Desktop notes
Desktop notes are
computer applications that allow putting Post-it note
-like windows on the screen, with reminders, short notes and other clippings. They are typically rectangular and yellow, like their physical counterpart, but most applications support other colours and more elaborate designs.
The earliest-known desktop note application is "Note pad" made for the
System 7.5, released in 1994.[1]
A number of applications have duplicated the functionality of Stickies on other platforms.
desktop widgets
.
On
Windows Sidebar. As Microsoft states in its description, "Notes" can be used to "Capture ideas, notes and remainders in a quick and easy way." On Windows 7, the successor to Vista, this functionality is replaced by a stand-alone application called Sticky Notes, in which the notes can be freely repositioned on the screen. Third-party desktop note applications such as ShixxNOTE[3]
offer more options than Sticky Notes.
On Linux, desktop notes have existed for a long period of time. The GNOME desktop environment has a built in "sticky notes" feature available, whereas KDE (K Desktop Environment) has a desktop notes application called Knote.
See also
- Desk Accessory
- Desktop widget
- Web annotation
References
- ^ Jens Alfke (April 13, 1997). "They Made Me An Offer I Couldn't Refuse". Thought Palace. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ ""Windows Vista Sidebar"". Archived from the original on 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ "ShixxNOTE network enabled sticky notes program". Archived from the original on 2003-02-28. Retrieved 2012-02-23.