From: Armin Roehrl <armin@...>
Date: 2003-12-06T20:51:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Idea: Linux PIM in Ruby

Forgive my ignorance, I never used Info Select, but just now looked
at their webpage: http://www.miclog.com/isover.htm

Would a modified wiki do? I guess you want a stand-alone solution
without any webserver invovled.

What are the "killer" feature you especially liked in Info Select?

Thank you,
    -A., who loves wikis :-).

> Gavin Sinclair wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, December 6, 2003, 4:34:01 PM, Hal wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone interested in working on this with me??
>>
>>
>> I use Info Select as well and really like it.  Like you, I don't use
>> all its features, but I haven't really come across things I've wanted
>> to turn off.
>>
>> I would certainly contribute to any effort you make to create a
>> similar (and simpler) program, but I wouldn't have time to work on it
>> all the time.
>
>
> Nor would I be able to work on it every day. But I find if I'm working
> with someone else, I leave something on the backburner for shorter
> periods of time.
>
> I'd begin with a tree list (of categories) on the left and a window of
> overlapping text widgets on the right.
>
> Beginning functionality:
>  - create/delete/rename categories
>  - create/delete/edit/move/copy notes
>  - search
>
> And that's about it. That would be pretty much the functionality
> of Tornado in 1987, which wasn't even a GUI.
>
> Speaking of GUIs: What's your toolkit of choice?
>
> Hal
>
>
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