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Michael "Cal" Krug edited this page Jun 18, 2024 · 2 revisions

Usage Notes

Creating notes and hierarchy

  • To create a new note, double-click on a + node in the tree view and type a name.
  • To create a new folder, double-click on a + node in the tree view and type a name ending in /
    • e.g., new folder/.

Saving files

  • Files are automatically saved when:
    • closing the window
    • opening a different file

Editing color calette

  • To edit the default color palette, right-click on a color selector.

Drawings

  • Currently, drawings can only be deleted as a whole.
    • (This issue will be resolved in the future.)

Document formatting

  • The document format is based almost entirely on the standard language and GtkSourceView style files.

Notes

  • When copying and pasting text into other applications, drawings will automatically be converted to PNG encoded as data URLs.
  • Certain Markdown code will be hidden («represented») unless the cursor is next to it.

Program preferences

Notekit's default directory in the latest 0.2.0 Appimage release will be something akin to /tmp/.mount_notekiqiZcfD/usr/share/notekit/data/, and where you would edit most configuration options.

Document formatting preferences

If you want to change colors or syntax highlighting rules, you can edit both in the sourceview/ subfolder within the program's default directory.

Stylesheet and troubleshooting

  • The program loads a Gtk+ stylesheet located in data/stylesheet.css. If there are parts of the interface that appear incorrect, clear it.

Troubleshooting

Stylesheet

  • The program loads a Gtk+ stylesheet located in data/stylesheet.css in which you can make changes to the styling.