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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?
These are some of the more interesting new features from the owners manual that was posted earlier. They are "new" compared to the N2 but quite a few of them are carry over from the SGS4. Most of the really new stuff on the N3 is centered around S Pen and inking. A lot of thought has been put in to enhancing multiview also. The camera appears, at least functionally, to be the same as the SGS4's.
S Pen nib is replaceable
Air jump - While viewing emails or web pages, move your hand up or down across the sensor to scroll the page up or down. (Vertical)
Air browse - Move your hand to the left or right across the sensor to browse images, webpages, songs, or memos. (Horizontal)
Air move - Tap and hold an icon with one hand, and then move your other hand to the left or right across the sensor to move the icon to another location. While using the daily or weekly calendar, tap and hold an event, and then move your other hand to the left or right to move the event to another day or week.
Air call-accept - When a call comes in, move your hand to the left, and then to the right across the sensor to answer the call.
The Menu button and the Back button can be used by the S Pen.
With Air Command you can directly use the following actions:
Action Memo: Write a memo, and then select it by drawing a line around it to take actions related to the memo.
Scrapbooker: Collect a variety of content and save it in Scrapbook. (p. 141)
Screen Write: Capture a screenshot and edit it.
S Finder: Search for a wide variety of content on your device. (p. 139)
Pen Window: Launch multiple applications in specified areas on the screen.
Action Memo can be launched directly by double tapping the screen. Jot down or draw a memo, and then select the memo by tapping to perform various actions, such as making a call, adding contacts, sending messages. With selected, draw a line around an area with the S Pen to perform actions with the selected area.
Selecting and capturing an image - With the S Pen button pressed, draw a line around an area to select it. If necessary, use one of the following options:
Restore the original selection.
Convert the selection to circular shape.
Convert the selection to rectangular shape.
Customise the selection.
Select an application to use with the selected area from the icons that appear at the bottom of the screen.
Air view - Use this feature to perform various functions while the S Pen or your finger is hovering over the screen.
Samsung Smart Pause - Use this feature to pause videos when you look away from the screen.
Samsung Smart Scroll - Use this feature to scroll the screen up or down by tilting your head or the device.
Using Multi Window applications - While using Multi Window applications, select an application window, tap the circle between the application windows, and then use one of the following:
Open a list of recently-used applications in the selected window.
Switch locations between Multi Window applications.
Share items between the application windows. Drag an item to share from one ]window to another. Some applications may not support this feature.
Close the application.
Direct pen input - When hovering the S Pen over a text field, icon appears at the upper left corner of the text field. Tap to write with the S Pen. To make simple corrections, change input languages, or enter a space between characters, tap each correction tool displayed on the handwriting pad. When this feature is enabled, you can do the following actions:
Send a handwritten message.
Make a call by writing a contact name or a phone number on the keypad.
Set an alarm just by writing numbers.
Browse the Internet by writing web addresses.
Translating and sending messages - To use the translating feature while composing a message, tap → Translate, drag the Translate switch to the right, set a language pair, and then tap OK. The translated message will replace the message of the source language.
Group Play - Use this application to enjoy moments with your friends by sharing and playing content. Create or join a Group Play session, and then share content, such as images or music.
WatchON - Use this application to connect to a TV to watch your favourite shows and movies.
Smart stabilisation: Set the device to automatically detect darker conditions and adjust the brightness of the photo without the flash.
Audio zoom: Make louder the sound from the zoomed subject while recording.
Making video clips - Create video clip, select images or videos by ticking multiple still photos. Enter a title, select an effect option, the video clip is saved in Gallery
Making image collages - Select item, select two to four images by ticking, and then tap → Create collage. Select a style at the bottom of the screen, and then tap to add images
Story Album - Use this application to create your own digital album to keep your stories by organising the images neatly and automatically.
Using Popup Video player - Use this feature to use other applications without closing the video player. While watching videos, tap to use the pop-up player. Spread two fingers apart on the screen to enlarge the player or pinch to reduce it. To move the player, drag the player to another location.
My Magazine - Use this application to make your own social magazine. On the Home screen, flick your finger up from the bottom of the screen, or press the Home button. To set up your magazine tick categories and topics. Flick left or right to change the category, flick up or down to turn over magazine pages, and then select an article to read. While viewing a page, tap to use the following applications:
Make a call.
Launch Camera.
Send a message.
Launch Google search.
Open the web browser.
Open the Applications screen.
While reading an article, use the following icons:
Go to the previous page.
Set the article as your likes in Facebook.
View others’ comments about the article.
Set the article as your likes in Flipboard.
