Yes, you’re right, DEVONthink seems to be much more sophisticated than HoudahSpot.
I usually use the nvALT-search (via Launchbar) first and only if I am not finding what I want (= rarely) HoudahSpot (that I use more often for finding PDFs). I’ll give DEVONthink a chance (but only with indexed files because I would like to maintain the existing folder-structure etc.). Thanks for the impulse! Funny enough: I asked once (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/bbedit/Vlad$20Ghitulescu/bbedit/3C4bLcLg1w4/hFTz7fLjBQwJ) about something similar and got a similar response, but I didn’t got it then (sorry, Tim, totally my fault! :-) > Am 07.05.2015 um 10:33 schrieb Jonathan Moore <[email protected]>: > > > > "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 <[email protected] >> <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 > "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. > Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit > <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 [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
