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HIERARCHICAL NOTEBOOK

hierarchical notebook (hnb) is program to organise, many kinds of data
in one place, for example addresses, to-do lists, ideas, book "reviews",
brainstorming, organising a speech, making a  structured packing list 
random notes, and probably many more I  haven't thought of yet..

HOW TO GET lhnb? http://nomi.cz/download/releases/lhnb/ http://git.nomi.cz/?p=tomi/lhnb;a=summary

HOW TO GET hnb? new releases and information about hnb will appear at hnb's home page

http://sourceforge.net/projects/hnb/

INSTALLING hnb if you've got a source release you must first compile hnb,.. see further down in this file for instructions.

Windows
	the windows binary distribution, is a .zip file	containing the
	executable, this README file, an sample database, and the 
	license for hnb's use. the binary is stand alone, so you can 
	just copy it wherever you'd like it to reside.
Linux 
	the Linux binary distribution is a .tar.gz file	containing the
	executable, this README file, a an sample database, and the
	license for hnb's use. The binary is dynamically linked 
	against ncurses just place it anywhere in your path.. like
	/usr/bin, /usr/local/bin or /home/user/bin
	

COMPILING hnb

hnb uses a custom Makefile, that should work on most unix'ish systems with a curses library.

make
su
(enter root password)
make install

USAGE DOCUMENTATION If you start hnb without any parameters and no default database, or with the -t or --tutorial option, hnb will load a special tutorial database.

CHANGELOG 1.9.19 new maintainer -- Tomas Janousek merged compile fixes from Fedora package merged a few things from Debian package (James Morrison) x86_64 fixes and todo in ps output fixed sorting of todo nodes added node expansion saving added overlong word wrapping added more intuitive node walking (go {,back}recurse-visible) 1.9.18 fixed segfault reported by thomas sattler, due to faulty handling of NULL input in node_get fixed segfault occuring when selecting the first menu item directly added autosave, and warning for concurrent sessions remove recovery file upon normal exit, when not in readonly mode from Terry Brown styles for child/not child on todo nodes parameter for expand to expand recursively new configuration variable add_at_top which causes nodes added when incremental search fails to be added at top when set to 1 patch for xhtml compliance and automatic links for http:// urls, from Raphael Hertzog integrated debian patchset from James Morrison, including ability to expand subtrees 1.9.17 bug fix, when saving hnb DTD, I also saved the text attribute removed the format names from prefs.c,.. now the string specified is used instead, (makes extending easier) improved the tokenizer for libcli, it now acts almost exactly as bash, even the hooks for understanding $variable_expansion is included in the code, uses a single malloc various bug fixes cleanups and merging of commands, e.g. go_root, go_recurse, and go_backrecurse are now go <root|backrecurse|recurse|up|down|left|right> search now is a single command taking direction and query as arguments. changed escape to be the key used to bring up the menu,.. and remapped ^Q to be quit (again) 1.9.16 attempts to fix the compile on OSX renaming mergesort to node_mergesort due to nameclash only compiling the static lib made indent and outdent only work when there is no data typed already, (thus making > and < allowed typed in navigation mode as long as they're not the first character typed. removed errors appearing with -pedantic (at least here) removing all macros with variable arguments replacing them with va_list removing inline statements from libcli created an utility function for string replacements, that I inserted into all the various import/export filters. added a function "insert_cal " which inserts the specified month/year in a fashion that makes hnb useable as a simple timeplanner as well. (when I get around to adding support for clones, this might be interesting) allowing the user to use <,>,+ and - when typing in new data without erratic behavior, and not the need to enter edit mode. (except if it is the first char of the data) fixed an issue with creating the first child, and pressing insert, and various other commands,.. added rpm spec file from Asgeir Nilsen made file_opml and file_hnb interpret all attributes implemented buffered reading for the xml tokenizer changed the function prototype for functions that register with libcli, they must now register with an int (int argc, char **argv, void data) function overhauled hnb to use this API, some more refinement might be needed in someplaces, but it seems to work OK for now. added a menu that is accesed from F9 1.9.15 outdent fixed to be more efficient and work as intended added export context changed all import/export functions to use the query variable if filename passed is * 1.9.14 bugfix: The new sort and shuffle functions could result in dataloss when saved. new feature: expand/collapse and expand_all/collapse_all are new bindable functions, expand/collapse is bound to +/- in the default config file, they force portions of the tree to stay open even when you leave it. 1.9.13 Apparently I broke the nasty quick-sort I had implemented, when I changed the way the tree was stored. Implemented a Merge-sort which is faster anyways. Improved the behavior of non fixed navigation when the whole tree is displayed. Added a shuffle function (not currently bound), I used it while developing the new mergesort, but someone might find it useful. 1.9.12 Changed the datastructure to use a "assosciation list" for storing the actual data. Will move all tags, like checkbox to this structure. Should actually make it possible to do the addition of start end date and other "columns" a breeze, perhaps even automatic for some export/import formats modified tree_duplicate to use the new node_duplicate function, and a modified version of the import_node which takes a single node with data set as input. added import_node_text which disregards all other data items 1.9.11 changed node_swap to only swap relational pointers, thus making it easier to extend the data stored in Node later thus also changing and move node, indent/out-dent and sort to accommodate for a truer swap fixed a bug with editing of newly introduced child note: should perhaps move ui_action_edit into a built-in command that is handled specially since it now needs special attention by being a subcommand to ui_action_command 1.9.4-1.9.10 feb 2003 re-implementation of positioning of selection bar in non fixed mode massive code cleanup and separation separation of variables from prefs. to static variables in the code modules where they belonged integration with spell checker (Ispell, but through prefs it could easily be made Aspell instead) new preferences format ability to execute commands and running mail-client / web-browser if a node or it's children contain url's / mail addresses OPML import and export postscript export htmlcss export save_state and restore_state for single level undo where needed new XML tokenizer cut/paste functionality 1.9.3 jan 2003 stabilising of the code ability to use default terminal colours, (patch from NN) 1.9.1 oct 2002 option to remember current position in hnb file when saving/loading cleaned up most of the help-system code further code separation 1.9.0 oct 2002 fixed the movement behaviour when going to the parent node,.. the screen jumped too much separated the various export and load filters into own files used my new libcli for the cli code, and as "glue" in some code spots reverted to a manual makefile instead of autoconf/automake improvements to dynamic key-bindings, multiple key-bindings for each action, all key-bindings in various context got their own choice in the preferences. The first of the actual key-bindings shown as help added some more bindings for the node editor, (skip word and bskip word, hooks for even more) 1.8 30 aug 2001 changed the default window scrolling behaviour to move the selection bar instead of the whole screen when possible integrated libxml support changes from [email protected] added flag to keep whitespace when loading XML file 1.7 6 jul 2001 made the tutorial save-able, if opened in place of the default database fixed sorting segfault BSD curses workaround,.. does it work? changed percentage calculation algorithm cleanup of the node drawing code integrated priorities integrated Andrew J. Webers libxml2 import/export filters preferences items mouse bullet mode prefs revision checking priority colours bold mode colours configurable keyboard redefinition 1.6 25 may 2001 generic XML import and export filter preferences colour settings todobox fixes percentage calculations fixes XML tag shortcuts macrofied node.<c|h> 1.5 19 may 2001 switched to autoconf/automake joining/splitting of nodes. hooks for priority setting (press ^P on a to-do node) added import/export of XML optimisations update to man-page update documentation default format is now XML commented all header-functions 1.4 16 may 2001 added preferences saving/loading replaced tab char in display with a space. removal of temporary node, when issuing insert in a new leaf. cli mode, for use in scripts etc. pipe export by Karsten Hilbert automatic generation of README.html 1.3 14 may 2001 bloat various feedback changes debug mode for my own sake added collapse-views 1.2 12 may 2001 added mouse navigation code cleanups improved navigation in edit mode improved pgup/pgdn 1.1 10 may 2001 ran all the files through indent indent -bad -bap -br -ts4 -ce -ci4 -i4 -cli4 -cbi0 -ss -di0 -nbc -npsl -T Node -brs -ip4 -bbo --line-length78 changed the editor cursor minor code tweaks and cleanups added manpage by Andras BALI switched to bold indication of subnodes fixed grabbing of nodes (copy/move) improved tree.c, multiple trees are now possible 1.0 21 april 2001 changed ctrl+space for marking to ctrl+g in win32 port bullet system for all nodes ( +/- [X] [ ] ) added copying feature better user feedback when moving various fixes 0.9 15 april 2001 end of easter holdidays undefined keyboard debugging in win32 port added in-binary tutorial, and export mode for the include file changed curses mode to raw upon request from Marck Rintsch, ctrl+s now saves the file added more visual feedback when saving, quitting and such added an standard bullet on all entries. 0.8 15 april 2001 ascii export html export (doesn't escape any html by itself) latex export doesn't work for deeper nesting levels than four postscript export based on the latex export uses system calls and requires latex, and dvips loading(insertion) of an external file into the db added done percentage 0.7 13 april 2001 rearranged input structures added todo checkboxes added error display remade the help system fixed resizing made search case insensitive refined search control interface 0.6b 11 april 2001 the guadec hacked fixes on strics computer

