According to this Youtube review, Action memos have been removed from the Note 7. Is that an issues for you? I will miss this myself.
https://youtu.be/8P99gLY2dao
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The part where you write some name or the address and note detects the text is rly sick. I would have use it a lot .
Pretty sure Action Memo was merged into S-Note. At least I think that's what I had read in a changelog somewhere.
slaapliedje said:
Pretty sure Action Memo was merged into S-Note. At least I think that's what I had read in a changelog somewhere.
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There is no S-Note anymore. Now it's Samsung Note. They say it merges all the tools there existed before, but though i can see it for S-Note and Scrapbook, i can't find anything similar to Action Memo in it.
I went in the store to fiddle around with a Note 7 they had on display. To be clear, I've owned a Note 4&5 and used Action memo and S-Notes quite a bit.
There are three items I see missing from Samsung's including in Samsung Notes as well as three shortcomings, or changes, that I don't like.
1) There is no more Link To Action. Period. Which is a HUGE bummer - since I used it almost daily to scribble down a number, and then link-to-phone dial it. That or using the link-to-task for crap I had to remember. ** please correct me if I am wrong here - I couldn't find it in the app or in the additional installable add-ons.
2) When you are in an Action Memo and press the home button to pop back to the launcher such as for running another app, the little "chat-head" style memo icon is no longer. This is the same thing as the Minimize function on the Menu. One the 4/5, you could drag it around the screen and tap on it to go back into the open Action memo. Not any more. On the 7 you have to open SamNotes, and a message pops up saying your note was saved and you have to open it from the list. It isn't waiting for you already open. Not 100% sure about using Recent Apps key to switch back into it.
3) The "Return To List" menu option is gone. Can't get back to the list of Action Memos from an open memo. Getting back to the list of Notes seems more convoluted on the 7.
Changes that I don't like:
1) The Action Memo widget is changed. On the 4/5 you could Pin to Home if you were using Sammy's launcher and have a 1x1 or 2x2 representation of the Action Memo. One the 7, you can still Pin, but it is a 5x1 (wide, not tall) sliver of the note. It's scrollable and can reduce the size down to 4 wide x 1 tall. no more 1x1 or 2x2. Another bummer. There goes my page of action memos widgets. I'd have 5, 10 or more pinned on my go-to page for reminders.
2) The Set Reminder is a small alarm bell icon at the top, which is only active once you saved the note.
3) The Glance option can be used once the note is saved. On the launcher, it can be dragged to one of the four corners. It pops up when you hover - but won't when you tap it. And you have to delete the Glance for it to go away, which is just crap.
So, there is action memo on note 7? As you said widget has been changed. How do you access it if gone from the pen menu?
Rickinsav said:
I went in the store to fiddle around with a Note 7 they had on display. To be clear, I've owned a Note 4&5 and used Action memo and S-Notes quite a bit.
There are three items I see missing from Samsung's including in Samsung Notes as well as three shortcomings, or changes, that I don't like.
1) There is no more Link To Action. Period. Which is a HUGE bummer - since I used it almost daily to scribble down a number, and then link-to-phone dial it. That or using the link-to-task for crap I had to remember. ** please correct me if I am wrong here - I couldn't find it in the app or in the additional installable add-ons.
2) When you are in an Action Memo and press the home button to pop back to the launcher such as for running another app, the little "chat-head" style memo icon is no longer. This is the same thing as the Minimize function on the Menu. One the 4/5, you could drag it around the screen and tap on it to go back into the open Action memo. Not any more. On the 7 you have to open SamNotes, and a message pops up saying your note was saved and you have to open it from the list. It isn't waiting for you already open. Not 100% sure about using Recent Apps key to switch back into it.
3) The "Return To List" menu option is gone. Can't get back to the list of Action Memos from an open memo. Getting back to the list of Notes seems more convoluted on the 7.
Changes that I don't like:
1) The Action Memo widget is changed. On the 4/5 you could Pin to Home if you were using Sammy's launcher and have a 1x1 or 2x2 representation of the Action Memo. One the 7, you can still Pin, but it is a 5x1 (wide, not tall) sliver of the note. It's scrollable and can reduce the size down to 4 wide x 1 tall. no more 1x1 or 2x2. Another bummer. There goes my page of action memos widgets. I'd have 5, 10 or more pinned on my go-to page for reminders.
2) The Set Reminder is a small alarm bell icon at the top, which is only active once you saved the note.
