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[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@atatistcheff: LectureNotes cannot directly handle PDF, this is why it uses PDFView to convert PDF into its own format, which is bitmap. When you export a notebook to PDF, the notebook pages, in this case the imported material and your annotations, are written to the exported PDF file using lossless compression, and the size of this PDF file is determined by the number of pages and how well the content of your pages can be compressed. As a consequence, the resulting PDF file might be larger or smaller then the PDF file that you imported.

@Robdyx: The next larger addition will be an improved text drawing tool. After that, I will turn my attention to custom drawing tools.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] atatistcheff:
Thanks for the reply.

+1 on improving the text tool. It seems the size of the text is heavily dependent on how much text you input which makes it difficult to predict. I'm a fan of drawing a sizable box and then entering text into it. That's how I've seen it done in most similar apps.

Keep it up!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Gaff_l:
New features

Hi, Acadoid

While we're on the subject of enhancements, there are a couple of functions available in FreeNote which would be worth considering for LectureNotes:

1. In FreeNote you can easily add a 'to do' icon (actually a "tick") at the beginning of a line (or anywhere else). When the tick is clicked on, it automatically puts a strike-through along that line, so whatever was there is effectively crossed out (but still visible). Very handy for writing lists which you want to action.

2. It has a function where you can set up standard words, phrases, url links, symbols, drawings, etc, which are available from a sort of drop-down menu for immediate insertion on the the page, wherever your cursor is. I use LectureNotes for business use - meeting notes, phone call notes, etc. It would be extremely useful to be able to quickly enter words/phrases like "Phone Call", "Meeting", "Attendees:", "Subject:", etc to give some sort of structure to the meeting notes.

I use your JavaScript function to set up a notebook page that looks like the attached image.

The top section is used to set-up details of the meeting/attendees, etc, Left margin used for numbers, bullets, etc, Right margin used to flag "To Do" items. Hence my request for these functions. Hope they make sense.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Zantier:
Mind sharing the Java script?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Gaff_l:
Hi, Zantier... here it is: (comments between /* & */)

page = LN.getPage();

switch (page) {

default:

/*Set horizontal lines to 1.2 scale */

LN.drawRuledPattern(1.2, true);

/*Get height & width of page */

width = LN.getWidth();

height = LN.getHeight();

/* Draw double vertical lines, colour red, width 0.5,

80 & 85 in from left edge,

and from bottom of page to the top (Height) of the page */

LN.setStrokeWidth(0.5);

LN.setColor(1, 0, 0);

LN.drawLine(80, 0, 80, height);

LN.drawLine(85, 0, 85, height);

/* Draw single vertical line, colour blue, width 0.5,

100 in from right (width) edge,

and from bottom of page to the top (height) of the page */

LN.setColor(0, 0, 1);

LN.drawLine(width - 100, 0, width - 100, height);

/* Draw two horizontal lines, colour blue, width 0.5,

whole width of page,

110 from bottom of page and 60 from top of page */

LN.setStrokeWidth(0.5);

LN.setColor(0, 0, 1);

LN.drawLine(0, 110, width, 110);

LN.drawLine(0, height - 60, width, height - 60)

/*end of script*/ }
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] lazer155:
I just bought lecturenotes (awesome app, best note taking app I've tried), and was wondering if it is possible to have a mixture of page types in 1 notebook. For example I want to have a few plain blank pages and a couple checkered pages in the same notebook. I can't seem to find an option to change the page background each time I add a new page.

Also is it normal for lecture notes to remove my home screen backgrounds if I enable the hide system bar feature? My lock screen wallpaper stays but as soon as I enable that feature, go to a note page, then exit to the home screen, the home screen wallpaper is gone (black background when I had a picture).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@Gaff_l: Interesting ideas. The first one is probably somewhat complicated in the bitmap-based framework that LectureNotes uses, but to allow for a kind of `sketches´ or `pattern´ might indeed be very helpful.

Thanks for sharing the JavaScript code. In fact, I collect JavaScript codes at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1936617

@lazer155: Using standard paper patter, a notebook can have only one pattern. With custom paper patterns, you can do something like

page = LN.getPage();
switch (page) {
default:
scale = LN.getScale();
LN.drawCheckeredPattern(scale, false);
break;
case 2: case 4: case 6:
LN.drawRuledPattern(0.3, true);
break;
case 8:
break;
}

which places a plain pattern (i.e., no pattern) on page 8, a ruled pattern of fixed size on pages 2, 4, and 6, and a checkered pattern of size controlled by the slider in the notebooks settings dialog on all other pages.

