Using Evernote App I can open multiple notes to compare or copy things between notes. I really miss this feature. Is there already a way to do that? What do you think about it? Can we ask for this feature in Github?

It is impossible to support opening all notes at the same time. This is something that all note-taking tools cannot do. For example, I have 400 notes and I cannot open all notes at once, which will cause the program to freeze. And, in any case, you can only edit one note at the same time. Even if th…

[image] rxliuli: For example, I have 400 notes and I cannot open all notes at once Thanks for the answer, but I'm not sure that anybody was talking about doing that ? The problem is that right now it's not possible (afaik) to open two or three notes side-to-side (for example to compare text)…

If editing functions are important to you, I still recommend external editors, which are more professional text editors.

I happen to STRONGLY disagree that viewing multiple notes and being able to edit them side by side is not useful. This seems the best method to condense sets of notes into coherent larger notes. This has been my workflow anyway with word, vs-code, or other apps throughout my life the past 10+ years.…

[image] rxliuli: If editing functions are important to you, I still recommend external editors, which are more professional text editors. Why not, what is the workflow you would propose in such situations ?

Thanks, but I don't see anything there that answers my question ?

Open two notes side by side [image] Compare two notes [image]

Thanks, that is exactly what I want to do. How do you achieve this ? If I'm not mistaken, it's not explained in the above link...

This is a function of VSCode, let me explain. . . You can take a look here: Window segmentation: Visual Studio Code June 2018 Compare two files: Visual Studio Code - is there a Compare feature like that plugin for Notepad ++? - Stack Overflow [image] If you have never been in contact with a p…

Desktop app: Opening/editing multiple notes

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Desktop app: Opening/editing multiple notes

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