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Re: MedleyText

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Post by philippejara »

juandazapata wrote: post #40
0wl3x wrote: post #23

I've seen a glut of developer note taking apps lately and every time I see them I wonder, why not just use something like org mode? That's one of the biggest things emacs has to offer and once you start to use it, all of these markdowny developer note taking apps become irrelevant.

Because not everyone use emacs maybe?

Yeah but if they wish to use a note taking system for code they should be using emacs, it's not only the one with most features by far but also the one with the biggest range of customizations, hell you can write your own parser on top of it. If you are going to introduce another program anyway to do the note taking the choice should be a no-brainer.

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Post by Yliaho »

Cyberdog wrote: post #31
romanovcode wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Two, to be precise. - Discord - VS Code

If by "good" you mean "useful." Both are still non-native-UX piles of mess and would be far better and less resource-intensive if implemented as native apps.

And then you realize you need to port the same app from Windows to Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. Good luck.

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Post by fbnlsr »

Cyberdog wrote: post #31
romanovcode wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Two, to be precise. - Discord - VS Code

If by "good" you mean "useful." Both are still non-native-UX piles of mess and would be far better and less resource-intensive if implemented as native apps.

I really don't see the problem with either of those. I spend 8+ hours a day in VSCode and it works flawlessly.

I just spent more than three hours with a friend on Discord playing The Division and it was smooth as it can be.

It's kind of become the norm to hate on Electron apps, but to be fair, I don't see the point.

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Post by frozenport »

romanovcode wrote: post #26
baldfat wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Friendly note there are good electron apps.

Two, to be precise. - Discord - VS Code

VS Code is crap compared to MSVC or CLion because it can't parse large C++ programs. Indeed, writing those kind of performance sensitive routines wiuld be difficult without going native.

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Post by federicoponzi »

I'm still looking for a good note-taking app. I've tried a few:

* Stackedit: Not developed anymore, I've encountered many bugs.

* Typora: It's very good, as a couple of bugs but it's probably the best to me at the moment.

* Ghostwriter: What I'm trying out these days.

Honestly, my problem with Typora (and also with this MedleyText) is that they aren't opensource.

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#47

Post by anardil »

Vim, vimwiki and markdown accomplishes everything their homepage says Medley can do.

You decide the structure and the files, so you can throw it all in git to make it accessible anywhere.

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#48

Post by 534b44a »

I've found mindmaps to be better tools for saving notes than syntax highlighted text. I currently use the freemium version of XMind, which lacks search and many other features unless you pay. Still a better deal than just text IMO.

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Post by forapurpose »

534b44a wrote: post #48

I've found mindmaps to be better tools for saving notes than syntax highlighted text. I currently use the freemium version of XMind, which lacks search and many other features unless you pay. Still a better deal than just text IMO.

I've considered mind maps, but I can't overcome this problem: 10 years from now, will I be able to use that data? When/if needed, how do I export the data and what application can utilize it?

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Post by badtuple »

One thing I've noticed with my personal note taking is that most features note applications offer are more distraction than anything.

I've settled on having a permanently open vim buffer in a hidden window. When I press a hotkey it's pulled ontop of any windows I have. I type in a plain ascii pseudo-markdown-org-mode-ish style I've made up over the years but no one else needs to read. Then I hit the same hotkey to hide the window until I need it again.

The biggest thing for me is that it pops up, I brain barf all over the buffer, and then it's gone with no thought on how it's supposed to be formatted or anything. It should be more like playing an instrument than creating good documentation. It can be changed into something presentable later iff I need to. Options and features, while necessary to push your new app, are the antithesis of seamless note taking for me.

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