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This definitely appeals to me for its simplicity, but the major downside to this approach (for me) is that you can't (easily) draw pictures. So often when I am

This definitely appeals to me for its simplicity, but the major downside to this approach (for me) is that you can't (easily) draw pictures. So often when I am taking notes, the notes involve diagrams. Markdown is great at text, but has nothing for diagrams. After a lot of thinking about this problem, I've decided to start using an iPad with an Apple Pencil and Microsoft OneNote. Here is an example of some notes I took when thinking about an AudioUnit plugin that would dilate time: https://1drv.ms/o/s!AtbMnk02vU5DgQBbmSeyPx9zd1Dn https://1drv.ms/o/s!AtbMnk02vU5DgQBbmSeyPx9zd1Dn VimWiki is definitely very cool. Just sharing this in case anyone out there has the same concern as me about drawing diagrams.

elliotec 10y ago
Yes, your method of iPad/Apple Pencil/Microsoft OneNote is the best note-taking experience I've had as well. OneNote is absolutely fantastic. That said, I rarely draw pictures and defer diagraming to my co workers, so vimwiki will fill a purpose for me.
thehigherlife 10y ago
how good is the handwriting recognition for searches etc?
- haberman 10y ago
  The engine is very good; it's recognized all my writing. The downside is that it is offline -- it happens in the cloud. This means it's a little delayed and sometimes it seems mysteriously unavailable completely.
  - saghm 10y ago
    I find it interesting that you use the term "offline" to mean "in the cloud". I generally use it in the _opposite_ way.
    - haberman 10y ago
      Ha, I see your point. I used "offline" because it is happening in a way that is disconnected with my interactive usage. It doesn't analyze the handwriting as I write, it processes it in batch later, and this might even happen during a moment when I'm not connected to the internet. But I can see why this usage could be ambiguous or confusing.
patrickdavey 10y ago
Have you come across monodraw? https://monodraw.helftone.com/ https://monodraw.helftone.com/ It was a ruby rogues pick a while back, you might like it!

elliotec 10y ago

Yes, your method of iPad/Apple Pencil/Microsoft OneNote is the best note-taking experience I've had as well. OneNote is absolutely fantastic. That said, I rarely draw pictures and defer diagraming to my co workers, so vimwiki will fill a purpose for me.

thehigherlife 10y ago

how good is the handwriting recognition for searches etc?

haberman 10y ago
The engine is very good; it's recognized all my writing. The downside is that it is offline -- it happens in the cloud. This means it's a little delayed and sometimes it seems mysteriously unavailable completely.
- saghm 10y ago
  I find it interesting that you use the term "offline" to mean "in the cloud". I generally use it in the _opposite_ way.
  - haberman 10y ago
    Ha, I see your point. I used "offline" because it is happening in a way that is disconnected with my interactive usage. It doesn't analyze the handwriting as I write, it processes it in batch later, and this might even happen during a moment when I'm not connected to the internet. But I can see why this usage could be ambiguous or confusing.

patrickdavey 10y ago

Have you come across monodraw? https://monodraw.helftone.com/ https://monodraw.helftone.com/ It was a ruby rogues pick a while back, you might like it!