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New release:TodayAgenda v1.5 build 3643

[Last update: 10/01/2008] Bug when displaying anniversary appointments fixed
Bugs fixed:
* Scrolling in Compact View does not work as expected
Features added:
* New option: Additional appointment style - subject first and bold, below time and location (like the Windows Mobile appointment plug-in)
* New option: Recognition of conflicting appointments can be disabled
* New option: on startup of TodayAgenda all days but today can be collapsed
* New option: Show only active tasks (when displaying tasks before/after appointments)
* New option: Show only high priority tasks
* Multiple categories in context menu selectable, allows more complex filters. (has to be activated in TodayAgenda options "Categories")
* Automatically word wrap long subjects, when task/appointment is selected even in non "Fixed height" mode
* Small corrections to the scroll bar
* Option dialogs reworked, so it is easier for ME to add options and new functions! ;-)
* Smaller font size on vga screens available
* New icon (21x21) for 320x320- screens added
* Support for eXtremeAgenda added
* Support for ThumbCal add (only new appointment/task, open calendar/task list)
You can download this new version HERE

It has a totally new menu structure like PocketBreeze

Looks very nice! Will you ever add an option to hide the icon on the time line?
Now I have to use TodayAgenda and a seperate time plugin to have my today screen without any icons on it.
Great work though!

mccune said:
Looks very nice! Will you ever add an option to hide the icon on the time line?
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I am not the programmer! He is
Now I have to use TodayAgenda and a seperate time plugin to have my today screen without any icons on it.
Great work though!
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I am not sure what you mean but the plug-in header can be hidden.
result

Okay, maybe I'll contact him later
I want to have the date line, just don't want the icon on the left side.

mccune said:
Okay, maybe I'll contact him later
I want to have the date line, just don't want the icon on the left side.
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Right.There no option to hide the icon as you already noticed.
They all have an icon on the left like Calendar+ too.

Basically only German and English are in the installation pack. The below separate languages files are available.
Languages files:
Czech
Italian
Dutch
Russian
Right click and use save as "language.dat" i.e "NLD.dat" and copy onto "\Programs\TodayAgenda" on your device.
Check if regional settings are set to the right language, i.e. "dutch" for "NLD"
To activate the chosen language, deactivate and activate TodayAgenda again in "Settings","Today","Items"
If you like to translate TodayAgenda into your own language check here

[Last update: 11/17/2008] One blank to much in appointments with no location

One small request for this excellent plug-in
An option to show only the "due date" in task line (option already exists to show start and due dates). I already change the color of a task if the original start date is later than today, so I don't really need to know when a task started. And being at the end of the line it's often hard to see the due date. Trying to avoid the need to wrap text.
And, any additional integration with ThumbCal would be welcome. I think these two apps compliment each other.
Thanks

jimski said:
One small request for this excellent plug-in
Thanks
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Why don't you just mail the developer. As far as I know he isn't active on this board!

hendrixus said:
Why don't you just mail the developer. As far as I know he isn't active on this board!
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I did actually provide feedback to the developer at the download site, but I always like to throw something out on the screen and see if there is any feedback (ya or nay).
Thanks for filling me in though.

jimski said:
I did actually provide feedback to the developer at the download site, but I always like to throw something out on the screen and see if there is any feedback (ya or nay).
Thanks for filling me in though.
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Well you had a temporarily solution using the colors, am I correct?

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Well you had a temporarily solution using the colors, am I correct?
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Well, the color helps to determine if the start date for a task is later than today, but the real issue is not being able to see the due date. For example, currently a task looks like this:
Task: Go shopping at supermarket (02.Aug/03.Aug) .
Often the due date gets clipped off on my screen so I have to assume it is the same as the start date or open the task to check.
My suggestion would be to offer a user selectable option:
Task: Go shopping at supermarket (03.Aug).
Where only the due date would display.
Currently my workaround is shortening/abbreviating the subject line like:
Task: Go shopping (02.Aug/03.Aug).
This works in most cases but is sometimes impractical.
This is the best appointment/task plugin app I have ever used (been using PPC's since the beginning) and this little workaround does not keep me from recommending this app to anyone who asks. It works great now, but I look forward to any incremental improvements that get added to future releases.

I have a question. Is this tiny little app in further development? Because i start a new thread in the next few days for all possible manila today page add-ins... Some information will be helpfull.

mike2nl said:
I have a question. Is this tiny little app in further development? Because i start a new thread in the next few days for all possible manila today page add-ins... Some information will be helpfull.
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ask the developer
http://tiews.info/contact.php?show=contact_about/contact

Thanks for the info hendrixus....

anyone know if thhis great program exist for Android or similar programs exists?

[APP] PDF Viewer update

I needed a PDF viewer for my own purposes, and the closest I could find was Maciej's PDF Viewer (=apv) app on the market. It was open source, and so I made a bunch of changes that I wanted or needed. Anyway, I now have a pre-release for version 0.3.0, which include a bunch of enhancements since Maciej's 0.2.9 release.
Here it is.
New features:
- speed optimizations
- page number display
- options including: full screen, reverse video, various tweaks, page with volume keys
- overhauled file selection: added icons for directories, added home directory option
- better font rendering

Now I posted pre-release 0.3.0 pre 2. Includes a monochrome feature to save memory and a zoom-to-width feature which I think people will find handy.

Sounds like you know what your doing. Not had a chance to test your app yet, but does it have the functionality to add bookmarks and highlight text?

Gonna try it out now, thanks!

No, there is no annotation, sorry. Just reading.

Its really nice with open source alternatives. Im gonna try it out.

I think i will love this. thanks bud

I haven't tried it yet but it would be great if you could add zoom to a fixed percentage
the reason I want that is some pdfs have huge fonts for the page numbering and while technically fit to width is working, there's still a fair amount of room on the sides. Obviously this should be sticky. A bonus would be it would remember the setting by filename

Works good, one option I'd love to get is fixed scrolling like with browsers

sark666 said:
I haven't tried it yet but it would be great if you could add zoom to a fixed percentage
the reason I want that is some pdfs have huge fonts for the page numbering and while technically fit to width is working, there's still a fair amount of room on the sides. Obviously this should be sticky. A bonus would be it would remember the setting by filename
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Zoom settings are indeed remembered by filename.
You can also adjust how much the zoom buttons zoom by. If you set that to 5% or 10%, you can do zoom-to-width and then press the zoom button once or twice.
Eventually, I'd like it to detect the real edges of the text.

