Re: [orca-list] linux notetaker (was gui)

[covici ccs covici com]

Emacs does this, check customize for save-desktop items, it works great!

Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com> wrote:

> Well, what would be ideal would be an editor that would automatically
> open the files I had open in it the last time I closed it, and
> furthermore, would remember my place in each file. I used to use
> NoteTab in Windows, which behaved this way, but I haven't found an
> editor in Linux yet that has this feature. Granted, I haven't looked
> too hard yet, but if anyone knows of such an editor, I'd like to hear
> about it. BTW, I am an Emacs user, so if anyone knows of a package or
> maybe just some ELISP code that does this, that would even be better!
>
> On 09/05/2015 12:32 AM, B. Henry wrote:
> > At times I've made a hotkey to start a running notes file, and always have one to start gedit or perhaps 
> > another txt editor with an empty file.
> > This meets my needsbut there are people who prefer more structured linked notebooks or stand alone 
> > devices.
> > The one thing I've done lately to capture song ideas, but sometimes just to record a thought is create a 
> > script that starts recording with a couple
> > keystrokes. I just type rn, (for record note), and a short title for the file and a sound file format 
> > extension is added automatically, .ogg is what I'm
> > using, but this can be changed to use .mp3 or something else. I stil need to add an auto naming function 
> > that will let me start recording with the rn
> > only. It will check for last name and just add a numeric code so that nothing is over written.
> > Actually just the few extra seconds used to think of a name can be enough of a distraction to cause me to 
> > lose my train of thought, and some ideas can
> > not be recreated. Other times one may never have the chance to ask someone to repeat whatever it was they 
> > said that cauhtt your attention.
> > My main difficulty with the notakers is their price, but as I started to say in an email that I think 
> > never was sent, today there is rather powerful
> > hardware available for such low prices that coming up with a sturdy and practical case to mount the bits 
> > in is the bigest hurdle to clear I think.
> > Was your braille sense qwerty or braille keys?
>
> -- 
> Christopher (CJ)
> chaltain at Gmail
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