tomboy(1)

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NAME

6       tomboy - A simple note-taking application for Gnome
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SYNOPSIS

10       tomboy [OPTION] ...
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DESCRIPTION

14       This manual page documents briefly the tomboy command.
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16       Tomboy  is a desktop note-taking application for Linux and Unix. Simple
17       and easy to use, but with potential to help you organize the ideas  and
18       information you deal with every day.
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20       Tomboy's  usefulness  lies  in  the  ability  to relate notes and ideas
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23       When run without any options, the Tomboy note menu appears in the Gnome
24       Panel's  notification  tray  area.  Selecting a note from the menu dis‐
25       plays the note's spatial window.
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27       Changes to notes are saved automatically.  Links to  URLs,  files,  and
28       other  notes are detected as you type.  Rich editing such as highlight‐
29       ing, bold, italics, undo/redo, and variable font sizes are supported.
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31       Global keybindings exist to allow  fast  access  to  Tomboy  notes  and
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OPTIONS

37       The program follows the usual GNU command  line  syntax,  with  options
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41       --new-note
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57              Launches Tomboy as a panel applet. This feature is not meant for
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61              Searches  notes  for the specified TEXT and opens the Search All
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GCONF SETTINGS

78       Tomboy has several preference settings stored  in  GConf.   Changes  to
79       Settings  are  applied instantly to any running Tomboy instance. A sum‐
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82       /apps/tomboy/global_keybindings/open_start_here
83              Global X keybinding for displaying the "Start Here"  note.   The
84              default keybinding is <Alt>F11.
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87              Global  X  keybinding  for  displaying  the Tomboy applet's note
88              menu.  The default keybinding is <Alt>F12.
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BUGS

105       Please send bug reports to the Tomboy mailing  list  (tomboy-list@beat‐
106       niksoftware.com)  or  enter  them  in  the  Gnome  Bugzilla bug tracker
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AUTHOR

111       Alex Graveley <alex@beatniksoftware.com>
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113       This manual page was originally written by Luca Capello <luca@pca.it>.
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117gnome                          October 14, 2004                      TOMBOY(1)