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What's the main attraction of org-roam over org? I had a look at it, but didn't quite understand how to use it. Seemed as if it wanted one file per note.
by daffy 6y ago
What's the main attraction of org-roam over org? I had a look at it, but didn't quite understand how to use it. Seemed as if it wanted one file per note.
- onyva 6y agoIt’s up to you. Make it work according to how you prefer to organize your notes. I dont follow the Zettelkasten system. I create notes per category or tag under which i can look for backlinks into related material. But otherwise I just use is to store everything, including lecture notes, vocabulary and full text of articles or lectures I consider important. There’s a graph server that might be helpful but I never used it. Another advantage being able to ripgrep through content for dirty searches. The more content is there (not just links and pointers) the more likely it is you’ll surprise yourself finding links between different domains you’re interested in. For me, word definitions in Arabic for example, tie into terminology used in articles I read in other languages, because I can use “aliases” to refer back to them.
- onyva 6y agoThe only thing missing for me is the ability to embed content. Ie have a paragraph embedded into the flow of other documents, which I can view or edit in either places.