is there a way to duplicate the scratch functionality but call it a new function? i.e. if i like the scratch as a daily pad and a scratch pad to just hold ideas and then transfer them later on, but also wanted to just use the scratch functionality to create a zettelkasten note, would that be possible?

We currently have support for the links inside vscode if you write them manually. You'll have to insert the block anchor at the end of a line, then write the anchor reference at the end of the link. Let me know if you want to use this and need help. Better integration into vscode, and support for preview & publishing are all on the roadmap and coming soon.

The use case for block references is being able to link to or embed any part of a note into another one. For example, you can reference a list, table, or paragraph from another note.

I would say the distinguishing feature of Dendron is the premium role notes play in the hierarchy. To a lay novice like myself—somebody who’s been lost note-taking in Obsidian for over 11 months, the folders there continuously stump me. I feel cognitive ache placing notes in those containers, only to lose them/want to place them elsewhere/want to use the folder as a note. What drew me here, in fact, was the lack of folders within the hierarchy. I must confess to feeling, therefore, concerned about this issue gaining prominence, although I also can see an eventual need for files to exist within the note hierarchy. Yet if folders were to regain their typical container status, Dendron would be a less developed Obsidian/Foam, and not an app that would reduce my personal struggle with folders. What are the arguments for a traditional hierarchy in Dendron, and will this concern be one taken into account for future changes? (As I understand it, both variations could be compatible, eliminating an implied either/or dichotomy.)

My main use case for folders is that it makes scripting changes to a class of notes easier, mostly analysis or extraction. I am a folder user, but its almost always an anti-pattern if there are an unbounded set of folders to chose from or folder depth is > 3. Eg: 2015/Taxes may fine, or {Project,Area,Resource,Archive}/ top levels. But approaching folders like Dewey Decimal classification is going to fail just as DDC does.

I'm confused by the functionality of the new paste file command. Pasting a link to the file path creates a copy of the file in the asset folder, which is great, but the corresponding link doesn't appear to do anything other than provide a reference where the file is i.e I can't CTRL-click to open the file. I copied a data sheet into a project note and the result is:

Rather noobish question - can Dendron and the whole IDE be run from a USB drive? Has anyone tried this?

You can use use the portable mode of VSCode. Here are the instructions to use it : https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/portable

thanks!

you should be able to use the

Open Link

command to open the file

Hello

I am new to this

Was wondering how good is this compared to other note taking app

Thanks. This works. Still learning the ropes. 👍

depends on your workflow you may want to check out this https://wiki.dendron.so/notes/683740e3-70ce-4a47-a1f4-1f140e80b558.html#how-is-dendron-different-from-x-note-taking-tool

all good. updated the docs to make this more obvious(live in a few minutes): https://wiki.dendron.so/notes/eea2b078-1acc-4071-a14e-18299fc28f47.html#paste-file

@imalightbulb i am gonna rephrase. What made you choose dendrone out of all the note takjng app

+1 - it's workflow dependent but I'd say, if you want an extensible, open source tool that is going to keep your notes as portable as possible, Dendron's the way to go. We are thinking about ourselves as the IDE for general knowledge - building lots of tooling to make your knowledge base useful for you for years to come.

Hope that helps @User

I am new to note taking terminologies

What did you mean by workflow dependent

hmm.... For me, it's the flexibility, potential, open source and the fact that you can make a website to publish your notes is quite good for me you can check out my (and others) testimonial: https://wiki.dendron.so/notes/4ad7ee77-86c3-4a01-a525-14e7d7f8acad.html

How does it compare to notetaking like joplin

Or obsidian

Also does this have a android counter part

These are two quite different note taking tools, I would say. Joplin is more like a markdown version of Evernote (if you'd use it before). It provides basic features such as cloud syncing, markdown note editing but for more advanced features (tagging, backlinking) it can be quite troublesome (through plugins). For Obsidian, it is similar to Roam and from the FAQ link I'd shared just now > Whereas Roam is built around the idea of bi-directional links (and daily journals) which help you create notes without having to explicitly organize your notes, Dendron is built to help you organize notes without friction using flexible hierarchies.

And for people who are familiar to VSC and git, Dendron is a great tool

VSC comes with tons of extensions too (like the Anki VSC extension) so you can use them beside Dendron

Anki?

yep