Jots by default does not have its own window on the tkgoodstuff panel. Instead, it is invoked by pressing mouse button <3> over the Clock.
More help for Jots is available in the "Help" menu of the Jots window.
Client JotsTo set the variable XXXX to the value YYYY, in your ~/.tkgoodstuffrc, include the line:
set XXXX YYYYHere are the variables relating to Jots and their default values (notes: (i) $XXX means: the value of our variable XXX; (ii) "$env(XXXX)" means: the value of the environment variable XXXX):
Variable | Function | Possible Values | Default |
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JotsDir | Directory in which your Jots "folders" reside. | (directory) | "$env(HOME)/.tkgjots" |
JotsFolder | The folder to open when Jots starts (leave unset to always visit the folder you had open the last time). | folder name (e.g., "Notes") | (unset) |
Jots_lines | How many lines in item window? | (number) | 20 |
Jots_columns | How many characters per line in item window? | (number) | 60 |
Jots_startwithnew | On startup, should we create a new item? | 1/0 | 1 |
Jots_showhotlist | Should we show buttons for all folders in the hotlist? If left unset, the hotlist is shown at startup if it is nonempty. | 1/0 | (unset) |
Jots_showfindtool | Should we always show the "find" tool by default? | 1/0 | 0 |
Jots_hotcolor | Color for current folder in hotlist. | (color) | #bcdfff |
Jots_makebutton | Should we put a button on the tkgoodstuff panel? | 1/0 | 0 |
Jots_image | What imagefile should we use (if we make a button)? | (imagefile) | $images/jots.xbm |