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Gnote is a free and open-source desktop notetaking application, a port of tomboy to C++.

Gnote is a port of Tomboy to C++, for those who cannot, or do not want to use Mono for technical or ethical reasons.

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How can I sync Gnote notes?

I'm looking for a way to keep a desktop and a laptop in sync. Something that I want to keep in sync are Gnote notes. If it matters I can connect to my desktop from anywhere via an URL but my laptop is harder to access since it might be behind NAT…
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How can I export ALL notes from Gnote to HTML through command line?

I want to export the notes of Gnote. All of them. To HTML or plain text. It is known that Gnote has a plugin that exports each note to HTML. But I have to do it manually (and takes 4 actions per note using the GUI!) plus, there is no option to…
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How is Gnote different from Tomboy?

From what I have seen, they look absolutely similar and their functionality are pretty much the same. See the attached image:
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How can I export my Tomboy notes into Evernote?

I want to export my Tomboy notes to the Evernote web service, I have seen this web site but I don't want to send my Tomboy notes to an untrusted site where they may be put to unknown use. Is there any other way?
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Alternative to Gnote when using Unity

I like the Gnote is a great application but unfortunately has no app icon, I would like to know if there is any alternative to Gnote working in the systray of Unity. Note: Tomboy is not an option
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How do I start Gnote minimized?

Possible Duplicate: How do I tell a start up program to start minimized? I am using Unity and I want Gnote to start minimized. When I start it now its search dialog is shown. If it matters I am not using the standard setup because I have set…
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Make Gnote load faster

Ever since I upgraded to 11.04 and started to use Unity I've been bothered by the time it takes to load Gnote. In 10.10 I used Gnome and the Gnote plugin for the Gnome panel which had Gnote loaded in the background so that e.g. opening a new note in…
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Gnote Synchronization

Ubuntu One has shutdown Tomboy synchronization. As a workaround, I have installed Gnote and it works very well, but I need somewhere to sync my notes. I would like to have access to them not only from all my computers, but from my (Android) Nexus…
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How can I enable spell checking in Gnote?

I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04. I'm pretty sure the version of Gnote that came with Ubuntu 11.10 supported spell checking. However, spell checking does not appear to work in the version of Gnote that comes with Ubuntu 12.04 (8.2). Is…
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Does Gnome Do work with Gnote?

There's a great plugin for Gnome Do that searches tomboy notes really quickly. I can't imagine living without it. I want to switch to gnote, but I don't know whether it will work with Gnome Do. Is there a simple way to get them to work together?
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Where is the "Configuration" dialog in Gnote?

I am using Ubuntu Mate 19.04 and Gnote. Its help indicates "In order to use synchronization, you have to configure it first in the Gnote configuration dialog.". There is no configuration option in the few available options from the "hamburger" menu…
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How to select notebook by default in Gnote

When I create link to new note in Gnote, I have to change the notebook manually. Can I change set the default notebook for every new note? See also full screenshot.
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Gnote / Tomboy WebDAV connecting error

If I want to sync my notes with WebDAV server, I get the following error messages in Gnote and Tomboy: This synchronization addin is not supported on your computer. Please make sure you have FUSE and wdfs correctly installed and configured How can…
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Is there a gnote lens for unity available?

Is anybody aware of a unity lens for gnote? Or does anybody know how to tweak the existing unity-lens-tomboy to scan the gnote folder instead of the tomboy folder?
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Migrate from Gnote to Org-mode

I have lots of notes in Gnote and I consider to use Org-mode instead. How can I migrate my Gnote notes to Org-mode?
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