	worked on search ability
	fixed the display of confirm mode in curses ui.
	added reparenting
	cleaned up node_remove
	 
	added load,save and display of todo in standard file format
	changed to bz2 format on distribution file
0.5
	help item's update
	added insert in the interface
0.4 march 2001
	added registry functions
	small bugfix for node recurse()  (go right, and to top)
	fixed tab'ing into children of empty nodes bug
	fixed wordwrap
0.3 15.oct 2000
	first rendition of cgi-bin browser
	wordwrap
	added registry
	added resize functionality
	pageup/pagedown
	changes to help/confirming interface

AUTHORS hnb authors

Øyvind Kolås       <[email protected]>
	project maintainer
Tomáš Janoušek     <[email protected]>
	project maintainer
Andras BALI        <[email protected]>
	Debian Package
	manual page
Karsten Hilbert    <[email protected]>
	pipe export
Martin van Beilen  <[email protected]>
	various todo/done issues in the code
Andrew J Weber     <[email protected]>
	libxml2 import/export
Terry Brown        <[email protected]>
	setting style of checkbox for nodes with/without children
	add_at_top variable for adding
	bugfix for some terminals where the cursor disappear in empty nodes
	new parameter for expand function to expand recursively

BUGS slashes (/) inside nodes are not escaped correctly in cli mode bullets/todo boxes, doesn't check that the line is writable (top of screen on multi-line nodes) TODO buffer limits they are high,.. but a really long node might crash it more entities on each node current entities: priority title/data todo item done/not done future items: created date modified date due date, for project planning details dialog for each node to modify such things cronological id purge todo items on lower levels curses interface "context" menu for mouse mode make a dead tree copy of the source for examination enscript *.h *.c -E --output uts.ps -U 2 -j make it stop outdent when - is pressed without being in edit mode,.. and characters are typed.