To remove a static wallpaper is a known side-effect of hiding the system bar on rooted Android 4 devices, I am sorry. A live wallpaper is not effected.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] lazer155:
Is there anyway that you might add a feature in the future to add a variety of page backgrounds without having to type in/copypaste javascript into the custom pages section? Like maybe a button at the top of the options bar (with all the pens and erasers etc.), in the drop down menu called something like page background which you could press and select a background of your choosing (kind of similar to how s-note does it).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@lazer155: The way how to select custom paper pattern can certainly be improved. I am presently experimenting with different variants of how to make this more `visual´.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] davidlondono:
Multipage copy image

in the galaxy note there is a posibility to select an area using the spen botton, it let copy this image to another apps, there are 2 complains:

If i select the lecturenotes app, and im using muly window it automatically close my notebook, and set me at home of the app, i know that if i select the notebook that i whant it will copy to that book, but I what it to paste at the exact page of the notebook that i have open at this moment, without selecting again the notebook i need

there is a feature that let drag that image into the other windows opened, for exaple if i drag it to the sNote, with a page opened, i will automatically paste that image inside the note, but with lecturenotes dosent react at that gesture and dont copy the image

(sorry for my bad english)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Zantier:
It would be helpful if the drawing tool, when active, displayed as blue (highlighted) and the pencil icon highlight off. I find myself many times continuing my notes after using the drawing tool without realizing I need to click on the pencil tool again (because it visually looks like it is still on).

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@davidlondono: 1. Personally, I prefer to be asked about the notebook, and selecting the first entry in the list of recently opened notebooks brings you directly there (and this is just two clicks). However, I received a number of requests in this direction, so that the next version of LectureNotes will automatically direct viewed or shared images and PDFs to an open notebook (this includes the case that you described).

2. This works only for Samsung apps, this feature is proprietary and not Android standard.

@Zantier: Well, a drawing tool is at the bottom line a very fancy pencil, so that disabling the pencil icon if a drawing tool is active would be rather confusing, wouldn't it?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Zantier:
Same could be argued about the eraser and yet both reside under a different icon. I wonder if others have the same issue with the visual indicator however as is this does not make sense to me.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@Zantier: How about highlighting the drawing tools icon while a drawing tool is active, but keeping the pencil icon active as well?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Zantier:
I like that. That would give a user the visual indication that they either need to unselect a drawing tool or tap on the pencil tool to continue writing.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
Sv: LectureNotes - S-Pen App with fast dev. speed

I've requested this change in handling as well so I'm very glad to hear acadoid is going to make this change. Until then however, I got the tip to select the previous notebook by clicking the upper left icon (launcher), the first notebook in the list is the last viewed. If you have some books, this will at least be easier and faster than manually pick the right book out of the board.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] GreenFuzzer:
I think you are both on to something with that. It is both simple and visual which is a great combo.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@davidlondono & Axel_: I just uploaded v2.1.14 in which a viewed or shared image is automatically directed to an open notebook (at least within the first ten minutes after LectureNotes went into background, afterwards you will be asked about the notebook as before).

@Zantier & GreenFuzzer: The drawing tool icon is highlighted now when a drawing tool is active.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] GreenFuzzer:
I just did the update and only played for a couple of seconds, in that little bit of time it looked good. Thanks for all you do!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] ordeniz:
Is it possible to use different pencils for different notebooks without having to select each time.

I mean for example I have 3 notebooks :Notebook A - Notebook B and Notebook C

In Notebook A I use red pencil,in Notebook B I use white pencil and in Notebook C I use black pencil.

I have to select the pencil from the pencil toolbox every time I select a different notebook.

I want the pencil I choose to be permanent only for that particular notebook.

I hope I could explain myself.

Thank you.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@ordeniz: No, this is not possible, the last used pencil (or eraser or cutter) type is a general property and not stored in the notebook.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] ordeniz:
No problem;still the best note taking app.:good:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] cugel:
Just one small suggestion, could you add eraser to pencil toolbox?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] asdfuogh:
@cugel:

