Dr Andus
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In another thread I posted a link a month ago to an interesting WYSIWYG markdown editor called Marko Editor. Upon visiting the page again today I saw another software there called Vis-à-Wiki, whi...
jaslar wrote:
Both of these are really excellent additions to the software.
Actually a third minor but useful feature I noticed was that you can now mark a Gingko tree as "a favorite" (in the tree se...
Anyone heard of Quirkos?
11/15/2014
MadaboutDana wrote:
> can tagged segments of text overlap? Even if some of the tags
>are sub-tags of other tags (used to tag segments of text overlapping
>with that particular segment of text)?
Yup, ...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
11/15/2014
Tomasz Raburski wrote:
>SmartDown looks promising. It's light and aesthetically pleasing.
I just had a quick play with SmartDown and I also like it a lot. It's the best markdown editor for viewing te...
Just got back to working on Gingko after a hiatus and was pleasantly surprised to find some useful new features. Looks like development hasn't halted:
* word count in columns - press "w" in view mod...
Anyone heard of Quirkos?
11/13/2014
Dr Dan wrote:
>There is also a traditional hierarchy list view for the codes, so you
>aren't forced to use the bubbles - much more useful if as you say you
>have hundreds of codes. It's called the 'lu...
Anyone heard of Quirkos?
11/12/2014
MadaboutDana wrote:
A rather interesting qualitative analysis tool that isn't ridiculously
>priced and claims to be easy to use. Has anybody had a play/does anybody
>use it regularly?
>http://www.quir...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
11/11/2014
Dr Andus wrote:
>here is another one (beta, Windows) that supports Critic Markup:
>
>"A zen and efficient Multi Markdown Editor for Windows."
>
>http://www.aflava.com/
I missed the name of this one. ...
Speaking of CintaNotes...
11/11/2014
Simon Bolivar wrote:
>I purchased CN Pro a year ago and have found it an excellent addition in
>my 'toolchain'
Thanks for the reminder. I haven't looked at it for some time, and was impressed to see...
OutlineEdit 1.2 & Sale
11/10/2014
Dr Andus wrote:
>What would be even more ideal if it would be possible to have a choice
>between a **strict** implementation and a **loose** implementation of
>checkboxes within the same software.
>
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White board software
11/10/2014
Another whiteboard-type software that seems to be a project management solution (though it could probably be adopted for writing tasks as well, although the export options are limited):
StoriesOnBoar...
OutlineEdit 1.2 & Sale
11/10/2014
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>Ideally, an outliner should allow for selectively applying
>the checkboxes to individual topics.
What would be even more ideal if it would be possible to have a choice between a...
Have you looked at InfoQube?
http://www.infoqube.biz/
MotionTwelve wrote:
>I am looking for a personal information
>management software that combines the following features that I've
>greatly enjoyed with other apps
An alternative option, in case you ca...
Markdown vs WSYWYG
11/4/2014
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>In addition it support CriticMarkup which I was not familiar with, but
>which looks brilliantly intuitive for reviewing plain texts--at least by
>a single person. I visite...
OT-Replacement for Papers from Mekentosj
10/29/2014
I don't have a Mac but I'm just flagging it up as another option: Citavi running in a virtual machine
http://support.citavi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=3718
http://www.citavi.com/sub/manual4/en/i...
Just came across this review of DBook, an online writing app and alternative for the deceased Editorially, and which looks more like an outliner:
http://www.ghacks.net/2014/10/23/dbook-review-structu...
Write! - distraction-free writing software
10/28/2014
Here is a short review on Write!
http://www.ghacks.net/2014/10/28/write-is-a-distraction-free-rich-text-editor-for-windows/
Write! - distraction-free writing software
10/25/2014
Just came across this free distraction-free text editor (beta, Windows). Haven't had a chance to try it yet but looks interesting:
http://wri.tt/
Final Draft 9
10/19/2014
Hugh wrote:
>I used it several versions and numerous years ago. I seem to remember
>that it then had a "novel" mode - which to me half-defeated its original
>purpose, and turned it into an expensive t...
Garland Coulson wrote:
Sadly, it seems to have the same drawback I have with Workflowy -
>everything is in one big file.
In the light of what I just said, "everything is in one big file" is just a qu...
Garland Coulson wrote:
Sadly, it seems to have the same drawback I have with Workflowy -
>everything is in one big file. I prefer where I can save different
>outlines for each project as I often use t...
Great comparison, thanks for doing this! Some comments:
yosemite wrote:
>* folding markers (plus-minus/triangles) - To it's detriment, moodo has
>none!
Yes, that bothered me too. And also the lack o...
zoe wrote:
>Also, WF is
>hinting in their Twitter feed about potential new features coming soon,
>so I think I'll see what they have to offer.
These are the features apparently they're working on (fr...
Final Draft 9
10/16/2014
like this one here, by the Master himself :-)
http://youtu.be/qRSCKSPMuDc?t=37m27s
Dr Andus wrote:
Dr Andus wrote:
>>Zettelkasten software in contrast would be like the equivalent of a
>>massive fil...