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Works good, one option I'd love to get is fixed scrolling like with browsers
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I couldn't figure out how to implement that. Moreover, I find it's poorly implemented in the browser--it locks much better on my device into horizontal movement than into vertical movement!
Instead, there is a "vertical scroll lock" option. This locks the scrolling to be only vertical, unless you make a serious (1/5 screen width) swipe left or right which temporarily unlocks horizontal scrolling.

I`ve just tested this app for half an hour with a bunch of PDFs littered in my Desire. This is without exaggeration the best pdf-viewer I´ve seen so far.
Very useful:
- zooming in steps as little as 5% because most PDFs were made for monitors or printing and not smartphones
- inverting the screen for reading at night or low-light conditions. It also saves power on my screen to read white text with black background.
- and it´s FAST
What I miss:
- an option to forget about the layout of a PDF, so I can only get the pure text. This would be very useful for PDFs designed for magazines with a columned layout, which is a pain to read on a handheld computer.
Keep up the good work

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I`ve just tested this app for half an hour with a bunch of PDFs littered in my Desire. This is without exaggeration the best pdf-viewer I´ve seen so far.
Very useful:
- zooming in steps as little as 5% because most PDFs were made for monitors or printing and not smartphones
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Remember, too, that if you set the 5% zoom option, you can still long-touch the zoom buttons for a 2X zoom.

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Remember, too, that if you set the 5% zoom option, you can still long-touch the zoom buttons for a 2X zoom.
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Wow, haven´t noticed that - that´s quite useful.
Originally I thought of requesting a feature to remember the place where I closed the document because I´m used to open things in the ES explorer.
Then I stumbled through the built-in file explorer - feature implemented
Maybe an FAQ or a short manual would be useful ...

germanhoss said:
Wow, haven´t noticed that - that´s quite useful.
Originally I thought of requesting a feature to remember the place where I closed the document because I´m used to open things in the ES explorer.
Then I stumbled through the built-in file explorer - feature implemented
Maybe an FAQ or a short manual would be useful ...
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There is a wiki on the project page. You can add a FAQ.

It's a great light app and it has some cool features which I miss on other apps. But my primary feature for PDF readers is smoothness.
It would be great if it would be working as smooth as Documents To Go (their PDF reader). By smooth I mean smooth rendering and scrolling. Also it won't hurt to have multitouch zooming.
I know it's easy to demand and hard to do but at least there are ideas what should be present in the next versions.

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It's a great light app and it has some cool features which I miss on other apps. But my primary feature for PDF readers is smoothness.
It would be great if it would be working as smooth as Documents To Go (their PDF reader). By smooth I mean smooth rendering and scrolling.
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That's largely a matter of speed, and it's going to be hard to improve that, except by expending a lot of memory for caching and background rendering.
Also it won't hurt to have multitouch zooming.
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I agree, but it is a finicky feature to implement correctly and hence requires a multitouch device for debugging. I don't own one. Moreover, there are potential patent issues.

I've just posted 0.3.0 pre 13. This unfortunately has a new bookmark database, not compatible with previous versions, so people will lose their per-document settings. I am hoping this is the last such loss--the new format will make code maintenance easier and is easily upward expandable.
New features/fixes in pre 13:
- store horizontal offset in per-document settings
- better restore of zoom if orientation has changed
- fix round-off error which resulted in occasional horizontal one-pixel-width errors

I would also like to mention the color feature in your app is really great! Now I can read without hurting my eyes in the dark and it saves batter as well. Great feature indeed!
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That's largely a matter of speed, and it's going to be hard to improve that, except by expending a lot of memory for caching and background rendering.
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hmmm what if you make the memory size for caching an option in the settings for users to choose their optimum size? Do you believe that this would make any speed improvements?
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I agree, but it is a finicky feature to implement correctly and hence requires a multitouch device for debugging. I don't own one. Moreover, there are potential patent issues.
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I see it's kind a hard/expensive to make this feature possible. Darn US laws on patents :-/ don't know if in EU is the same for Android apps but for C++ and other programming languages, there are no e-patents.
Keep on your great work!
PS: I'm using HTC Desire (CM7 rom)

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I would also like to mention the color feature in your app is really great! Now I can read without hurting my eyes in the dark and it saves batter as well. Great feature indeed!
hmmm what if you make the memory size for caching an option in the settings for users to choose their optimum size? Do you believe that this would make any speed improvements?
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Maybe, but it would need a smarter pre-render queue than we currently have. I experimented with making one, but my attempts were buggy so I got rid of them.
Tell me which scrolling pattern you'd like to be faster? Currently the app (in render ahead mode) is optimized for ebook reading: you read a page, and while you read the page, the next one is rendered and shows up instantly when you flip pages (I generally do that with the volume-down key) or scroll vertically to it.
Unfortunately, there seems to be a bug somewhere, perhaps only on devices with larger screen resolutions (it works fine on my 854x480 Archos, but I am told that it doesn't work on a 1280x960 screen), which makes the next page not show up instantly.

LectureNotes app

I'm curious about peoples' opinions of the app "LectureNotes" by Acadoid Developer and how it stacks up against the other main players in the active digitizer game. I've only been using my TPT for a few days' worth of note taking and haven't settled on a specific app yet, so I would like to hear thoughts on how you chose your primary note taking app.

i use ezpdf reader usually and just annotate my notes onto the pdf lecture slides.
if i need free form writing, i use free-note as it has keyboard + pen input
or quill if i just need pen input.
personally i haven't tried lecture notes, but it seems like MyScript Notes Mobile preloaded with the TPT

Wow, pretty good app. I didn't know about it. Thanks!

I've been using TPT for about 2 weeks now, and like the OP, I haven't really quite settled on a specific handwriting app..
Key uses for me are:
- taking notes during meetings
- something to help me in my Japanese language study
- some silly doodling/sketching fun
Some apps I've tried:
- Notesmobile
- Antipaper
- Writepad stylus
- Lecture notes
- Asus' supernotes
- Freenote
- Quill
For lecture notes specifically, I like that I can choose checkered pattern for the background and set the pattern size, as that is perfect for writing in Japanese.
But I found that it lags quite a bit when writing, and there isn't an easy way for me to scroll between pages.
So I haven't really been using it much in the past week.
For the moment, I've sort of settled with using a mix of Writepad, Supernote and Antipaper. Sadly, neither Supernote nor Antipaper has stylus only option
Still waiting for the one app that can do it all!
Might never come, but I can always hope, can't I?

