Re: Note-taking under linux
Sounds like Microsoft OneNote
(http://www.microsoft.com/office/onenote/prodinfo/default.mspx) with
some network stuff :(
If I had a tablet, I'd be willing to help start a similar project.
Anybody got a nice tablet PC they feel like mailing me?
Chris M.
On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:07:33 +0100, Jonathan Melhuish
<jon@netacclaim.co.uk> wrote:
> On Monday 12 July 2004 05:48, Chris Metcalf wrote:
> > There are a good number of note-taking applications I've found for
> > Linux, including:
> >
> > * vimoutliner - VIM plugin that creates nice outlines
> > * gnome-think - Gnome outliner
> > * thoughttracker - A more "thought network" based note-taking app
>
> These all seem a bit overly structured - all I really want is something I can
> jot notes onto using the tablet functionality, a bit like paper but with:
>
> * Infinite canvas
> * A logical means of organising notes
> * Network collaboration, eg. being able to view other people's notes as they
> write them, and be able to copy-and-paste sections of them into your own
> notes
> * Handwriting recognition
> * Diagram 'recognition' - ie. you draw a rough shape, eg. a rounded
> rectangle, and it converts it into a regular vector shape
>
> Since posting, I found "Gournal", which has a few of these features but not
> very many.
>
> http://www.adebenham.com/gournal/
>
> Perhaps that's /another/ software project idea for me, then... :-(
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jon
>
>
>
> > On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 21:36:20 +0100, Jonathan Melhuish
> >
> > <lists@netacclaim.co.uk> wrote:
> > > I'm considering buying a new laptop with tablet functionality (probably
> > > the Toshiba Portege 3500) for coding and note-taking at University.
> > >
> > > Whilst the touchscreen would seem to be supported fine under linux, I
> > > haven't found a lot in the way of note-taking software. Microsoft's
> > > OneNote looks pretty good - but it'd take more than that to make me
> > > switch from Debian!
> > >
> > > Does anyone know of any suitable software?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
> > >
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