Not a helpful title, I know. But diigo has become less than helpful recently, so the title reflects that condition.
I have been using diigo for a few months to highlight phrases within a document I am editing. I work by reading the text and adding sticky notes as I go, then coming back for a second pass to make changes. Two months ago that system worked really well. But now diigo only highlights the text it wants to rather than the text I specify.
When I have a paragraph with two instances of a phrase, and want to bookmark/stickynote the second instance, diigo consistently highlights and bookmarks the first instance. I have not found a way to stop it from making this mistake.
For example, let's say I write 'New York City' twice in one paragraph, and decide that the second instance needs deleting. I want to add a sticky note to the 2nd instance that says 'delete this'. Two months ago I could do it, no trouble. Today, diigo ALWAYS chooses the first instance. That makes diigo useless. If I cannot bookmark/stickynote the phrase that needs work, why bother to use the service?
This very URL provides an example. (http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/837) I used the phrase 'sticky notes' twice in my message. I selected the 2nd instance and requested that diigo highlight and bookmark it. What's the result? It highlighted the 1st instance.
Thank you again for the prompt response. It's good to know that the change was accidental rather than deliberate. I hope to continue using diigo, looking forward to the fix.
I have just tried my existing Diigo toolbar with similar results: it highlighted the first instance, and won't let me make a sticky note at all. This is version 1.0.2007061900. So should I be downloading a new version, or doing something else?
Trying... have copied it to my browser toolbar, selected a bit of text, then sticky note. That works. But it won't let me use the highlight function. Is that the way it's meant to be?
The Diigolet functions in a different way to the toolbar? Can I highlight words and paragraphs with it?
Okay, I think I'm going to have the original difficulty regardless of whether I use the toolbar, the diigolet, or the pop-up menu. None of them highlight the 2nd instance of a phrase, but all of them work okay with non-identical text. So I will just have to get by without the full functionality until you revise the software. Thank you for your help and suggestions.
maggie_diigo wrote: > yes you can highlight and add sticky note with diigolet. > > After you drag and drop the new diigolet to your bookmark bar, go to any webpage, click Diigolet. A Diigolet menu will automatically appear. > > #2Then, use your mouse to select a block of text, either you can use the "highlight" menu that pops up, or after you made the selection, click the "highlight" icon in the diigolet menu to highlight. > > You can either add an in-situ sticky note, or a floating note not attached to any highlight via diigolet as well.
I have been using diigo for a few months to highlight phrases within a document I am editing. I work by reading the text and adding sticky notes as I go, then coming back for a second pass to make changes. Two months ago that system worked really well. But now diigo only highlights the text it wants to rather than the text I specify.
When I have a paragraph with two instances of a phrase, and want to bookmark/stickynote the second instance, diigo consistently highlights and bookmarks the first instance. I have not found a way to stop it from making this mistake.
For example, let's say I write 'New York City' twice in one paragraph, and decide that the second instance needs deleting. I want to add a sticky note to the 2nd instance that says 'delete this'. Two months ago I could do it, no trouble. Today, diigo ALWAYS chooses the first instance. That makes diigo useless. If I cannot bookmark/stickynote the phrase that needs work, why bother to use the service?
Any workarounds for this?
This very URL provides an example. (http://groups.diigo.com/Diigo_HQ/forum/topic/837) I used the phrase 'sticky notes' twice in my message. I selected the 2nd instance and requested that diigo highlight and bookmark it. What's the result? It highlighted the 1st instance.
As for tags, one never knows how many are needed, so I use the method pioneered here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tetheredto/315058545/
I can always whittle the number down once I know the best tag to use.
I have just tried my existing Diigo toolbar with similar results: it highlighted the first instance, and won't let me make a sticky note at all. This is version 1.0.2007061900. So should I be downloading a new version, or doing something else?
The Diigolet functions in a different way to the toolbar? Can I highlight words and paragraphs with it?
maggie_diigo wrote:
> yes you can highlight and add sticky note with diigolet.
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> After you drag and drop the new diigolet to your bookmark bar, go to any webpage, click Diigolet. A Diigolet menu will automatically appear.
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> You can either add an in-situ sticky note, or a floating note not attached to any highlight via diigolet as well.