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EXE Brain
Give the user the option to export their Brain as a self contained EXE file which would then be burnt onto a CDR or carried on a USB Stick, true portability of your Brain.
1 voteThis is not practical. See http://webbrain.com for easy sharing.
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lock brain when being accessed
i go back and forth between my laptop and desktop quite often and keep my brain in a shared folder (yes at my own risk!)
it would be great if the personal brain created a "lock file" when I open my brain.
I realize this issue will be better solved when your v6 release comes out of beta and unfortunately, cannot use this release right now.
1 voteThis has always been the way PB works.
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Microsoft Word virtualised in Notes frame
How about the option of opening MS word within the PB notes frame and all the existing file naming and storage functions being retained and managed by PB as at present
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Thoughts, quick saving
Instead of clicking the small green "Tick" icon, why not simply save a new thought (I.E. its Title) by typing anything in its Notes field. This constitutes improved work flow and saves time when multiplied across thousands of Brain users generating tens of thousands of new thoughts. (The Tick icon is of course retained for practical purposes...)
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Allow Thought types to be assigned to virtual folders
Adding the ability to add thought types (tags also) to a virtual folder would allow flexibility in locating/categorizing folders
0 votesNot technically feasible.
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Up arrow activates parent when only one
I originally suggested this idea here:
However in the confusion about using arrow keys, I think my original suggestion got lost. What I propose is that when the active thought has only one parent, pressing the Up arrow should not only move the green ring up to the parent (showing it has been selected) but ALSO make it the active thought. A In most brains, a high proportion of thoughts have only one parent. This would make upwards traversal of the tree much faster in Normal View.
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Allow duplicate Tag names
We would then be able to use the same symbol with different colors to add discreet markers to Thoughts. PB allows duplicate names in Thoughts and Types, so why not Tags?
See here for discussion:
http://thebrain.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=36747440 votesTags are often added by typing, thus they don’t allow dupes. This is consistent with how tags work in every other piece of software.
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Option to activate Reports while navigating by keyboard
Up to 5.0, keyboard navigation up/down Reports using cursor keys additionally activated Thoughts. This is handy for reviewing Thoughts and has been replaced in 5.5 by new ability to select and add them to Selection Box without disturbing the Plex.
I would like to see this restored as an option for purpose of reviewing Thoughts; i.e., to be able to switch between the two modes of keyboard navigation with or without activation. Thanks.
See here for forum discussion:
http://thebrain.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=37034890 votesUse enter or spacebar to activate.
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Sort view on first tag
This could make it possible to sort thoughts on date, without having to have the data name in the thought.
0 votesThere is no concept of “first” for tags, for the same reason that links are unsorted, so this is really not feasible.
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Match Note background color to Thought color
We are soon (v5.1) to be given the ability to vary the default background color of the Notes editor.
It would be nice if the thought type contained a Notes color parameter that could be passed to the Notes editor, so that the user could choose one color for the thought name (of a given type) and a matching color for the corresponding Note. Used judiciously, this would make it more difficult to edit the wrong thought (wrong Note color). Additionally, a note color could be used to express its priority.
I appreciate that trying to pass any parameters from…
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Speed up Search using space bar
If Instant Search brings up one result, which happens to be the desired one, it should be possible to terminate the search AND activate the result, all in one step, simply by pressing the spacebar, which is always within easy reach.
See here for discussion:
http://websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/thebrain/vpost?id=32766090 votes -
New keyboard shortcuts to switch in and out of plex
Switching back and forth between Plex and Notes using Keyboard shortcuts should be quick and comfortable. Currently, F5 takes us from plex to Notes, and pressing Esc or F3 takes us back. But this is not always convenient. I would like to suggest adding Tab from plex to Notes and Shift+Tab from Notes to plex (Instant search). This convention is popular in other 2-pane apps and is more convenient for the left hand. Currently these key combinations are not allocated in PersonalBrain.
For discussion see
http://websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/thebrain/vpost?id=32634910 votes -
activate a node without changing the view
I often want to activate a node to be able to change the color or see tags associated with it. It seems that every time I do that the view changes (layout).
0 votesFYI: Tags can be viewed and modified via the context menu. Also, you can open up a properties window for any thought to change the color via the context menu.
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Keyboard Nav+Activate in 1 step
When the active thought has only 1 parent, 1 child or 1 jump thought, it should be possible to select that thought AND activate it just by pressing 1 key on keyboard. E.g., if thought has 1 parent, pressing Up arrow should make parent the active thought without having to press Enter.
0 votesThis would be very confusing in practice.
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