In the next article we are going to take a look at QtPad. The sticky notes They are an ideal and indispensable option for the forgetful, including myself. Their vivid colors and the ease of removing and sticking them also made them a widely used option by students and professionals. However, as it is not very good to see them glued to the CPU or the monitor, it is best to use its electronic version, which we can do thanks to the QtPad application.
In this article, we will focus on how install and use QtPad on Ubuntu 18.04. It is an easy-to-use sticky note app that is highly customizable, written in Qt5 and Python3.
This application will allow us to place different notes in different parts of the desktop and place them at different levels of depth. As I have already written, QtPad is highly customizable, It will allow us to change its appearance both from the configuration file and from the program preferences. We can also establish a default name for the notes we create.
If we are only interested in changing the characteristics of one of the notes, we can do so from the program's preferences window.
By bypass qtPad assigns the colors red, yellow, and green for low, medium, or high priority notes. But this can also be changed in the configuration file or in the program preferences.
General features of QtPad
Some of the notable features of the program include:
- We will find customizable context menus and hotkeys.
- Customizable actions to use by clicking on the tray icon.
- Notes can be easily organized in a folder system.
- All notes are stored locally in plain text, identified by name.
- Notes come with customizable defaults for styles and settings.
- The program will indicate the changes not saved by an asterisk * in the title of the note.
- Automatically detect image content or path from clipboard.
- Many Text actions are modifiable by hotkeyssuch as indentation, sort, capitalization, line change, etc.
- Autosave when losing focus and automatic loading when gaining focus.
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Install Qtpad on Ubuntu 18.04
Pre-installation requirements
Before starting the QtPad installation, we must ensure that a couple of requirements are installed in our system. These are:
- python3
- python3-pip
If we don't have them already installed, we can get hold of them by opening a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and typing in it:
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip
Installation
After the prerequisites are resolved, to install sticky notes app, we will execute in a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T):
pip3 install qtpad
Once installed, we can create a new sticky note with Qtpad. To start we have to look for the program on our computer.
Now we just have to go to the upper right corner of our desktop and select the icon shown in the following screenshot.
Let's click on 'new note'to create our new sticky note. Ready, we already have the note created. It only remains to write in it.
We will be able to further customize the background by doing right click anywhere within the note and selecting 'Style'.
We will also be able to customize the dimensions, text, font and background color of the Qtpad note. To modify these options, we are going to select the 'Preferences' option that we will find by clicking on the program icon. A pop-up window will appear with a large number of settings. In this window, it is where we will be able to make the adjustments in the note as best suits each user.
Uninstall QtPad
We will be able to eliminate this program from our computer in a simple way. To get rid of it, we will only have to open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and write in it:
pip3 uninstall qtpad
Qtpad is a handy sticky note application that helps users to have certain data on hand that for whatever reason they need to have available. Acts as a simple reminder.