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the software
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XNotesPlus Documentation:
XNotesPlus
Man Page
Keyboard
Bindings
XNotesPlus
FAQ
Known
Problems
Installing
the Binary Version
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for XNotesPlus - Keeping development going!
Features:
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Editable, searchable notes (known
as XNotes)
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Spell checking of XNotes
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Visual/Audio alarms
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Project classifications for
XNotes, both by name and by color
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Printing using standard Unix
print facilities
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Email XNotes
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Hidden XNotes
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Merge XNotes with other XNotes,
with Address Manager notes and with Todo Manager notes.
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Print Envelopes from Address
Manager
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Calendar inserts
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Date and Time (GMT and local)
inserts
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Text file import and export
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Cascade and Anchor XNotes
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Tooltips, which can be disabled
at run time or on the command line
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Themed or standard interfaces,
configurable at compile time and modiffiable after installation.
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Highly configurable - audio,
email, printer - most features can be defined by the user, both in configuration
files and on the command line
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Graphical installation and configuration
Palm Pilot features:
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Sync, backup, restore all files
on the Pilot.
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Install, delete, fetch and list
Pilot databases and files.
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Download Memos as XNotes
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Upload XNotes into Memos
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Download the Pilot address database,
Edit it, and upload the changes
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View and search addresses with
the Address Manager
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Addresses are linked to Email
and Envelope Printing features - selecting an address database entry updates
the Email and Envelope dialog windows automatically.
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Download Todo Lists, edit them,
and upload the changes.
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View and search Todos, filtered
on categories and sorted on any field.
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Manage calendars with ical
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Move notes between the Address,
Todo, and Memo systems seamlessly.
System Requirements
Just about any Unix system.
X11R5 or X11R6 (might work
with X11R4, but I doubt it).
GTK+ 1.2
In order to use various features,
additional programs must be in your PATH:
Feature |
Requirement |
Email |
mail,
elm
or some other command line email program |
Envelope
printing |
nenscript
(included -no user configuration required!) |
Audio
Alarms |
sox,
play
or some other command line oriented audio player |
Pilot
Tool |
No external tools required
- Palm Pilot support is now built into the XNotesPlus package! |
If these additional programs
cannot be found when XNotesPlus starts up, then those features will be
disabled.
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Keyboard Bindings (aka
Shortcuts)
Many of the features of XNotesPlus
can be accessed using either the mouse (though menus and buttons) or the
keyboard. Features accessed using the keyboard are said to have Keyboard
Bindings or Keyboard Shortcuts. This page lists those shortcuts for
quick reference.
Keyboard bindings are dependent
on the window in which the mouse is placed. Some bindings are universal
- they work in any window. Others only work in the window in which
the specific feature is located, such as naming a note.
Window |
Shortcut |
Feature / Function |
Main (aka Plaid)
and XNote Windows |
ALT-q or ALT-Q |
Quits XNotesPlus.
If save on exit has been enabled then modified notes will be saved. If
not, you will be prompted as to whether or not you want to save them. |
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Control-Shift-A |
Opens the Address Manager
dialog. |
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Control-Shift-P |
Opens the Pilot Tool dialog. |
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Control-Shift-I |
Opens the Calendar tool. |
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Control-Shift-L |
Opens the Todo Manager dialog. |
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Click mouse button
1 |
Raises all notes above any
other windows on the display. |
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Click mouse button
2 |
Lowers all notes beneath
any other windows on the display. |
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Press and hold mouse
button 3 |
Presents the xnotes+ main
menu. |
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Mouse button 1 down,
hold, drag out of window |
Tears off a new 3x3 note. |
XNote Windows Only |
ALT-t |
Opens the alarm (timer)
window. |
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Shift-ALT-t |
Disable alarm, if
set, for current note. |
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ALT-a |
Toggles the anchor for the
current note. |
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Shift-ALT-a |
Disables the anchor
for the current note, if set. |
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ALT-s |
Saves the current note. |
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ALT-o |
Opens the File Selection
window for importing a file to the current note. |
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ALT-x |
Opens the File Selection
window for exporting the current note. |
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Shift-ALT-m |
Opens Merge dialog for merging
one or more notes into the current note. |
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ALT-f |
Opens the Search dialog,
for finding text within a note. |
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Shift-ALT-c |
Opens the spell check dialog
for the current note. |
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ALT-p |
Prints the current note. |
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ALT-m |
Opens the Email Note dialog. |
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ALT-h |
Hides the current note. |
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ALT-e |
Erases the current note. |
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ALT-d |
Prompts the user to destroy
the current note. |
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ALT-n |
Opens the Title For Note
dialog. |
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Shift-ALT-P |
Opens the Projects dialog
for configuring projects (not the Change Project dialog). |
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ALT-c |
Inserts a calendar at the
current cursor position. |
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Shift-ALT-D |
Opens the Insert Date dialog. |
Address Manager |
ALT-c |
Close the Address Manager
Window. |
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ALT-v |
Open the Envelope dialog. |
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ALT-p |
Select and print entries. |
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ALT-a |
Add a new entry. |
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ALT-d |
Deleted selected entry. |
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ALT-e |
Edit selected entry. |
Address Editor |
ALT-c |
Close the dialog. |
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ALT-a |
Accept the changes. |
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ALT-i |
Import XNotes to Address
Note. |
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ALT-x |
Export Address Note to XNote. |
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ALT-e |
Erase Address Note. |
Todo Manager |
ALT-o |
OK (ie close the window). |
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ALT-n |
Add a new entry. |
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ALT-d |
Delete selected entry. |
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ALT-s |
Sort list. |
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ALT-p |
Print displayed entries. |
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ALT-h |
Print selected entry. |
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