Ability to add image on PC/Mac

[Peri]

The application is great. However, what I really miss is easy way to add an image. I would prefer to do it on PC or Mac. Please help. Thanks,
Peri

[Claus]

This is something i would really like to see too!
I just created my first Wiki and it would have been a lot easier if i could have added pictures using the Dropbox syncing.
But instead, i had to upload the pics i wanted to insert into the Wiki to the iphone, create a link in the Wiki to the pics so they are added to Trunk Notes, and then rename the pics.

Since Trunc Notes already supports Dropbox, wouldn't it be possible to add Pictures by putting them into the truncsync/files folder?

[mgkennard]

Files from the trunksync/files directory are only downloaded if there is also a corresponding File:filename.png note in the notes directory. All files (images, sounds) need to have one of these. It would be fairly easy to fabricate one of these and have Trunk Notes pick up the images. However this would be fiddly. I will have a think as to how this could be made easier.

Matthew
Apps On The Move

[Claus]

It would be fairly easy to fabricate one of these and have Trunk Notes pick up the images.

Actually, it is not
In Windows, the colon (":") is not allowed in the filename

I can't even create a filename with a colon using the Dropbox Webpage.
And none of the notes containing a colon ("Snippet:...", "Special:...") is synced to the Windows folder.

[tub78]

On a Mac, you can substitute a forward slash "/" for a colon within a "Save As:" dialog, or when editing a filename in the Finder. Or just type "\:" in the Terminal. This way, you can create and upload notes with colons in their names.

Uploading images from a Mac to the iPad is fiddly, but possible.

Here's what worked for me USING TRUNKSYNC.PY. Can somebody (with a backup) check this for Dropbox sync?

1) Copy the image, say testimage.png, to the directory where images are stored locally (see trunksync docs)
2) Create a new note called "File:testimage.png.txt" in the directory where notes are stored locally
3) Edit the note to display "Title: File:testimage.png" on the first and only line
4) Sync

Note that trunksync.py typically initializes the header fields of notes created locally. However, trunksync.py uses a slightly different convention and appends ".txt" to the end of the Title field above. This, unfortunately, disables the image display within the note.

Actually, with trunksync.py at least, the note's filename can be anything "BlahBlahBlah.txt", as long as the Title field is included. I don't recommend this, because you will have to remember two names for the same logical note: the local filename, and the iPad name given in the Title field. Another danger is overwriting notes after copying files locally, e.g. BlahBlahBlah2.txt, if you forget to change the Title header field as well.

- Stu