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Posted by Amontillado
Jul 17, 2022 at 06:36 PM
Nothing to argue about here. Bill’s words were wise, and it is practical to use just about anything. In fact, consider more than one tool.
That said, there are things about Devonthink that keep me captured.
Files are just files. They are in a database package, but that’s not a requirement. If you put your files in regular folders in Finder, you can index those locations. As you move files around in Devonthink, they will move in the indexed file structure. In that regard, Devonthink is Finder on steroids.
Devonthink shows incoming and outgoing links for each document, and it does an AI search for related documents.
A feature I’d really hate to do without is DT’s tagging.
First, they are hierarchical. That means you can have your documents categorized by whatever criteria you first think of, and then by tagging them in tag trees you can have alternate taxonomies.
A document can appear in as many tags as appropriate. For your main group/directory hierarchy, you can have replicants. When you create a replicant, it appears in two (or more) places in your groups. Edits and changes apply to all instances, and you don’t have to keep track of which one is the master. A file only disappears after its last replicant is deleted. There is no master/alias relationship between replicants.
I’m curious about Obsidian because of its node map feature. I wish Devonthink had that as an alternate front end.
Which reminds me. I think it should be easy enough to build an OPML file from a DT metadata export, producing a MindNode mind map with links back into DT. I’ll have to give that a little time this week.
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
I would concur with everything Bill wrote.
snip…
>But the truth is anything will do. Really. As long as it is stable and
>you’re able to export your work into a useable format for writing the
>final drafts.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jul 17, 2022 at 08:33 PM
FYI, Numeric Citizen just launched the Craft Bible web resource (built with Craft):
https://www.craft.do/s/vgvQKijqkbyo6q
It is filled with information about Craft as well as being a good use case.
Steve
Posted by Amontillado
Jul 17, 2022 at 09:38 PM
Craft is certainly easy on the eyes. That’s more than fluff, in my opinion.
A tool that builds attractive presentations helps tickle enthusiasm receptors in the brain.
I have no idea if enthusiasm receptors exist. Go with me, this is the Internet.
If I build my notes as a handsome presentation I’m more enthusiastic about the project. That much is certain.
Posted by Captain CowPie
Jul 18, 2022 at 04:22 PM
I have been using Craft as my main information manager for awhile and have really been enjoying it. My main limitation is that the toggle/outline only allows five levels deep, and I have run into this on multiple occasions. If they could change this one limitation it would really help me.
I have not really utilized nested pages much but probably need to test those more to get more levels of outlining.
Otherwise I have been mostly happy with what they provide and am looking forward to the upcoming updates.
Posted by tberni
Jul 20, 2022 at 02:38 PM
MadaboutDana wrote:
>…although a
>recent recommendation in this forum has proved unbelievably capable, and
>you don’t even have to “explicitly” save the page: History Book, which
>captures your browsing history in background and keeps copies of all the
>text (amazing app! And takes up much less space than you might think).
>
>The first thing to do, perhaps, is decide how you’re going to approach
>your MA (this will depend on your particular mentality), then check out
>apps that will support you in that process; you may, of course, find
>that Craft fits you perfectly, in which case – bingo!
>
>Cheers,
>Bill
Hi Bill:
I have not been able to find anything here about the application you name as “History Book”, neither on the web: could you give some link to expand the information you provide?