3) The Glance option can be used once the note is saved. On the launcher, it can be dragged to one of the four corners. It pops up when you hover - but won't when you tap it. And you have to delete the Glance for it to go away, which is just crap.
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I use Action Memo a lot. It makes no sense why Samsung would combine that with S Memo and just make it into one. The whole idea of Action Memo is to access to it quickly. By combining it, there are more steps to get to it, that's my understanding from watching that video.
If enough people complain to Samsung about it, maybe they will do an update and put it back in the air command and leave it the way it was. I know Samsung is trying to clean up Touchwiz, but this was not the way to go about it.
somebody found it..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMQs3K_e9l8
although I couldn't do it.... either hoax or I missed something!
I watched that video before and I don't know what to make of it. Best we can do is contact Samsung and let them know we want Action Memo back. Doesn't make sense why they would take away one of the best features from their Note series.
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somebody found it..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMQs3K_e9l8
although I couldn't do it.... either hoax or I missed something!
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He posted a Part 2 - and said he put a link in the comments although I didn't look for it.
I'm gonna head to Verizon tomorrow or over the weekend and try to get it working his way. If I can get it reliable, then maybe I will get one.
Really pissed Samsung would pull this awesome app with very useful features. Without it, its like Apple Pencil or a Wacom tablet: great for drawing within a specific app, but not worth the price....
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So, there is action memo on note 7? As you said widget has been changed. How do you access it if gone from the pen menu?
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I don't have the Note 7 in front of me to be 100%, but I believe there was a downloadable add-on or extension that allowed for S-Note widgets. I may have called it Action Memo widget, but it may now me called S Note widget or something similar.
That's the first thing I'll be looking for when I get my Note 7 tomorrow. It's not a deal breaker for me. I tweeted Samsung about it already. I don't know if they will address my disappointment to the right department.
it's true.... uninstall latest version... get old version.... it works... eve With nova launcher.
works only with double tap on screen it seem... link to action ok
try this
https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApZs7bcOuFjYgf1YZNwHF4JDuMdalw
edwardob said:
it's true.... uninstall latest version... get old version.... it works... eve With nova launcher.
works only with double tap on screen it seem... link to action ok
try this
https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApZs7bcOuFjYgf1YZNwHF4JDuMdalw
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I uninstalled the newer S Note and installed the one you provided and thd double tap doesn't work? Is there more to this?
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I uninstalled the newer S Note and installed the one you provided and thd double tap doesn't work? Is there more to this?
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mmmm... interesting.... I didn't do anything special... you could try opening s note app first then close... other than that I don't know.... just play around.. or uninstall and start again.
definitely works.. link to action etc etc
DONT FORGET TO PRESS SPEN SIDE BUTTON WHILE DOUBLE TAPPING!!
oh yea widget also works so you could try that also
to be sure..... download all the extension packs available within app I gave..... two wouldn't install for me... but three did
Guys....you're overcomplicating this.
Just hold the S Pen button and double-tap to get it back...it never left; you just need to hold the button down now.
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Guys....you're overcomplicating this.
Just hold the S Pen button and double-tap to get it back...it never left; you just need to hold the button down now.
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interesting ...many of us couldnt get this to work....so your experience this with upto date snote or new samsung notes!??
I have posted a simple guide on how to get back action memo by going here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-7/how-to/guide-how-to-action-memo-t3443584
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I have posted a simple guide on how to get back action memo by going here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-7/how-to/guide-how-to-action-memo-t3443584
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Link doesn't work.
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Link doesn't work.
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Weird that when i press on it, it works but not working for others try this link below instead.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=68274099
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As many are aware the new Max-Sense Manilla Mod for windows devices isint perfect, but there are many things that do give it a nice feel. I thought i would open this thread to help in posting bugs/things that could be better or more intuitive.
Let start guys, if there are some helpful comments in this thread ill be happy to add them to the OP as suggestions. Please post what you would like changed or made better, and keep flaming out of the question.
