I’ve also used Kinopio to write a few papers and essays. At some point after outlining and jotting down ideas, I end up in a text editor. I would like to stay in Kinopio a little longer because it is very helpful to have the context of my notes and connections right there while I’m writing. Some brainstorming of what might help:
- Recently I suggested a list/column container idea that would help when writing prose. It would be a container that you can put cards into and takes care of ordering. This would be a natural place to put sentences, paragraphs, and make it easy to export a blob of text in that order.
- In my workflows for writing, I start with a general outline, and then fill in details as I move to the right. It would be interesting if I could select my top outline items (let’s say section headings), and then have Kinopio traverse the connections and give me all the text “underneath” those headings in order. That would be pretty advanced and require more explicit indications of order.
- A way to distinguish between the main content and notes. Sometimes when I’m writing or editing, I have my main text that I am writing, but then I want to take notes and add commentary on the side. I would love a way to designate certain cards as more permanent content that “feels” more sturdy. So, their positioning is harder to change, and make them look not deletable. And then I can add connections on the sides.
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