Fuzzy Duck NoteTab Version Beta 1.0.5 RC 5 25/11/2005
Copyright Fuzzy Duck Web Design 2005
info@fuzzyd.co.uk
daverage2002@hotmail.com

If you have problems please install then Driver Pack from http://www.fuzzyd.co.uk/notetabdllpack.exe

NOTE some users may need to install the VB6 Runtime files (vbrun60sp6.exe) from the following link. 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7B9BA261-7A9C-43E7-9117-F673077FFB3C&displaylang=en

Fixed save,font,print and import

Fuzzy Duck Note Tab is a small utility for taking quick notes.  The notes are saved in an RSS 2 formatted xml file for safe keeping.

You may also need the following file. msinet.ocx (http://www.fuzzyd.co.uk/notetab/msinet.ocx)

If you have problems running the app Download it and put it in the following folder c:\windows\system32

If you still have problems please download and install the VB6 Runtime files (vbrun60sp6.exe) from the following link. 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7B9BA261-7A9C-43E7-9117-F673077FFB3C&displaylang=en

Features
  Comprehensive Help File
  Any number of note pads in one
  Spell Checker
  Autosave
  Inline calculations
  rss output
  command line style run funcitons
  Drag and drop text files
  Save your notes file to FTP and download them to another machine
  Send files to note tab from right click menu
  Reminders
  Conversions
  Transparency
  Borderless



Instructions

DoubleClick on the duck icon to bring up the notetab.
DoubleClick  again to hide it
Click the Fuzzy Duck icon to bring the notetab to the front
Right click on the icon to bring up the menu.
From here you can save the current note as a text file or save all of the notes as an RSS 2 formated xml file.

Right click in the note for more menu options

You can save the main notes file to an ftp server by clicking on Save to FTP
You can then download it to another pc by using Get from FTP

If you select a calculation eg. 1+2 and then right click it you will have a calculate option.  This will calculate the equation for you.
Supports algebra style equation eg (a+10) = (a+1+9) = true

The following functions are supported
abs, exp, fix, int, log, sgn, sqr, atn, sin, cos, tan
Use then like this
log(10)

check http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/vtorifunctions.asp
to see loads more it can do (it is using the ScriptControl)

Conversions work the same way but you need to include the word convert at the begining of the line.  See help for more details

If you select a word and right click it you will see an option to spell.
This is a simple spell check that works with a text file called dict.dic
This is a UK word list and can be replaced with any word list as long as it is called dict.dic
When it has found the correct word double click it to change the spelling


You can also spell check the whole tab or a selection of it

You can add words to the dictionary



if you select a url or command line style command and rightclick it and select run it will try to run the line you have selected, for example if it is a valid url it will open it in your web browser

The first line of the note becomes the title.
Hover over a tab to see the title.

Drag and drop text files
You can drag and drop a group of text files onto the note window and it will open them all into seperate tabs

Key Board Short Cuts

  ctrl+s saves the note
  ctrl+shift+s opens the save note as text file dialog
  ctrl+shift+alt+s opens the save all notes as rss file dialog
  ctrl+m sends notetab back to the tray
  ctrl+shift+p prints all notes
  ctrl+q quits the application

In a note you get a few more :
  ctrl+f find
  ctrl+h find and replace
  ctrl+o opens a file into the current tab
  ctrl+a selects all text
  ctrl+p to print current note
  ctrl+n New tab
  ctrl+d Delete current tab
  alt+g google it!!
  shift+f7 spell check the current selected word or all words if none are sellected

  alt + c calculates or converts the current selection
  alt + r will try to run the line you have selected, for example if it is a valid url it will open it in your web browser
  alt + d inserts the date
  alt + t inserts the time
  alt + a Reminder

It has an auto save that saves every minute while the note is maximised

NoteTab saves when you close it, change tabs, click on another window,every minute if maximised,  minimise it or manually save it

email me any comments at info@fuzzyd.co.uk