Could you suggest how to create an everyday writing counter.
(I’ve found an old topic about this, but I can’t make codes from there work).
I would like to create a container that can count how much symbols added in containers on current day.
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Easy enough!
Two steps:
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Write an agent that collects today’s additions. The query might be as simple as
$Created==date("today")if by “today” you mean “this calendar day” and not “the last 24 hours…” -
Give the agent a rule that sums the number of characters in its children:
$MyNumber = sum(children,$TextLength); $Subtitle=$MyNumber;.
I personally think $WordCount is more useful than $TextLength, but either will do!
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Fascinating! Thank you very much!
Also, if you have writing targets, take a look at the Dashboard concept and see Note progress bars.
The general idea used in the above links above can be used in the narrower context of the daily total, in terms of making the calculated number more easily seen in the vbiew pane.
HTH 
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Perhaps not what you’re in the market for — but if you’re willing to consider an outside-of-Tinderbox solution, Word Counter by Christian Tietze is one of my favorite apps of all time. Lives in the menu bar and simply counts the words of every app you wish (off by default, you enable counting on a per-app basis). Wonderful statistics tracking that covers just about every granularity you could wish. Beautiful and (now) essential app I use every day.
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Cool. Any idea what their security and privacy policy says? How is the app tracking all this? What do they stream off the computer, if anything?
From Christian: “ The app does not store what you typed, though, so your passwords and confidential data is always safe. All the app does, basically, is to flick an internal switch like “does this keystroke indicate a word has ended?”
“The app also stores your records, but never what you typed. It never transmits any text to anyone.
“ The app does from time to time contact my server at update.christiantietze.de – that’s where updates are stored, and the WordCounter checks for newer versions regularly by default. It will not transmit any of your data…”
He’s a good fellow and responsive. If you need more specific assurance, I’m sure he can provide.
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I have it. It’s a nice app but I stopped using it ages ago, because it doesn’t have a method of syncing over two devices – or at least, I couldn’t find a reliable one – which as I routinely use both my laptop and desktop during a day means that I have to the collate the daily count manually. In then end this wasn’t worth it, for me.
Yes, I agree with you. I wrote Christian some years ago and asked (begged) him for multi-device/platform. I essentially want it everywhere. But he’s got a lot on his plate, I think the app is not really near the top of his list, he’s not primarily a software developer. Anyway, I made my peace with not having a full picture of everywhere I make a keystroke.
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