In addition to filename tagging you can also use nvALT’s built in tagging system with the keyboard shortcut ⌘⇧T mentioned above. If you want to find all your running lists you can search for runx and not worry about reference files that contain the word “run” cluttering up your search results. Why the “x”? The x is purely to represent that it is a tag. If you’re a list person as I am, then keeping a bunch of files like runx-blog-topic-ideas, runx-bucket-list, runx-girl-baby-names, or runx-mmorpg-character-names around can be quite handy.
If I’m learning how to use a new text editor or solving a difficult technical problem, I almost always have nvALT open and am jotting down notes, copying and pasting reference material into a refx-thing-im-figuring-out text file. The tags I most commonly use myself are refx and runx. Naming your notes with a tagx-filename scheme gives you a bit of “meta data” right in the filename for easy search and use even outside of nvALT.
From this starting point you have the power of full text search across every note you’ve ever taken. The nvAlt feature that you will use the most is the “Search or Create” box that your cursor rests in by default when you launch the app. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you a number of nvAlt's best tips and tricks, so you too can get the most out of your plain text notes. Plus, since it syncs with Dropbox and Simplenote, it's the perfect tool to manage your plain text notes no matter where you keep them. It’s great for keeping running lists and creating reference documentation on–the–fly, and is absolutely essential to my daily workflow.
Have I understood this correctly? If (hopefully) I’ve misunderstood and Tinderbox container actually syncs with SimpleNote’s Dropbox folder, that would mean it should be easy to redirect a Tinderbox container to sync with any generic Dropbox folder.NvALT is a powerful and fast note taking tool. My understanding from reading Tinderbox help, etc is that Tinderbox container syncs with SimpleNote server, not with SimpleNote’s Dropbox folder. I’d like to not rely on SimpleNote as an intermediary. I already use pretty good (if not superior) text-editing apps for generating notes and storing in Dropbox. I would rather not have apps with overlapping functions, if possible. To SimpleNote’s credit, they apparently encrypt files during the synchronization process (to/from server).
From their FAQ page: “due to the need for searching your notes from the web, the contents must remain unencrypted while in storage so the software can find your search terms.” I’d prefer not to share my notes with a small company that probably has an unclear business model/future. I’d rather not give yet another company access to my notes. Separately, it can sync with a Dropbox folder, if you’ve turned on that setting in SimpleNote. It seems SimpleNote syncs notes through its own server. Note:Tinderbox container :: file:Dropbox folder