>   For those not familiar with applications/basket
> (Basket Notepads), it is probably the finest 2nd brain invented for TDE. You can
> simply squirrel away all types of information and notes in a simple manner. (text,
> graphics, audio, colors, etc..) Think of it as an integrated sticky notes
> suite on steroids providing full search of all the information you have in it.
> I have built up hundreds of notes over the years and this is a must have app
> for me.
> 
>   Builds and works fine:
> 
> http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/dt/trinity/ss/basket-1.0.3.jpg
> 
> 
> Tip: set the following settings for improved ease of use:
> 
> (Basket tab)
>  [x] insert note when clicking to the right of the insertion
> line.
> 
> (General tab)
>  Show main windows when mouse hovers over system try icon
> for 7 tenths second

I have been interested in basket for a long time. I built the package a few years ago for KDE3. I never explored the app. Perhaps you can share how basket is indispensable to you with a simple work flow description.

Please understand that I am a big note taker. I use text files and traditional paper and pencil. I think part of my inability to appreciate something like basket is I don't want to have to power up my computer to look at notes. For example, I don't maintain a to-do list on my computer. For that I use scrap paper, which I am fortunate to always have an ample supply. Even when I'm working a job contract, I find text files and scrap paper sufficient. Could be that I started those habits before desktop computers were available (yes, I graduated before pocket calculators were available and used a slide rule in math and science classes). Possibly I live too boring a life and basket would be overkill for me. :)

Darrell