Indigrid

Posted by washere
Jan 23, 2018 at 08:43 PM

Mark Nevarrik wrote:
>Hey Washere, I apologize for not looking into detail in your list. And I
>feel bad because you have been very encouraging this whole time, but I
>already asked twice what it needed but it wasn’t specific enough for me
>to understand. Do you have an orthodox outliner that you recommend as an
>exemplar that I could get ideas from? When you mentioned the features
>that I have but that aren’t complete or work incorrectly—I don’t
>doubt you, I wrote Indigrid while I was using Word to write a book on
>concentration and thought maybe this would work better with columns. So
>I really don’t know much about outliners at all.
> >As for duplicating the column, that should have been fixed in build
>8—however any crashes you send my way I will look at first thing.
>You can use https://www.guerrillamail.com/compose if you don’t want me
>following up with you—no hard feelings.

Hey Mark, How you doin?

I would basically say priorities would be:

1) Fix crash issues from guys sending in logs, etc

2) Add basic FILE Menu standards: Open, Close, New, Save, Save as etc

3) If poss later: Export & import to one or two main format, OPML is easy, basicaly HTML with nested

< indent >

tag for levels

4) Get rid of bottom bar and make a top toolbar with icons for: open new save copy paste new-node new-sub-node etc

5) Expand & Collapse for: All & Current (highlighted) branch

6)Orthodox or classic outliner? I have tested hundreds of software, rated their folders on my NAS with 1 to 5 stars (actually 0 to 00000 prefix in folder name). The classic would be Bonsai Natara. But do not waste time if you do not. Another closer to yuo is UV outliner. He has abandoned it, basically needs OPML export. Look at these photos:
https://www.google.com/search?q=UV+Outliner&source=lnms&tbm=isch

But an easier route for you would be this format:

Basic Outliner:
i) Left pane: nodes and sub-nodes
ii) Right pane: Node (or sub-node)
iii) optional: Multi-file: Can be top tabs under toolbar or even better to left of (i) ie: nodes/subnodes pane, so you end up with 3 panes: Files & Nodes & Data for highlighted node

Anyway if you have used it to finish your book and you seem to be talented in a few areas, I would say forget about this bud. Not that it is not good or has no potential, but quite the opposite because it does. Just use other already outliners for your personal use, plenty discussed here or on blogs by DrAndus or Zeoli or others. Don’t look for the perfect, just those that get your needs done as you did writing your book. Don’t feel obliged here either because some like me here say needs this or that. It’s a thankless job.

You can put your spare time into a tech startup idea or similar or something that helps some community using your skills which will be much more rewarding. Either you make lots of money or help in a more profound way, or both, why not. I am only saying this because you are talented and also a nice and genuine guy and hopefully can be very successful putting your spare time energy into something bigger, even if it takes a while. Go create a new and bigger idea, and do that and make lots of money and help people too bud.

Soon I won’t have time to post here anymore so wish you all the best bud. You deserve it.