Add the article to your Flipboard magazine.
Share the article with others.
S Health - Use this application to monitor your health by managing intake or burnt calories.
Walking mate.
Exercise mate.
Food tracker.
Comfort level.
Managing weight
S Translator - Use this application to translate text into other languages.
S Finder - Use this application to search for a wide variety of items on the device, including emails, documents, images, music, applications, and more.
Scrapbook - Use this application to create your own digital scrapbook with content from webpages,videos and more.
KNOX -Use this application freely use your device for both work and personal use.To secure your data, KNOX and associated data is deleted when the password is entered incorrectly several times.
Display -
Screen mode –
- Adapt display: Use this mode for optimising the display according to the displaysettings.
- Dynamic: Use this mode to make the display tone more vivid.
- Standard: Use this mode for normal surroundings.
- Professional photo: Use this mode to make the display tone look like real colours.
- Movie: Use this mode for dim surroundings, such as in a dark room.
Display Settings -
- Reading mode: Select which applications will use reading mode. In reading mode, the device helps protect your eyes when reading at night.
- Auto adjust screen tone: Set the device to save power by adjusting the brightness of the display.
- Daydream: Set the device to launch a screensaver when your device is connected to a desktop dock or charging.
- Auto rotate screen: Set the content to rotate automatically when the device is turned.
- Edit after screen capture: Set the device to edit the screenshot after capturing it.
Lock screen - Change settings for the locked screen.
Screen lock: Activate the screen lock feature. The following options may vary depending on the screen lock feature selected.
- Multiple widgets: Set the device to allow use of widgets on the locked screen.
- Clock widget options: Configure settings for the clock widget.
- Dual clock: Set the device to show the dual clock.
- Clock size: Change the size of the clock.
- Show date: Set the device to show the date with the clock.
- Weather: Set the device to show weather information on the locked screen.
- Shortcuts: Set the device to show and edit application shortcuts on the locked screen.
- Personal message: Edit the personal message.
- Owner information: Enter your information that is shown with the clock.
Unlock effect: Select an effect:
- Ink effect: Change the colour for the ink effect. The ink effect is available only with the S Pen.
- Wake up in lock screen: Set the device to recognise your wake up command when the screen is locked.
- Action Memo on lock screen: Set the device to launch Action Memo when you double tap the locked screen with the S Pen button pressed.
- Help text: Set the device to show the help text on the locked screen when you unlock the screen.
Enough to upgrade. Direct pen input is really innovative
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^^ ****load of features...
Did anyone see anything similar for GN3?
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When you guys are receiving yours?
Can't wait for a more in-depth review based on a daily use experience :good:
Seems that here in Holland the pre-orders are rolling out this week
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Hey, where is that metal detector sensor mentioned on the other thread? :laugh:
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I did not see multitasking in the split window on the Note 3 - only vids I found were the copy/paste to different chat windows.....
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Yes these multitasking features are available in note3...
Very cool! I love how the SPen can be used with the Menu and Back soft-keys. Does anyone know if the SPen can emulate pressing the Home button using the Air Commands or perhaps clicking on the SPen button?
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- Reading mode: Select which applications will use reading mode. In reading mode, the device helps protect your eyes when reading at night.
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This is also intriguing. I currently use Screen Filter to really darken my N2's screen to allow for night-time reading. I'd be curious to see exactly how dark the N3's built-in Reading Mode will make the screen.
It's not clear to me whether app shortcuts can be used on a password-protected lockscreen. This has long been a complaint of Android, and is one of the few things that iOS does better. I'd like the ability to use "whitelisted" applications so that I don't have to unlock the entire phone just to use, say, the camera. Basically, I click on the app on the lock screen, and immediately use it. I don't care if the phone is lost/stolen and a stranger takes pics with the "whitelisted" camera shortcut (if anything, it would be helpful because I have all photos set to upload automatically to Dropbox, and if my phone is lost/stolen, I can check to see what pics someone might be taking with it, including any selfies which might help to identify the perp!).
I do not know if it was confirmed till this day- the slapdragon 600 variant of S4 had the Exmor R version of that 13 mp camera whilst the Exynos one got Exmor RS. Which Exmor version did the slapdragon 800 get?
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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.
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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).
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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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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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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
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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).
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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 (?!).
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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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.
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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-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.
Hello everyone! Can you share your own experience with multitasking and multiwindow apps on Note Pro 12.2? Which apps are you using and why?
Thank you!!!
I usually run Internet browser and chrome or Facebook and chrome side by side. And some Other combos. Works perfectly
Also, are there any specific apps that can make other apps multiwindow compatible without rooting?
