entries containing data

[dedan]

Since quite some time I use evernote to write down text and snippets. basically for what I now use jrnl for. But what I mainly used it for is organization of pictures, pdf, etc. some documents that I needed to tag and organize, maybe annotate. basic simple things which still cannot be done by the normal file system. I would like to use jrnl also for this. Here my ideas of how to achieve this..

• When you want to include a file, just paste its URL (local or on the web) in the entry you currently write. When finished writing and before the entry is added, jrnl will search the entered text for valid urls.
• jrnl will then ask you whether you want to included the referenced file in your jrnl, when answered with yes, copies of the files will be created (downloaded from the web or just locally copied) in a data folder next to the jrnl textfile (also in the dropbox)
• the urls could be kept in the text or written in the end of the jrnl entry.
• content could be nicely rendered in markdown export

[maebert]

Hmm... doesn't immediately convince me - I think that'd blow up jrnl quite a bit and change the direction from note-taking and, well, journaling, to knowledge management. I always thought of jrnl as belonging to the "Do one thing, and do it well."-category...

[dedan]

well yes, I understand your point. I like the "do one thing and do it
well" philosophy.

But it would also be so useful for me. Maybe I'll just implement it on
a branch and then
we can see how well it works and how useful it is.

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Manuel Ebert
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Hmm... doesn't immediately convince me - I think that'd blow up jrnl quite a bit and change the direction from note-taking and, well, journaling, to knowledge management. I always thought of jrnl as belonging to the "Do one thing, and do it well."-category...

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[maebert]

I'm looking forward to see how it works for you!

[maebert]

Actually, the more I think about it, the more I like this idea. Let's stick heads together and see how we can do this in the cleanest way without messing with the existing stuff!

[dedan]

hey manu,

yes yes yes, let's meet soon and discuss how to do this. I once started
implementing a few things,
just to get a feeling for how it might be done. I'll publish this branch
now, but still lets meet soon.

On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Manuel Ebert notifications@github.comwrote:

Actually, the more I think about it, the more I like this idea. Let's
stick heads together and see how we can do this in the cleanest way without
messing with the existing stuff!

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[maebert]

I'll be off to Denmark and the states, so let's keep it digital. Basically my concerns were about how to keep the flat journal file readable and uncluttered when attaching additional information.

[dedan]

I published a first draft. But we should have a skype discussion soon

On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Manuel Ebert notifications@github.comwrote:

I'll be off to Denmark and the states, so let's keep it digital. Basically
my concerns were about how to keep the flat journal file readable and
uncluttered when attaching additional information.

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[iggyvolz]

Is this still being considered?

[flight16]

@dedan Can you share the draft you published?

What is the plan for behavior here? Still the original post?

jrnl will then ask you whether you want to included the referenced file in your jrnl, when answered with yes, copies of the files will be created (downloaded from the web or just locally copied) in a data folder next to the jrnl textfile (also in the dropbox) the urls could be kept in the text or written in the end of the jrnl entry.

[dedan]

Hey @flight16,

I can't find this draft anymore and it was really only very preliminary
work. Not something that could not be re-written in an hour. I'm also not
convinced of this feature anymore, at least not for the jrnl core. Could
make sense as a plugin though

On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 4:23 PM flight16 notifications@github.com wrote:

@dedan https://github.com/dedan Can you share the draft you published?

What is the plan for behavior here? Still the original post?

jrnl will then ask you whether you want to included the referenced file in
your jrnl, when answered with yes, copies of the files will be created
(downloaded from the web or just locally copied) in a data folder next to
the jrnl textfile (also in the dropbox) the urls could be kept in the text
or written in the end of the jrnl entry.

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