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[Jaap Karssenberg <jaap.karssenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Gordon,

Thanks for sharing our setup. Sounds like Notesy is a useful app here, but
afraid I can't test it myself since I don't have an i* device. Looking for
similar Android apps myself.

I am planning adding markdown support to zim, so that might make your setup
even more useful. I would be interested to know Notesy deals with the file
layout in the folder - is it compatible with the way zim stores text files
in the folder, or different?

Regards,

Jaap



On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Gordon <gordon.zano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Hi all I currently use Zim on Suse Linux 11 (SLED) and Windows 7 and it
> works we'll, especially with Dropbox.   The interlinking and search ability
> is brilliant. Zim kills my old method of standalone pure text files, mixed
> with web pages saved as .mht files.
> I now have an iPad and trying to work out the best way to view and
> optionally edit  my Zim data.  My requirements are: - have all my Zim files
> available off-line, for speedy access, and for when there is no internet
> connection (such as when on a plane or in a remote region) - file name
> search - file content text search (the only way I can find that shred of
> info I need)
> Here are my findings....
> DROPBOX is the key for syncing, and there are many suggestions about
> simply opening the Zim file with a text editor on the iPad. ISSUES:  -
> Interestingly the IOS version of Dropbox only downloads files as you try to
> open them, unless you select the file as a Favourite.  Selecting folder is
> not supported! - There are plenty of great plain text editors too on the
> iPad, but they do not all make a complete local sync of the dropbox folder
> either, often you must select individual files to open/sync, which becomes
> unworkable.  Or they did no offer good search capabilities.
> GOODREADER almost did it for me, as you can synchronise a complete Dropbox
> folder locally, using a one way or two way sync.  But it has a basic text
> editor and it can't do full text search over a file system, only file name
> search.
> After countless hours of research, the best I can come up with is NOTESY,
> which features: - full off-line sync of my Dropbox files, just like Dropbox
> does on linux or Windows - fantastic search capabilities, of files or
> content - mark down support
> Before I commit to NOTESY, I was wondering how others are reading or
> editing Zim files on ther iPad, is there a better way?
> I also tested exporting to HTML, and it's good for browsing (using
> GoodReader), but I couldn't search it.
>
> WIKI *VIEWER* FOR ZIM After searching for Wiki viewers in the App Store,
> there were dozens available to view Wikipedia.  I couldn't help but think
> how useful it would be to have a generic wiki (Zim) reader with search -
> does such a thing exist?
> --  Gordon
>
>
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