> "Is searching through DEVONthink in a folder containing only text-files any better then searching the same folder via HoudahSpot (that you also mentioned)?"
Yes. the advanced search operators are more sophisticated in DEVONthink: https://vimeo.com/47583958 Plus there's a built in intelligence in DEVONthink that helps unearth unexpected relationships in your text files. It's this 'See Also' feature that I find the most useful as it's not based on keyword combinations but rather deep analysis of the content itself. This article has a great description of the DEVONthink analysis engine: http://bylr.net/3/2010/02/devonthink-the-research-assistant-youve-been-looking-for/ As for HoudahSpot, it's use's go far further than interrogating a folder of plain text files but focusing on that one use case scenario, it's raison d'etre is that it allows you to create very specific search templates that equip you with rapid access to sophisticated deep queries. Multi-file Grep searching from within BBedit is yet another killer search feature available to you. In saying all this, many will be happy with the built in search capabilities of nvALT. It very much depends on the size of your notes database and patterns/connections you're looking to interrogate. Research is a large chunk of my day job so my workflow requirements probably go beyond average use case scenarios. :) On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 2:19:34 PM UTC+1, Vlad Ghitulescu wrote: > > Hello! > > > Am 06.05.2015 um 08:20 schrieb Jonathan Moore <jonatha...@gmail.com > <javascript:>>: > > A lightweight plain text client (nvALT) and best in class sophisticated > search capabilities (DEVONthink). > > > Is searching through DEVONthink in a folder containing only text-files any > better then searching the same folder via HoudahSpot (that you also > mentioned)? > > > Regards, > Vlad > > > > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "supp...@barebones.com" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to bbedit+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to bbedit@googlegroups.com.
