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[Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx>]

>> I think this is a good one. Anyone feel like designing a wizard (or
>> "assistant" in gtk jargon) for first time users ? It should just explain
>> what a notebook is and ask for the location to store notes and other
>> properties with some meaningful defaults or select an existing notebook.
>
>        Why not use the Almighty Default? :-)
>
>        Just create a default notebook (called "Notebook") and place it
> somewhere reasonable. You can warn users afterwards that you have already
> created a notebook such and such, but the main point is that they'll be able
> to start using Zim without answering "complex" questions. Most users won't
> care if their notebook is in "~/.zim", "~/.notebooks", or whatever. Just do
> it and let them start to play ASAP.
>

Yes!


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