
I'll add this explanation to the nvPY documentation. I'm working on this, but it's a little more tricky than the other sync functionality I've already implemented.ĥ.
#Notational velocity search within note full#
Eventually, even the full sync will happen automatically in the background while you work. If you think that new notes have been added, then you can trigger a full sync.Ĥ. nvPY does NOT yet automatically pick up on new notes that have been added through a different client, for example the web-app. Even if you edit the same note from a different location, it tries to merge the changes coming from both sides during your next edit of that note.ģ. You usually never have to trigger a full sync or a note sync by yourself. nvPY automatically saves and syncs continuously, in two background threads, as you work. When you start it up, it automatically does a full sync, so you don't have to trigger a full sync directly after startup.Ģ. I just wanted to make a small correction concerning nvPY's syncing strategy:ġ. Thank you very much for posting this! We love it when people find nvPY useful. Once you've done that, launch nvPY, perform sync using the File | Sync full command, and you are good to go. nvpy.cfg in your home directory containing your Simplenote credentials: Before you launch nvPY, you should create a file called. The first command installs the required dependencies, while the second command installs nvPY.
#Notational velocity search within note install#
Installing nvPY on Debian and Ubuntu (as well as their derivatives) can be done by running two commands as root: apt-get install python python-tk python-pip python-markdown More importantly, nvPY supports syncing via the Simplenote service.

nvPY also allows you to create internal links to other notes using the ] format.

Most users will also appreciate the built-in word count feature. The beauty of Notational Velocity was the keyboard-driven user experience.

nvPY can handle Markdown and RST formatting, and you can convert formatted notes to the HTML format. It started out as a personal project to build a Notational Velocity clone, a fantastic app I used for years to write small notes quickly and to be able to search for them just as fast when I needed them. The application sports a global search feature which lets you quickly find notes containing a specific search string. nvPY is not the prettiest application out there, but its interface is functional and it offers several useful creature comforts. But despair not: nvPY provides a viable alternative to Notational Velocity for Linux users. Notational Velocity is arguably one of the best open source note-taking applications.
