You are here: [Home](../../../home.html) / [Help](../../help.en.html) / [Plugins](./index.html) / Ideas plugin # The Ideas Plugin With the _Ideas Plugin_, the following files are installed: _Jotter-YourName.md_ to capture ideas, notes and snippets. _TODO-YourName.md_ to be used to track TODOs # Jotter function The _Jotter-YourName_ file is to support people to: > Keep ideas, temporary notes and snippets of information which can be integrated later into the project. ## Tips * Make your own copy of the file, adding your name to it i.e. Jotter-Peter.md. * If you are working in a large team, and the team collects notes into one team file, add your initials to every note you take, so that they can be tracked. # TODO function You can use this file to keep a list of TODOs for yourself - just copy the TODO-YourName.md and rename it to suite your taste. To use: * You can just add any text you want. * If you want to be savy or be a bit more organised you can add some nice formatting in Markdown format. ## Examples of Markdown formating Here are a couple of examples: ``` Task lists: - [ ] your todo - [ ] another todo - [ ] a third todo # This is a header (with a # before the line) The above header will be large when printed. ## Or a sub header (with two ##) Or lists: * first item * second item * third item ``` ## Editing You might already have a Markdown editor on your system or you can download a free tool. The editor will show you how the text looks like when it is nicely printed. ### Do you want to show it nice? If you don't have an editor there are two ways: * Install a plugin in your browser that shows Markdown. You might have to set the option "read URL" or similar. * Or use the Markdeep way - See the help page for more info i.e. copy the header and tail of the demo document, change the paths and rename the file to `.html.`