We really need a word processing program to overcome the shortcomings of
the memo application. Many users, for example, have expressed a desire for
an outlining feature.
-Robert
>Hi,
>!! I forgot another way (free/lowcost) to get text data out of the
>Notepad. This also allows you to put text data into the Notepad app.
>
>Get one of the editors available for the OmniGo (IZL comes with a text
>editor, OgEdit by RC Schuler (schuler@usa.net), or the BMS Text Editor
>by Blue Marsh Softworks) and use the editor to cut from Notepad to the
>text editor OR cut from the text editor to the Notepad app.
>
>The text editor file can be moved to/from the Omnigo and loaded into any
>wordprocessor on a PC or Mac.
>
>The formatine (bold, underlining, italic) are lost & digital ink is not
>transfered.
>
>John
>
>John Blue, jlblue@indiana.edu, jlblue@aol.com Poplars Room 730
>Computing Technology Assistance Center 400 East 7th Street
>office: 812-855-7530, FAX:812-855-9320 Bloomington, Indiana 47405
>See the CTAC Web page for more information http://www.indiana.edu/~ctac/
>
>
>
>On Tue, 19 Mar 1996, Stephen Cruickshank wrote:
>
>> jlblue@nickel.ucs.indiana.edu (john blue) wrote:
>>
>> >It isn't pretty but its free.
>>
>> >Use the GDBIO program (only runs on a PC at the DOS prompt). It will
>> >unload text only stuff out of the Notepad file.
>> >1) move the file NOTEPAD.NDB from the OmniGo to your PC.
>> >2) use GDBIO at the DOS prompt:
>> >GDBIO NOTEPAD.NDB/N > NOTES.TXT
>>
>> >3) edit the file NOTES.TXT with your favorite editor for the material
>> >you want.
>>
>> >I have done this for small notes (4 or 5 pages) and it does work. It
>> >will not unload digital ink. All the info you want has to be real text.
>> >(actually the digital ink might be in there encoded in some fashion. I
>> >have no idea of the format).
>>
>> >GDBIO can be found on AOL on the PDA library and on the
>> >comp.binaries.geos newsgroup plus it is on my Web page (through May31st)
>> >at http://nickel.ucs.indiana.edu/~jlblue/gdbio.zip.
>>
>> >Good luck,
>> >John Blue
>>
>> I was about to post a new article asking "how to get a .txt file from
>> my PC to the OmniGo" when I read this post. I am about to purchase an
>> OG but would like to know how to get info onto the OG before I buy.
>>
>> Will this sw also work for my application?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Stephen Cruickshank
>> stephec@mhs.sdd.com
>>
>>
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