Personally What I'd like to see added in future updates:
Internet link widgets for the homepages
The ability to have more than one blank widget
Live Facebook widget, kinda like the sense tab
Sync Calender with Facebook events
Would like to see a picture Slideshow widget..
i'd like to see the memory and battery widgets have assignable actions, ex when you touch the memory widget it opens ark switch, taskmanager, clean ram, or a program of your choice, and battery would open the power settings, etc.
i would like to see more favorite people widgets
i would like the option to change the max sense taskbar from just minimized, maximized, or none to the windows default taskbar as well
i would like the backup/restore script that beegee_tokyo created implemented into the menu under max sense settings
i would like to be able to press the whole widget for your notifications to take you to the sense tab not just the icon.
it would be nice if the left soft key in the home screens was easily assignable, some people like have the start menu assigned or an app of choice.
i wish the back hard key did somthing, even if it just sent you to the homescreens instead of actually backing up.
i'm not trying to be negative in any way, i absolutely love max sense and all of the work everyone has put into it, but these are all features i think everyone would appreciate
lastly just somthing that came to mind would be a notes widget
I have not tried it. I am still waiting for the author to get back to me about being able to use it my roms. As soon as i am able to use i will let you know. Thanks
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I have not tried it. I am still waiting for the author to get back to me about being able to use it my roms. As soon as i am able to use i will let you know. Thanks
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+1 to that
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i'd like to see the memory and battery widgets have assignable actions, ex when you touch the memory widget it opens ark switch, taskmanager, clean ram, or a program of your choice, and battery would open the power settings, etc.
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i would like the backup/restore script that beegee_tokyo created implemented into the menu under max sense settings
i would like to be able to press the whole widget for your notifications to take you to the sense tab not just the icon.
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i wish the back hard key did somthing, even if it just sent you to the homescreens instead of actually backing up.
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+1 for these, especially the "press the whole widget, not just the icon" one. I though my installation was broken until I figured out that you have to push the icon, not the number (eg. missed calls)
My personal feature request would be the ability to insert a table of quicklinks into one of the three main home screens, rather than only on the home button flick left action.
i.e. To fill-in the empty left screen of my theme here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6743591&postcount=26
Thanks for all Max and BIGnAdAd's work!
Phrak
young blade said:
Would like to see a picture Slideshow widget..
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I agree...I'd love to have my pictures at my main screen and be able to scroll like favorite contacts.....
Okay i have used every ROm on this planet and so far MAX is the most intuitive yet. Here are a few issues i have come across...
1- when returning from a tab based application there is a pause or slight hesitation where the notification bar return to back to the max sense appearance
2- all max sense ROMS are having the small MMS issues and for some reason the quick fix works and then doesn't and reverts back to the original settings
3-MAJOR battery eating - although i did notice when removing all the tmobile crap and the facebook tab that it was a HUGE success on saving batter...Now after one day of minimal use and testing often i was able to have 80% battery !!
4- I think that the Favs. widget could be smarter...quick sms mms or email buttons should or could be applied
thats all for now im sure I will have more ideas soon....thanks devs for making my windows phone make the iphone look retarded ....Nothing better then to see my buddy who just got the iphone 4 and then is caught staring at my HD2...And i know exactly what he's thinking...what phone is that? Phone envy is a sin i say....haha
well.. when we put a new widget, for example want to put a music player widget.. i put it but I want to choose a specific widget (of music player) to put.
So I want to have the option for me to choose what widget I want to put, and not put one itself that maybe i dont like it
GNote, replacement note application for S Memo on CM
Make sure to thanks the Dev.
I try this on CM10 and it works great.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798117
Features of GNote
1. Multiple widgets which remains even after reboot. Widgets are updated as soon as the corresponding note is edited.
2. Multiple pages with easy navigation
3. Update existing widgets note
4. Simple toolbar which can be hidden.
5. Notes Gallery for managing notes. (image of the first page of the note is shown in notes gallery)
6. Notes Gallery - Multiple notes can be deleted.
7. Images from gallery and camera can be added to the note.
8. Settings - option to disable back key
9. Settings - option to disable finger touch.
10.It remembers last used pen and eraser settings and uses the same when the app is launched next time.
11. Very smooth and does not lag.
12. Clicking on the title bar of widget opens a new note
13. Clicking on the body of the widget opens the note corresponding to the widget.
When I tried it however long ago (doesn't seem to have been updated), it didn't have calibration settings. As a lefty, kinda worthless.
Edit, does have left handed check box, but prefer setting exact calibration offset in memo beta app by Nathan garside, this check box still leaves it wildly off.
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So I noticed on my note 3 that S-Notes is way better than it was on the Galaxy note 10.1 and Galaxy Note II. There are more useful templates and more useful features (mainly, syncing with more services like dropbox and evernote).
