- Why didn't you add additional text formatting, e.g. bold, italic, underline, multiple fonts, multiple colours?
- Why there's no WordWrap function in editor?
- Could I see NoteCenter source code?
- How can I include images or other files in notes?
- How can I place links for jumping to specific note?
- How can I enter date and/or time?
- Why don't you implement feature X that I've requested?
Why didn't you add additional text formatting, e.g. bold, italic, underline, multiple fonts, multiple colours?
To explain I need give some background info about NoteCenter. It stores everything in single HTML file with .hnc extension, on loading it collects text contained between <pre> tags and "hangs" it on tree branches. When needed to display note it simply gets data from tree branch and fills editor with text. If one would want to implement rich text formatting(multiple fonts, font-styles, colors) editor he hasn't many choices and the most popular(some say the only) is MS Richedit control. The problem is that Richedit doesn't "understand" HTML formatting, so it would be necessary to write HTML<>RTF converter. Of course Richedit would allow handling of much bigger notes (up to 2GB), but additional overhead with loading and saving would slow application down. Also Richedit requires that a special DLL file would be present in your system directory, this would be not a big problem but there aren't clear distribution rights for this file(I've heard that MS requires to distribute entire 8MB setup). If NoteCenter would be simple text editor I would surely implement it using Richedit control, as text files can be really big, but main NoteCenter idea is NOTE, so you can split file into many notes and also improve the readability and access to information. So split and conquer! Just one thought: if in future you think to switch to WindowsNT or Windows 2000 the limitation will be gone, you'll be able to load notes having several megabytes in size.
Why there's no WordWrap function in editor?
There is, check editor right-click menu. As it's commonly used function I've decided to make it accessible from there and not from Options dialog.
Could I see NoteCenter source code?
No. If you're a programmer interested in the way I implemented one or other feature just e-mail me and ask. I have nothing to hide (well, almost :-) as NoteCenter is quite simple application, just it includes so much code that I doubt that someone might profit from reading it.
How can I include images or other files in notes?
Since version 1.39b2 NoteCenter allows you include links to files in notes, e.g. double clicking on file://d:\files\image.jpg; (note: ";" is necessary) will display image.jpg. "Physical" inclusion isn't possible as HTML files don't allow embedding of data, only linking.
How can I place links for jumping to specific note?
Since version 1.39 there are two ways to include links to other notes in the same notefile:
note://item1/note1; and [note1]. First type of links are useful when several notes have the same name, the second is very simple to type in.
How can I enter date and/or time?
Here are few useful keyboard shortcuts:
Ctrl+T - paste current time
Ctrl+D - paste current date
Ctrl+Shift+T - paste date+time
Why don't you implement feature X that I've requested?
It is possible that I've already implemented it, please, before e-mailing me, check the help file (Help.hnc) which is distributed with NoteCenter. Also, I can't add everything that users request, some of their requests are very specific and useful only for the one who requested them. But if several users suggest me the same functionality improvement, then who knows... Watch for new versions.
