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I have had a few coding problems in WordPress today; this post on discoveries and victories has changed several times. Highlights are:
• I am running Ubuntu Linux 11.04 and it is brilliant. My LeNovo hardware is excellent, as are the technicians at Linux Certified who put these together.
• Libre Office is better than Open Office and I have set up Linux to make keystroke accent marks in all programs. This is a great victory.
• I am not sure about Libre Office for longer manuscripts, footnotes, and so on, and I would appreciate input on this question.
• I really want to try Scrivener but I am waiting for a stable Linux version to come out.
• I have installed Zotero.
• I am not sure what OneNote and EverNote do — are they more than the file sync software I already use (Dropbox) and do they offer more than the Ubuntu cloud does?
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• I think my combination will be Zotero, Scrivener, Ubuntu One and Dropbox. That means no notetaking site like Evernote. But is there one for Linux?
• July 21st (“Still Mo’ Code”) I learned about Linux Mint. Since then I decided to run Ubuntu, and I do not regret it, but I have no new news about Mint.
• There is also Ubuntu for Windows and a discussion on Using Ubuntu Inside Windows.
• I could set my office machine up to run Ubuntu inside Windows, thus synchronizing everything and yet retaining access to Microsoft Word when it was truly necessary.
• I do not like dual boot machines at all. I would rather run Linux inside Windows or Windows inside Linux, or have two separate machines, than partition one machine in that way.
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• The original post was from earlier on. It was entitled “Mo’ Code,” and was a revision of the original “Code.” It considered the programs I am about to list; you can see I have made progress since.
• The list: Zotero – Dixio the Smart Dictionary – Lyx – Evernote – WriteRoom – Scrivener – 10 Alternatives to Dropbox.
• Lyx and LaTeX, and much more, came preinstalled on this brilliant machine from Linux Certified.
Axé.
coldhearted scientist وداد 
I was checking out Scrivener just yesterday. They do have a beta for Windows; apparently it’s pretty stable, though they recommend backing it up like mad, just in case (which is good advice anyway). It backs up to .rtf so you can salvage your stuff to your regular word processor if things go pear-shaped. I wish I had time to mess with it right now… I will try it for a couple of pending conference papers and see.
OK I will try this as soon as I can — thanks Digger! I am supposed to learn Lyx but procrastinate because I am not sure it really suits my purposes. Maybe this will — I liked the old WordPerfect and hate MS Word, and am not satisfied with Open Office!
I’m curious about both Evernote and Scrivener. Let us know how it turns out!
Having just (finally) gotten converted to both Zotero and Dropbox, I’m curious about these others. This seems typical with me: I like to think of myself as the worst of all late adopters. (But considering how I got myself committed to now absurdly unhelpful programs like Citation — which I believe I committed to in 1996 — I’m justified in being careful.) Please report on what you find with these.
I can say I am very interested in Dixio and only theoretically interested in Lyx — feel I should be, but have heard about compatibility problems, and you have to learn it fully in order to be able to decide about it, so I am procrastinating.
I am looking for a MS Word alternative (don’t like Open Office) and I suspect WordPerfect is what I’ll like. What do you use? And, what about EndNote?
Mmm, I’ve been wanting to learn LaTeX. The bare-bones interface and the wait to compile seem much less obnoxious and more worth it when you see the final product. I love (love!) Scrivener as a means of organizing and compartmentalizing but there’s something I don’t like about it as a text editor- I always end up doing long-form writing elsewhere, sometimes pasting it back in later.
I’ve got to get Scrivener still. The Ubuntu for Windows download isn’t working right yet. I’d really like to move to LaTex but do journals in my field take it? Can I make them? Or if not, can I easily drop it into Word?
Ubuntu One has file sync software to rival Dropbox, I think. I’m now running Ubuntu and learning it; waiting for Scrivener to come out in a stable version for Linux and looking forward to that; not using Evernote yet; installed Zotero and it seemed to have lost what I last had in it… hmmm.
Still interested in Dixio, Latex, and Lyx, and now … going to install Evernote, I really do believe.
No, I am a fool, it is not for Linux. I must get into this Ubuntu One cloud, perhaps that will do it. That and Zotero. Hm.
Aber nein. ASCII codes do not work in Linux. The key help page is here: https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-help/tips-specialchars.html#ctrlshiftu
Oh, my God! It is working, with the Control key! I am delighted, delighted!
congrats Z
Thank you Nelly! I only don’t have the n~ and the c-cedilla going right. Or the a~ and o~, for that matter … but at least I don’t have to drag and drop other characters!
And – I am so delighted to be gaining confidence in Linux! It’s the right OS for me! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Well, it seems as if evernote only works with latest version of macOS. Scrivener looks nice. I’ve to go through the tutorial yet. Lots on my plate. Hope not to get out of my mind for realz soon.
O good! Scrivener! I will be thrilled to hear more news of it!
There is a version of Evernote for Linux, called Nevernote, but I have not figured out how to install it yet. http://www.techdrivein.com/2011/06/nevernote-open-source-evernote-clone.html
I think you are at the early Redmond Refugee stage of making the switch to Linux. This stage is normally marked by trying to recreate the same environment (MS crap) that you have left behind. Perhaps, it’s time to now finally discover what Linux does better.
I would highly recommend Zim, a wiki/ notetaking thing as a superior alternative to evernote and such. Especially in combination with a script that mirrors your entire file structure, so you can make annotations, reminders, todo notes connected to particular folders, or files. So for instance you could make a note of the most important articles to read in the articles folder, or follow up texts for a great book you read, and the wiki structure makes it super efficient to learn at the speed of thought.
Lyx is indispensable, spend 2 days working on a document, read the manual, and you’ll have mastered it. It takes about as much time as learning to insert page numbers in Word. It’s marvellously brilliant, and I usually avoid hyperbole.
Alternatively you could combine a simple Rich text editor (Textroom is good) and zotero’s RTF scan function to make simple documents that can be shared with Word dependents.
The scrivener beta on Linux is not very impressive, Lyx is way more useful, and even has some of the gimmicks.
And don’t forget to version control your documents.
THANK YOU!!!!!!