CRIMPing in multiple axes

Posted by Amontillado
Jul 12, 2022 at 04:25 PM

Trying different writing software introduces new ideas for planning.

Finding new ways to use existing capabilities has merit, too. I call it CAMPing, because it must have a properly academic acronym - Comprehensive Analysis of Metadatical Proceduralisms.

For instance, I’ve started thinking of Devonthink’s nested tags as either subject matter tags, if a tag serves as a container for a subject, or as a role tag, which would be a nested tag inside a subject tag for reference material or some other form of context or looser association.

For example, I might have a tag for notes about the Teapot Dome scandal. The subject of the notes in that tag would be the scandal. I might have a subtag under Teapot Dome called Teapot geodesy where I tag notes about earth science and geology. The geodesy subtag would serve the role of cross references to surveying, gravimetrics, hydrology, whatever other notes I’ve got about earth science that don’t relate to Teapot Dome but have meaning when musing about the oil exploration at Teapot Dome outside of the scandal.

Those notes would be easy enough to find on their own, of course. With the subtag, I can focus on the Teapot Dome tag and see a tree of references. I believe that also strengthens DT’s AI see-also capabilities. If I’m looking at a note about fault lines, I might notice it’s tagged in the Teapot Dome tree and explore that tag as a side trip.

Just a thought. It would be nice to hear of creative ways to use standard features - anyone have a good one?