I use Lecture Notes and have more or less canned every other note software. Lecture Notes just has way more features that I need. It can export in many ways. It can backup all my notes to dropbox, great support for inserting images and easy to change color, pen thickness etc.
Only think missing is better organization of the notebooks themselves. When that's here, it will be perfect.
It's also by far the most stable of Quill, Notes mobil and asus supernotes.

Personally, I have tried a lot of handwriting notes apps until I cam to this one. At that time this one worked the best overall in my opinion. When I first started using it didn't have everything it has now. But it was already robust and never crashed. I had one issue after a full system crash and reboot that wiped out the content of one notebook. But I simply loaded my backup from the day before without issue and kept rolling.
I have about 15 different notebooks on there now and I use them daily for work notes as I am walk around the office working on equipment or meeting notes.
It doesn't have the handwriting recognition features you find in other apps but I think that is what keyboard are for and I wouldn't write a document up that way anyway.
My good things list.
First, The developer is always adding things per user requests. Options for everything you can think of.
Second, it is being developed directly on the TPT and it seems to be one of the only ones able to be truly palm rejection friendly by only allowing the app to pull input from the pen (Option can be disabled for those that don't have a pen).
Third, and again the endless options... every type of custom settings, scrolling options (one finger, two finger, scroll bars and bar thickness), export options, backup options, sharing options, zoom options, page size - color - patterns, simple drawing tools, cut paste - copy paste, and on and on... every time I turn on the tablet it seems there is anther update to this app.
The dev listens to the feedback and finds ways of making the ideas work. I have submitted several ideas that have become reality.
It isn't free... but I would buy it a second and third time if I could just to support the dev team.
I see a brighter and brighter future of this app.

Hi folks,
I am the author of LectureNotes, I was glad to read that the app is useful for you. Sorry for joining this forum and this thread so late, but I learned only very recently that there are couple of forum threads related to LectureNotes.
Note that I uploaded v1.12.2 today with a couple of minor additions, the most important one probably being the possibility to choose the directory where the app stores your notebooks.
Best regards,
Markus

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Hi folks,
I am the author of LectureNotes, I was glad to read that the app is useful for you. Sorry for joining this forum and this thread so late, but I learned only very recently that there are couple of forum threads related to LectureNotes.
Note that I uploaded v1.12.2 today with a couple of minor additions, the most important one probably being the possibility to choose the directory where the app stores your notebooks.
Best regards,
Markus
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I am using the trial version, but i am already convinced of buying the full version. I have a suggestion to make :
The software really needs a laso eraser it will make it more feature-full

Dear trt44,
LectureNotes has a `lasso´ eraser, moving the eraser in a closed path so that start and end point are close deletes the interior.
Best regards,
Markus

Perfect, i just tried the laso eraser and it works like a charm, so i bought the software .
I have another suggestion : The software lacks the ability to draw basic shapes (rectangles, circles, lines...), and from my humble point of view, basic shapes are very important for fast and accurate drawing when taking notes.

Many thanks for purchasing the app.
The app contains simple drawing primitives, they are part of the pencil toolbox (as long as you do not disable this in the settings). Choose `Show pencil toolbox´ in the pencil menu to get the toolbox displayed, click-and-hold to move it around. A single click on one of the standard or custom pencils chooses the pencil and a double-click on one of the custom pencils opens the `Custom pencil settings´ dialog; a click on one of the drawing tools activates the drawing tool, another click inactivates it.

OK, thank you, i will try it once i get home.

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Many thanks for purchasing the app.
The app contains simple drawing primitives, they are part of the pencil toolbox (as long as you do not disable this in the settings). Choose `Show pencil toolbox´ in the pencil menu to get the toolbox displayed, click-and-hold to move it around. A single click on one of the standard or custom pencils chooses the pencil and a double-click on one of the custom pencils opens the `Custom pencil settings´ dialog; a click on one of the drawing tools activates the drawing tool, another click inactivates it.
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OK, so far this is the best note taking application for android platform, it works exactly the way it should. But the UI is a bit ugly frankly you should work it more. A software like yours deserve a sexy fantastic UI :
- Attractive icons cause the actual ones looks dead to me, note Books icons for example looks horrible
- The ability to go forward and back in pages using forward and back buttons (more convenient sometimes instead of just scrolling or doing a notebook overview and select the page from there)
- Notebook overview should have an icon in the top tools bar for easy access
One last thing, when you use palm heuristic there is no way to zoom but using the zoom function in the menu witch have a fixed zoom ratio, i suggest to add a zoom slider in the top tools bar where you can specify how much you want to zoom when using (or not) palm heuristic.
Thank you for the fantastic software and keep the good work on .

Many thanks for your kind comments. I certainly agree that the icons can be improved, but I am not an artist and I do my best.
The app allows to go forward and backward page-wise by using `One page forward` or `One page backward´ in the hand menu; alternatively, to move quickly through your notebook without changing mode or switching to notebook overview, switch on `Permanently display scroll bars´ in the settings and drag on the scroll bars (the bar thickness can be increased in the settings).
`Notebook overview´ is just two clicks away in all modes (one click on main menu and one click on the item), I do not think that it is worthwhile to add an extra icon.
When using the heuristic palm rejection, one or two fingers gestures for scrolling and zooming are restricted to the hand mode, but being in this mode you can scroll and zoom continuously. Besides that, there is a zoom slider at the left side, you can change zoom by dragging it (the bar thickness can also be increased in the settings).

Just wanted to say hello to you Markus and thank you for your amazing app.
I am loving your app more and more. I appreciate your email correspondence about features I asked about. It truly puts you and your application above the rest.
Cheers.

I just uploaded v1.13 into Google Play. The major new feature is to allow folders of notebooks (and folders of folders of notebooks, etc.), but I also added LectureNotes as an image receiver (so that the app shows up when you share an image) and fixed a bug that could cause the app to crash when using a template for a new notebook.
To allow folders affects all parts of the app (notebooks board, notebook content view, notebook overview, notebook index, notebooks board index, ...). I carefully double- and triple-checked all features and things should work as before. Please drop an email to me in case you noticed something unexpected and I will do my very best to fix it quickly.
Best regards,
Markus

Sweet, I requested this feature cause of large number of notes
Works good, but maybe change the icon of folders so they stand out more from the regular.