Look here: Anything better than Multitasking Pro by OryonCorp?
The thing to remember about forcing applications to do windowed mode is that some may not render properly when the window is scaled. Sometimes text or graphical elements will stretch as the window proportions are changed. Most applications will still function but the look may change when in window mode as a result.
Also, in the case of a multiwindow patcher like Spere is linking to another thread when the application is converted it's signature changes breaking the link to the Play Store as a result so you'll no longer get update notifications for it. Spere mentions this in the thread that was linked to.
Personally I don't use multiwindow too much because I don't find it as useful as I had hoped. I'm the type of person that looks for efficient ways to do things and since the tablet isnt the ideal means for me to do the production type work that I like to do I just don't find it beneficial . . . so i end up using my macbook or my workstation at work. Essentially my main use for multiwindow on my Note Pro ends up being video watching while browsing or for keeping a Hangouts chat window open while doing something else. Occasionally I'll pop open a window for ES File Manager or something while composing an email but other than that . . meh . . Not used much.
If it were easier to change to windowed mode like it is on a Note 4 with the window proportion being locked but scaleable that would be nice but we don't have that functionality yet on the Note Pro.
muzzy996 said:
If it were easier to change to windowed mode like it is on a Note 4 with the window proportion being locked but scaleable that would be nice but we don't have that functionality yet on the Note Pro.
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Can you tell me what do you mean? An example maybe?
I am looking for a way to make more apps to be able to appear on the "multitasking pane" so I can have the screen splitted in 4 areas. Any help with that?
Can we also have 2 instances of chrome in 2 areas and 2 other apps on other areas of we split the screen in 4?
Thank you very much for your answers!!!
With regards to the Note 4 mutliwindow being different it's a mixed bag . . . Many of us Note Pro users like the pen window functionality and the ability to slide in a panel from the right edge of the screen that has icons for all mutiwindow enabled applications that can then be dragged onto the screen to create an instance of it. You don't get the same thing with the Note 4; what you get is no pen window support, and the right side menu has to be accessed via a long press of the back key rather than a simple swipe gesture.
What you do get with the Note 4 that I really want is the ability to be inside any mutiwindow enabled application FULLSCREEN and by a gesture from the upper right corner of the screen inward, grab the upper right corner of the application and create a windowed instance of it. This feature essentially allows you to go from fullscreen to window, back to full screen . . AT WILL. You cannot do that with a Note Pro.
Bear in mind that because I'm not a bluetooth keyboard user multiwindow is of no real major benefit to me other than for content consumption type stuff (videos in windows, chat windows etc.). Since I do not use an external keyboard, as soon as I need to type in any application I must deal with an onscreen keyboard and at that point I hit a roadblock with regards to available screen real estate. Having a small floating onscreen keyboard only goes so far to mitigate the issue. This is not an issue for those who are using this tablet as a laptop replacement and have a bluetooth keyboard since there's no need for onscreen keyboard overlays.
S-Pen Command for all AOSP and unofficial ROM
Using S-Pen stylus on a rooted custom ROM which doesn't have S-Pen support like AOSP or MIUI.
Tested on my n7000 with Lollipop 5.1 NightOwl Beta 2
Open quick menu on removal S-pen does not work, just remove the S-pen and press the button twice to activate S-Pen Command
Best app features:
- take a full-screenshot holding stylus button while it is touching the screen
- take a cropped-screenshot (with post-editing) holding stylus button while draw the selection on screen
- edit screenshots taken using your stylus and its specific SPen Image Editor
- open a QuickMenu on stylus button single press (like stock Samsung "Air Command" feature)
- choose up to 6 shortcuts on the QuickMenu
- choose up to 5 shortcuts to be shown in a Notification Shortcut bar
- switch keyboard when stylus is removed or inserted in its slot
- show cursor when stylus is near the screen
- choose a custom image as cursor (with also scale and offset to centre it)
- disable finger-touchscreen to avoid accidental hand-touch while drawing
- disable hardware keys (MENU and BACK) to avoid accidental hand-touch while drawing
- quick-double-press of stylus button executes a "BACK" action
- draw Gestures (holding stylus button while drawing on screen) to start Apps (or, in future, to take other actions)
- Lollipop 5.x support!!!!!
- choose a list of apps that keep the screen on when the stylus is removed
- turn on screen on stylus removal
- choose a list of apps that disable gestures and special stylus features (to use only specific app gestures)
- many graphic personalizations about menu, cursor and gesture
- IT NOT DRAINS BATTERY because no any poll is done at a specific interval
Thread By: emandt
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/app-app-samsung-devices-provided-stylus-t3000448
https://plus.google.com/communities/104634120781641997201?hl=it
Download the trial version:
MOD EDIT: Links removed, there never was a "trial" version.