As people get more experience, can anyone tell me which service they prefer? I'm split because I prefer LectureNotes for its power and the Cornell Note-taking template. But the S-note app is better integrated into touchwiz and has more powerful options now with automatic evernote and dropbox syncing.
For me i think it will be down to the S-note's ability to flawlessly import pdf's and annotate it
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For me i think it will be down to the S-note's ability to flawlessly import pdf's and annotate it
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For that purpose I think EzPdf is way better than S-Note, at least if you want to make a workflow of annotated pdf's.
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For me i think it will be down to the S-note's ability to flawlessly import pdf's and annotate it
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what do you mean when you say annotate, because honestly lecturenotes does it flawlessly. you can import and then write on it, type on it, draw on it, insert pictures on it, basically everything you can do on a normal blank paper.
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what do you mean when you say annotate, because honestly lecturenotes does it flawlessly. you can import and then write on it, type on it, draw on it, insert pictures on it, basically everything you can do on a normal blank paper.
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yea, i've heard but im not sure what the widget looks like, the looks of the s note's widget looks pretty nice, like something i'd dedicated a whole home screen to
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yea, i've heard but im not sure what the widget looks like, the looks of the s note's widget looks pretty nice, like something i'd dedicated a whole home screen to
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i've never used the widget before, but i'm going to fix that right now and fill you in.
ok:
i'm just assuming here but still; i'm gonna assume that S-note has a widget where if placed on a homescreen you can simply type in without opening the app itself. lecturenotes from the few tests i just made can't do that. you can either have a "widget" (really an app icon) that can open to a particular page that you specify or you can have one that just opens lecturenotes, i see nothing that would allow you to edit without opening the app itself. definitely not something worth dedicating a homescreen to....
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what do you mean when you say annotate, because honestly lecturenotes does it flawlessly. you can import and then write on it, type on it, draw on it, insert pictures on it, basically everything you can do on a normal blank paper.
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Can you highlight and add sticky notes?
Han Solo 1 said:
Can you highlight and add sticky notes?
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You can use the pen to highlight or underline, but no sticky notes. You can however create a text box and write in any notes, but that's as close as you can get.
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You can use the pen to highlight or underline, but no sticky notes. You can however create a text box and write in any notes, but that's as close as you can get.
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How do you highlight?
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I got frustrated with S Note and ditched it. I'm using Lecture notes now and really like it. The main thing that killed S Note for me was the way the notes were organized. Felt very cumbersome and non-intuitive. I wish they had left the UI for browsing folders and notebooks the same. Or maybe I just had too much trouble transferring my old notes into it.
Anyways I was wondering if anyone knew how to quickly expend a single page in lecture notes. I know I can go into the settings and change it that way, but I'd like to be able to do it on the fly and on a page by page basis instead of a global modification of the page length.
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How do you highlight?
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I'd imagine you just select the marker tip with whatever color, then change the opacity between 10% and 40%. Whatever you're comfortable with. At least that's how I had done it in the old 10.1 model.
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How do you highlight?
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gina nailed it, on how to highlight.
gina$zanboti said:
I got frustrated with S Note and ditched it. I'm using Lecture notes now and really like it. The main thing that killed S Note for me was the way the notes were organized. Felt very cumbersome and non-intuitive. I wish they had left the UI for browsing folders and notebooks the same. Or maybe I just had too much trouble transferring my old notes into it.
Anyways I was wondering if anyone knew how to quickly expend a single page in lecture notes. I know I can go into the settings and change it that way, but I'd like to be able to do it on the fly and on a page by page basis instead of a global modification of the page length.
I'd imagine you just select the marker tip with whatever color, then change the opacity between 10% and 40%. Whatever you're comfortable with. At least that's how I had done it in the old 10.1 model.
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to expend a page? you wanna know how to quickly use up a page? don't understand what you're asking but i'll cover a few bases.
to quickly add a page click the "+" on the top right or if you're using a keyboard just press the down arrow.
to delete a page you click onto the page and open menu and delete it from there. deleting isn't as simple as adding unfortunately..
@ChrisNee1988: There is no built-in highlighter, as tastes concerning highlighters differ widely. As described by gina$zanboti, you can make one of the custom pencils to act as a highlighter, choose your favorite color and width, an intermediate alpha, and enable `draws behind other colors´. To quickly change to the highlighter, you can show the pencil toolbox (select `Show pencil toolbox´ in the `pencil´ menu, can be moved around by click-and-hold and setup in the app's tools settings; a single click on a pencil sets the pencil and a double-click on a custom pencil brings up the custom pencil settings) or assign it to your stylus button (in case your stylus has a button).
