DT3 "Steal", "borrow" or "emulate" liquidtext's accordion search

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I have been using Liquidtext for a bit. And I want to search like Liquidtexts’ accordion search on DEVONthink 3/4

I heard some excuses in reply to my last post about this idea. But I was told that it could not be done, and then I saw it on Liquidtext. This is game-changing. Please bring the accordion search to DT3. (see video).

I would also like drag-and-drop referencing. And some use-case videos.

My review of the Liquidtext:
Is clunky, and counterintuitive. Side by side happens by accident. The search is restrictive and narrow. A database should be shared between the various projects.

The YouTube advert is bad. (the one of the women using DT3). I was sold when I saw the lawyer use case.

The export pdf is excellent. I consolidate all or some of the reference material into one pdf. I wish there was an automatic index of pdf’s when you export.

I paid for the full version. And will pay for extra features. But not via subscription.

Why is the Mac version an iPad app? Yes better than nothing. But there is a PC version. Most PC software can be ported without any (not emulated). Porter is making a native app without emulation.

It repeatedly reminds me to pinch in search. But I do not have a touchpad accessible. And if I did I do not need to be repeatedly reminded. This is a bug. You can use command and scroll wheel to do the same effect.

Does not highlight text properly with the cursor. The fix joining selection together does not work properly either. When you fix the citation, by adding the stranded text, the name of the cited file is removed.

Scary I have no idea where the files are kept, or how they are stored. and it only seems to save when I close the file. I am not sure why I should pay extra to duel edit a file. This is not a feature this is a bug. Some things are broken in the Desktop version and work better on the iPad. I do not see why I should pay extra to edit the same file that I own. I could just save it on iCloud. And then buy both iPad and desktop versions.

The accordion search and drag and drop exerts, with reference is very good. And is worth putting through all the above.

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Thank you for the suggestion, a future release might support this but no promises (especially as this is the first request of its kind and as DEVONthink supports many document formats, not just one).

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Understood.
I also understand that some do not use DT3 for fact search, but just for document retrieval. So they will not want to filter down to a paragraph or a word. they want to just get the document. Marco versus micro.

And there is the CP demand. I believe that Liquid Text overcomes this “overhead” by limiting the “according search” to only one document.

DT3 also overcomes this overhead with, its occurrence search. This search is on the right sidebar of DT3. As you know this search is document-specific. I would prefer this to be my main way of searching.

I hope that helps. Any questions please ask.

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Are you talking about “accordion” search (like the musical instrument" and the title) or “according” (as in your last post). I’m confused.

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do not be confused. watch the youtube video

it shows a search of a pdf. the search shows keywords highlighted all over the document. But according to reduce the non-search text, between each search word. it reduces unnecessary scrolling.

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Realize you are requesting very specialized behavior found in a bespoke PDF application.

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Do you work for Devonthink?

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Not for DEVONthink but for DEVONtechnologies.

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For 12+ years :wink:

And from our FAQ…

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As an addendum: We are a small firm, with limits on time and resources, and an ever-growing list of feature requests and possibie improvements exceeding what we could ever accomplish. This means managing priorities, determining feasibility, and assessing the broader impact and focus is critical and dynamic.

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Yes, which is exactly why I abandoned LiquidText. For annotating individual documents, they’re fabulously good. Combining notes from groups of related documents is either not possible at all or hopelessly clunky.

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