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I just uploaded v1.13 into Google Play. The major new feature is to allow folders of notebooks (and folders of folders of notebooks, etc.), but I also added LectureNotes as an image receiver (so that the app shows up when you share an image) and fixed a bug that could cause the app to crash when using a template for a new notebook.
To allow folders affects all parts of the app (notebooks board, notebook content view, notebook overview, notebook index, notebooks board index, ...). I carefully double- and triple-checked all features and things should work as before. Please drop an email to me in case you noticed something unexpected and I will do my very best to fix it quickly.
Best regards,
Markus
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This is a wonderful feature Markus that I didn't realize I needed until just recently. Love it I like the idea of changing the icon on the folders so they stand out more. I also love the new storage location setting, it eases my mind to know it is on my external_sd.
Also, I dunno if I am just being dense, but I cannot seem to figure out the navigation menu when enabled in settings. Within settings, under Settings > Menu > Enable app's launcher icon menu and it says it provides a navigation menu at the app's launcher icon. I've always assumed this was an extra navigation menu in the top left corner, but cannot seem to ever be able to use it.
Any thoughts?

I am glad to hear that you like the new feature.
In case you switch on the menu at the app's launcher icon, you should see a menu when clicking on the icon in the left upper corner (in difference to the case when this option is off, then you get a message that there is no functionality assigned, with the exception of notebook content view where the changed pages are flushed to the file system). What happens in your case? Does the icon highlight when you click on it?

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I am glad to hear that you like the new feature.
In case you switch on the menu at the app's launcher icon, you should see a menu when clicking on the icon in the left upper corner (in difference to the case when this option is off, then you get a message that there is no functionality assigned, with the exception of notebook content view where the changed pages are flushed to the file system). What happens in your case? Does the icon highlight when you click on it?
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It doesn't seem to do anything when I click on it, with either my finger or with the pen. And it doesn't seem to matter if I have it enabled or not. Neither scenario causes the icon to do anything. It doesn't highlight or say/do anything. It also does not matter what screen I am at, the icon never does anything. Whether I am within a notebook, folder or at the notebooks board screen. Odd.
Would this have anything to do with that I am running ICS?

Handy note app - ultimate note taking app!

I have just discovered a beautiful note taking app that possibly can replace a number of the ones available on the market.
The app is called Handy note and gives you compete control over your notes amongst numerous other functions. The only downside is that it's not free to try so you'll have to take my word for it or use the 15 minute refund window (extremely cheap to buy though). With a bit more development, it probably can replace S-notes. I'll list the pros and cons to help highlight key features and will link to the app for those interested.
Pros - app currently can do
° Text entry via chosen keyboard
° Freehand text entry with smoothing applied (makes your handwriting look much nicer)
° Two writing panels, when you enter handwriting and reach the end of the first panel, you start writing in the second panel while the first one transfers writing to screen, this allows continuous writing without having to wait for words to transfer.
° Everything you do can be repositioned anywhere on the screen as easily as selecting the desired area and sliding it to where you want it positioned i.e. you want to move text, handwriting or drawings to a different section just select correct tool and area you want to reposition and drag your S-pen to the desired position.
° Number of text editing options such as bullets, numbering, font size choice etc.
° You can insert pictures and shapes, loads to choose from within the app such as arrows, circle, box, smilies etc
° You can insert date, time etc and change the way it looks too
There are tons more features, too much to list.
Cons - not available (yet, possibly the developer may include in future updates)
° Could not see an option to import pdf's
° Could not see an option to increase page size of needed
° Notes are saved automatically, does not have a save button
° Portrait mode only at present - Now landscape mode available!
° pdf export done as images so any typed text cannot be highlighted using a pdf editor using highlight function - you can always edit the text from within the app
I have only listed some features of the app above as I have only been using for about 30 minutes, there are still lots to discover and I think I will request from the developer some of the cons I have listed above to be addressed. Will truly make this app perfect if they can implement them.
As it stands though, the app is still fantastic and runs super smooth on or Notes and is really worth a try for those who take a lot of notes.
Below is a screen shot I have taken to show only a tiny bit of what the app is capable of doing. If you do try the app and find any useful features that I have not listed, reply to this thread and I'll add to the list of pros or cons for that matter.
Link to app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appbody.handyNote.google&hl=en

HasC said:
I have just discovered a beautiful note taking app that possibly can replace a number of the ones available on the market.
The app is called Handy note and gives you compete control over your notes amongst numerous other functions. The only downside is that it's not free to try so you'll have to take my word for it or use the 15 minute refund window (extremely cheap to buy though). With a bit more development, it probably can replace S-notes. I'll list the pros and cons to help highlight key features and will link to the app for those interested.
Pros - app currently can do
° Text entry via chosen keyboard
° Freehand text entry with smoothing applied (makes your handwriting look much nicer)
° Two writing panels, when you enter handwriting and reach the end of the first panel, you start writing in the second panel while the first one transfers writing to screen, this allows continuous writing without having to wait for words to transfer.
° Everything you do can be repositioned anywhere on the screen as easily as selecting the desired area and sliding it to where you want it positioned i.e. you want to move text, handwriting or drawings to a different section just select correct tool and area you want to reposition and drag your S-pen to the desired position.
° Number of text editing options such as bullets, numbering, font size choice etc.
° You can insert pictures and shapes, loads to choose from within the app such as arrows, circle, box, smilies etc
° You can insert date, time etc and change the way it looks too
There are tons more features, too much to list.
Cons - not available (yet, possibly the developer may include in future updates)
° Could not see an option to import pdf's
° Could not see an option to increase page size of needed
° Notes are saved automatically, does not have a safe button
° Portrait mode only at present
° pdf export done as images so any typed text cannot be highlighted using a pdf editor using highlight function - you can always edit the text from within the app
I have only listed some features of the app above as I have only been using for about 30 minutes, there are still lots to discover and I think I will request from the developer some of the cons I have listed above to be addressed. Will truly make this app perfect if they can implement them.
As it stands though, the app is still fantastic and runs super smooth on or Notes and is really worth a try for those who take a lot of notes.
Below is a screen shot I have taken to show only a tiny bit of what the app is capable of doing. If you do try the app and find any useful features that I have not listed, reply to this thread and I'll add to the list of pros or cons for that matter.
Link to app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appbody.handyNote.google&hl=en
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Thanks for the recommendation.
Have you tried Freenote? It does everything you listed above as a "Pro," even the two-panel input. Like LectureNotes, it also gives options for customization to the point of becoming confusing, but is a very powerful note-taking app. That's my major gripe with it-- there is a steep learning curve. But once I figured it all out, it became my "go to" note-taking app.
JC

jchammerpants said:
Thanks for the recommendation.
Have you tried Freenote? It does everything you listed above as a "Pro," even the two-panel input. Like LectureNotes, it also gives options for customization to the point of becoming confusing, but is a very powerful note-taking app. That's my major gripe with it-- there is a steep learning curve. But once I figured it all out, it became my "go to" note-taking app.
JC
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I have tried freenote and my biggest gripe is that it is not very intuitive. I did manage to get used to its functions but this apps user interface is more intuitive and seems more polished. I will recommend this for those who do not want to fiddle about with too many options and want something that just works with minimal set up and a less busy screen.
Thanks for your feedback.

