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Welcome to the user's group of The Guide.

The Guide is an open-source, lightweight and popular(!) two-pane outliner software for Microsoft Windows. For more information and downloads, visit it's home page at http://theguide.sourceforge.net/.

The Guide User's Group is the official user discussion forum for any, and every issue related to the usage of The Guide. Stuff like:

What features would you like to see in The Guide?
What did you like about The Guide? What didn't you like?
How you'd like to help out with the development of The Guide ;-)

Anyone with a Google account can join this group. This forum is moderated due to spam; only members may post.

This group is managed by the author of the software, Mahadevan R (mdevan.foobar#gmail.com) aka "MD". If you have any concerns regarding this group, he is the best person to contact.

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Jeevan Tauro, Scoox2

3/5/18

Is there anything similar to The Guide ( http://theguide.sourceforge.net/release.html ) (.gde) in Google for making notes and setting them in order which I can access anywhere with my Gmail account and gets saved\stored\synced with Gmail access?

No there isn't. The Guide is still the best, but not as good as it could be. I wonder if the

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Is there anything similar to The Guide ( http://theguide.sourceforge.net/release.html ) (.gde) in Google for making notes and setting them in order which I can access anywhere with my Gmail account and gets saved\stored\synced with Gmail access?

No there isn't. The Guide is still the best, but not as good as it could be. I wonder if the

3/5/18

Nitin Aggarwal, Carlos Ijalba2

11/24/17

Error while opening the gde file

Hi, You can try to export the gde file to xml using gdeutils.exe, and then try to see where the

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Error while opening the gde file

Hi, You can try to export the gde file to xml using gdeutils.exe, and then try to see where the

11/24/17

Jim Knecht, rosta...@gmail.com2

4/21/17

Re: The Guide work under wine?

Hey its 2017, TheGuide wasnt updated since v2.0 in 2008 (9 YEARS !!!) and you know what ? ITS STILL

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Re: The Guide work under wine?

Hey its 2017, TheGuide wasnt updated since v2.0 in 2008 (9 YEARS !!!) and you know what ? ITS STILL

4/21/17

3/8/16

Recent Files problem & Crash

The portable version not showing a recent files (list is always empty). If I select "Load last

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Recent Files problem & Crash

The portable version not showing a recent files (list is always empty). If I select "Load last

3/8/16

11/23/15

The Best Outliner I Have Found... By far

Has this program been picked up by someone to continue its development?

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The Best Outliner I Have Found... By far

Has this program been picked up by someone to continue its development?

11/23/15

Scoox, James Bupp2

6/27/15

So if The Guide is no longer in development, is there any chance we could have the source code?

http://theguide.sourceforge.net/download.html has the source On Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 12:42:32 AM

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So if The Guide is no longer in development, is there any chance we could have the source code?

http://theguide.sourceforge.net/download.html has the source On Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 12:42:32 AM

6/27/15

6/14/15

Automatic Hyperlink

Missing an option in préférences : When I paste a hyperlink in a note, it should be practical that it

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Automatic Hyperlink

Missing an option in préférences : When I paste a hyperlink in a note, it should be practical that it

6/14/15

1/7/15

Please give us an option to make tree panel lays on the right side.

Please give us an option to make tree panel lays on the right side. It is so important for whom use

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Please give us an option to make tree panel lays on the right side.

Please give us an option to make tree panel lays on the right side. It is so important for whom use

1/7/15

8/24/14

Needed for writers-Word Count

Word Count...and of course spell check I would be using The Guide all the time if it had Word Count..

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Needed for writers-Word Count

Word Count...and of course spell check I would be using The Guide all the time if it had Word Count..

8/24/14

samtr...@gmail.com

6/12/14

Re: Spell Checking.

I know that I'm a bit late, but I found that tinySpell seems to be a good stand-alone spell

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Re: Spell Checking.

I know that I'm a bit late, but I found that tinySpell seems to be a good stand-alone spell

6/12/14

Hugo Pereira, … San3

6/6/14

The Guide Crashes when open file

Dear Jim Knecht, Thank you so much for your hint #2) "2a) I have had very limited success in

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The Guide Crashes when open file

Dear Jim Knecht, Thank you so much for your hint #2) "2a) I have had very limited success in

6/6/14

Casey Burk, … Jim Knecht4

5/20/14

Continuing Development w/ the Source?

Hi, The source is here: http://theguide.sourceforge.net Click download then select the file named

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Continuing Development w/ the Source?

