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Prerequisites

A Java runtime 1.6 or later. I have not tested it on Java 1.5.

Installation (v1.1 and later)

1. Extract the zip folder to any location you want.
2. Optionally, update the conf file (GTE-NoteTaker.cnf) i.e. the path of the notes (current folder, by default).

Usage

1. Edit GTE-NoteTaker.cnf (optional):

   • add your own types of notes. I recommend you add a generic note type, i.e. "note" or "n" for short, so you can put in it any note that does not fit your other notes.

2. Launch GTE-Note Taker.jar by double click on it, if the OS supports that, or by issuing the command java -jar GTE-NoteTaker.jar

3. Type or paste any note your like and press "Ctrl + S" to save it.

4. Enjoy your plain text notes:

   • Use grep to search them or put them under a full text index i.e. DocFetcher.
   • Merge today's notes using cat *
   • Sort them by type
   • Import them to another application if the notes are structured properly for import