Newtonlink Options - Export/Import/Sync Newton Notes

Newtonlink is able to import Newton notes to a desktop system, export notes from a desktop to Newton notes and to synchronize Newton notes with notes on your desktop system. Currently there are two desktop notes programs supported : KDE Kjots and Xrolodex.


Import

While importing Newton notes Newtonlink gets all notes informations via Sloup and writes them into an intermediate file ~/.newtonlink/newtonlink.notes. This file is written in the common Kjots file format. After that, other filter routines convert this intermediate file into a file format for the supported desktop notes programs. You can edit the name and path of these desktop notes files in the Newtonlink config file.

Export

Exporting desktop notes to Newton notes is currently only supported with Kjots notes. Newtonlink reads the file ~/.newtonlink/newtonlink.notes.send, which has to be in Kjots format, and sends them to the Newton notes via Sloup.

Syncronization

Sorry, this option comes soon.


Option -kjots : Export/Import/Sync Newton notes with Kjots

newtonlink -kjots [-e|-i|-s]

This function exports (-e), imports (-i) or synchronizes (-s) Newton notes with KDE Kjots. You can edit the name and path of the Kjots file in the Newtonlink config file. Notes title and notes type are written into a seperate box on the bottom of the Kjots window (please look at the Kjots screenshot below). For exporting Kjots notes to Newton notes these informations have to be in the same way.


Screenshot kjots after notes import


Option -xrolo : Get Newton notes for Xrolodex input file

newtonlink -xrolo [file]

This function gets all notes of your Newton and writes them to a Xrolodex input file. You can also select a optional filename. If you do not give a filename a default filename is used. You can edit the name and path of this default file in the Newtonlink config file. Notes title and notes type are written into a header line at the top of each xrolodex card (please look at the Xrolodex screenshot below).


Screenshot Xrolodex after notes import

After that, Newtonlink converts this Xrolodex file to an postscript printout, starts a previewer and finally starts Xrolodex with the new input file. You can select the name and path of the postscript converter (default: a2ps), the previewer (default: ghostview) and Xrolodex in the Newtonlink config file.


Screenshot ghostview after notes import