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Posted by Beck
Apr 4, 2019 at 05:57 PM
Jeffrey, have you seen the videos? I do a lot (too much!) rambling on and on about using TBX for this explicitly.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOdcySa5EQVRz_I6ZXFRc8A/playlists?view=1&sort=dd&shelf_id=0
Jeffery Smith wrote:
Were it not for Beck, I wouldn’t have ever heard of Zettelkasten. I even
>bought a book by Umberto Eco in hopes of getting some insights. I wrote
>a lengthy term paper on Central America using the notecard system (when
>I was 12 years old), and continued to use notecards and Cornell writing
>paper until the computer came of age for the common man. I would like to
>be able to use Tinderbox for these sorts of notes.
Posted by Jeffery Smith
Apr 4, 2019 at 06:13 PM
Actually, I’m reviewing a few right now (the one named “part two”). It occurred to me that a notecard system would always have some fields in common (fields for notes, source, topic, category, etc.), but Zettelkasten doesn’t seem to have any fixed template. Tinderbox would allow taking a note (notes) with a title or topic, and then a seemingly unlimited number of specific fields for tracking the source, date, whether or not it is a quote, etc. With Filemaker, I can make a basic template, and then design a form with the relevant notes. My issue is that I get distracted by futzing with the form, the programming, the appearance, etc. If I could master Tinderbox just for Zettelkasten note taking, I wouldn’t have that distraction of tweaking the tool instead of just using it.
Posted by moritz
Apr 5, 2019 at 05:46 AM
Have you considered using prototypes for notes in Tinderbox? This allows you to create schemas for different classes of notes, e.g. no ISBN number for web URLs ...
Was this your concern?
Jeffery Smith wrote:
Actually, I’m reviewing a few right now (the one named “part two”). It
>occurred to me that a notecard system would always have some fields in
>common (fields for notes, source, topic, category, etc.), but
>Zettelkasten doesn’t seem to have any fixed template. Tinderbox would
>allow taking a note (notes) with a title or topic, and then a seemingly
>unlimited number of specific fields for tracking the source, date,
>whether or not it is a quote, etc. With Filemaker, I can make a basic
>template, and then design a form with the relevant notes. My issue is
>that I get distracted by futzing with the form, the programming, the
>appearance, etc. If I could master Tinderbox just for Zettelkasten note
>taking, I wouldn’t have that distraction of tweaking the tool instead of
>just using it.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Apr 5, 2019 at 12:18 PM
What you want is Blackwell Idealist. Alas, now deceased.
I can’t think, off-hand, of any other app that allows you to add random fields to a single record. Anyone?
Posted by Arnold
Apr 5, 2019 at 12:37 PM
askSam both DOS and Windows version allowed for this. No longer available, yet the last versions are still working as long as you install in non-protected system directories. Placed in c:\bin\askSam was a good decision for when Windows updated.
Just did not make a good transition to Window, worked but had formatting issues with text.
Many programs allowed for templates (InfoSelect, Personal Knowbase, Zoot) all come to mind. Zoot being the best of the group if you are Windows based.