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Jot-a-Note using Google Gears

posted Mar 12, 2010 7:39 AM by Anantha Narayan   [ updated May 27, 2010 9:30 AM ]
This is a port of my Pin Note Gadget for iGoogle or Blog. This gadget uses the Google Gears local database to store the notes. It works in New Versions of FF, IE and Chrome with Gears installed as Plugin. This also has the Canvas or Large Size View from Opensocial. Try it on iGoogle.

Jot a Note, Tiny Memo Pad, Write Memos, Reminders or Notes. Get the Jot-a-Note for your iGoogle or Blog

See a demo in Google sites Canvas View Jot-a-Note Gadget

For closer examination look at jot-a-note at Google Code – Floating Notes for iGoogle with Google Gears.

Gears Database

This gadget uses the Google Gears local database to store the notes. It works in New Versions of FF, IE and Chrome with Gears installed as Plugin. The data on notes are on your computer and not in any server on the web. For every Browser you use, a different set of notes. If you use Chrome and Firefox on a computer, you will have two sets of unique notes in each. You cannot access these notes from another computer. If you have another computer, the notes in that will be unique again.

When you want to Move from One browser to another or One computer to another use the Backup/Restore carefully to migrate. You can keep a backup copy of Text Database in your Pen Drive. You can also import it into any database/spreadsheet, as it is structured in such a way.

Gears API Blog

The Text database should strictly follow this structure -

I am a Note|a|a|d|0|5|50||I can be Moved|b|b|d|0|25|100||Make a Memo|c|c|d|0|45|150||A Reminder|d|d|d|0|65|200||Tasks to Complete|e|e|d|0|85|250||Note a Point|f|f|d|0|105|300||Jot a Thought|g|g|d|0|125|350||




Applications and Enhancements

  • You can store your tweet drafts, ideas or URL etc.
  • Developers can integrate Twitter API for Tweet from Note.
  • Developers can make a Chrome Extension to Jot a Note over a Web Page.
  • You can make an iGoogle internal Messaging with inbox and outbox using notes.

Observations

  • HTML 4 to HTML 5 and Web Applications - So it may be that, i have to migrate when it happens, till that have fun. 
  • When Paper Color or Pen Color is set, Chrome may move focus in some positions, not in FF and IE.
  • This has been tested, local and remote in FF, IE and Chrome Browser and found usable enough.
  • Jot-a-Note may still have quite a few bugs, let me know, it helps to learn and improve. Use Contact form.
Nbc and Nfc is back color and fore color. Nxp and Nyp are x-y positions of notes. Tst is Trash state. Nst is Note State.

.................... Read more in the Jot-a-Note User manual.