I think this app its not for n7000....only for n7100 and not 3 / 4...anyone try it in n7000?
Cocolopes said:
I think this app its not for n7000....only for n7100 and not 3 / 4...anyone try it in n7000?
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The screenshots you see are my n7000 with Lollipop NightOwl 5.1 Beta 2 and it works perfectly, just open the app, set options in the quick menu and select your favorite apps. Just press the button twice the S-pen
panamera2011 said:
The screenshots you see are my n7000 with Lollipop NightOwl 5.1 Beta 2 and it works perfectly, just open the app, set options in the quick menu and select your favorite apps. Just press the button twice the S-pen
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I just test it in my n7000....but I get full functions...like I have in my n7100 I mean....n7000 dont see when I deattach the spen....how can I fix that?
Cocolopes said:
I just test it in my n7000....but I get full functions...like I have in my n7100 I mean....n7000 dont see when I deattach the spen....how can I fix that?
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This option does not work on n7000, missing the sensor when removing and reconnecting the S-pen
Why do not post and ask help in my official thread? I just discovered this discussion about my App.
N7000 is not properly supported due to lack of attachment/detachment sensor. Other things should work but the experience is a bit different from what I've planned.
emandt said:
Why do not post and ask help in my official thread? I just discovered this discussion about my App.
N7000 is not properly supported due to lack of attachment/detachment sensor. Other things should work but the experience is a bit different from what I've planned.
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I'm sorry, I shared your great app just to make it know to n7000 users.
I posted the link to your thread on xda and google+, so anyone can ask help in official thread
Thanks for your work
Is this app still in development? I have a Note 4 with CM12.1. Wanted to try this app. Where can I get the latest version? From the link in the first post? Thanks!
theorioles33 said:
Is this app still in development? I have a Note 4 with CM12.1. Wanted to try this app. Where can I get the latest version? From the link in the first post? Thanks!
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Still in development, just have to order it through his/her own website.
let try on my n7000
thanks you.
panamera2011 said:
S-Pen Command for all AOSP and unofficial ROM
Using S-Pen stylus on a rooted custom ROM which doesn't have S-Pen support like AOSP or MIUI.
Tested on my n7000 with Lollipop 5.1 NightOwl Beta 2
Open quick menu on removal S-pen does not work, just remove the S-pen and press the button twice to activate S-Pen Command
Best app features:
- take a full-screenshot holding stylus button while it is touching the screen
- take a cropped-screenshot (with post-editing) holding stylus button while draw the selection on screen
- edit screenshots taken using your stylus and its specific SPen Image Editor
- open a QuickMenu on stylus button single press (like stock Samsung "Air Command" feature)
- choose up to 6 shortcuts on the QuickMenu
- choose up to 5 shortcuts to be shown in a Notification Shortcut bar
- switch keyboard when stylus is removed or inserted in its slot
- show cursor when stylus is near the screen
- choose a custom image as cursor (with also scale and offset to centre it)
- disable finger-touchscreen to avoid accidental hand-touch while drawing
- disable hardware keys (MENU and BACK) to avoid accidental hand-touch while drawing
- quick-double-press of stylus button executes a "BACK" action
- draw Gestures (holding stylus button while drawing on screen) to start Apps (or, in future, to take other actions)
- Lollipop 5.x support!!!!!
- choose a list of apps that keep the screen on when the stylus is removed
- turn on screen on stylus removal
- choose a list of apps that disable gestures and special stylus features (to use only specific app gestures)
- many graphic personalizations about menu, cursor and gesture
- IT NOT DRAINS BATTERY because no any poll is done at a specific interval
Thread By: emandt
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/app-app-samsung-devices-provided-stylus-t3000448
https://plus.google.com/communities/104634120781641997201?hl=it
Download the trial version:
http://www.emandt.net/Android/SPenCommand/Release/SpenCommand_1127.apk
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ruuoogk5nmm5ui6/com.emandt.spencommand+trial.apk
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Does it work wit CM13, bro?
Nguyễn Đình Thi said:
Does it work wit CM13, bro?
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Yea works fine
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64230551&postcount=124
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Thank you Panamera, I got my self a copy. Still trying to figure out all its features.
Because the official tread was closed, I must ask here.
I try this app, but without luck. My Spen not working at all. Only when I do factory reset or do a clean install it works for a 10 or 20 seconds and then stops. If anyone have a solution it would be much appreciated.