Ideas !

[DefecTalisman]

I have a slight probelm at the moment, since starting to get in to web development the Ideas have been rolling in, as I start with one thing I get another 2 ideas at least. This means I end up creating a quick text file with the idea in. These unfortunatly just get created where ever I am(current directory) and ends just being a complete mess.:rant2:

Is there such a thing as an Idea planner/capturer?
Something that you have some major groups (web development, local programs, inventions, etc).
Under each major group, sub groups (what ever the project is).

Then in each sub group, the ideas.

I could possably make one in Perl with a TK GUI, but then I am going off again with another idea, leaving another unfinished.

This would definatly be a great sanity saver. Also the amount of arb text files lying around would definatly be reduced.

Not to sure if anyone can relate to this?:dunno:

 

[Pingy]

Well, assuming you're just wanting to save textual content for later retrieval, PHP is very capable of performing the task. You should begin by creating a blank document named notes.php, then another new .php page with the following contents:

<form action="" method="post">
<textarea style="width: 99%; height: 95%;" name="notes">
<?php
echo file_get_contents('notes.php');
?>
</textarea><br />
<input type="submit" value="Save" />
</form>

Then, in a PHP snippet above that:

<?
if ($_POST['notes'])
 {
$handle = fopen('notes.php');
fwrite($handle, stripslashes($_POST['notes']));
fclose($handle);
 }
?>

And that really should do the trick. If you need any further assistance, I'm more than happy to help.

 

[DefecTalisman]

very basic, how would this organize the text/ideas being inputted.

I would rather the program worked on directories, thus making it more complex and distracting me more from my current project.
Edit:
The above code seems more like a glorified shortcut to the text file...?

 

[Trixter]

you want it on-line or off-line? For Off-line Depending on which version of Microsoft Office you have you could use Microsoft OneNote as it was built for that reason.

 

[DefecTalisman]

Office 2007 Enterprise(I think, only ever use Excel).

Checking it out now.
Ohh...whats that... Microsoft Visual Studio... Where did that come from(only got remote debugging)?

The OneNote seems to be what I am looking for... Will play around with it a bit... Just as usual with the new office, everything is way to visual. Its all over the place...
Edit:
Very nice actually.
Once minimized to the sys tray, right click creates a easy quick interface.

Even got screen clipping...

Nice one man, thanx again for the help.

 

[Humberto Valencia]

Im just posting so x10hoting dont cancel my account, jhaahahaha

 

[t2t2t]

Im just posting so x10hoting dont cancel my account, jhaahahaha

You only need to login...

Ontopic:

Google already has launched something similiar to it:
http://www.google.com/notebook

It also has a Firefox extension that will make notebook available on page you're looking at.

 

[Corey]

Im just posting so x10hoting dont cancel my account, jhaahahaha

Good way to get your account suspended.

-Corey

 

[DefecTalisman]

@t2t2t2 : huh, how did you put your text upside down?

Edit:
Been using this OneNote that Trixter recomended. Pretty good, other than the fact that it is to visual and gets to intense. Much like all the new office products.

Can do a screen clipping. Just click and drag over the area you want to put to the clipboard, also audio clip.