Omni Outliner and Omni Presence

DEVONthink Tips
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I’m an avid user of OmniOutliner and I was very happy to see that DT can now read the OO files.

I use Omni Presence to be able to work across all my Apple devices, but that results in my very important outlines not being part of DT. I frequently try copying a file to DT, but I’m then cursed with two versions of one outline and all the problems that comes with duplicate copies of a single file.

Any ideas on how to implement Omni Presence and DT, such that I only have a single copy of a file that is both part of my DT doc management system while still allowing the convenience of Omni Presence?

Thanks
Larry

2

With File > Index, index all or a part of your OmniPresence folder. The folder is usually located in the root directory for your user, but check your OmniPresence configuration to find it.

3

DT can read the ooutline file but when you search a term it does not highlight it as it would do in a pdf document OR am I missing anything?

4

No, you’re not missing anything. What you see in DEVONthink (or in Finder, PathFinder, or other file system browser) is a preview generated by a helper app provided by OmniGroup. The data in the preview are not selectable. It’s not a shortcoming of DEVONthink, it is a shortcoming of OmniGroup, the author of the software.

5

Thanks for your documented answer …Do you think it will be fixed as it would be very handy ?

6

Not sure. Perhaps ask on their forum?

7

Hmm … I used to be able to see a preview of an OO file in DTPO, but now I don’t. I just get the icon in the viewing pane. I’m using the latest versions of each. Do I need an add-on of some kind to view OO files in DTPO?

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I’ve noticed the same thing with OO 5.2 – no previews in Finder, PathFinder, DEVONthink, etc. Even when OO is uninstalled and reinstalled. I sent OmniGroup a bug report this morning.

9

See the last bullet under “Previous Versions” here

support.omnigroup.com/high-sierra/

OmniGroup is having a problem with QuickLook across all apps on High Sierra.