Have a function to display a document as a notebook (as a "simple" alternative to OneNote or Evernote)
I am on the hunt for a note tool that would replace my use of OneNote on both PC and Mobile.
The way I understand it, on PC at least, it could be technically possible to have a view of a document, in which different sections of the document would appear as separate notes, even though for a data storage standpoint, the data is essentially a text document.
The advantage would be to have what looks like a notebook, including notes and a hierarchy within the notebook.
Based on such a principle, this notetaking tool would even be superior to my reference (OneNote) because with the normal text processor as an engine, each note would still have the full text processing capability, which competitor do not have.
Cedric Montiel
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The idea suggests different approach to the workflow. Looking for community feedback and votes.
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AdminConstantine
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Thank you for the reply. Do you refer to endless canvas as a "structure of note-taking application"? In document editor you can double click on any place on the canvas to start typing text right there, which imitates the possibility to type anywhere in the document, but with certain borders.
For now, it's still unclear what you are describing as "to view the different part of a document". If you have any processors that can demonstrate it, you can record a video for the reference and attach to your next comment.
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Cedric Montiel
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Hi, sorry I think I wasn't quite clear in my request. The point is precisely NOT to have a plain text, just to view the different part of a document, still will full formatting capabilities AS IF there were different notes.
In essence, it would more be different type of view (WYSIWIG, reading, and now notebook view). The point is to combine the possibility for structure that can be found in a note taking application, with the full formatting power of onlyoffice
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AdminConstantine
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DOCX, for instance, is OpenOffice XML type document (OOXML), which is basically a specific type of XML. It is not quite correct to say that the data in such documents is a plain text (opposed to TXT files).
From that perspective it is not technically feasible to integrate a note editor into the document editor. Do you use any document processor app that allows that without any addons/plugins?