ADDED: Topic support(requested). You can sort the various notes under

different topics now.
FIXED:          There was another bug, which caused the list command to display
                the notes with a too high value of $maxlen.

README

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-note 0.4.2 by Thomas Linden, 23/01/2000
+note 0.5 by Thomas Linden, 23/01/2000
 
 
 Introduction
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ Introduction
 
 	You can add, edit, list and delete as many notes
 	as you want. You can run note from the commandline
-	or interactive from within your console.
+	or interactive from within your console. You can
+	sort your notes in different topics, which is usefull
+	if you have a lot of them.
 
 	There are now two version of note in one package:
 		o (binary) the binary version resists in the
@@ -86,7 +88,12 @@ Usage
 
 	If you want to get an overview of all notes, type "note -l".
 	You will get a list of all notes, containing the number,
-	the first line and the creation date.
+	the first line and the creation date. If topic-support is
+	turned on (which is by default), then "-l" will display a list
+	of all existing topics. If you want to get a listing of all
+	notes under a certain topic, use "-l topicname". You will get
+	timestamps, if you use "-L" instead of "-l". Read more about
+	topics below in the section "Topics".
 
 	To edit a certain note, type "note -e 1". It will invoke your
 	editor (vi or pico). You can edit it, after saving, note
@@ -98,6 +105,9 @@ Usage
 	existent notes. For example there are 3 notes, number 1, 2
 	and 3. If you delete number 2, then number 3 will become
 	number 2.
+	You can also make use of the extended delete-syntax:
+	To delete note 1 and 2, use "-d 1,2"
+	To delete note 1,2 and 3, use "-d 1-3".
 
 	If you cannot remember, which note you are looking for, you
 	can use the search capability of note: "note -s <searchstring>".
@@ -107,7 +117,7 @@ Usage
 
 	Instead of using note from the commandline you can use the
 	interactive mode. Run note with "note -i". If you need assistance
-	type "?" or "h" at the "command>" prompt. The interactive mode
+	type "?" or "h" at the ">" prompt. The interactive mode
 	provides you the most functions of note.
 
 	You can also dump the contents of your note-database into a 
@@ -120,6 +130,41 @@ Usage
 
 
 
+Topics
+======
+
+	If topic-support is turned on (which is by default), the various 
+	notes are sorted under various topics. There is no special database
+	field for the topic. Instead the topic will be stored right in the
+	note.
+	If the first line of your note contains some text bordered by back-
+	slashes, then note will consider it as the topic of this certain
+	note. For examle:
+	\TodoList\
+	
+	If you are in interactive mode, you can "cd" to a different note simply
+	by typing it's name at the command-prompt. The list-command will only
+	show you notes under this topic. If you create a new note, it will auto-
+	magically inserted under the current topic (note will prepend  the string
+	"\topicname\" to the text of your note).
+	
+	You can create at any time form any point a new topic. Just create a new
+	note and type yourself the name of the new topic bordered by backslashes
+	at the first line of this note. After saving, there will be available a
+	new topic with one note in it.
+	
+	If a note does not contain the "magic" \topic\ construction on the first
+	line, it will be listed under the topic "default". Therefore never use the
+	word "default" as a topic-name :-)
+
+	You can subsequently move a note without a topic to a certain topic. Simply
+	edit it and insert at the first line the above mentioned construction.
+
+	Note: 	Please don't forget the prepending and appending backslash of a topic. 
+		You will get strange results without it!
+
+
+
 Format of the notedb (binary version)
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