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[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=5425241]ALGshekou[/MENTION]: I guess this requires to set the `EXTRA_TEXT´ entry in the Evernote API (http://dev.evernote.com/doc/articles/android_intents.php) which LectureNotes does presently not set. In principle, this could be done, but how should one handle multiple pages? Just concatenate the text?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] ALGshekou:
The Text

The text would just load in order as the pages they were on.

Page 1 text then page 2 text below and so on .... any spacing between them could be quickly deleted .. saves having to type them over again in Evernote or cut/paste from the .txt files
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=5425241]ALGshekou[/MENTION]: I noted your suggestion down.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] domino25:
[MENTION=4619147]acadoid[/MENTION]

I was wondering if there is a way to fix zoom level.

What I mean is that I usually zoom out to cut out margins when reading a textbook pdf but I dont want to keep zoom checked because it keeps moving all over the place when I scroll.

I want to zoom and lock that zoom/positioning.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=3795319]domino25[/MENTION]: I am not entirely sure whether I understand your question/suggestion. Is the point that scrolling using two fingers changes the zoom level?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] domino25:
HI [MENTION=4619147]acadoid[/MENTION] yes that is right

sorry about the confusing question. Let me try again

Basically when,

1 ) i open a pdf to read

2) I want to not look at margins so I zoom and center the document.

3) when I scroll with two fingers it changes zoom level and uncenters the document. When I scroll with one finger it uncenters the document.

Problem is 3 . I want a step between 2 and 3 which locks the zoom/centering. Basically I want to uncheck the zoom after step 2 but not have it go back to 100%.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=3795319]domino25[/MENTION]: This is quite specific usage. Is there any PDF viewer (or similar) app that provides such functionality?

When you write `centered´, do you refer to centered in both directions (which would forbid continuous scrolling and only allow page-wise scrolling) or only centered perpendicular to the scrolling direction (which would allow continuous scrolling)?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] lazer155:
What is the downside to making it vector based other than it probably requiring too much work to switch from bitmap?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=4856730]lazer155[/MENTION]: There are several cons, the to (my opinion) three most important ones are: In difference to bitmaps, there is no generally accepted file format for that, in particular if you wish to include images etc. (maybe with the exception of PDF, which is a really complicated format), so that you can easily get stuck with your notes in a proprietary file format; in difference to bitmaps, the response time increases inevitably with amount of content on a page; the whole content handling is significantly more involved and error-prone.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] AndroidJiuJitsu:
Hi acadoid,

Thank you for such a great product. A quick question, some PDF files that I import into lecture notes show up in portrait - which makes it difficult for note taking. I managed by turning my note without making the screen rotate, but would prefer to just be able to switch it to landscape.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Something else while I'm here.....with the regular set up, I find that my writing isn't as neat as it is with the snote and I've been playing with your settings to try and improve that. The only option I have found was to turn on the velocity with the thick option and that is closest to mimicking my writing. Is there anything you can suggest to improve this experience for me?

Thank you for everything.

Cheers,

AJJ
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=4882274]AndroidJiuJitsu[/MENTION]: 1. There is an option ‘auto-rotate’ in the PDF import setup in the app's import settings. Disable that option and no rotation will occur.

2. Pressure sensitivity works as well for the S-pen.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] aalupatti:
[MENTION=4619147]acadoid[/MENTION] , Is there any plans for a desktop version of this app ? This would be a killer feature and can compete with some programs like evernote.

Disclaimer : long time user since its inception and loving it over all others. This is also the best note taking app for android
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=3691748]aalupatti[/MENTION]: What do you refer to as `desktop version´? A version for Linux, Windows, or Mac OS?

There are no plans to port LectureNotes to an OS besides Android.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] aalupatti:
yes i meant for windows.

Sorry hear that.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] rabel111:
Importing word docs

l know this is probably a big ask, but it would be awsome! Any plans?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=1168028]rabel111[/MENTION]: I am considering a sibling to PDFView for importing DOC and PPT. The problem is that I have not come across a free library that handles these files, similar to the MuPDF library that PDFView is based on.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] diggedy:
I'd pay for that app. Hate it when the lecturers send out word docs or power points
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] wingsandfloats:
Since alot of folks are making this same request, I thought I'd share my methodology for converting a PPT file to a LectureNotes notebook as painless as possible. I've tried several different apps with the goal of being able to perform the entire process on my Android tablet (Galaxy Note 10.1 2014) and to minimize the total number of required button clicks. Ultimately, I've obtained the best results via a utility application I downloaded from Google Play: Cloud Print by developer Paulo Fernandes. After I setup this app, I was able to streamline the total conversion process to 5 straightforward actions:

