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Very good points, Moritz, and I can't disagree. My use of Curio has been limited to two cases. I use it for planning or brainstorming and I like it as a math notebook. Math, unfortunately, doesn't lik...
Wikilinks and backlinks, new features to Curio, make it feel more agile. Figures (things like text frames) don't have titles. As you enter a Wikilink you search by text and tags to find what you want ...
Curio is much the same way. Two projects ship with Curio, a user guide and a getting started/tutorial walkthrough.
I think the unflattering nerd lingo for that is eating your own dog food.
But in th...
Mellel 6 released (Mac only)
12/20/2023
Absolutely agree on the suitability of XML. That's what Mellel uses, too.
XML also makes for what probably amounts to an open format, or at least it should.
SoftMaker's word processor is said to be...
Mellel 6 released (Mac only)
12/19/2023
I like Scrivener in principle. At one time I was an enthusiastic user. The company behind Scrivener is truly an independent writer's friend, something that can also said of the company behind Ulysses ...
Mellel 6 released (Mac only)
12/19/2023
My separation with Word in my personal life came long ago. I tried to use master documents. Back then, it was extremely easy to entangle subdocuments. The wise Word enthusiast, at least back then, pre...
Mellel 6 released (Mac only)
12/19/2023
I hear you, but there is still a reason writers turn to Scrivener, Ulysses, Markdown editors, and other text handling tools like pandoc.
The goal is to write. The tool should be a background item. Fo...
Mellel 6 released (Mac only)
12/14/2023
Mellel 6 has been released. It's been through a fairly long beta cycle and has been extremely solid for me.
Anyone looking at Mellel for the first time will likely get befuddled by Auto-titles.
I th...
iA physical (paper) notebook
12/9/2023
I wish iA Writer allowed custom ordering of files in the Library pane. That would make it like a minimalist Ulysses.
As far as relevance for the iA Writer paper notebook in a digital world, I'd say i...
The Brain Cyber Monday sale
11/23/2023
I believe if Excalibrain resonates with you TheBrain will, too, and I think you'll find it will be low friction.
Tempting, that offer. Would like to hear how it works out for you if you start using T...
Oh, good tip. Definitely a good solution.
What I like, though, is for a document to be independent of any particular style choices of the moment.
Probably more than is needed in an outlining tool, I...
OmniOutliner has per-level styles. They are quirky but once you see how they work they do what they are supposed to.
You can't save OmniOutliner styles, so you can't save a particular setup and then ...
1 Diagramming software like Scapple, but with notes connectable to multiple parts of the map?
11/5/2023
Curio has a feature that might be interesting.
Every item in Curio (called figures in Curio-speak) has a number of attributes including a jump action.
If you right click on a text box (figure), mind...
A critique of tagging
11/5/2023
I’m out of free Medium articles, so I can’t check. Wasn’t that anti-tagging article written in something like 2017?
Seeing the value of tags is not as intuitive as it would seem. I...
A critique of tagging
11/4/2023
Here's a use case for tags I think is justification for their existence.
I have a library of documents, bank statements, and notes. The team is going to meet to discuss something that will naturally ...
A critique of tagging
11/4/2023
I wonder if his opinion has changed since he wrote that post. Just about any tool can be misused.
Please accept my apologies. My only dog in the hunt is a general wish for peace. I did not seek to open debate either way and do not have well informed opinions, anyway.
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Interesting! I also see Mellel's web site is produced by Pelican, a Python-based static site generator.
If I ever get active in blogging, I need to remember there are alternatives to Wordpress.
I think I need to CRIMP more seriously. Here’s where I’ve gotten actual good:
OneNote - that’s all I can use it work. It doesn’t have the feel of a worthy tool. I have to keep...
Oops. Copying to the right thread.
I think I need to CRIMP more seriously. Here's where I've gotten actual good:
OneNote - that's all I can use it work. It doesn't have the feel of a worthy tool. I have to keep wet wipes at my worksta...
Zengobi Curio has a feature called a pinboard, which is sort of like a corkboard. Pinboards can have title bars but they don't have names. In general, Curio doesn't use object names. With synchronized...
Curio is an unrecognized wonder. I tend to use it for brainstorming and outlining, not note taking, except in one important area - math.
I'm math stupid, always have been, and I'm trying to heal myse...
Useful outliner search/query examples
9/26/2023
I applaud users and developers alike when there is a meeting at a need.
Obsidian has great promise. That gap between function and documentation, poorly bridged by my noggin, is what keeps me from bei...
Aeon Timeline releases version 3.2
9/24/2023
Aeon's timeline view does require multiple steps per event. The spreadsheet view is quicker, like filling out cells by typing and tabbing.
My favorite, though, is to add fields for start, stop, obser...