LectureNotes app

[tuathane]

Notebook Covers

I have just started using Lecture Notes to import and mark up PDFs, and I have to say thank you for such a wonderful product. I was wondering if it would be possible to add a function to select a cover image for a notebook, and possibly to disable the text label on the notebook cover? Thank you in advance for any response. I have been using Lecture Notes for quite some time, and am very impressed with your responsiveness on these boards.

 

[acadoid]

@tuathane: This can be adjusted in the notebooks board appearance setup in the app's display settings: You can let the first notebook page be displayed as notebook cover, disable the label, and let the name be displayed below the icon.

 

[tuathane]

@tuathane: This can be adjusted in the notebooks board appearance setup in the app's display settings: You can let the first notebook page be displayed as notebook cover, disable the label, and let the name be displayed below the icon.

Thank you! That is fantastic news.

One last question--is there a way to get the keyboard to automatically go to the next page when the current page has been filled?

 

[acadoid]

@tuathane: Not automatically, but doing a `cursor down´ at the very end brings you to the next page; this also appends a new page, if needed (and if `keyboard keys´ is enabled in the `auto-append page setup´ in the app's handling settings).

 

[tuathane]

@tuathane: Not automatically, but doing a `cursor down´ at the very end brings you to the next page; this also appends a new page, if needed (and if `keyboard keys´ is enabled in the `auto-append page setup´ in the app's handling settings).

Perfect! Thanks again for the outstanding support and for a wonderful product.

 

[wilson1821]

Some questions, some advices

Hello from Germany,

First of all i would like to thank you for Lecture Notes. Awesome work!
I use it for taking notes in lectures since I got my Note 8.0. I love it!

Used the last hours to look through the settings, but there are few features I could't find.

- Am I able to insert a table (i know i could insert an image); a few entries ago you told you plan to insert an javascript api for requests like this, right?

- Is there a possibility to add pages to an existing notebook at a specific position (instead of a new page at the end)?

- Is there a function to jump to a specific Page? I know I could use the page overview, but think of a book with about 500 pages

And is it possible to delete more than one page at a time in page overview?

Thank you

 

[acadoid]

@wilson1821: Many thanks.

1. Right, custom drawing tools will allow for things such as tables. This addition is the next `big´ enhancement of LectureNotes to come.

2. Yes, either using the menu items in the `hand´ menu (insert before or after the current page) or using page rearrangement in notebook overview.

3. Yes, either by page number using the menu item in the `hand´ menu, by clicking on a page in notebook overview, or via attached keywords and the notebook index.

4. Yes, click on the `tag´ icon to activate tag mode, click on the pages to tag them, and select `Delete tagged´ pages in the `trash´ menu.

 

[wilson1821]

Outch! Just found out, that there is a navigation hidden below the finger-icon. That answered half of my questions - Shame on me!

So those questions survived:

- Am I able to insert a table (i know i could insert an image); a few entries ago you told you plan to insert an javascript api for requests like this, right?

And is it possible to delete more than one page at a time in page overview?

Edit: too late...

Thanks a lot for your answers. Awesome! Unbelievable Support! Keep up the good work!

 

[tuathane]

Is it or would it be possible to have a setting to customize the paper for each page of the notebook? I love the javascript implementation that is already present, but would like to be able to choose my paper type or script on the fly based on the need at the moment.

 

[acadoid]

@tuathane: You can do that already by using something like

switch(LN.getPage()) {
case 1:
  /* code for page 1 */
  break;
case 2: case 3:
  /* code for pages 2 and 3*/
  break;
...
}

To allow generally for choosing paper pattern page-wise is on my agenda.

 

[gollyzila]

Hi @acadoid, thank you for implementing double-tapping to move input box. It works great.

 

[cadilhac]

Hey acadoid! A small bug here on the double click pen thingy:
1- Choose the double pen click to activate the cutter.
2- In a notebook, double click on the pen.
3- Select a region.
4- Now click on the pen (hence selecting the eraser).
The region is now as frozen on the screen: if scrolling through the notebook, the region stays at the same place on the screen, and the region boundaries are not animated any longer.

Also, it has come to my attention that the updates of LN scrap the homescreen shortcuts; is there a workaround, or should I delete the shortcuts and recreate them each time?

Thanks a lot!

 

[acadoid]

@cadilhac: Many thanks for your bug report, I can reproduce the problem, it seems that I missed something here. As a quick work around, select the cutter manually, select an arbitrary region, and abort the selection, then the frozen region will be gone.

I am not sure what is causing the problem with the shortcuts. I do not see this problem when I update LectureNotes on the devices during development (which I do quite often), nevertheless I occasionally see the shortcuts being messed up. I think that it might be connected to the launcher app getting updated, which happens without user interaction, at least for the standard launcher app.

 

[hhan0101]

Missing menu in the action bar

Markus,

Last night I installed the full version (paid version) of the Lecturenotes on my Galaxy Note 8. However, I don't see the "ninth" menu (probably "more options" menu) in the action bar at all. Would you look into this and let me know at [email protected]. Thanks.

Hyunsoo

 

[acadoid]

@hhan0101: The action bar is scrollable, so that all items should be accessible. Furthermore, there is the possibility to use `narrow´ icons (cf. app's menu settings).

 

[preciouszoe]

@acadoid

Thank you for such a great product!

Would it be possible to have more default options for PDF imports, rather than being asked each time?

I do a lot of research and I often save web pages as PDFs, which is an easy option with Firefox. But I don't like stopping to import what I just saved, and everything tends to pile up if I promise to do it all later. So I'm trying to use Tasker to pull any new PDF from the Download folder, import it into LectureNotes, and then delete the original. I'm also using Dropsync so that I can access my research from anywhere.

The sticking point is that I don't think the LectureNotes dialogs can be manipulated through Tasker, so I have to manually click through four settings each time. Since I always make the same choices, I'd love to not bother with it. Then I could run around the web saving PDFs, and I'd know that they're all waiting for me in LectureNotes when I'm ready to annotate and organize.

Thanks again!

 

[acadoid]

@preciouszoe: I guess you import PDF as a new notebook, and that you select all pages of the PDF file, right?

I am not familiar with Tasker, can you construct specific Android intents with it? Meaning, can you set specific extras for the intent? In this case, I could add kind of `remote control´ intents which do automatic import.

 

[preciouszoe]

@acadoid

Yes, I always choose to import all pages of the PDF as a new notebook. If the process were automated, I'd also choose the same target folder and cover color each time, and just use the file name as the notebook name.

Tasker allows the construction of Android intents, including extras. I've attached a screenshot of how it looks within Tasker. And I'm not allowed to post external links yet, but the app's site is tasker dot dinglisch dot net. It includes a page for developers, if it'd help at all.

Thank you!

 

[acadoid]

@preciouszoe: I would need to add the respective intents to LectureNotes. A similar idea just came up in another thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1870639&page=144).

However, to add such intents requires a bit of thinking and planning, as the published intents should remain unchanged in the future.

 

[shizishan]

Settings?

Would it be possible to sync recording with notes? Like be able to push play next to a certain line of writing? Is that possible now? If not, maybe have that be an update later? I would love that option!