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[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] HasC:
Why don't you just use a small setting on the eraser and draw a ring around the line you want to erase similar to the lasso tool, make sure when you connect the ring that it snaps into place, this will happen when you slowly connect the ends. Now, whatever is inside this ring will be erased, does not take long at all.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] toenail_flicker:
Thanks, but it doesn't work on mine consistently, and even when it does it doesn’t do exactly what I'm talking about without having to be uber careful. I want a nice, thick, single swipe eraser. I can live without it, but I am annoyed every time I go to erase.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] HasC:
Strange as it seems to work every time with me. Maybe a user configurable thickness slide setting for the eraser could be a solution instead of another size added to the selection drop down menu.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] toenail_flicker:
I agree. Just don't know how feasible that is for acadoid. Even the pencil/pen thickness isn't always sufficient for me, but on the whole, except for being annoyed by erasing, the app is great.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] pinocchi0:
Hello,

I would like to see a PDF importer which imports a 30-40sides pdf which I can edit as well as add new clear pages at any position in the pdf.

Another awesome feature would be to add hand to text input at any position i want and to import cuts from images. That means, to use the import function, open a image and to decide to import the whole image or just a special selection.

I would like to see to improve the pdf exportation. I recogize a drop in quality,

Not so important but nice would be a adapt the appereance. The layout and the books could be a bit more beauty. S-Notes looks a lot better. And the top bar could be a bit smaller.

A general question is, how can I import a pdf? Guess I´m too stupid to find it.

Thank you for such a great App.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] jayjay*:
Since this is the best Note taking app, it would be good to start making it look good like S Note, then we're definitely onto a winner.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] xe0r:
Take the lasso tool. Select the whole line and chose "move" at the bottom right corner. Now when you were able to move your selected area hit the red "x" at the upper left corner.

@the guy 2 posts above me: in order to import pdf you need to install the "PDF" app by the developer. Cant remember the name right now but simply take a look at the devs site in play store. Youll find it. In the describtion of the App the usage is explained.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] sphere314:
You can import a pdf. But for that you need to download the app PDFView
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] toenail_flicker:
This has been addressed in previous posts and due to the cost is prohibitive.

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Thanks, but I want an eraser, not a move or three step process. I turn my pen over and erase. Don't want more, don't want less.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] quadratimkreis:
One more request. After importing pdfs for annotation, if I make a mistake and need to erase something, it erases the pdf text, too. Is there any way to preserve annotations as a separate layer, and would that also leave the original pdf text searchable?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] HasC:
Lecture notes allows you to add up to three layers, if you add a layer and do your mark ups on the second layer, you will not delete anything that is on the first layer i.e. your pdf document. If you have it as an icon, it is the one with the three squares on top of each other.

Remember to work on the layer that is not the pdf text.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@salmonsushi: There is a separate thread concerning jagged writing. I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 to investigate the problem, but unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view), I do not see any of this on my device. I don't know what S-Note does to avoid that. LectureNotes has two input filter, and you might try whether this helps (some users reported positively to me).

Concerning your request: You can customize the pencil toolbox in the app's settings (enable/disable standard pencils, custom pencils, and drawing tools), but I understand that you wish to customize the number of custom pencils shown, is this correct?

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@toenail_flicker: You can make one of your custom pencils to act as eraser, width can be adjusted much larger then the widest standard eraser.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] salmonsushi:
Thank you for the prompt reply. Yes it would be greatly appreciated if you can customise the number of rows of the pencil toolbox. I put it at the top left and three rows are somewhat too fat for my personal taste.

As for the filter, I tried both. jaggy appears whenever the line is not straight, and the filters don't seem to smooth them at all. As for the shaky stroke, the problem is worse when you are lifting off a pen. I think you might have heard this before but near the end of a alphabet is when the ink started dancing randomly. My theory is that it is too sensitive to the first few soft pressure readings. i.e. there is some "shift" registered when we place the pen or lift the pen up. I think what samsung did was simply reduce the sensitivity and get rid of the first few pressure sensitivity until a particular threshold.

A simple but not so brilliant solution maybe to have a settings to disable all pressure sensitivity? (i can't find it, maybe there already is)

A slightly more customisable way maybe to set a minimum pressure sensitivity threshold that user can adjust

A more elegant or lecture notes way is to have a mapping graph that allows users to map the sensitivity detected to the thickness of the stroke.