@gina$zanboti: I am not entirely sure whether I understand correctly. LectureNotes' pages have a fixed size.
Does LectureNotes have handwriting to text conversion? I have been using MyScript Notes Mobile which does do this but it begins to get laggy after 2-3 pages in terms of the screen delay from writing to on screen. When I used LN, it's near instant which is awesome and I really like it overall but converting to text is really big as I export QC scripts a lot.
My problem with snote is that importing removes searchable test which is a big no-no for me. Otherwise I'd probably use it. I am using it for free hand notes and like it for that.
@TheBigSaxon: There is no handwriting recognition in LectureNotes, but there are several soft keyboards that provide this functionality (meaning that you write with stylus and the keyboard app does as if you typed it).
tstsubi the
So, if your main storage for notes is Evernote, what is recommended as the front end for capture of notes, including handwriting recognition. Don't want to get locked into s note or lecture notes for the actual storage - just looking for advice on the best way to recognise handwriting, capture info etc, and sync seemlessly into Evernote.
any thoughts?
Is there any way in S Note to do a vertical page to imitate a sheet of paper like lecture notes can?
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Is there any way in S Note to do a vertical page to imitate a sheet of paper like lecture notes can?
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Yes, there is a portrait template of ruled paper. Or you can use the default landscape ruled paper template, and then just rotate the tablet into portrait mode and it should rotate the page as well.
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Here is my 2 cents in using snotes and others working with pdfs
Things I like about snote:
Keeps the use of pressure sensitivity. This is something very special about our spens and I like the feel. I want to keep it when I'm writing.
This might sound stupid but this makes the writing feel the most realistic and not so machine like.
Once I'm in the editing mode I stay in the editing mode. Unlike ezpdf and lecturenotes where I have to hit the pen to start writing again and hand/back to scroll. I found this really annoying. For people annotating it may not be an issue but if you're actually taking notes and such it's a pain.
All the other special tricks with spen work in snotes well because it was made for it.
Negatives:
It has to import pdfs...This was the worst. It can't just open it as a pdf and start editing. Probably creating image type files. Not sure how lecturenotes imports pdfs because it's not available for the trial version. I imported a 200+ page pdf and it took longer than expected but now that
I have an expected time frame I may be able to deal with it.
Since it's not keeping the integrity of the pdf it can screw up some things while importing.
I'm a math guy and it screwed up a few notations here and there.
Scrolling...call me lazy but continuous scrolling is beautiful. Although I didn't like the fact that you can't be in between pages in ezpdf. While scrolling and you let go the page will automatically place itself so you see either the previous page or next page on the screen (depending on how far you let the split go past the screen).
Snote's scrolling is swipe or hit arrow right at bottom of screen. Swipe right is too slow. Animations are nice but unnecessary when turning the page. I usually like keeping the writing area in the middle of the screen. Also a reason why I want to be able to put the bottom of the page in the middle. But my hand being in the middle i think its annoying to go down to hit the right arrow. Just me being an annoying *****.
Hope this helps someone out there. =)
Edit: realized I was missing the add on to import pdfs for lecturenotes.
With short use it has a lot that I wanted. Now I dont know what I should use...
Edit 2 played with settings and im purchasing it now
@aznxkpx88: There is no need to alternate between `pencil´ and `hand´ mode in LectureNotes: You can scroll/zoom outside the `hand´ mode if you enable `allow two fingers scrolling/zooming´ in the app's input settings. Since you seem to use an S-pen (in which case you should enable `use stylus (hardware detection)´), you can also enable `allow one finger scrolling´ and scroll with one finger.
The constrain on the maximal number of pages per notebook in the trial version applies also to PDF imports.
Besides using the File Manager to go into the folder where these Quick Memo files are stored, is there any easy way to view of list of saved memos right in the Quick Memo app?
Sorry in advance if I missed the obvious!
-bk
OK, more time was needed to noodle this, but I found that Quick Memo files are stuffed into the Notebook app. It was just pure chance that I fell upon it. Seems to me that there should be a way to view Quick Memo files in the Quick Memo app - maybe there is? Let me know what I am missing.
Files created in the similar RichNote app can be seen in a list right in the app if you hit Cancel when viewing a note. Even this UX design was a bit kludgy - but at least it was there.
