tomboy

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NAME
       tomboy - A simple note-taking application for Gnome


SYNOPSIS
       tomboy [OPTION] ...


DESCRIPTION
       This manual page documents briefly the tomboy command.

       Tomboy  is a desktop note-taking application for Linux and Unix. Simple
       and easy to use, but with potential to help you organize the ideas  and
       information you deal with every day.

       Tomboy's  usefulness  lies  in  the  ability  to relate notes and ideas
       together, using a WikiWiki-like linking system.

       When run without any options, the Tomboy note menu appears in the Gnome
       Panel's  notification  tray  area.  Selecting a note from the menu dis‐
       plays the note's spatial window.

       Changes to notes are saved automatically.  Links to  URLs,  files,  and
       other  notes are detected as you type.  Rich editing such as highlight‐
       ing, bold, italics, undo/redo, and variable font sizes are supported.

       Global keybindings exist to allow  fast  access  to  Tomboy  notes  and
       dialogs.   These  keybindings  are  set in GConf (see below) and may be
       activated from any application.


OPTIONS
       The program follows the usual GNU command  line  syntax,  with  options
       starting  with  two  dashes  (`--').  A summary of options are included
       below.

       --new-note
              Create and display a new note.

       --new-note TITLE
              Create and display a new note with the title given.

       --open-note TITLE/URL
              Display the existing note matching TITLE or URL.

       --start-here
              Display the "Start Here" note.

       --highlight-search TEXT
              Search and highlight TEXT in the opened note.

       --help
              Show summary of options.

       --version
              Show version of program.


GCONF SETTINGS
       Tomboy has several preference settings stored  in  GConf.   Changes  to
       Settings  are  applied instantly to any running Tomboy instance. A sum‐
       mary of the GConf settings and their purpose are described below.

       /apps/tomboy/global_keybindings/open_start_here
              Global X keybinding for displaying the "Start Here"  note.   The
              default keybinding is F11.

       /apps/tomboy/global_keybindings/show_note_menu
              Global  X  keybinding  for  displaying  the Tomboy applet's note
              menu.  The default keybinding is F12.

       /apps/tomboy/global_keybindings/create_new_note
              Global X keybinding for creating and displaying a new note.

       /apps/tomboy/global_keybindings/open_recent_changes
              Global X keybinding for opening the recent changes dialog.

       /apps/tomboy/global_keybindings/open_search
              Global X keybinding for opening the note search dialog.


SEE ALSO
       http://www.beatniksoftware.com/tomboy/


BUGS
       Please send bug reports to the Tomboy mailing  list  (tomboy-list@beat‐
       niksoftware.com)  or  enter  them  in  the  Gnome  Bugzilla bug tracker
       (http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Tomboy).


AUTHOR
       Alex Graveley 

       This manual page was originally written by Luca Capello .



gnome                          October 14, 2004                      TOMBOY(1)