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ConnectedText with mobile support? (Windows/iOS/Web)
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Posted by zoe
Apr 18, 2015 at 03:10 PM
OK, answering my own question here—It’s apparently possible to host the full CT as an HTML document with supporting files/images in one’s Public Dropbox folder. This way, I can read it on my iPhone, no problem (with custom responsive CSS this will get even easier). All it means is that I have to do an Export when I save/close CT, which I don’t consider too imposing.
As for capture, I can use the Workflow app to dump items into Dropbox for later processing.
Posted by Paul Korm
Apr 18, 2015 at 03:13 PM
@Dr Andus
So, is there a way to select a file linked with the code you posted above
[[$FILE:C:\Users\username\Documents\My Dropbox\folder_name\*.*]]
and tell CT to import that file?
Posted by Dr Andus
Apr 18, 2015 at 03:27 PM
Paul Korm wrote:
>So, is there a way to select a file linked with the code you posted
>above and tell CT to import that file?
It would be nice but I don’t think so. If you click on the link it will just open the file in your default text editor.
I presume it should be possible to write an AutoHotkey or Python script to automate such an import process.
However, it only takes 3 clicks to go to Project > Import > OK (as the last import location will be saved) to do such an import, so maybe that’s why no one bothered to develop one.
Having said that, on the CT forum there have been discussions about the possibilities to do direct imports from Dropbox, but I can’t remember if anyone came up with a script to do that.
There are pros and cons for doing automatic imports (I like to review files manually before importing them, to make sure I know what’s going on/coming in), but I wouldn’t mind if there was a one-click option to confirm such semi-automatic imports from Dropbox, Google Drive etc).
Posted by Paul Korm
Apr 18, 2015 at 03:43 PM
@Dr Andus
Very helpful. Thank you. I’ll have to monitor the CT forum on this and see what develops.
Posted by Chris Murtland
Apr 20, 2015 at 03:24 PM
It’s not an actual client, but accessing the Trunk Notes wiki via WiFi sharing in the web browser does allow searching, browsing, editing, etc. The sync between the wiki and Dropbox from an iOS device is manual, but it is a sync.
When I can’t get the PC and the iOS device on the same WiFi network for some reason (using a VPN on the PC, for example), I just edit the Markdown files in the Dropbox directory directly with any Markdown editor.
Another thing I like about Trunk Notes, is that beyond the basic wiki functions, it’s pretty customizable and powerful, with access to CSS, jQuery, and Lua scripting to tweak and extend.
It may not be an ideal setup, but I find it a bit quicker and more convenient than the current workarounds with ConnectedText mobile access. For what it’s worth, when I was trying to make CT work even with mobile considerations, I would publish the entire CT wiki as a compiled help file and then access that with CHM reader software on iOS. I would use text files on Dropbox for later import to CT; similar to what is mentioned above. All of that isn’t too onerous, but I find that I really like making actual, direct edits to my wiki when I’m on my iPhone or iPad. Also, once you have a large CT wiki, exporting it becomes increasingly time consuming. For desktop usage, however, there is no doubt that CT is the luxury version.
TiddlyWiki, also mentioned in this thread, is another option. Its single-file storage model may make it more straightforward to use under different conditions. The iOS app (twEdit) does sync to Dropbox, but again, it’s manual rather than automatic.
An iOS version of CT with full, automatic syncing to the desktop version would indeed be a dream.
steveylang wrote:
I got really excited reading this thread, until I discovered the same
>thing reading the details. You can move data back and forth, but it’s
>nothing resembling effortless synchronization.
>
>There’s no actual Mac client, only a way to backup and restore data. So
>if you have a lot of notes, I imagine navigating and finding information
>on the Mac side would be difficult.