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OK, more time was needed to noodle this, but I found that Quick Memo files are stuffed into the Notebook app. It was just pure chance that I fell upon it. Seems to me that there should be a way to view Quick Memo files in the Quick Memo app - maybe there is? Let me know what I am missing.
Files created in the similar RichNote app can be seen in a list right in the app if you hit Cancel when viewing a note. Even this UX design was a bit kludgy - but at least it was there.
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I've noticed a few bits of the UI are kludgy. You have the option to save Quickmemos to the notebook or your gallery. I find myself not using the Quickmemo feature because it is a bit cumbersome.
How/where can I get one? I need it on my home screen. I have XtroLite 1.2.2. The BT widget should open the BT settings. Thank you.
jb_alphamale said:
How/where can I get one? I need it on my home screen. I have XtroLite 1.2.2. The BT widget should open the BT settings. Thank you.
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Not the place to post questions. How about Playstore. Bluetooth Widget....
I don't agree with you. This is the the theming and apps forum for GS S5. A widget is part of a theme or an app so I do consider that this is the right place. Anyways, thank you. I found in the Play store what I needed.
Moderators, if you find my post not appropriate for this forum please move it or delete it. Thank you.
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Not the place to post questions. How about Playstore. Bluetooth Widget....
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I don't agree with you. This is the the theming and apps forum for GS S5. A widget is part of a theme or an app so I do consider that this is the right place. Anyways, thank you. I found in the Play store what I needed.
Moderators, if you find my post not appropriate for this forum please move it or delete it. Thank you.
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Sorry you don't agree. But again...in any case a lot of useless posts being posted in lieu of using Google...your best friend or simply search the Forum posts. My 2c. Happy to have helped.
With all due respect for the fact that you have 10 times more posts than me and without rambling about the free internet and expression I'm going to say only that. This is a moderated forum and would be nice if only moderators can judge and act if this is a useless post or not.
By the way do you know how to resize a widget which is fixed and Nova cannot resize it. It is labeled as 1x1 but it way bigger than the other widgets (playstore - widget bluetooth by greenlos).
Thanks and have a good one.
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Sorry you don't agree. But again...in any case a lot of useless posts being posted in lieu of using Google...your best friend or simply search the Forum posts. My 2c. Happy to have helped.
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jb_alphamale said:
With all due respect for the fact that you have 10 times more posts than me and without rambling about the free internet and expression I'm going to say only that. This is a moderated forum and would be nice if only moderators can judge and act if this is a useless post or not.
By the way do you know how to resize a widget which is fixed and Nova cannot resize it. It is labeled as 1x1 but it way bigger than the other widgets (playstore - widget bluetooth by greenlos).
Thanks and have a good one.
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I'm not here to judge. I'm here to help. Let's start over. The KISS method. Keep it simple (I won't say the last, since it wasn't intended)
Instead of a widget per se, how about a shortcut. Go to your widgets and look at settings shortcuts and simply create a shortcut to Bluetooth. That should work. That should give you the same size as all your icons I would think. I use this method a lot, such as direct message or direct phone call shortcuts to certain contacts I want immediate access to, instead of opening a phone app or a message app. In nova, you can drag down to the dock too. Hope that helps.....Sorry again if you took my posts the wrong way. Not here to judge.
No worries. I didn't take it personally. We're all good.
Well the KISS method didn't work. The Bluetooth Widget from Playstore installed as a widget. I cannot find it in the apps drawer nor in the shortcuts list. It is only available through the widgets list. This widget has a double function which I like it. One tap turns on/off BT and double tab enters the settings for BT but unfortunately it is double in size than the others and it looks really ugly. Nova does not give me the option to edit it so I cannot change the icon with another one. I may have to look for another option.
Thanks for your help.
Docmjldds said:
I'm not here to judge. I'm here to help. Let's start over. The KISS method. Keep it simple (I won't say the last, since it wasn't intended)
Instead of a widget per se, how about a shortcut. Go to your widgets and look at settings shortcuts and simply create a shortcut to Bluetooth. That should work. That should give you the same size as all your icons I would think. I use this method a lot, such as direct message or direct phone call shortcuts to certain contacts I want immediate access to, instead of opening a phone app or a message app. In nova, you can drag down to the dock too. Hope that helps.....Sorry again if you took my posts the wrong way. Not here to judge.
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jb_alphamale said:
No worries. I didn't take it personally. We're all good.
