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**dibl** · Sep 23, 2007, 07:36 AM

Re: Microsoft Onenote

I would encourage you to look hard for a Linux solution before "reverting". I'm not a tablet type, so I can't help directly with the app.

However, I'm an example of someone who is also stuck running Windows, due to my genealogy app "The Master Genealogist", which has no suitable analogue in Linux. TMG won't run in Wine -- I wasted a weekend with the Wine tech support guys and it just wouldn't go. So, I'm now using VMWare Player (on Feisty) and Virtual Box (on Gutsy) to run a Win XP virtual machine. They both work fine. I benchmarked my TMG database in VMWare Player against a native Win XP installation on the same hardware, and it is 95% as fast in the virtual machine as on the native installation. I subsequently nuked the Win XP native installation, so I can't benchmark Virtual Box, but it seems pretty comparable to VMWare Player in performance.

Kernel upgrades will "break" the virtual machine players, so you have to do a brief reconfiguration after each kernel upgrade, which is a disadvantage compared to Wine.

I hope that's useful advice.

**eriefisher** · Sep 23, 2007, 07:39 AM

Re: Microsoft Onenote

I am not familiar with MS onenote but I did a seach in:

http://appdb.winehq.org/

And nothing came back. But since it is part of the MS office package it may well work under Crossover office:

http://www.codeweavers.com/

It's a commercial paid for app. One thing that may replace onenote is:

http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=10020

It might be worth a look.

eriefisher

**bonfire89** · Sep 23, 2007, 07:43 AM

Re: Microsoft Onenote

Awesome! Thanks for the replies. Definately a big help, gives me something to go in, words, and software to type into the search boxes. heh.

I saw basket, but doesn't seem to have digital ink

And, there is a onenote for codeweavers, I had seen that too, buuut, I couldn't figure out how to download it

and, almost seemed like it cost money? eek.

**bonfire89** · Sep 23, 2007, 08:22 AM

Re: Microsoft Onenote

"gournal" come close.. but not close enough.

The eraser on the pen doesn't work, and until now I never appreciated line smoothing. Using this all day... I'd just feel ghetto.

**Fintan** · Sep 23, 2007, 08:43 AM

Re: Microsoft Onenote

I was just reading through this:
http://www.adebenham.com/gournal/

It states there that it does have eraser functions. So my guess (and I never used a tablet) is that you will have to tweak your xconf. file to accept your pen/eraser.

Why not write the author a mail and see if he can help?

Gournal was written by Chris Debenham <chris@adebenham.com>
It was inspired by Jarnal which is a journal application written in Java by David K. Levine
Gournal would not be possible without the hard work of the gtk2-perl hackers

Or post a different question pertaining to erasers on tablets?

Sorry if all this seems a bit vague and maybe not of very much help. never used a tablet.

Bythw: If you want to go the dible path, which is mine as well for adobe/macromedia stuff here is a great howto:
http://www.howtoforge.com/vmware_con..._windows_linux

Enjoy

**bonfire89** · Sep 23, 2007, 10:25 AM

Re: Microsoft Onenote

sweeet.. I was close to posting a vmware quesition. heh.. Really. I don't see there being any substitute for some of the windows apps. I have spent many hours looking for it.. and thats JUST this one app.. there are a few others.

I think that shall be the route I will take.

Thanks a bunch.

**Fintan** · Sep 23, 2007, 10:44 AM

Re: Microsoft Onenote

Good descision.
If you need help with setting up file shares, a vmware guest (winxp) is like a second computer in a network, just ask or search this forum/google. There is plenty on samba and samba with feisty.

good luck. I going to go and watch the rams kick tampa bay in the proverbial.....

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