Questions tagged [stickynotes]

stickynoties is a GUI application for writing notes such as to-do lists, events lists, and reminders.

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What alternatives for sticky notes are available?

I like the Sticky Notes very much, they are always on the desktop. But I can't find it in Ubuntu since 12.04. Other programs like gnotes & Xjournal are not giving a feature to stay on the desktop. So, is there any application similar to the old…
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Is there a Sticky Note Application similar to Windows Sticky Note?

similar question Is there a Sticky Note application? but not able to find this sticky-notes in Ubuntu 12.10 On Windows 7, there is this Sticky Note app that will always start itself up and show itself in the same place with all the text you have…
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Plasma Desktop Notes - Disable them

I run Kubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (Ubuntu w/ KDE). I also use middle-click for pasting, so I do not want to eliminate that from my middle mouse butting. The issue is that middle-click on the desktop creates one of those Crom-forsaken sticky notes. I…
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Make stickynotes stick to the desktop

I can only choose to have my note(s) either disappear so I need two clicks to bring them back or have them in my face all the time. Instead I want them to stick to the desktop. Is this possible? I couldn't find the option. Example: When I press…
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Getting stickynotes to stay always on top?

(just documenting this - self-answer to follow) I am using the stickynotes applet in Ubuntu Natty for notes. I would occasionally like these notes to stay "always on top", but I cannot find a setting for anything like that (pic from here): Is it…
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Is there a Sticky Note application?

On Windows 7, there is this Sticky Note app that will always start itself up and show itself in the same place with all the text you have written when you boot Windows up. You can also have multiple instances of the Sticky Note. Do we have an…
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Install stickynotes error

After executing below command : sudo snap install stickynotes I got this error : error: cannot communicate with server: Post http://localhost/v2/snaps/stickynotes: dial unix /run/snapd.socket: connect: connection refused Is there anyone having…
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Net speed, sticky-Notes started hiding after installing Tweaks on Ubuntu 18.04

After wake-up from suspend or whenever restart my system After apply Alt+f2 and press Enter with 'r' in the text-box, I got my netspeed on panel, Each time I have to do the same to make these available on panel
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Sticky Notes for a Dual-Booted Setup

Is there a way for me to "sync" desktop-like sticky notes across my Windows and Ubuntu partitions? I saw that there are Google Drive options, but IMO, Google Drive uses too much memory and I hate memory drags. I also found…
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Sticky notes lost original functionality in 16.04, how to get it back?

I'm using a lot "sticky notes" in Gnome-flashback (megacity) which can be added to the main panel by Alt+MMB → Add to panel → Sticky Notes. It worked very well in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS ... Now in 16.04 LTS there is a new version (3.18.2) which…
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One click show/hide sticky notes ubuntu 14.04 gnome flashback

On Ubuntu 12.04 I used this "sticky notes" application: Sticky Notes 3.4.1 Sticky Notes for the GNOME Desktop Environment © 2002-2003 Loban A Rahman, © 2005 Davyd Madeley which was very handy to use: Left click on indicator applet to show/hide all…
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How to not minimize the particular windows on Show Desktop?

I use Indicator Stickynotes 0.4.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 with Unity installed on it. After all windows minimizing with a Show Desktop icon or Ctrl + Super + D shortcut, notes are going with them too. I've looked in the unity-tweak-tool, ccsm for an option…
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How to view all xpad sticky notes

I just installed Xpad and I can only see the last sticky note saved. Where can I found all the rest I saved?
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xpad notes move place on startup

I have Xpad set to launch at startup (Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS). When Ubuntu launches the notes appear in the middle of my desktop - I manually drag them to the side, but whenever I shut down and start up the system, they're in the middle again. How can I…
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Show only a single sticky note?

I'm using the built in gnome Sticky Notes app, which matches my needs perfectly*. But I can't figure out how to show only 1 single note without showing all the notes. There's nothing obvious in preferences/settings; are there any tricks or hacks…
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