically a Zettelkasten type of index card notes database).
>
>I’m in two minds about that. I love the current simplicity of Gingko and
>its focus on outlining and writing. But I’m also curious whether it
>could work as a notes database. But I wouldn’t want to lose the former
>for the latter.
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
May 26, 2014 at 08:21 PM
I wonder whether any of you regular users of Gingko have run into the bug I describe below. I copy the text as I submitted it to Support; I hope they get back to me soon:
“I’ve got a number of tasks (1 to 8), all with additional detail levels on the right.
The tasks show in the correct order, but when I navigate through them with up-down arrows, Gingko follows and irrelevant order. Similarly, when exporting to HTML, text or .docx (I haven’t tried other exports), the content follows the wrong pattern rather than what i see on screen. I have tried re-sorting them manually, but I’ve failed.
How can I make sure that What I See Is What I Get?”
I should add that when I log out and log in again, the wrong order is displayed. If I then change the order, all looks well, until I try to navigate between the cards. It’s as if the order is maintained in a buffer which fails to update.