HasC said:
I have tried freenote and my biggest gripe is that it is not very intuitive. I did manage to get used to its functions but this apps user interface is more intuitive and seems more polished. I will recommend this for those who do not want to fiddle about with too many options and want something that just works with minimal set up and a less busy screen.
Thanks for your feedback.
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Yes, I have the same gripe with Freenote, but have come to terms with it since it offers suck flexibility. But I still find myself trying to remember how to do something I've done before, because its not intuitive.
You inspired me to start a thread for users to contribute to a feature list of the "holy grail" of note-taking apps. I'm hoping to get the users and devs from all the good apps to comment collectively. We'll see...

jchammerpants said:
Yes, I have the same gripe with Freenote, but have come to terms with it since it offers suck flexibility. But I still find myself trying to remember how to do something I've done before, because its not intuitive.
You inspired me to start a thread for users to contribute to a feature list of the "holy grail" of note-taking apps. I'm hoping to get the users and devs from all the good apps to comment collectively. We'll see...
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Sounds good to me, it would be really brilliant if someone can come up with a notepad that has all the key features that people use and not have to go to different apps to carry out different functions. At present, the lecture notes developer seems to be the most keen developer who actively makes changes to use requests and requirements.
I hope the thread will be well received and we get the ultimate note taking app as a result.

HasC
Do you have any updates on this app now that you have had this for a few days. Has your opinion changed.

tonyz3 said:
HasC
Do you have any updates on this app now that you have had this for a few days. Has your opinion changed.
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To be honest, what you are paying for this app and what you are getting far outweighs the fact that it does not have a trial version.
The app has not crashed and runs really smooth, works very well with the S-pen and most definitely has a premium feel to it. Usually an app with the features this one offers should be priced about 3-4 times higher. The best aspect of the app is the tools layout and how easily the document can be re arranged, very intuitive.
To get a feel, try the app for about ten minutes and refund if you don't like the feel of it, that's what I did and stuck with it.
After the above and to answer your question, I would conclude with, my opinion has not changed after using more extensively and I would recommend the app as an optional note taking app, it may not be a daily driver in all scenarios though. Would probably use it for designing simple presentations and information booklets / guides instead of having to use Polaris etc

HasC said:
To be honest, what you are paying for this app and what you are getting far outweighs the fact that it does not have a trial version.
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To get a feel, try the app for about ten minutes and refund if you don't like the feel of it, that's what I did and stuck with it.
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I took the $0.99 plunge for this app. I think it is worth that much at least for anyone wanting a fairly full-featured but easy-to-use note-taking app.
It might be the most intuitive note-taking app I've seen so far. It is pretty quick to switch between text, ink, graphics, and paint-- even within a single line on the page.
And it allows exporting to PDF or PNG, and to email or Dropbox, with a minimal of clicks, which I like.
The operation of the layers can be confusing, though. I almost returned it for refund because opened a blank page from one of the templates, and did a whole page of ink and graphics to test it. When I finished and hit the button to switch back to the page view, it appeared that all my ink and graphics were gone. It took me a few minutes to figure out that the layer in which I had done my work was only sized to about a third of the total page size, even though the editing view for that layer allowed me to write/paint the full length of the screen. Long story short, I "found" my work by resizing that layer to be the length of the screen, which revealed what I had written. But I initially thought that it had failed to save my work.
This may replace Freenote as my go to note-taking app.
EDIT: Second gripe: Only works in portrait orientation for now.

jchammerpants said:
I took the $0.99 plunge for this app. I think it is worth that much at least for anyone wanting a fairly full-featured but easy-to-use note-taking app.
It might be the most intuitive note-taking app I've seen so far. It is pretty quick to switch between text, ink, graphics, and paint-- even within a single line on the page.
And it allows exporting to PDF or PNG, and to email or Dropbox, with a minimal of clicks, which I like.
The operation of the layers can be confusing, though. I almost returned it for refund because opened a blank page from one of the templates, and did a whole page of ink and graphics to test it. When I finished and hit the button to switch back to the page view, it appeared that all my ink and graphics were gone. It took me a few minutes to figure out that the layer in which I had done my work was only sized to about a third of the total page size, even though the editing view for that layer allowed me to write/paint the full length of the screen. Long story short, I "found" my work by resizing that layer to be the length of the screen, which revealed what I had written. But I initially thought that it had failed to save my work.
This may replace Freenote as my go to note-taking app.
EDIT: Second gripe: Only works in portrait orientation for now.
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Glad you like it and also the fact that you didn't lose your work. I think the way the layers are handled on this app are its biggest strength, it gives complete flexibility to where you can position or reposition every aspect of the output.
It is definitely a steal at the price it is going for.
Ps - the portrait mode was listed as a con, hopefully will be available for landscape in a future update.

HasC said:
I think the way the layers are handled on this app are its biggest strength, it gives complete flexibility to where you can position or reposition every aspect of the output.
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I agree it is a strength... now that I figured it out! I read some of the reviews on the Play store, and I think a few others had the same problem, as i saw comments to the effect that edits were not saved once the editor was closed. I would guess they also had edits that weren't showing because the layer was sized too small outside the edit view.
If you aren't sure what I mean-- do a full page of scribbles in a layer that is only sized for a portion of the page. When you leave the editor, you will only see the part of your scribbles in the layer boundaries, even though your notes are still captured within the layer via edit mode.
JC

I emailed the developers to ask about landscape viewing. They responded below, and said some updates should be released this week.
App Body said:
We well know the landscape requirement. It's in our developing plan, but it really take time to implement.
By the way, the next release will be in this week. Some new features will be available.
1. Share page to Facebook, MMS and others.
2. A setting center for set default fonts and others.
3. Recover built-in resource in case of deleted by mistake.
We keep developing Handy Note to match user's requirement.
JC
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Pen recognition
I started using this tool as recommended and Liked it a lot.
There´s only one problem Im experiencing. Sometimes, when Im writing a text, there are some pen recognition issues.. that makes me having to write some letters again.
Don´t know if Im being clear...
Im using latest Jelly Bean Rom (LI1) posted on the development forum. Don´t know if it´s the Rom or the App.
I only have this issue with this app, though.
Anyone experienced that??
Thanks.
Luciano.

