Dr Andus
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Gingko
1/17/2018
One trick to extend the usability of Gingko is to use it together with a text expander app (I use PhraseExpander but there are a couple of free ones) to make it easier to insert HTML code e.g. for hig...
Gingko
1/16/2018
kjxymzy wrote:
Bumping up an old thread =>
>
>Anyone still using Gingko these day? Any interesting use cases?
Here are some use cases:
http://community.gingkoapp.com/t/use-cases-care-to-share/17
I...
Gingko Desktop - beta testers wanted
1/16/2018
Looks like Gingko Desktop is out of beta.
You can buy it here for USD45.00, and even set your own discount/premium:
https://gingkoapp.com/desktop-upgrade
And here is the back story:
http://communi...
TiddlyWiki resurgent
1/3/2018
Here is a workaround for using and sharing a TiddlyWiki across multiple (Android-capable) Chromebooks.
The setup and the process looks a bit involved, so it's not quite the simple solution I've been...
Markdown everywhere
1/3/2018
There are some good links to various Markdown resources in this article:
"Online Markdown Converter For Open Educational Resources"
https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/omcoer/64822
Important note to new forum users
1/3/2018
Chris,
This might be a good moment to thank you for making this forum available and for your continuing support. Much appreciated!
Happy New Year!
Mark Nevarrik wrote:
>When I wrote Indigrid (freeware for Windows), I wanted to see how far I
>could take plain text for that reason. Even though it is one big plain
>text outline, you can open multip...
kjxymzy wrote:
Anybody just keep a big single file of your notes? How does it work for
>you? Positives/negatives?
This is what WorkFlowy is. It works very well for me. Key advantages are the ability ...
Snoshrk wrote:
I'll leave this here: http://www.fannsoftware.com/DesktopTreNotes.html
>
>as close to Bonsai as I've found
Thanks for sharing. Have you tried it? How does the usability compare with ...
ndodge wrote:
> I'm wondering if there have been any
>new developments re one pane outliners for Windows.
Probably any new developments these days are bound to be web-based apps with subscription (th...
Manuskript reaches version 0.60
12/8/2017
Lucas wrote:
Manuskript, an open-source, cross-platform, Scrivener-esque writing app
>which includes outlining, recently reached version 0.60:
>
>http://www.theologeek.ch/manuskript/2017/11/30/manuskr...
Dellu wrote:
>I use Bookends. Some guys have made similar script to call for Bookends
>and insert references. https://github.com/iandol/bookends-tools
>This is nice.
>
>The problem with the BEQuery i...
Scrivener 3 is on the way…
12/5/2017
bobmclain wrote:
>This is very strange, and makes me wonder what version of Word you're
>using and on what computer. I'm not familiar with the EndNote add-on -
>but many of the books I publish don't r...
Scrivener 3 is on the way…
12/3/2017
bobmclain wrote:
>Word handles large documents, including ones with all the complexities
>you list, just fine.
Well, it depends what you mean by "handling." It didn't meet my definition. Partly it w...
Scrivener 3 is on the way…
12/3/2017
Graham Rhind wrote:
Indeed, and since you suggested it I have been looking into it. There
>are lots of reports online from users about instability and crashes when
>the master file gets too large, ev...
Forum information
12/3/2017
Lucine wrote:
>I'm new to the forum and made a first post months ago, but it never
>showed up, and I didn't receive any feedback over it being rejected for
>posting either. Any idea why that would be ...
So, is ConnectedText really dead now?
11/29/2017
It's possible to access the website, download, try and purchase the software, and it's fully functional and runs without any bugs at least on my side, so I don't see how it can be called "dead."
If y...
is Scapple the best for "thinking on paper"
11/28/2017
There is a halfway house between paper and digital.
I use A4 or A3, depending on the size of the challenge (and sometimes a scroll of wrapping paper for really intractable problems), and colour pens...
Crossover supports Chrome
11/27/2017
This has now been fixed, but you need to uninstall and re-install CT in Crossover (once Crossover has been updated to latest version) for the changes to take effect.
Dr Andus wrote:
Dr Andus wrote:
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is Scapple the best for "thinking on paper"
11/26/2017
Andy Brice wrote:
>I am hoping to add a free placement mode to Hyper Plan. It should then
>be able to do most of the things that Cmap, Vue and Scapple can do (and
>a lot more besides).
This sounds in...
is Scapple the best for "thinking on paper"
11/24/2017
Dr Andus wrote:
@Dellu
>
>If you search the forum for "concept mapping", "concept mapper" and
>"concept map," you may find some more examples of non-hierarchical mind
>mapping software.
But after yea...
is Scapple the best for "thinking on paper"
11/24/2017
@Dellu
If you search the forum for "concept mapping", "concept mapper" and "concept map," you may find some more examples of non-hierarchical mind mapping software.
Gingko or Dynalist?
11/22/2017
Ken wrote:
> I
>am assuming that Gingko is free as I did not see any pricing information
>listed, but I could be mistaken.
That's a bit strange... But I think it's still the freemium model. Probably ...
Gingko or Dynalist?
11/22/2017
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>The result? My confidence in Dynalist is shaken, and my respect for the
>developers has diminished. I may continue to use Dynalist, but I'll make
>frequent backups with OPML expo...
What is the oldest application you use?
11/22/2017
Arnold wrote:
>ShadowPlan on the Palm was (is) the best single pane outline application
>in terms of use imho. project manager, task list and documents. Use it
>for procedures and projects still toda...