I also do most of my markdown work in Devon Think. Find it too cluttersome to always open up different apps and bla bla. My setup with certain markdown CSS and fonts looks like this:
In the top is the Zettelkasten folder with lots of linked markdown notes. I also want to be able to search fast etc. so I prefer to see the files all the time. In lower left, the white space, is the markdown editor with a certain font I like. It sort of already renders a few of the markdown like headers, italics etc. (only the links stay unrendered, thus not really sexy, but informative). In the lower right is the rendered output using a markdown CSS only slightly changed from the famous one here in the forum. This shows rendered links and makes reading easier.
Usually I work on a 24" screen at work, which then renders the white working space for markdown in lower left in such size that it’s fine for me.
Is there a connection to Devonthink?
I use Devonthink (Mac) and DTTG (IOS) “at present, to grab ideas, as a grab all inbox, then sort. I can tag there for my zettlekazen”
Hi Bluefrog! I’m familiar with the Take Note function in the Sorter, but not the Control-Option-N. Where is that shortcut? In what context does it work? (E.g., is it “internal” to DT3?)
First of all thanks Gregor; I will try to implement some of your setting, but…
I have another question: do you keep track of what you have done and of what you have to do inside DT? let’s say a simple sheet that records things accomplished and things yet to be done? a working journal?
No, not really. I sometimes keep a journal about daily ideas or thoughts or happenings, but sometimes not. But this is a physical notebook where I write my thoughts into: I’ll have to scan it afterwards to see if something needs to be copied into DT. I’ll start journaling more today now that you mention it.
The notes itself are waiting for me, if I have some, lying in physical form on my desktop. As for the notes in DT, I can see their numbers (currently I have 484 weblinks, 192 articles with a summary which I call source notes, and 697 content notes). Many of the content notes are linked to each other and I visit some of them regularly when I work. For instance, if I read something that fits into one of my notes, I put the additional info into the note.
Only thing on top of that is a script I have to show me a random note once daily.