Well the KISS method didn't work. The Bluetooth Widget from Playstore installed as a widget. I cannot find it in the apps drawer nor in the shortcuts list. It is only available through the widgets list. This widget has a double function which I like it. One tap turns on/off BT and double tab enters the settings for BT but unfortunately it is double in size than the others and it looks really ugly. Nova does not give me the option to edit it so I cannot change the icon with another one. I may have to look for another option.
Thanks for your help.
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You misunderstand what I suggested. Let me open Nove and give you step by step. IOW...you don't have to use the Playstore widget. You use a direct shortcut setting instead.
EDIT: I have Nova Prime, but the XNote ROM is acting weird. I can use TW launcher, create a shortcut looking at the widget selections to Settings:Bluetooth and that works. IOW go to the settings choice and then all the various settings choices open up. Choose BT and then you have a direct shortcut to BT on your desktop. Yeah it's nice the single tap vs double tap the playstore app gave you, but you can't resize the 1x1 unless you get into editing the widget itself, and I won't go there here. But with Nova, you long press the screen and choose shorcuts, then settings then BT and I get app isn't installed? Weird.
I didn't.
If I can find a shortcut to the BT settings would be great but I tried and got permission denied.
The reason why I'm looking for this kind of widget with double function is that I have all the time BT devices around me (10-15 all in total). They're everywhere and accessing through settings takes one more click and I also have the problem that I don't associate visually the settings icon right away with BT so I'm going all over the place for it.
You're right though. Finding a way to place a shortcut on the home screen is easier than modifying the apps icon size and shape.
Another solution would be if i can find a way to create a shortcut for the BT quick setting.
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You misunderstand what I suggested. Let me open Nove and give you step by step. IOW...you don't have to use the Playstore widget. You use a direct shortcut setting instead.
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jb_alphamale said:
I didn't.
If I can find a shortcut to the BT settings would be great but I tried and got access denied.
The reason why I'm looking for this kind of widget with double function is that I have all the time BT devices around me (10-15 all in total). They're everywhere and accessing through settings takes one more click and I also have the problem that I don't associate visually the settings icon right away with BT so I'm going all over the place for it.
You're right though. Finding a way to place a shortcut on the home screen is easier than modifying the apps icon size and shape.
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Touch wiz launcher lets me do this. Nova doesn't and Holo doesn't. Try what I say to see. In settings change default launcher back to Touch Wiz. Then scroll the widgets for settings. Open that up and create a desktop BT shortcut. You should see all your devices simply opening that up. I don't know why the other launchers are creating havoc. Guess it's a Kit Kat thing. Don't know.
Edit: Hang on...I think I May have a fix., It is a KK thing that google messed around with permissions. Testing something.....
Thank you. We'll do.
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Touch wiz launcher lets me do this. Nova doesn't and Holo doesn't. Try what I say to see. In settings change default launcher back to Touch Wiz. Then scroll the widgets for settings. Open that up and create a desktop BT shortcut. You should see all your devices simply opening that up. I don't know why the other launchers are creating havoc. Guess it's a Kit Kat thing. Don't know.
Edit: Hang on...I think I May have a fix., It is a KK thing that google messed around with permissions. Testing something.....
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jb_alphamale said:
Thank you. We'll do.
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Didn't work. I have some urgent stuff I need to get too. All I know is prior to 4.4 this wouldn't be an issue, in the reading I have done. I thought I found something that would allow to edit the permissions to run called com.findsdk.apppermission on Playstore. But looking at that I could not find anything to actually go from off to on(allow). So that said, it's either 1. a larger widget. or 2. Touchwiz launcher that allows a BT shortcut. If I think of anything, I'll try to get back. I even hoped it would be a SU (superuser) easy fix...but nope. Anyway...I don't like being beaten by an issue such as this...so I will keep it on the backburner.....:good:
No problem.Thank you again.
Docmjldds said:
Didn't work. I have some urgent stuff I need to get too. All I know is prior to 4.4 this wouldn't be an issue, in the reading I have done. I thought I found something that would allow to edit the permissions to run called com.findsdk.apppermission on Playstore. But looking at that I could not find anything to actually go from off to on(allow). So that said, it's either 1. a larger widget. or 2. Touchwiz launcher that allows a BT shortcut. If I think of anything, I'll try to get back. I even hoped it would be a SU (superuser) easy fix...but nope. Anyway...I don't like being beaten by an issue such as this...so I will keep it on the backburner.....:good:
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