lucianolsp said:
I started using this tool as recommended and Liked it a lot.
There´s only one problem Im experiencing. Sometimes, when Im writing a text, there are some pen recognition issues.. that makes me having to write some letters again.
Don´t know if Im being clear...
Im using latest Jelly Bean Rom (LI1) posted on the development forum. Don´t know if it´s the Rom or the App.
I only have this issue with this app, though.
Anyone experienced that??
Thanks.
Luciano.
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Hey, there, Luciano. I have been using this app only two days. So far, I have not had that issue. It captures all my pen strokes just as smooth as butter.
I am completely 'stock.' Maybe that makes a difference?
JC

jchammerpants said:
Hey, there, Luciano. I have been using this app only two days. So far, I have not had that issue. It captures all my pen strokes just as smooth as butter.
I am completely 'stock.' Maybe that makes a difference?
JC
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I agree with the comments above as I am not having any issues with it either.
Thanks for the update regarding the improvements to come.

Thanks
HasC said:
I agree with the comments above as I am not having any issues with it either.
Thanks for the update regarding the improvements to come.
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Yeah.. It´s probably some compatibility issue between the App and the JB ROM.
Thats unfortunate, because I really liked the smoothiness and speed of the JB over ICS.
Maybe I will revert to the stock rom.. although the problem is not too bad, maybe I can live with it.
Thanks guys!

The latest update to this app allows you to really easily rotate text and pictures. All it needs now is landscape mode and a choice of paper sizes.

output quality
Trying out several notetaking apps to see if I could find a Onenote-like app (typing, handwriting, easy editing, sync, searchable notes), so I tried this one out as well.
I agree that it's very nice, especially the flexibility with text and handwriting (you can even write text and handwriting in the same box, alternating words). I had some minor issues for improvement though:
1. I tried it on my phone, and chose the smallest font size (12) to be able to write at least a decent number of words on the page. But when I then exported to evernote, I could hardly read the text (handwriting was even worse) because of the low image quality. Not sure if this is an issue on a tablet but I really want my notes to be readable and searchable. So it would be nice if you could choose different export image qualities.
2. Did you find a way to resize the handwriting (in handwriting mode, not the freehand) after it was written? With text, you can simply resize the font of a selection, but I couldn't do this with handwritten text.
3. Highlighting is only possible in freehand mode, but then if you reposition the textbox the highlight doesn't move with the text as it's in another layer. I didn't try so I don't know if this could be solved by grouping objects, but it would be nice to have a highlighting option that changes the actual background of the text and automatically moves with the text.
4. the already mentioned missing page size setting.
Other than this, I found it to be a pretty nice note taking app, too. If only they added a desktop client that could edit the notes too...

hoipiepeloi said:
Trying out several notetaking apps to see if I could find a Onenote-like app (typing, handwriting, easy editing, sync, searchable notes), so I tried this one out as well.
I agree that it's very nice, especially the flexibility with text and handwriting (you can even write text and handwriting in the same box, alternating words). I had some minor issues for improvement though:
1. I tried it on my phone, and chose the smallest font size (12) to be able to write at least a decent number of words on the page. But when I then exported to evernote, I could hardly read the text (handwriting was even worse) because of the low image quality. Not sure if this is an issue on a tablet but I really want my notes to be readable and searchable. So it would be nice if you could choose different export image qualities.
2. Did you find a way to resize the handwriting (in handwriting mode, not the freehand) after it was written? With text, you can simply resize the font of a selection, but I couldn't do this with handwritten text.
3. Highlighting is only possible in freehand mode, but then if you reposition the textbox the highlight doesn't move with the text as it's in another layer. I didn't try so I don't know if this could be solved by grouping objects, but it would be nice to have a highlighting option that changes the actual background of the text and automatically moves with the text.
4. the already mentioned missing page size setting.
Other than this, I found it to be a pretty nice note taking app, too. If only they added a desktop client that could edit the notes too...
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1. I would also like different export qualities. What i just tried as an experiment was to export the notes into another app called lecture notes. This could be a potential workaround for resizing the document to a more readable size. If you have made all your edits on handy notes, export to the app and use the cut tool and resize.
2. Unfortunately, i could not find a way to resize handwritten notes after writing and again the solution/workaround would be to export to lecture notes and resize the selection or part that is too small.
3. Yep, tried it this morning and could not find a way to move the highlight. I did notice that there was a layer option but could not get it to do anything, ideally we should be able to flatten the highlight behind the text. I tried to group the objects but could not select the highlighted section.
For a possible workaround you could :
Create your notes and once you are happy with the format, do your highlighting and export or alternatively, send the notes to lecture notes, resize and highlight using the functions within lecture notes and export as a pdf.
I think at present the way things are, we need to use multiple apps to achieve the desired end results or one of the developers takes these issues into consideration and facilitates them within their app.
I think i will email the developer of Handy notes to this thread and hopefully he/she/they can improve the app with the suggestions.
I have requested the developer of lecture notes to see if text handling can be done in the manner of handy notes as he is working on text input improvement for his app which currently is the most feature rich note taking app on android (my opinion).
Edit: just realised for highlighted text, if you select the freehand tool used to do the highlight, there is a scissor icon towards the right that can be used to select the highlight and reposition to wherever you have moved the text. If you change the font size from what has been highlighted, it won't match up.

Ive been using this for a few days now and find it really good. Password protect notes and abilty to change covers.
Also you can download an extra resource pack thats full of templates, covers etc here

Because it is no longer compatible with my TF101 with Android 4.1.2? I can not use it! please update ....