You could always do a self-addition by turning one of your custom pens into an eraser, right? (But yeah, it'd be awesome if one of the pens were an eraser with different size selections as well because then I'd turn my secondary button into the lasso instead.)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@cugel: One could optionally include the standard erasers in the pencil toolbox (which would make it rather a pencil and eraser toolbox), I noted it down. But you can make one of the custom pencils to act as eraser, as pointed out by asdfuogh.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Robdyx:
Adding customization options like that in the pencil toolbox could be a nice step towards the new unified toolbox wich could appear when the user taps the pen button.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] jeggen:
I'm not sure how this happened but I'm on LN 2.1.14 and my pencil is stuck as my custom pencil setup as a highlighter. I switch to other colors red/blue/black and sizes but I cannot get my pencil to switch back. I had drawing tools open but have tried it with it open or closed and using the menu and pallet and cannot get my pencil back to my standard black pencil. You can see on the screenshot I've selected black/fine yet the indicator still shows the yellow color. Help me get back to my regular pencil please!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@jeggen: Is it possible that you have set one of the custom pencils for the stylus button, namely the one that you can cannot get rid of? Note that in this case, if you press the stylus button, the custom pencils stays until you use it. In the meanwhile, you change the pencil to which you will fall back after this pencil usage.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] jeggen:
@acadoid - Second button was set to yellow highlighter. But this never caused an issue before. I switched it to something else but then I'm just stuck in that mode. Even when the button is NOTset to highlighter I still cannot change pencil, but I think it's b/c I never get back into drawing mode. When I disable button support then my drawing tools work right. When button support is enabled I continue to have problems since it always wants the second button active. How can I get back to how things were before (e.g. functional support for my single stylus button.) Nothing has been updated on my system. Was something new introduced in LN that would have caused this? I don't see any way to disable this "second button" feature that is apparently causing all the problems.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@jeggen: There was no change concerning stylus button handling. I was thinking that something might indirectly cause the problem, but I do not see how. Have you enabled `detect stylus button in hover´? Is it possible that your stylus' second button got jammed and constantly fires?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Robdyx:
By the way, which pens do have a LectureNotes compatible second button? (Apart from that HM5100 beast, I don't want to spend $100+ on a pen)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] ordeniz:
Is it possible to use a second pen by pressing the spen buttonI try but it works for a little time.

I want to use the button like this: Your pen color is A ,push the button the pen is color B,push again and it's A again.But not for a limited period of time.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] jeggen:
@acadoid - I have tried with `detect stylus button in hover´ enabled and disabled. Finally decided to restart my tablet at the mention of the button being "stuck". That fixed the issue.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@ordeniz: This is not possible at the moment, but to optionally allow that is on my agenda.

@jeggen: Glad to hear that.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] jeggen:
@acadoid

I'd love a feature where I could have a menu button that maybe has a stamp icon that would be a one-touch button to add a timestamp to my document. I'm constantly wanting to add timestamps for the beginning of every meeting and since it's literally the only text tool I use it would be so much easier to just have a timestamp icon that I press and place a timestamp as configured in settings.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Zantier:
@acadoid: I found a small bug with this change. If the drawing tool is active (for example Line) and a new notebook is created, the drawing tool is still active but not highlighted (nor is Line checked on).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
Sv: LectureNotes - S-Pen App with fast dev. speed

I'm having some issues with the time stamp function, even though I'm changing the format it's stuck with the standard YYYY/MM/DD:HH:MM:SS or something. Would it be possible to add another format by the way, the year isn't usually necessary so DD/MM would be appreciated!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] jeggen:
@Axel: check settings -> Tools -> text drawing tool setup -> click on time stamp variant and set there. I know there is also a setting in settings-> handling -> Text layer setup. They are independent settings so it makes a difference if you are using time stamp in drawing tools or in text layer.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
Sv: LectureNotes - S-Pen App with fast dev. speed

That did the trick, thank you! I was just setting the time stamp for the text drawing tool and not the text layer tool, stupid me!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@jeggen: I am presently working on improving the text drawing tool. When I am done, you will be able to select an area directly in the notebook for text typing, press CTRL-t (or whatever shortcut you defined for time stamp) and perform a single click for OK.

@Zantier: Many thanks for pointing this out to me, depending on the order of execution, the drawing icon and menu item could not get activated. I fixed that for the next update.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] jeggen:
@acadoid - That sounds fantastic. Will the user be able to map other text shorcuts and custom key/text mapping?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@jeggen: I plan to add the same adjustable shortcuts (italic, bold, etc) as for the text layer.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Schwembo:
Hi there, im using lecture notes daily in university and have a question: is it possible to add a blank page after the current in a PDF -document? I have PDF documents where there is no space for extra annotations but i do not want to write the annotation for page2 at the last page of the document (where pages are added when i click the add page button)

another question, is there the possibility for custom Symbols? I am using arrows really a lot and it my Own drawn arrows look horrible

thanks in advance and sorry for my bad English
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Papalappus:
Add a new page, go to notebook overview, drag and drop the free page wherever you need it :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] leojab:
@acadoid It would be a good feature if you can add the line arrows as part of symbol. it is so useful for marking and providing measurements in various colours. This would involve text rotation as well. to place it just above and center of the arrow line.

