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Notes are applets that store text for the user to read at a later time.

Notes store text to remind the user of something or to store information. KDE includes a "Notes" plasmoid with their suite of applets that allow the user to edit a sticky note on their desktop.

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Note taking software that can support advanced math notation

I'm trying to keep a large collection of GCSE notes for every subject I study, being 10 subjects. I will be using fairly advanced math notation so I would like it to support some system like latex or mathml. I want to be able to export notes to PDF…
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Can I search tomboy notes with dash?

With gnome-do I could! It's very very useful for me, because tomboy is well integrated in Ubuntu. Why doesn't dash have anything about this?
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Note sync with Simplenote?

Is there any note-taking app for Linux that syncs with simplenote? Are there any plans to make Tomboy do it?
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xfce4-notes: Toggle notes visibility via keyboard shortcut

I use xfce4-notes in Xubuntu 14.04, und I have the possibility to show/hide the notes via the panel plugin in the notification tray. I will append images of this panel plugin because I can not find its exact name: Every click on one of the icons…
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Make a text file my automatically updated background?

I want to make a "to-do" list my wallpaper. I was hoping to be able to write a text file, save it, and have the background be updated each time I edit file. Is this possible?
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Is there an application that does nested note taking?

I'm pulling my hair out trying to find a notebook program that lets me do nested note taking, and that has the ability to change the location of the notebooks. That seems really easy but, I've found virtually no good note taking programs that do…
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Is there any note taking software designed for taking notes in school?

Hey just wondering if Ubuntu had some great software designed to take notes in school? Features: Maybe categorize by subject or course #? and Like Keywords or Section titles? I am aware I can use LibreWord and do Headers for each section and save…
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To sync notes of S Memo to Ubuntu?

I have the Android phone where I have notes. I would like to control them periodically in my Ubuntu laptop because too much work to handle them with the phone itself. It would be great if the phone then could sync back and understand changes on…
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Add notes to books in Calibre

Does anyone know of a plugin that lets you add notes to books in Calibre? I read quite a lot of books (actual books) and I'm quite used to add little side notes on small sticky notes. Since some books aren't shipped to my location I decided to buy…
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Is there a Post-It note program?

The title pretty much says it all. I'm wondering if there is a good post-it note program for Ubuntu 12.04. I prefer using apt-get install but if you can direct me to one in the software center that is fine too.
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How to share notes in Ubuntu one?

Is it possible to share notes over Ubuntu One with a public link like in Google Docs? I found a solution here but it does not work anymore. Is there a solution?
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How to remove Notes on Kubuntu

I've been trying to find a way on how to remove notes on Kubuntu, unfortunately I couldn't. When I right-click on the icon there's no option to remove the note.
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Speech to text software for notes

Is there any software for speech to text ? I want to make random notes. From searching i can only find the opposite, text to speech. Thanks. EDIT: The question which has been linked to mark this as a duplicate suggests Simon as the solution.…
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Move Emblems and Notes with copy

When I copy and transfer emblems and notes which I created on directories to my friend's machine, they are not going with it. Is is possible to move them with copy? If it is yes, how can I move emblems and notes with copy between two Ubuntu…
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Note application that uses IMAP protocol

I'm looking for an note app that uses IMAP protocol so I can sync the notes that I have created on my Google account using Apple Devices. I'm using Ubuntu Mate and Linux Mint. Thanks.
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