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0 pointssmusamashah3y ago0 comments

This is great. Just testing it out with a goal to switch from OneNote to canvas.

It can borrow a few things from OneNote e.g.

- cards resize automatically with text.

- OneNote starts with a cursor, clicking anywhere on canvas and writing is a single click operation.

- There are no hard borders around cards in OneNote.

- OneNote is WYSIWYG which this canvas isn't currently.

This is not a definitive list and I know its too early to ask for new features and stuff. Good things to consider IMO.

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CuriousSkeptic3y ago

Just as a data point. This feature of one-note (text boxes where you click) is the single reason I’m looking for something else. I absolutely hate any interface that has me fiddle with layout when I’m trying to focus on semantics.

Not that this should impact Obsidian much, since I assume the canvas thing is optional there, just a data point.

Related to infinite canvas _do_ checkout “The Humane Environment” [1] it has a few interesting takes

As for a more semantic approach to layouting, I think Flying Logic[2] makes a decent job of it

[1] https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/344726.The_Humane_Int...

[2] https://flyinglogic.com/

smusamashahOP3y ago

I use OneNote extensively and as I understand each page is like a white board where you can write anything anywhere. If I wanted a linear interface I would be using Word instead.

Ruq3y ago

I like the hard borders.

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