Additionally, the option to handwrite in BIG while it comes as a small text in notes is a good one but could you make it work for only stylus as well.

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@Schwembo: To insert a new page before or after the current page, use the corresponding items in the hand menu (notebook overview is an alternative way, as pointed out by leojab).

I plan to add custom drawing tools coded in JavaScript (similar to custom paper pattern) soon; this will allow for arrows and other things.

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@leojab: I am not sure whether I correctly understand your comments concerning colors and stylus. There are custom pencils for which colors can be freely chosen; there is a ‘stylus only’ mode for devices with active stylus.

To rotate material, select it with the cutter tool, cut it, rotate it using the icon in the lower left corner, and paste.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Cocax:
Regarding the stylus, what I think leojab meant was for the input zone feature to be available for active stylus as well, and not only for passive ones. Am I right? Actually, I would like this as well.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] masterv1:
AW: LectureNotes - S-Pen App with fast dev. speed

I have found a bug. If LN is open in full screen and you open the calculator or any other app in dual view and you stick it, then the system is crashing and you have to reboot.

thanks for this great app .
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] mmcnulty:
Hey, maybe I clicked something inadvertently, but either way maybe someone can help. Many of my notebooks are no longer opening fit to width, is that a setting?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@masterv1: Please note that Android claims ‘app crashed’ even though the problem occurred in Android itself. I do not think that the problem is with LectureNotes, but could you please click on ‘report’, then I get a detailed report in my developer console. Please use the comment function to state what you did, so that I know who reported it.

@mmcnulty: Select ‘Fit width’ in the main menu.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] leojab:
@acadoid What i meant is exactly what @cocax had stated. For the input zone feature to be available for active stylus as well.

With regards to text arrows, your approach of using the cutter will also work. Thanks.

Just waiting for the custom drawing patterns release

I have one more suggestion, I would like this if it is feasible. Can i snap my physical handwritten notebook page and paste it in Lecture notes as a real lecture notes, which I can modify or erase or cut, etc. This feature will be great..

Another feather to this already wonderful app of yours
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Red14:
password protect?

Is it possible to protect a note with a password?

cant find it . . . .:(
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@dutchxxl: It is pretty straightforward to add a dialog when starting the app or when opening a notebook and require a PIN/password to be entered. But this will give users a wrong feeling of security, as anyone with a minimal computer knowledge will still be able to access your notes indirectly. A password protection makes only sense if the notebook pages are encrypted. Without encryption, password protection is more a kind of `child protection´, if at all. However, encryption comes with several drawbacks when done in an app (slowing down reading and writing notebook pages from SD card, etc); if you are concerned with your privacy, I think that a much better approach is to encrypt the whole SD card.

@leojab: Maybe I do not understand correctly, but you can write in the input zone with your stylus, and if you touch outside with stylus or finger, you can scroll.

You can scan your notebook pages and import them in LectureNotes.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] hygradeb:
Hello

I have a strange one, when I am importing say a 22page pdf and I choose the option import all instead of the second option import 1-22.

I only get the 1st few pages.

if I try to import the same pdf but choose the 2nd option which ask me which pages it will import with no problem.

Just to let you know I have the option turned on to add layers when importing.

I would think both option would give the same result bar the fact one option allows you to choose the page range.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] jeggen:
One "issue" depending on intended functionality... when using the text drawing tool and clicking "append timestamp" the timestamp is always placed at the very end of the text on a newline, despite cursor location. For example I typed a list of items, selected top line and then "append timestamp" to add the timestamp to the beginning of my text but it still appeared at the end. It seems to me that "append timestamp" should place the timestamp after the cursor wherever the cursor is located.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@hygradeb: This is a rather strange problem that you report. Importing all pages or the full page range should give the very same result. Is the number of pages in the first case always the same or does it differ from attempt to attempt? Do you import the PDF as new notebook or do you append the pages to an existing notebook?

@jeggen: I can revise the `append time stamp´ to an `insert time stamp´. The text drawing tool will anyway change in one of the next updates, then you will be able to select an area in the notebook and directly write there, with formating tools etc., and the time stamp will be inserted and not appended (as it is already the case for the text layer).