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Posted by Dr Andus
Jul 10, 2015 at 11:49 PM
More new features I just came across:
1) support for tags introduced using the #tag format. Personally I haven’t felt the need for this one but now that it exists, it opens up some new possibilities. Neat implementation: you can filter cards by clicking on a tag (and narrow the filtering further by clicking on other tags), and then toggle the filter off by clicking on a tag again (i.e. mouse-click or tap-controlled, rather than having to type anything). More here: http://community.gingkoapp.com/t/new-tag-feature-broken-headings-bug/91
2) press F to view a single card in full screen mode (view mode). This creates a slideshow-like facility, if you use the arrows to navigate to next slide etc. Gingko lends itself to be used as a quick outliner for a PowerPoint presentation (1 card = 1 PPT slide), and this full screen mode extends that capability. More here: http://community.gingkoapp.com/t/full-screen-mode-for-viewing-a-single-card/94
3) when you delete a card, there is a ‘fading out ghost’ (for the lack of a better word) effect, to remind users that there is a Trash feature where you can recover deleted cards from.
Posted by yosemite
Jul 11, 2015 at 02:21 AM
> Neat implementation: you can filter cards by
> clicking on a tag (and narrow the filtering further by clicking on other
> tags), and then toggle the filter off by clicking on a tag again (i.e.
> mouse-click or tap-controlled, rather than having to type anything).
> 2) press F to view a single card in full screen mode (view mode).
Thanks for the tip, Dr Andus! Both of these features are excellent additions and well implemented. The tags is very similar to workflowy which is good. Very few programs are as quick at filtering, Time for me to start playing with Gingko again…
Posted by MadaboutDana
Dec 18, 2015 at 04:23 PM
The amazing Gingko appears to have some competition - from germ.io
It appears to be a task management app based on a concept identical to that of Gingko. But still no offline apps, as far as I can tell…
Posted by Dr Andus
Dec 18, 2015 at 05:27 PM
MadaboutDana wrote:
>It appears to be a task management app based on a concept identical to
>that of Gingko.
Thanks for the heads-up. What makes you say it’s an identical concept? From looking at the screenshots on their website and the Youtube video, it looks like they enforce a mind-map style hierarchy (?), starting with one central node, while there is no such restriction in Gingko.
Having said that, the ability to view the card hierarchy as a hierarchical mind map is kind of nice. Even Gingko might be able to implement that, if it could automatically insert one top-level card node in front of the level (column) 1 hierarchy nodes.
They do seem to target different markets though. Gingko is primarily a writing tool, while Germ.io is targeting the task and project management market.
As a writer, I prefer the simplicity of Gingko (while Germ.io’s interface is still fairly clean and minimal when compared to many of the more garish online project management tools, I’d find the added bells and whistles and colours distracting).
Posted by dan7000
Dec 18, 2015 at 09:52 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
>From looking at the screenshots on their website and the Youtube video,
>it looks like they enforce a mind-map style hierarchy (?), starting with
>one central node, while there is no such restriction in Gingko.
>
>Having said that, the ability to view the card hierarchy as a
>hierarchical mind map is kind of nice. Even Gingko might be able to
>implement that, if it could automatically insert one top-level card node
>in front of the level (column) 1 hierarchy nodes.
Perhaps I’m missing something about Gingko - if so please let me know—but to me it seems like Gingko does force a hierarchical organization. That’s what makes it impossible for me to use for writing. Basically one card in the leftmost column can be associated with multiple cards in the middle column, but each card in the middle column can have one and only one parent in the left column. Because of that I feel like I might as well use an MS Word outline. For early thought gathering and snippet organization, it’s too hard for me to stick to such a strict heirarchy. As an example, in fiction writing, how does one know at the very beginning of the process that a particular scene will be in Act I or Act III? Gingko makes you decide that before you even put pen to paper.
I’m glad others get something out of it, and in writing this I’m hoping someone will explain how I’m wrong and it really does what I want. Your post suggesting that it does not force a strict heirarchy gave me some hope. :)