[Q] Ideas for Improvements to HTC Notes

[SciFlyer]

Although I do appreciate the functionality already in HTC Notes, I have been spoiled by Microsoft OneNote for many years.
Below are some of the features available in OneNote that I would like to see in HTC Notes version 2.0.
• Ability to expand the space between handwritten notes to add more handwritten notes.
• Ability to create color-coded tabs to notebooks. (sub notebooks)
• Ability to select handwritten notes to cut, copy, and paste.
• OCR for searching directly within HTC Notes. (aside from EverNote)
• The ability to add standard shapes to notes (circle, oval, rectangle, triangle, arrows, and stars)
• Different note page templates (to do list, meeting agenda, calendar and legal pad)
• Ability to snip pictures from other applications and paste them into notes.
• Ability to add active hyperlinks
• Put the pen options in a smaller horizontal toolbar. (The semi-circle takes up a lot of screen real estate.)
Non-OneNote features
Ability to send note to DropBox.
Ability to integrate with OneNote.
What additional features would you like to see in HTC Notes?

 

[Maedhros]

Must say... great Idea.

I agree that the Notes app is lacking quite a few features.

Some of ur features seem to be common sense on a notes app.

kind of disapointed they are not included... however I still think that HTC has the best Note taking app implementation on Android as of yet.

 

[KuriKai]

I would like it if they made it so the lower button on the pen made the pen act like a finger

 

[Elim]

I would like it if they made it so the lower button on the pen made the pen act like a finger

+1
I also thought that I must be perfect when you can switch between pen and finger mode for the pen self. Then we can use the pen in all(!) applications like a mouse for marks and so forth...

 

[veethree]

They should let you choose if you want a note that only accepts pen input. I often find that I trigger the keyboard when I don't want it and you could avoid this if it just never came up - kind of like when you're annotating a page in the Reader.

 

[adamsende]

I'm also using OneNote, and used EverNote before. Actually I prefer OneNote over EverNote.

My wishlist:

1. Ability to disable keyboard
2. Rich text editing on the device (I can create on the desktop and view from the device but I can't make text bold, italic, underlined or change font size on the device).
3. Ability to make images bigger or smaller, or crop them inside Notes app.
4. Zoom in and zoom out features
5. Ability to retain formatting when copied text from Android browser.

I also share these wishes:
• Ability to select handwritten notes to cut, copy, and paste.
• OCR for searching directly within HTC Notes. (aside from EverNote)
• The ability to add standard shapes to notes (circle, oval, rectangle, triangle, arrows, and stars)
• Different note page templates (to do list, meeting agenda, calendar and legal pad)
• Ability to add active hyperlinks
• Ability to integrate with OneNote.

• Ability to snip pictures from other applications and paste them into notes.

You can send images and text from Android browser to HTC Notes by using "Share" feature. For example, long press on an image, tap "Share" and tap "Notes". The problem is, the text loses all the formatting, making tables etc. unreadable.

 

[SciFlyer]

I am glad so many other folks would like to see HTC Notes developed further.
The "snip" function that I was referring to was the ability to circle an image or text and copy and paste it to notes.

Another awesome app would be a Snag-it for android. I use that tool several times a day.

HTC Flyer / Tapatalk

 

[KuriKai]

anyway we can get HTC to find out about what we think might make it better?

 

[Maedhros]

^^ DOnt think so

Does Flyer have "Pen" to text?

Can we use the pen to send SMS?

 

[nxtwrld]

I would like to combine more scribbles in one note. Currently it always takes a snapshot and I can save it as new note, but a popup menu allowing me to attach the snapshot to an existing note would be perfect.....

 

[kkinder]

I'd like to see the spiral graphic go away, because it's just not helpful. I'd also like to be able to scroll infinity on the horizontal axis for unruly diagrams and tables.

Some kind of markdown-style structured text formatting would also be nice. Not WYSIWYG, just smart wiki-ish text parsing.?

 

[SciFlyer]

I can probably post something to HTC support with a link to this discussion
They might listen if they find out that there is a group out there interested in using a "HTC Notes Premium". I would pay for more functionality.

HTC Flyer / Tapatalk

 

[adamsende]

Some kind of markdown-style structured text formatting would also be nice. Not WYSIWYG, just smart wiki-ish text parsing.?

I agree.

Another point is, there is no list view of notes. Also, everyday I use evernote, I wish I could zoom in and zoom out on notes.

 

[adamsende]

I also wish there was an easy way to "unhighlight" highlighted text.

 

[jazymonkey]

About the Spiral graphic

I think the spiral graphic is helpful
If you hold it, it actually disable all other input, except the pen, making it only pen usable.
wouldn't want that taken away

And I really need to resize the pictures. They are just too small if you have scribbled words on them.

 

[jmiller808]

Free the pen

This isnt necessarily a wish list for notes app but for the pen in general. Free it! by that i mean add an option to disable the scribble mode when touching the screen in any app that doesnt support the pen. with this option it would allow the pen to work as any normal capacitive stylus.

I like the notes app, but im looking forward to some of the handwriting to text apps that are coming to android soon and these would make the pen complete.

 

[caysman]

I think the spiral graphic is helpful
If you hold it, it actually disable all other input, except the pen, making it only pen usable.
wouldn't want that taken away

And I really need to resize the pictures. They are just too small if you have scribbled words on them.

best tip !

 

[SciFlyer]

I think the spiral graphic is helpful
If you hold it, it actually disable all other input, except the pen, making it only pen usable.
wouldn't want that taken away

By the way, keeping your finger on the right side of the screen works for left-handed folks.

HTC Flyer / Tapatalk

 

[adamsende]

I think there is a bug in HTC notes preventing rich text notes that are created on desktop to be found when searched on the Flyer. This is really annoying!

Anybody experiencing the same?

 

[ernestosilva123]

I wish you could be able to flip the page in between notes like the reader app.


Color code notes is a good idea someone already mentioned.

Ability to scroll page to the right with double finger scroll

Pen to ocr would be amazing

Be able to edit a screenshot after you save it.

Be able to change the resolution of a screenshot. (bigger)

Annotate a whole html page instead of only parts from it.

Be able to make a notebook sync or unsync after setting it.