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Posted by jimspoon
Apr 21, 2014 at 08:31 PM
Ken wrote:
>The extra instructions are much appreciated. I am assuming that the
>program is just as stable and will read old files. And, I am also
>assuming it will create the alarm and database files in the Windows
>directory like the original version.
It’s very stable, will read old files. The special config files - like ecco.alm, ecco.cfx, ecc.fdb, can end up in different places besides c:\windows - particularly if you are running 64-bit windows, or if you have user access control turned on - the wise owls in the ecco_pro group will help you if you have any problems with these config files.
Posted by Wayne K
Apr 21, 2014 at 10:18 PM
I’ve been using Ecco Pro since 1998 and it’s still my main program for notes, though I use several other PIM’s to varying degrees. My biggest frustrations with Ecco are two pretty simple things that are still missing despite the excellent extensions that have been developed:
1) There’s no way to move columns to the left of the item list. To my eye, some things are much easier to read and use if they’re to the left of the main item text (eg movie ratings or task priorities).
2) There’s no way to highlight text (change background color). I use highlighting extensively in notes and it really pains me that it’s missing from Ecco Pro. As a substitute, I use bold text of varying colors, but it’s still not as good as highlighting. I thought I might have a workaround if I could find a font that has built-in background colors, but apparently there’s no such thing.
Wayne
Posted by Pierre Paul Landry
Apr 21, 2014 at 10:50 PM
Wayne K wrote:
>1) There’s no way to move columns to the left of the item list. To my
>eye, some things are much easier to read and use if they’re to the left
>of the main item text (eg movie ratings or task priorities).
>
>2) There’s no way to highlight text (change background color). I use
>highlighting extensively in notes and it really pains me that it’s
>missing from Ecco Pro. As a substitute, I use bold text of varying
>colors, but it’s still not as good as highlighting. I thought I might
>have a workaround if I could find a font that has built-in background
>colors, but apparently there’s no such thing.
>
Hi Wayne,
Both of these are easily possible with InfoQube (recent discussion right here on OutlinerSoftware). In recent versions, the UI has been significantly simplified, so you may want to give it a go.
Pierre
IQ Designer
http://www.infoqube.biz
Posted by Ken
Apr 21, 2014 at 11:05 PM
jimspoon wrote:
Ken wrote:
>>The extra instructions are much appreciated. I am assuming that the
>>program is just as stable and will read old files. And, I am also
>>assuming it will create the alarm and database files in the Windows
>>directory like the original version.
>
>It’s very stable, will read old files. The special config files - like
>ecco.alm, ecco.cfx, ecc.fdb, can end up in different places besides
>c:\windows - particularly if you are running 64-bit windows, or if you
>have user access control turned on - the wise owls in the ecco_pro group
>will help you if you have any problems with these config files.
>
Good to hear. I am in the midst of reevaluating all of my needs (hardware and software) - work, home, etc. but I will probably join the ecco_pro group when I finally get Ecco installed.
Thank you again,
—Ken
Posted by Ken
Apr 21, 2014 at 11:07 PM
Wayne K wrote:
I’ve been using Ecco Pro since 1998 and it’s still my main program for
>notes, though I use several other PIM’s to varying degrees. My biggest
>frustrations with Ecco are two pretty simple things that are still
>missing despite the excellent extensions that have been developed:
>
>1) There’s no way to move columns to the left of the item list. To my
>eye, some things are much easier to read and use if they’re to the left
>of the main item text (eg movie ratings or task priorities).
>
>2) There’s no way to highlight text (change background color). I use
>highlighting extensively in notes and it really pains me that it’s
>missing from Ecco Pro. As a substitute, I use bold text of varying
>colors, but it’s still not as good as highlighting. I thought I might
>have a workaround if I could find a font that has built-in background
>colors, but apparently there’s no such thing.
>
>Wayne
I started using in 1993, and Arabesque was just across the lake from where I was working. I believe they even offered to do a demonstration for our IT staff at the time.
Regarding highlighted text, I just used colored text to function in a similar manner. It is not the same, and will not meet everybody’s needs, but it is an option.
—Ken