1) Click the PPT file either via the Android notification dialog (if the PPT was just downloaded) or via a File Manager (I use Antek File Explorer)

2) When the "Complete action using" dialog comes up, click Cloud Print

3) Click "Click here to Print" in the Cloud Print dialog

4) When the subsequent "Complete action using" dialog comes up, click LectureNotes. It can take a little while before this dialog comes up as this is the time it takes Google to convert the document and for it to be re-downloaded to the device.

5) Click "Import PDF as new notebook" in the LectureNotes dialog

Up until I found this solution, my previous workflow was to open the PPT in an Android Office-suite (e.g. MobiSystems OfficeSuite), then navigate to an "Export to PDF" option, then select a location for the PDF to be saved, then exit the Office-Suite app, then open LectureNotes, then initiate an import, and finally to navigate to the location that the PDF was saved in order to select it. Besides having less overall button clicks, the Cloud Print method doesn't require waiting for the PPT to be opened/rendered, doesn't require selecting a location for the intermediate PDF to be saved, and doesn't require navigating to the location of the intermediate PDF from within LectureNotes.

I think the Cloud Print method is about as painless this process can get without acadoid developing an in-app conversion, which doesn't sound like it will occur anytime soon without a free PPT->PDF conversion library (acadoid, have you investigated Google's CloudPrint/Android Print Framework? If I understand the architecture properly, Paulo Fernandes' Cloud Print does not do any conversion itself; it appears to just provide a front-end for Google's print framework which performs the actual conversion).

If someone has come up with a more efficient process, I'd love to hear it.

Cheers.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] wingsandfloats:
moving pages in a notebook

[MENTION=4619147]acadoid[/MENTION] : Is there a way to easily move a page to another location in a notebook? e.g. I'd like to move page 2 to page 10. I looked through the menu options available and couldn't find this functionality, but I'm hoping that I just missed it.

Update: I figured out how to do this in Notebook Overview, although when I click on Notebook Overview I'm given an error message that states: "Cannot create notebook overview, trouble ahead." Only the first page thumbnail is rendered and all the rest of the thumbnails are blank white. Any ideas? I have tried multiple notebooks and restarting my tablet (Galaxy Note 10.1 2014).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=5840593]wingsandfloats[/MENTION]: Yes, pages can be moved in notebook overview.

I guess that you have too many pages in combination with a too large notebook overview zoom, so that LectureNotes cannot load all thumbnails into RAM. Try to reduce the notebook overview zoom in the notebook overview appearance in the app's display settings.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] wingsandfloats:
[MENTION=4619147]acadoid[/MENTION]: I tried using a 2 page notebook (simplest possible notebook: low resolution (1024x791), completely blank except for one written word "test" on each page) as well as adjusting the notebook overview appearance zoom level down to the lowest level (20%) and that didn't help. Also, as an experiment, I increased the zoom level to the highest level (300%) with a larger notebook and got a different error: "Out of memory, trouble ahead.". I expect if RAM were the issue with the default 100% settings, I would have received that same out of memory error instead of "Cannot create notebook overview, trouble ahead".

I am running on KitKat. The Notebook Overview functionality works on another Android device (HP Touchpad w/Cyanogenmod 9) I have that isn't running KitKat. Have you tested this functionality on a KitKat device? (I'd be happy to do some troubleshooting for you otherwise) My App Storage is configured for internal storage, so I don't think KitKat's external SD restrictions are causing the problem.

Update: There are no issues with Notebook Overview functionality in the Trial Version of LectureNotes that I have installed side by side on the same KitKat (Galaxy Note 10.1 2014) device. Both LectureNotes and LectureNotes Trial are updated to the latest versions on Google Play.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=5840593]wingsandfloats[/MENTION]: Sorry, I misunderstood that you see an `out of memory´ error message.

Quite puzzling. Are you using the stock ROM or a custom ROM?

That a fresh LectureNotes trial version works on the same device suggest that some setup causes the problem.

A few questions:

- Have you set a smaller dialog size?

- Have you changed the text layer setup? Or are you using a notebook-specific text layer setup?

- Which width and height is set in for the notebook?

- Which paper pattern is set in the notebook?

