Comment Re:Text editor (Score 1) 532
Actually I have been doing something similar to this. I use TextPad, but have used jEdit and other free editors that support configurable syntax coloring. I put triggers such as "TODO" and "URGENT" and such in the keywords listings so they show up bright red. I have a simple macro that creates (wrapped in comments so they stand out) a time and date stamp. I fill in the subject of the entry then.
It just called "logfile.txt" and I have a shortcut to it on my bar so I can run it quickly. The text edit launches and searches incredibly fast. My file is in the hundreds of kilobyte and it still screems (that is a lot of raw text.) Any time I think "when did I have that conversation about that" I click search and find it in 2 seconds.
It has drawbacks - I haven't found a good way to sync it with my palm pilot ;) But when I get back to the office it is darn easy to copy and paste those notes back into the logfile.
Just a suggestion~
It just called "logfile.txt" and I have a shortcut to it on my bar so I can run it quickly. The text edit launches and searches incredibly fast. My file is in the hundreds of kilobyte and it still screems (that is a lot of raw text.) Any time I think "when did I have that conversation about that" I click search and find it in 2 seconds.
It has drawbacks - I haven't found a good way to sync it with my palm pilot
Just a suggestion~