What did Samsung think?! S-NOTE, ACTION MEMO, SCRAPBOOK - and their unpractical usage

Hi folks!
This thread will just be about me grumbling about some of our beloved Notes functions - especially the S-Pen "core apps".
My question is: What did Samsung think with integrating two dictinct apps which rather should have been developed as one (and could have been developed as one so EASY)? This is what we do have now:
1.) Action Memo:
- Cool functions (e.g. saving numbers to contacs)
- VERY restricted in formating (pensize, pen style etc)
- Can be opened from the s-pen actions menu
- Can be choosed to be opened instead of the s- pen actions menu after detaching the S-Pen (this function was reserved for the S-Note on the Note 2) (S-Note popup)
- Can only be synced to samsung
- Notes are sorted in a list - but NO WIDGET
2.) S- Note
- No "cool functions"
- many format options (pens, colors, pensize, picture etc)
- Can not be opened from the S-Pen actions menu
- Can not be choosed to be opened after detaching the S-Pen anymore (S-Note popup)
- Can be synced to samsung and evernote
- Notes are sorted in a list - WIDGET IS AVAILABLE.
3.) Scrapbook
--> just a THIRD app with just ONE MORE function, which could have been integrated in e.g. S-Note as well.
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Why didn´t they got it managed to have one app to "rule them all"? Wouldnt that have been MUCH better and much more logical!?
One app, that can be immediately accessed form the menu/after detaching the s-pen, which can be used as a notepad, with all the functions and with a widget? Now I always have to decide which app I´m going to use. If it has to be fast, I am forced to use action memo (where I have to go without formating options), wherelse I always prefere S-Note when there is "the time to open it up".
Yes, I know, there ist e.g. Papyrus or /and the S-Pen buddy. But this is not the topic.

If I remember a similar topic was added here and a moderator closed it because there is no point... no offence but if all people liked the phone or its features than samsung would be the only company selling phones.
Peace!
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Well, there is a point. If no one opens up such threads (*****ing about their software) , they have no reason at all to change things.
Closing such threads is not usual on xda, perhaps the OP didn't make his point clear. Otherwise, I would be surprised.

Well, there is actually an action memo widget. Just saying.
And action memo was designed to take memos, or quick, and usually short, bits of information. Hence why you have such a variety of 'actions' to deal with bits of information. S-Note is now designed more as a notebook, we're you can keep a wealth of information, organize it all, etc.
I agree it would have been nice to have a single app to do it all, but then you have to start thinking were do you draw the line between different apps, or lumping everything s-pen related into a single app. The bigger the app, the longer it's going to take to load, index and display everything. Keeping things to small packages for quick tasks was probably the best way to go.
I personally like the separation of the two. I use action memo for jotting down bits of information I need right away, and then just get rid of it later, like a quick phone number, work appt. Or small list of grocery items. I use S-Note to hold detailed information about work I do, neatly organized and synced with evernote (which I'm really liking btw).
I doubt complaining will get something like this changed. Either get used to it and use it or don't.
Just my 2 cents. Not saying your wrong on the matter in a personal sense, but there's logic to why they did what they did.
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I like the segregation of Action Memo & S Note. Divides long form & short form. Coming from the Note II, I wished it had done this, as quickly jotted down thoughts are quite different from longer form, fleshed out ideas. You can still open Action Memo using the hold-button, double-tap action from the Note II as well.
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brooon said:
Hi folks!
This thread will just be about me grumbling about some of our beloved Notes functions - especially the S-Pen "core apps".
My question is: What did Samsung think with integrating two dictinct apps which rather should have been developed as one (and could have been developed as one so EASY)? This is what we do have now:
1.) Action Memo:
- Cool functions (e.g. saving numbers to contacs)
- VERY restricted in formating (pensize, pen style etc)
- Can be opened from the s-pen actions menu
- Can be choosed to be opened instead of the s- pen actions menu after detaching the S-Pen (this function was reserved for the S-Note on the Note 2) (S-Note popup)
- Can only be synced to samsung
- Notes are sorted in a list - but NO WIDGET
2.) S- Note
- No "cool functions"
- many format options (pens, colors, pensize, picture etc)
- Can not be opened from the S-Pen actions menu
- Can not be choosed to be opened after detaching the S-Pen anymore (S-Note popup)
- Can be synced to samsung and evernote
- Notes are sorted in a list - WIDGET IS AVAILABLE.
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Why didn´t they got it managed to have one app to "rule them all"? Wouldnt that have been MUCH better and much more logical!?
One app, that can be immediately accessed form the menu/after detaching the s-pen, which can be used as a notepad, with all the functions and with a widget? Now I always have to decide which app I´m going to use. If it has to be fast, I am forced to use action memo (where I have to go without formating options), wherelse I always prefere S-Note when there is "the time to open it up".
Yes, I know, there ist e.g. Papyrus or /and the S-Pen buddy. But this is not the topic.
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Sorry off the topic,U said action memo can sync only with samsung but I could not found any settings to sync,may u mean backup threw kies or there is a another way to synk which may i don't know ??pls advice

brooon said:
Hi folks!
This thread will just be about me grumbling about some of our beloved Notes functions - especially the S-Pen "core apps".
My question is: What did Samsung think with integrating two dictinct apps which rather should have been developed as one (and could have been developed as one so EASY)? This is what we do have now:
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I think you might be missing something from the very core of it - Action Note is not so much a real "note in a notebook" as a "post-it note" (term is TM by 3M - which explains why Samsung can not use it).
I only discovered how handy those Action Notes are when I left one minimized - it will "stick" to your screen everywhere just as if you placed a physical Post-It on your monitor.
My main gripe on that is that you can not change (default) pen width, also you can not write normal text and most important you can only have ONE minimized note on the screen

I agree there are issues. Action Memo is a nice idea but the actions are far too limited. Why not use standard android sharing so I can tweet a note for example. If I don't use Google Tasks then I can't create a task. At present I can't even copy text to the clipboard.
The key missing feature though is the ability to transfer the note over into S Note. At present if I start a note in Action Note and then decide it's a full note there isn't a thing I can do other than write the text out again as a result I don't touch it at all.
Also why not allow the actions from S Note?
The same is true for Scrap Booker. A nice feature which I don't touch because it doesn't integrate with anything else or sync to other devices.

BarneyL said:
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The key missing feature though is the ability to transfer the note over into S Note. At present if I start a note in Action Note and then decide it's a full note there isn't a thing I can do other than write the text out again as a result I don't touch it at all.
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Actually you can "Send" the Action Note (from the list view) to a number of destinations, including S Note (where it remains as a separate thing but still is a start).

xclub_101 said:
Actually you can "Send" the Action Note (from the list view) to a number of destinations, including S Note (where it remains as a separate thing but still is a start).
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I didn't know that. Not ideal as it converts the note to an image but better than nothing.
So far my preferred method is sending the action note to the browser and then copying it back out from the search box.

