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Links to images (and files) inside text

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:41 pm
by Mark S.
I see someone has suggested that you should be able to link to local files inside of text. I'm surprised it has so few votes, since this would solve many information storage requirements and would probably not be too hard to implement.

In particular, if we could link to local images then it would go a long towards compensating for CN's lack of image capabilities. Sometimes a picture really is worth a 1000 words. We can already link to images if they happen to be on a web server ... so this would just add the file:// protocol.

Thanks for listening,
Mark

Re: Links to images (and files) inside text

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 7:08 pm
by CintaNotes Developer
Hi Mark,
but CN already supports the file:/// protocol.
Try entering this:
file:///C:\Windows\web\wallpaper\windows\img0.jpg

Another question would be that entering this link by hand is not convenient and CN should allow to pick the file from disk. We have this already planned.
Also of course with the planned attachments feature you'll have the choice wether to insert a link or to copy the file into your notebook (storage type will be selectable, either in .db or in a folder designated for attachments).

Re: Links to images (and files) inside text

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:11 pm
by Thomas Lohrum
CintaNotes Developer wrote:Another question would be that entering this link by hand is not convenient and CN should allow to pick the file from disk.

ehm..., let me drag&drop the file to the notes editor to create a link to it, will you? :)

Thomas

Re: Links to images (and files) inside text

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 11:57 am
by CintaNotes Developer
Thomas Lohrum wrote:ehm..., let me drag&drop the file to the notes editor to create a link to it, will you? :)

We'll try, but drag-and-drop, and especially system wide drag-and-drop is a complex thing (requires implementing COM interfaces etc.),
so I can't promise it will appear at once.

Re: Links to images (and files) inside text

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:00 pm
by Thomas Lohrum
CintaNotes Developer wrote:
Thomas Lohrum wrote:ehm..., let me drag&drop the file to the notes editor to create a link to it, will you? :)

We'll try, but drag-and-drop, and especially system wide drag-and-drop is a complex thing (requires implementing COM interfaces etc.),
so I can't promise it will appear at once.

Yes, i understand. That's the drawback of writing an entire framework on your own. :)

Thomas

Re: Links to images (and files) inside text

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:21 pm
by Mark S.
CintaNotes Developer wrote:Hi Mark,
but CN already supports the file:/// protocol.
Try entering this:
file:///C:\Windows\web\wallpaper\windows\img0.jpg

Thanks!

I had tried it with the more familiar double slash.

Dragging and dropping would be great, but I already have utilities that can create the paths.

What would I would like is to be able to have the images appear as images in the HTML export, so you can effectively compile entire magazine articles, for instance.

Thanks again!
Mark

Re: Links to images (and files) inside text

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:45 pm
by CintaNotes Developer
Thomas Lohrum wrote:Yes, i understand. That's the drawback of writing an entire framework on your own. :)

So true :) But full control has its costs)


Mark wrote:What would I would like is to be able to have the images appear as images in the HTML export, so you can effectively compile entire magazine articles, for instance.

Well we'll definitely take this into account when implementing image attachments.
However there will be no possibility to specify where in the text the image should come. It will just be beside the note.

Re: Links to images (and files) inside text

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 4:32 pm
by willgk
I love this idea and would go one further to ask if the Image Could actually be shown in the note. I know this is odd but i'm actually using CintaNotes as a full fledged Wiki. It's tagging system makes for an absolutely perfect Tree View. No other Wiki's support this in a Stand Alone format, at least not in an easily buildable way. I've used all of them I imagine too :P The ability to Insert Images and maybe even have tables would be phenomenal even.

Re: Links to images (and files) inside text

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:10 pm
by Thomas Lohrum
willgk wrote:(...) maybe even have tables would be phenomenal even.

This might fit the bill: http://roadmap.cintanotes.com/topic/146797-capability-to-insert-and-copypaste-simple-tables-andor-columnize-text-in-a-tabular-format/

Thomas

Re: Links to images (and files) inside text

Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:48 am
by CintaNotes Developer
willgk wrote:I love this idea and would go one further to ask if the Image Could actually be shown in the note. I know this is odd but i'm actually using CintaNotes as a full fledged Wiki. It's tagging system makes for an absolutely perfect Tree View. No other Wiki's support this in a Stand Alone format, at least not in an easily buildable way. I've used all of them I imagine too :P The ability to Insert Images and maybe even have tables would be phenomenal even.


I understand your request and have added it to the roadmap:
http://roadmap.cintanotes.com/topic/185 ... ide-notes/

Re: Links to images (and files) inside text

Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:06 pm
by Mark S.
willgk wrote:I love this idea and would go one further to ask if the Image Could actually be shown in the note. I know this is odd but i'm actually using CintaNotes as a full fledged Wiki. It's tagging system makes for an absolutely perfect Tree View. No other Wiki's support this in a Stand Alone format, at least not in an easily buildable way. I've used all of them I imagine too :P The ability to Insert Images and maybe even have tables would be phenomenal even.

I can think of 2 stand-alone (or mostly alone) products that can be used to produce tag trees. PM me you want to compare notes (I've looked at a LOT of different information managers).

Each system has its own unique advantages and shortcomings. CN excels at quickly gathering and organizing information. But its limited by its inability to display images.

Mark