Notepad or personal journal?

vagrant · #1 07-27-2008, 07:45 PM

Is there a way to make a personal journal for each character? Us old farts can't remember what we were doing the last time we played a particular char. and it would be nice to be able to record some notes.

Thanks for any ideas

**Drumstix42** · #2 07-27-2008, 07:55 PM

As far as I know, there is no way to record notes in-game, but there are some things such as the Info Center that allows you keeps notes in TXT files that can show up in-game after logging in.

( http://www.eq2interface.com/download...nfoCenter.html )

The only downfall is that you can't straight edit it while in-game. You can edit the text files themself anytime, but they won't update in-game until next complete log-out & log in.

Linadina · #3 07-27-2008, 08:02 PM

If you do decide to use the Info Center Note option, make sure you use notepad or some non fancy word processor type program. I used MS Word and Info Center would not work. I saved it in .txt format, but no go. The entries must be straight text files, no formating and stuff.

**lordebon** · #4 07-28-2008, 03:41 PM

It's possible to use the in-game browser as a note-taker. When it first came out I wrote some php code that would store the notes in a cookie (making them computer-specific) and had options to let you have multiple / many notes. If anyone's interested in that and has hosting of their own I can probably dig up the code.

Since I consider the in-game browser kind of slow (especially starting for the first time) I don't really use it. I'd still love an old eq-style /note.

**gm9** · #5 07-28-2008, 04:42 PM

old style in-game note taking is by writing it into your bio, or as notes on your friends/ignore list (bio is easier to read because you have several lines). Note that everybody can read your bio though.

vagrant · #6 07-28-2008, 10:11 PM

Thanks for the replies,

We thought of the InfoCenter option but that defeats the idea of an in-game note.

The Bio page may be OK, I wish there was a way to make it non-readable to the rest of the world though.

Thanx again

anfrey · #7 07-29-2008, 02:12 PM

i usually open up notepad and jot down quick notes on what each character is doing... then just open the file up when i log in.

Jida · #8 08-01-2008, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by lordebon

It's possible to use the in-game browser as a note-taker. When it first came out I wrote some php code that would store the notes in a cookie (making them computer-specific) and had options to let you have multiple / many notes. If anyone's interested in that and has hosting of their own I can probably dig up the code.

Since I consider the in-game browser kind of slow (especially starting for the first time) I don't really use it. I'd still love an old eq-style /note.

docs.google.com/

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**Drumstix42** · #9 08-01-2008, 01:16 PM

Nice find. Google has something for just about everything

Now they just need their own operating system.

anfrey · #10 08-01-2008, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drumstix42

Nice find. Google has something for just about everything

Now they just need their own operating system.

there's an ubuntu-based environment that focuses on the google web tools... www.thinkgOS.com