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jendrikseipp
Support 7zip files
Rednotebook works by opening folders but I and I believe many would like to have our journals as a single file. Here is why I would like to suggest having 7z file support.
Compression You will be able to compress your journal size
More Portable It will be a single file, not a directory
Encryption 7z files support encryption which allows you to make your journal unreadable without the password you set for the file. This add security and privacy to your journal.
Universal File 7zip files can be opened using many programs such as 7zip, peazip and more and you can access your journal without rednotebook.
No Need To Create Encrypted File Type No need to create a filetype for RedNotebook that has good encryption and to ensure it is secure, just add 7zip support into RedNotebook.
Wouldn't the file have to be unzipped/zipped/decompressed/compressed each time that you close and open RedNotebook? If it takes 4-5 seconds to do it each time that really adds up to a lot of wasted time when you think about the long term. I have been using Rednotebook for journaling purposes since 2014, sometimes i write just 1 entry, sometimes i open up the app multiple times a day to add a note or to add a picture, etc. It would be really frustrating if each time i went to open/close the application it would take 4-5 seconds longer to open/close. Especially when you multiple it out over a span of multiple years.
-If you need encryption, you can create a veracrypt container and place your journal files inside there. -I have had zero issues with copying the entire directory to move between computers.
- I regularly use 7zip command line utility to create encrypted compressed backups of my .rednotebook folder that i place on an external hard drive/my phone in case of data loss.
While this might have some benefits to you, it would be a big negative for people that don't want this feature.
A journal is nothing but text files, so for a computer to have to compress and decompress the file will not take long, and you could use normal compression instead of ultra if you want less compression.
I think that it is better to use a database then that supports these functions on the fly. For example: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/encryption-hashing-and-compression-functions/
Using 7zip files is an interesting idea, but I don't think the pros (encryption, single file, compression) outweigh the cons (backwards incompatible, implementation work, 7zip dependency, read/write time overhead).
