[Feature Request] taking notes #4542

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T05:53:52-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 05:53:52 -06:00

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Dec 23, 2019).

Many times I have a good idea or something I want to do in mind when I am working on an issue and writing a long text. I can choose between being sidetracked and creating new issues or forgetting it or opening a different application maybe using paper and pen to write down my notes. On github I really miss being able to write down a few words and work on it later. I am not sure if Gitea already contains this feature, I checked the documentation and the issues and found nothing, so probably not. I am not sure if anybody else is missing this feature, I guess the votes will decide. What do you think?

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Dec 23, 2019). Many times I have a good idea or something I want to do in mind when I am working on an issue and writing a long text. I can choose between being sidetracked and creating new issues or forgetting it or opening a different application maybe using paper and pen to write down my notes. On github I really miss being able to write down a few words and work on it later. I am not sure if Gitea already contains this feature, I checked the documentation and the issues and found nothing, so probably not. I am not sure if anybody else is missing this feature, I guess the votes will decide. What do you think?

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@mrsdizzie commented on GitHub (Dec 23, 2019):

You mean the gist feature? If so there is already an (old) issue for that #693

@mrsdizzie commented on GitHub (Dec 23, 2019): You mean the gist feature? If so there is already an (old) issue for that #693

GiteaMirror commented

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Dec 23, 2019):

@mrsdizzie No, as far as I understand the gist is for sending code. This one would be only for writing down a few words and continue work without major interruption and check it again later. Maybe it is similar to a todo list, but it isn't entirely that. The notes can be repo related or something totally unrelated, for example I realize that I need to buy eggs when I am working on a project, reading an issue or writing a long answer. I take a note something like "eggs" and continue doing my work. Ofc. I can do this on paper or in notepad too. Doing it in a webapplication have the advantage of moving that info between computers and that I don't have to take paper and pen or open a new application, which is further distraction. Usually I have more creative thoughts than buying eggs, and I work on many different projects, so sometimes I get a new idea about project A and B, when I am working on project C, and if I don't write it down I forget it, but if I start to create feature issues for it and think it through, then I won't work on project C any longer. Maybe it is just me, but I struggle to focus on a single project and this would help me.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Dec 23, 2019): @mrsdizzie No, as far as I understand the gist is for sending code. This one would be only for writing down a few words and continue work without major interruption and check it again later. Maybe it is similar to a todo list, but it isn't entirely that. The notes can be repo related or something totally unrelated, for example I realize that I need to buy eggs when I am working on a project, reading an issue or writing a long answer. I take a note something like "eggs" and continue doing my work. Ofc. I can do this on paper or in notepad too. Doing it in a webapplication have the advantage of moving that info between computers and that I don't have to take paper and pen or open a new application, which is further distraction. Usually I have more creative thoughts than buying eggs, and I work on many different projects, so sometimes I get a new idea about project A and B, when I am working on project C, and if I don't write it down I forget it, but if I start to create feature issues for it and think it through, then I won't work on project C any longer. Maybe it is just me, but I struggle to focus on a single project and this would help me.

GiteaMirror commented

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@6543 commented on GitHub (Dec 24, 2019):

I would say you want two things:

draft issues
and a simple way to create them while working on a issue

?

@6543 commented on GitHub (Dec 24, 2019): I would say you want two things: * draft issues * and a simple way to create them while working on a issue ?

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@lunny commented on GitHub (Dec 24, 2019):

@inf3rno I'm using private repository + Typora to do that.

@lunny commented on GitHub (Dec 24, 2019): @inf3rno I'm using `private repository` + `Typora` to do that.

GiteaMirror commented

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Dec 24, 2019):

I would say you want two things:

* draft issues

* and a simple way to create them while working on a issue

?

No, it is less than a draft. It is just a small note to remember what to do next after I finished working on the actual issue. Something like a short todo list for that day or for the next few hours.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Dec 24, 2019): > > > I would say you want two things: > > * draft issues > > * and a simple way to create them while working on a issue > > > ? No, it is less than a draft. It is just a small note to remember what to do next after I finished working on the actual issue. Something like a short todo list for that day or for the next few hours.

GiteaMirror commented

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Dec 24, 2019):

@inf3rno I'm using private repository + Typora to do that.

Thanks, I'll check this typora.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Dec 24, 2019): > > > @inf3rno I'm using `private repository` + `Typora` to do that. Thanks, I'll check this typora.

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This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. I am here to help clear issues left open even if solved or waiting for more insight. This issue will be closed if no further activity occurs during the next 2 weeks. If the issue is still valid just add a comment to keep it alive. Thank you for your contributions.

@stale[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 23, 2020): This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. I am here to help clear issues left open even if solved or waiting for more insight. This issue will be closed if no further activity occurs during the next 2 weeks. If the issue is still valid just add a comment to keep it alive. Thank you for your contributions.

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Reference: github-starred/gitea#4542