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Notepad

The Notepad is disabled by default in NetNewsWire 2.0. In a future version it will be removed.

If you were using the Notepad in previous versions of NetNewsWire, you can either migrate to another outliner or turn the Notepad back on.

How to migrate to another outliner

The Notepad file is an OPML file stored on disk at ~/Library/Application Support/NetNewsWire/Notepad/Notepad.opml.

Because it’s an OPML file—which is a standard format for outlines—it can be opened by applications such as Radio UserLand, OmniOutliner, and other outliners.

(You can even open it in a text editor, but you will then see the XML tags.)

How to enable the Notepad in NetNewsWire

This option isn’t recommended—since the Notepad will be removed in a later release—but it’s available.

1. Quit NetNewsWire if it’s running.
2. Launch Terminal if it’s not running.
3. In Terminal, type defaults write com.ranchero.NetNewsWire enableNotepad yes (and hit return).
4. Launch NetNewsWire. You can open the Notepad by choosing Window > Show Notepad.

You can turn the Notepad back off:

1. Quit NetNewsWire if it’s running.
2. Launch Terminal if it’s not running.
3. In Terminal, type defaults write com.ranchero.NetNewsWire enableNotepad no (and hit return).
4. Launch NetNewsWire. Note that the Show Notepad command is gone from the Window menu.

Why was the Notepad disabled?

• We decided to focus NetNewsWire more purely on newsreading, and the Notepad is not a central feature.
• The main point of the Notepad was to provide a way to store news items for later, but NetNewsWire 2.0 now has flagged items and persistence which perform that function better.
• Many people don’t like outliners, so they didn’t use the Notepad.
• Of the people who do like outliners, they are usually very attached to their favorite outliner, and would rather use their favorite outliner.