Hi, The source is here: http://theguide.sourceforge.net Click download then select the file named

5/20/14

5/5/14

Feature Request: Template

Looking at the Guide as opposed to Treepad. The only thing I find missing in the Guide are templates

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Feature Request: Template

Looking at the Guide as opposed to Treepad. The only thing I find missing in the Guide are templates

5/5/14

2/25/14

The guide - Linux

Hi everyone, I really like guide but I had to migrate to linux (linux mint) few days back. Do any of

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The guide - Linux

Hi everyone, I really like guide but I had to migrate to linux (linux mint) few days back. Do any of

2/25/14

A Kong, … Scoox3

2/25/14

Feature Request: Left Panel search

On Saturday, 7 January 2012 10:38:58 UTC+8, A Kong wrote: I would like to see search enabled for the

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Feature Request: Left Panel search

On Saturday, 7 January 2012 10:38:58 UTC+8, A Kong wrote: I would like to see search enabled for the

2/25/14

12/14/13

I can't print or export pictures of my guides

Hello MD, i like your programm very much, but i miss the option to print the pictures wich are within

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I can't print or export pictures of my guides

Hello MD, i like your programm very much, but i miss the option to print the pictures wich are within

12/14/13

11/14/13

Re: when Searching globally it crashes, a page search works though

I have the same problem with it crashing when doing a global search. But if you continue using/saving

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Re: when Searching globally it crashes, a page search works though

I have the same problem with it crashing when doing a global search. But if you continue using/saving

11/14/13

11/12/13

Search window on menu bar. Also copy formatting

Having the ability to quickly search from a bar would make the tool much easier to use. Also when

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Search window on menu bar. Also copy formatting

Having the ability to quickly search from a bar would make the tool much easier to use. Also when

11/12/13

Vladimír Dudák

7/16/13

The Guide file crash APPCRASH libguide.dll

Hello, I have issue with .GDE file created from The Guide software. I am not able to open the file

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The Guide file crash APPCRASH libguide.dll

Hello, I have issue with .GDE file created from The Guide software. I am not able to open the file

7/16/13

guideud, Mahadevan R2

5/28/12

Export to OUTLINE

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 8:08 AM, guideud <beat...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would like the

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Export to OUTLINE

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 8:08 AM, guideud <beat...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would like the

5/28/12

5/28/12

export to an outline

I would like the program to export or output the things you type in the form of a normal outline. All

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export to an outline

I would like the program to export or output the things you type in the form of a normal outline. All

5/28/12

Joel Fannin, … Akagi Kong3

4/8/12

Is The Guide still being updated?

Even if I didn't dual-boot my notebook I wouldn't use OneNote for anything; I don't like

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Is The Guide still being updated?

Even if I didn't dual-boot my notebook I wouldn't use OneNote for anything; I don't like

4/8/12

RecoJohnson, Joel Fannin2

4/7/12

Add Symbol and Formula support for taking notes!

The only thing holding me back is that it hasn't been updated since 2008 by the developer. On

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Add Symbol and Formula support for taking notes!

The only thing holding me back is that it hasn't been updated since 2008 by the developer. On

4/7/12

Scott Goodson, jduck2

4/3/12

Error opening a specific file

Sorry to say, but you have a corrupt file. It's happened to me on a couple of occasions when I

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Error opening a specific file

Sorry to say, but you have a corrupt file. It's happened to me on a couple of occasions when I

4/3/12

1/31/12

Dropbox / Portable Support - Relative / Absolute Directory Defaults

Thank you for making such a amazing application. I have a few simple requests to make that I think

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Dropbox / Portable Support - Relative / Absolute Directory Defaults

Thank you for making such a amazing application. I have a few simple requests to make that I think

1/31/12

1/31/12

Direct Image Insertion (HTML Style)

Thanks for such an amazing app! I think that being able to embed images from the web, or from a path

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Direct Image Insertion (HTML Style)

Thanks for such an amazing app! I think that being able to embed images from the web, or from a path

1/31/12

A Kong, jason4042

1/20/12

Feature Request: Export/Import

If only the .gde file format was xml based. It would then be easy to make or adapt a Linux client.

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Feature Request: Export/Import

If only the .gde file format was xml based. It would then be easy to make or adapt a Linux client.

1/20/12

A Kong, … jduck5

1/10/12

Feature Request: Date and Time stamp

There's already existing keyboard shortcuts for date and time. There's virtually keyboard

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Feature Request: Date and Time stamp

There's already existing keyboard shortcuts for date and time. There's virtually keyboard

1/10/12

Jason Gomez, j1g52

1/7/12

Is there any client for Linux which supports .gde files?

+1 looking for something myself as well On Dec 31 2011, 4:47 am, Jason Gomez <gomez...@gmail.com

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Is there any client for Linux which supports .gde files?

+1 looking for something myself as well On Dec 31 2011, 4:47 am, Jason Gomez <gomez...@gmail.com

1/7/12

1/6/12

Feature Request: Writer oriented Icon set

Nice product, I've used it for a few days. I would like to see a set of generic, office oriented,

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Feature Request: Writer oriented Icon set

Nice product, I've used it for a few days. I would like to see a set of generic, office oriented,

1/6/12

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