Thank you all for your inputs!
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Well, there is actually an action memo widget. Just saying.
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You are right - it is just usable with TouchWiz and it is just ONE note, the S-Note Widget is usable with all launchers and you can get an overview about all your notes. My bad, but as everywhere --> it is inconsistent
Ragnarkov said:
And action memo was designed to take memos, or quick, and usually short, bits of information. Hence why you have such a variety of 'actions' to deal with bits of information. S-Note is now designed more as a notebook, we're you can keep a wealth of information, organize it all, etc.
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You see, that´s the point: You were able to use S-Note for quick memos with the Note 2 as well - the S-Note popup was PERFECT for these kinds of notes! Why should Action memo be better in any ways? I don´t think that there is a "pro" here (just IMAO).
Ragnarkov said:
I use action memo for jotting down bits of information I need right away, and then just get rid of it later, like a quick phone number, work appt. Or small list of grocery items. I use S-Note to hold detailed information about work I do, neatly organized and synced with evernote (which I'm really liking btw).
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This is how I used S-Note with my Note 2: Quite a big number of notebooks like "ToDo", "groceries", "university", "important", "ideas" etc. (keep the folder function in mind as well), most of them placed on the desktop either as widget or as shortcut. It was just nice - optimized with the action memo functions it would have been just perfect
xclub_101 said:
I think you might be missing something from the very core of it - Action Note is not so much a real "note in a notebook" as a "post-it note" (term is TM by 3M - which explains why Samsung can not use it).
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Yeah, well, S-Note was perfect for "post it notes" as well (S-Note popup ) - in the end it should be the user who decides if he/she wants to write a short note (blank sheet) or e.g. to develop a more complex mindmap or something...do you really need two seperate programs for that?!
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I only discovered how handy those Action Notes are when I left one minimized - it will "stick" to your screen everywhere just as if you placed a physical Post-It on your monitor.
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You are absolutely right, a great implementation!! :highfive:
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My main gripe on that is that you can not change (default) pen width, also you can not write normal text and most important you can only have ONE minimized note on the screen
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The first two points are going in line with what I mean. Action memo is just too simple in its functions to justify the "second app thing", as there already is such a mighty tool like S-Note.
BarneyL said:
The same is true for Scrap Booker. A nice feature which I don't touch because it doesn't integrate with anything else or sync to other devices.
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Absolutely correct, I totally forgot to mention scrapbook - which I hardly use at all for the same reasons. Good idea - but why not just include it in S-Note? It is just an additional function - but here we go, a third app (?!).
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Actually you can "Send" the Action Note (from the list view) to a number of destinations, including S Note (where it remains as a separate thing but still is a start).
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You see - "still a start" - it looks to me as they just collected some ideas and coded an app for each of them^^ This is not well-conceived, it is just a collection of ideas in different apps.
BarneyL said:
I didn't know that. Not ideal as it converts the note to an image but better than nothing.
So far my preferred method is sending the action note to the browser and then copying it back out from the search box.
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Yeah, and it would have been so easy to think about such tasks beforehand. The Note is one of samsungs premium devices ("the" premium device?) - don´t lynch me, but at this point samsung should take apple as an example.

Action Memo can quiuckly export the memo to Evernote, in a new note that can be freely editted.
S Note creates EN notes for its notes, but they have only a blob pic and no changes can be done to that note.
For me, S Note is junk. EN isn't as pretty, but is WAY more functional. I can create notes on any PC and read and edit them on my phone, and vise-versa. S Note ignores notes that weren't created by it and its notes can't be edited anywhere else.

I use sketch book for galaxy. It's much better for hand writing and it works with cyanogenmod too. I bought it from Sammy hub awhile ago when they gave us free credit.
dont forget the thanks button if I helped out!!

jetbruceli said:
I use sketch book for galaxy. It's much better for hand writing and it works with cyanogenmod too. I bought it from Sammy hub awhile ago when they gave us free credit.
dont forget the thanks button if I helped out!!
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Yeah, well, Sketchbook is known as one of the best DRAWING apps, but as a note taking tool? Hmm,...
No sync, no nice gallery (yeah there is a gallery, but...)...

one only widget
brooon said:
Thank you all for your inputs!
You are right - it is just usable with TouchWiz and it is just ONE note, the S-Note Widget is usable with all launchers and you can get an overview about all your notes. My bad, but as everywhere --> it is inconsistent
You see, that´s the point: You were able to use S-Note for quick memos with the Note 2 as well - the S-Note popup was PERFECT for these kinds of notes! Why should Action memo be better in any ways? I don´t think that there is a "pro" here (just IMAO).
This is how I used S-Note with my Note 2: Quite a big number of notebooks like "ToDo", "groceries", "university", "important", "ideas" etc. (keep the folder function in mind as well), most of them placed on the desktop either as widget or as shortcut. It was just nice - optimized with the action memo functions it would have been just perfect
Yeah, well, S-Note was perfect for "post it notes" as well (S-Note popup ) - in the end it should be the user who decides if he/she wants to write a short note (blank sheet) or e.g. to develop a more complex mindmap or something...do you really need two seperate programs for that?!
You are absolutely right, a great implementation!! :highfive:
The first two points are going in line with what I mean. Action memo is just too simple in its functions to justify the "second app thing", as there already is such a mighty tool like S-Note.
Absolutely correct, I totally forgot to mention scrapbook - which I hardly use at all for the same reasons. Good idea - but why not just include it in S-Note? It is just an additional function - but here we go, a third app (?!).
You see - "still a start" - it looks to me as they just collected some ideas and coded an app for each of them^^ This is not well-conceived, it is just a collection of ideas in different apps.
Yeah, and it would have been so easy to think about such tasks beforehand. The Note is one of samsungs premium devices ("the" premium device?) - don´t lynch me, but at this point samsung should take apple as an example.
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action memo can put one only widget in the desktop, but you can browse all notes in the same widget swiping up with the pen.
ricnar

There is solution buddy and is the following.
On Note 2, after detaching the pen the simple Memo appears. On the left upper corner there is an arrow. By clicking on that arrow, it opens the full featured S Note.
On Note 3, when pen is detached and simple memo appears, just click on the right bottom site, where it writes an "s". Then again the full featured S-Nite page will appear.

There is solution buddy and is the following.
On Note 2, after detaching the pen the simple Memo appears. On the left upper corner there is an arrow. By clicking on that arrow, it opens the full featured S Note.
On Note 3, when pen is detached and simple memo appears, just click on the right bottom site, where it writes an "s". Then again the full featured S-Note page will appear.
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There is solution buddy and is the following.
On Note 2, after detaching the pen the simple Memo appears. On the left upper corner there is an arrow. By clicking on that arrow, it opens the full featured S Note.
On Note 3, when pen is detached and simple memo appears, just click on the right bottom site, where it writes an "s". Then again the full featured S-Note page will appear.