Wordpad in RTF file format. Opened at login by a batch file, backed up every hour if there are changes. Re-opened every hour, which will bring it to focus.
Wordpad ’cause Notepad doesn’t support graphics (I screen snip things dozens of times a day, and they usually go into this file).
RTF format so my back file can chop it up for archival purposes. (Eventually! I know how to do it, but haven’t written the code yet…) And minimal format that will support graphics.
Wordpad has some formatting and such. but other than ~~strikeout~~ (which indicates I’ve dealt with the issue or otherwise don’t need the text anymore), I avoid. This is where the text goes, with supporting graphics. Copy to Word for final formatting or WordPress blog post to share with the world.
I call this file my “stream of consciousness”. I try to type everything into it. This post was written in there and the pasted into the BB editor.
I am not a writer. I made a living coding in MS-DOS BASIC back in the day.