- How many layers does the notebook have?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] wingsandfloats:
[MENTION=4619147]acadoid[/MENTION]:: You're right. The problem is related to the notebooks created by my LectureNotes app. When I copy a notebook from LectureNotes Trial to LectureNotes, the Notebook Overview works in LectureNotes. Conversely, the Notebook Overview fails in LectureNotes Trial when I copy a notebook from LectureNotes to LectureNotes Trial.

I'll do some additional troubleshooting by looking at the settings you've suggested plus by comparing the XML files you're generating in the two apps. I'll let you know what I come up with. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Update: Ok, I discovered the problem. The Paper Pattern is set to Custom instead of Plain in the LectureNotes notebooks. When I set the Paper Pattern to Plain for a test notebook the Notebook Overview works. I don't recall ever setting the Paper Pattern to Custom, but I suppose I may have done that at some point by accident and then LectureNotes just remembered previous preferences. Are any of my content/annotations at risk if I start resetting the Paper Pattern to Plain for existing notebooks? I wouldn't think so, but I just want to confirm. Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=5840593]wingsandfloats[/MENTION]: LectureNotes remembers settings in the new notebook dialog, so that they are reused for each new notebook.

I understood that you have not set a custom paper pattern (I mean, neither choosing one of the examples nor entering any code), have you? Are the problematic notebooks displayed without error message in notebook content view?

I am a bit puzzled how custom paper pattern could cause notebook overview to fail. Could you please do me a favor and send one of the problem notebooks to me by email (a minimal one that causes the problem, no content needed)? Just share the notebook and send the ZIP file to `devel [a] acadoid.com´. Thanks in advance!

In any case, you can set `plain paper pattern´ in notebook settings without any side-effects, this will just set the paper pattern.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] wingsandfloats:
[MENTION=4619147]acadoid[/MENTION]: I just sent a simple notebook that demonstrates the problem. Let me know if you didn't get it and need me to resend or if you need anything else.

You're correct, I don't recall ever selecting a custom paper pattern either via choosing an example or entering any code. Also, there is no problem displaying the notebooks in content view, only in Notebook Overview.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] RaymondyZ:
I am not fan of lecture note either.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] wingsandfloats:
Are you being a troll? If you have a specific legitimite gripe, post it and I'm sure Acadoid will consider it.

I've used LectureNotes for almost a year now and from my experience with it and its competition, its the best app in its class. Its also supported by a very customer-service oriented developer. I'm sure most members of this message board would agree with me.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] tsinvest:
Vertical lined left margin ? Question for DEVELOPER

[MENTION=4619147]acadoid[/MENTION] Hi, I am a lecture notes user...use it for meetings at work...comes in handy as I can always go back and reference what was discussed. The question I have nevertheless is why there is no option to add a left lined vertical margin to the page?. Similar to a yellow pad (or white) with the left vertical lined margin to make little references to the writing on the right side of the margin. Would love to have this option as I am sure others would like it also. Thank you
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=5786912]tsinvest[/MENTION]: There are several custom paper pattern examples with margins. To use one of the custom paper pattern examples, open the notebook settings, click on `custom´ paper pattern, this will bring up the JavaScript editor. In the main menu, select `Use template´, this will bring up the custom paper pattern overview displaying all examples. Select one of the examples by clicking on it, this brings you back to the JavaScript editor and you see the corresponding JavaScript code. Click on the `back´ button and confirm that you wish to use this code, this brings you back to the notebook settings. Click on `OK´ to use the new settings.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] tsinvest:
Additional request

Hi, Thanks for your reply...I would have never found this without your above instructions. Nevertheless, I was able to retrieve the left ruled custom paper, however the left ruled area is so narrow I cannot get more than one handwritten letter in that space. I was hoping for a wider left margin so I could write a word in that space. Any thoughts?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=5786912]tsinvest[/MENTION]: There is a line

line = 0.05 * width;

which places the line at 5% (factor 0.05). Change the factor to 10% (0.1) or more.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] tsinvest:
Works like a dream...Thank you so much.

Thank you so much...your solution works perfectly. Appreciate it.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] petercohen:
It has been 2 years since this post was originally made. Is lecturenotes still better than S Note?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] aalupatti:
I was a great fan of lecture notes and used it a lot. Still a great a great app with lot of updates. However one should also try out the new version of onenote from Microsoft. I have almost switched to it now due to the ease of use in multiple platforms
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] starbuckk:
One Note and LectureNotes are two totally different products with very different goals. One Note is really best compared with or viewed as an alternative to Evernote. These are both powerful information management and organization systems that include a basic hand writing system.

