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Thoughts Explorer
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The Thoughts Explorer is a simple application for viewing and managing a collection of inspirational quotations. It started life in 2006 as a practice application for investigating database operation, but has been gradually refined and updated to keep up with the steady progression of Windows Operating Systems, and is currently functional under Win 7, Win 8 and Win 10. The default quotation database (Thoughts for the Day) currently contains over 4000 quotations which have been accumulated over a number of years, principally from the daily offering made by the New Zealand School of Philosophy https://www.philosophy.nz/ by way of their 'Thought for the day' free email subscription service, but including others discovered in the course of my own reading and study, and does not purport to represent the views of the School of Philosophy. You can add your own quotations to the default database, or create additional independent databases for your material. You can switch between multiple databases, but only one database can be open at a time. The Thoughts Explorer application was developed to facilitate my own use of this and other accumulated quotation material. This application is not for sale or resale, but offered for personal use by those who may find it helpful as a reference source of inspirational quotations. It is my understanding that the non-commercial use of quotations in this manner constitutes 'fair use' with regard to copyright requirements. Thoughts Explorer can automatically update the default quotation database and the application program itself from a web based update server maintained by the designer. Minor updates to the default quotation database are currently posted once or twice a year. The auto-update feature can be easily disabled in the Update Manager settings. All quotes are automatically reformatted to remove incompatible line formatting from the original text, to better suit display by this application. Occasionally, context relevant formatting may be lost in this process, such as lost paragraph breaks or verse appearing as prose, for example. The background image is a popular detail from a work of Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) often called 'The Sistine Madonna' (1513-1514), and the pose of the cherrubs (or genii, or angels) seems to appropriately depict the reflection upon some thought. You may address enquiries, bug reports or suggestions to the email address on the Contact page. Ian Wentworth August 2023 |