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Zim - A Note-taking Tool on Linux

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Installation on Linux

  • Install Zim: sudo apt install zim
  • Install the syntax highlighting plugin Source View: sudo apt install python-gtksourceview2

Source View Plugin Usage

  • Enable the Source View plugin: Edit -> Preferences -> Plugins -> Check: Source View -> OK
  • Insert a new code block: Insert -> Code Block

Usage Tips

  • <Ctrl>J: Jump to page… (either an existing or a new page)
  • Enable the Table of Contents plugin to display the headings of the current article in a floating window on the top right corner.

Set Vim as Default Editor

  • Go to Edit -> Preferences -> Applications -> Set default text editor, and then set it to Gvim. Now when you’re looking at a note, go to Tools -> Edit Source and you’ll open that note in Vim.
  • You can bind that to a keyboard shortcut, for example maybe F4. Search for keyword edit_page_source in ~/.config/zim/accelmap and change the line to be:
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    (gtk_accel_path "<Actions>/GtkInterface/edit_page_source" "F4")

More info: http://zim-wiki.org/manual/Start.html