LectureNotes is a powerful hand writing system that far outperforms the basic hand writing features of either of those tools but does not do the information management. It also interfaces well with both.

So unless your hand writing needs are very basic, you would not likely consider either of the above as an alternative to LectureNotes but as an additional product.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] AndroidAble:
In the two years since I made that post, I stll use LN daily. I haven't been on this board much, but jumped in to get some ideas about a new device in the future since not much has changed on my Note 10.1 for a while. I was surprised to see my post still active and the comment about MS OneNote. I was always a fan of that application and since they have now added inking I will be giving it a shot, although since I have moved to Mac, I no longer have Office on my primary computer. I did try EverNote a while back with its handwriting capability and it just does not have the features I have come to love about LN or the handwriting fluidity. (I was thinking maybe a switch to an iPad air with that new Adonit Jot stylus since i switched to a Macbook air and iPhone, why not go all the way, right?) LN has become a product that very much reminds me of what I loved about OneNote on my tablet pc. The abilities like lasso move/erase, day/time stamp new files, pen changes, organization options, and even though I don't keep up as well as I used to, the rate of updates/improvements has been constant, which is a huge advantage over all the big name comparables. There is one feature I still miss about OneNote and that was the ability to create reminders right from my notes. Lasso your handwritten text, right click, "create reminder", set the time and date, done. (I asked the dev to incorporate an integration to Wunderlist via the API if possible, as that would be awesome to create tasks from LN.) I really miss all the integration that MS Outlook offered, as I am still struggling with that on the Mac, but work circumstances don't afford me that option. I have been using a cobbled together method to sync my folders to Dropbox using dropsync, but that is a manual process. With the fairly recent updates around exporting to EverNote and OneNote, I may look to try and find a better solution. All that being said, I am still a big fan of LN and still do recommend it to anyone who inquires about my notetaking process as I meet with new people all the time. My GNote 10.1 still meets my basic needs for note taking, but I have noticed it getting bogged down a bit. I hate to reset my devices as it is a PITA to get my corporate email, preferences, files, and all the fine tuning back to how I like it (I would rather do that with a new device), but since there is not anything in the market that seems like a huge improvement, I may do just that to try and up my performance. This tablet still meets my basic tablet needs and I still prefer an active digitizer over capacitive touch.

Good luck.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] AndroidAble:
I also agree with starbuckk above, but with the exception that OneNote on a tablet pc (probably the surface would be the best example) could do an equal job at notetaking as LN. That is afterall what I was looking to replace when I created the post. The andoid app was never even close, but sounds like it has at least improved with inking recently.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] htcdesirehdjohn:
covert to text confused

Hi guys, I am sorry in advance if theses questions are already answered I Googled about 56789 times to no avail.

I hear there is no covert to text function with LN ? Is there an add on or what am I missing ?

I only recently bought note 10.1 and installed LN.

Also, is there a formula function I.e for maths lectures ?

Again forgive me if theses are already answered I'm new silly and wanting to learn ;)..

Regards...
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=4086213]htcdesirehdjohn[/MENTION]: There is no handwriting-to-typed-text conversion in LectureNotes. Note that there are several soft keyboards that provide this functionality, for instance the one that comes with Samsung devices.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] avruma:
I can't find the setting I used to have it working....how do I make a notebooks first page appear instead of a picture of a folder in the notebook index view....Thank you
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] erica_renee:
Help speed up tablet . Sorry if off topic But this can help handwriting lag

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To help with his issue. Get a app from play store CALLED Diskusage.

Browse the usage of app cache files with this app. When you find the apps taking up HUGE CHUNKS.

Go to settings Applications.. ALL APPS.. click the app in question. It will open its properties. From there you can clear its data and Cache files. This helps me a great deal to keep my tablet running at its Best.

Good luck.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=3024098]avruma[/MENTION]: The global settings is in the notebooks board appearance setup in the app's display settings; to change individually for a notebook, long-click on the cover in the notebook settings.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] avruma:
Thank you. ...I had elaborate folders checked which then doesn't show the option of slowing first page. When I reverted back to regular folders the option showed up so I'm good. Thank you for the prompt reply
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] acadoid:
[MENTION=3024098]avruma[/MENTION]: To display the first page does not work with elaborate icons.