Cherrytree, a hierarchical outliner
Miscellany
Cherrytree's undo function has a limited effect. For example, if you change the node type (F2) and lose the formatting, even Ctrl+Z won't help. This problem occurs again and again in different contexts. Import capabilities are extensive (Figure 9), and export formats include HTML, multiple plain text files, and PDF files.
Cherrytree supports drag and drop with varying degrees of success: Links are created automatically if you drag documents, files, or directories into the current document. Nodes can be moved in the tree by dragging and dropping. Search and replace functions can include both node content and names, and you can repeat the last call as often as you want.
Conclusions
Technology-loving users and programmers are clearly the target group for Cherrytree, as revealed by node types that allow automatic syntax highlighting and elements like the code boxes. They work fairly well, but nothing more.
Cherrytree offers more features than other memo programs, making it suitable for larger projects that would be both laborious and prone to errors in more modest programs like Zim.
The strictly hierarchical structure of Cherrytree documents might meet users' expectations, but it isn't a solution for all cases, and you have no way to expand on the concept.
What Cherrytree really misses is the ability to use an external editor (e.g., Emacs) to format content, which would make it so much faster and more efficient. Therefore, you must rely on the static shortcuts that aren't necessarily easy to learn, especially if you work with multiple programs.
Infos
- Cherrytree: http://www.giuspen.com/cherrytree/
- Zim: http://zim-wiki.org
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