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Quoth · 08-11-2023, 04:02 AM

But AFAIK all apps/programs that have builtin conversion to text are closed/proprietary.
xouranlpp is note taking like on paper or a white board like the reMarkable has.

Also you need a digitizer. The touch only kobos are too low resolution. Curiously the Libra 2 works with a pen, so you can take notes and save (but not edit a saved file) on Sketchpad.

The xournalpp might be some value on a Libra 2, but as I have a Sage and the notebooks export in various formats I'm not fussed about nebo being "closed". If I didn't have a Sage & Elipsa I might be curious to try xournalpp on the Libra 2. I can't see the point of it for other Kobos that don't work with a pen, or have nebo.

Edit
I'm on Mint 21.2 "Victoria" which is like Ubuntu 22.0 "jammy" for installs, so I'll try Xournal++ on my Linux mint which has a Wacom USB tablet (very like the earlier serial model).

From https://sourceforge.net/projects/xournal.mirror/

Actually The installer tells me my distro has an older version, and that is a better idea, then it tells me it's already installed.
It's pretty and on desktop version lets you switch to keyboard.
It's ultimately a sketching application organised like a notepad, just like the reMarkable, so not a true pen based note taking app at all, since for 20 years, those convert either handwriting or custom "graffiti" to real computer text.

I realise I looked at it before.

08-11-2023, 04:02 AM	#4
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,400 Karma: 107076273 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	But AFAIK all apps/programs that have builtin conversion to text are closed/proprietary. xouranlpp is note taking like on paper or a white board like the reMarkable has. Also you need a digitizer. The touch only kobos are too low resolution. Curiously the Libra 2 works with a pen, so you can take notes and save (but not edit a saved file) on Sketchpad. The xournalpp might be some value on a Libra 2, but as I have a Sage and the notebooks export in various formats I'm not fussed about nebo being "closed". If I didn't have a Sage & Elipsa I might be curious to try xournalpp on the Libra 2. I can't see the point of it for other Kobos that don't work with a pen, or have nebo. Edit I'm on Mint 21.2 "Victoria" which is like Ubuntu 22.0 "jammy" for installs, so I'll try Xournal++ on my Linux mint which has a Wacom USB tablet (very like the earlier serial model). From https://sourceforge.net/projects/xournal.mirror/ Actually The installer tells me my distro has an older version, and that is a better idea, then it tells me it's already installed. It's pretty and on desktop version lets you switch to keyboard. It's ultimately a sketching application organised like a notepad, just like the reMarkable, so not a true pen based note taking app at all, since for 20 years, those convert either handwriting or custom "graffiti" to real computer text. I realise I looked at it before. Last edited by Quoth; 08-11-2023 at 04:16 AM.