If so, that means you can have different mappings for different default profiles too. e,g, brush, chalk, ball pen, rather than pencil only.

At the end of the day, Samsung's s note just feels a lot less sensitive, but at the same time no jaggy or random shaking and looks smoother.

Will including something like the S Pen SDK 2 be very difficult? I truly believe for any Samsung users, having the native S Pen input style is the best thing we can hope for, and should definitely solve those inking problems. If you do implement it, along with the flexibility of Lecture Notes, I gauraantee you that there will be thousands of users dumping crapping buggy S Note and pay for your app.

Thank you so much for making it such an awesome app and listening to the end user.

Sorry I am not sure where the other thread is and could anyone please share the link.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
[MENTION=4226212]Tintinnuntius[/MENTION]: 1. Placing the control buttons outside comes with a couple of disadvantages. Note that enabling `use quick insertion´ in the app's handling settings automatically inserts if your change to another tool. This is actually for users who tend to forget to click on the green tag and change to another tool (which makes them loose the insertion), but it can also be used to insert without the need to click on the green tag. Note also the option `use quick cut, move, and paste´ in the app's handling settings, which lets you move a selection by click-and-drag in the interior, again avoiding the click on the green tag.

2. In principle, this can be done, but making a certain color transparent can lead to artifacts.

[MENTION=5235189]pluginalong[/MENTION]: I put that on my to-do-list.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Xfor:
Figure and text edit

Hi

How to edit text (text boxes, not layer) and figures after placement?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] pluginalong:
Cool! :D
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
[MENTION=5432593]Xfor[/MENTION]: Text boxes and images can be moved, scaled, rotated, and flipped using the cutter tool: Select the area, cut, move/scale/rotate/flip, and paste back.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] quinman22:
Is there anyway to insert into a page a link to a notebook or page in a notebook? If not, I'd like to request this feature. Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
[MENTION=2397223]quinman22[/MENTION]: You can attach links as `keywords´ to pages, LectureNotes `understands´ `file://´, `http://, and `https://´. These `keywords´ can be clicked in the index and open the link (file or web page). To additionally `understand´ links in the text layer is on my to-do-list.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] quinman22:
So if I wanted to attach a link to a separate notebook, I'd have to do it this way? The feature I was requesting was to make a notebook collection more like a wiki, in that you can link from one notebook page to another, even in separate notebooks. As always, thanks for your incredible efforts!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] VU HEO:
Help me make default wide screen when start app. Thanks for share app and guide for use. Awesome app for my Note
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
[MENTION=2397223]quinman22[/MENTION]: No, you cannot link to another LectureNotes notebook, but this is an interesting idea, I noted it down.

[MENTION=282227]VU HEO[/MENTION]: I am not sure whether I understand your question: LectureNotes runs in full screen (Android default) as well as in dual/cascade view (on Samsung devices).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] VU HEO:
I'm sorry, I wanna open app with landscape, it open postrait default. Could you let me how
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Kumabjorn:
Portrait and landscape is managed in the Android system, not in the app. The app simply follows the system setting. If we don't know what device and what version of Android you are using it is very difficult to be more exact.

If you can open other apps in landscape, you should have no problem with LectureNotes doing the same.

PostScript

I notice you are using a GT-N8013.

Hold it in landscape, make sure you have screen orientaton on, tap LN icon and it should open fine in landscape.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
[MENTION=282227]VU HEO[/MENTION]: As default, LectureNotes keeps the given display orientation, but you can set a preferred orientation in the `display orientation´ app's display settings. Is it possible that you have set `portrait´ there?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] VU HEO:
Thanks so much, I had ít auto rotate át default
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Tablet_JF:
issue with video playback being distorted

I have been using LectureVideos just fine, but when I went to review my most recent recorded videos from my math lecture (and other recent videos), the resulting video looks really funky. For starters, on the videos that are having this problem, there isca transparent green bar at the bottom of the video screen, certain colors (mosyt notably, red, set to write behind existing writings) come out as gray, much of what is written is delayed, and there is a lot of "double-vision" effects on what I am writing. Prior to this problem, I hade reduced the video size and resolution, to be able to go to different spots in a single video, without long loading times. I have now switched this back, but have not tested to see if it fixed the issue. I also remember updating LectureVideos recently. Ideally, I would like to set the videos, so I could still jump to different spots, and not have this distortion issue in the resulting video. I really don't know if these are interconnected though, or what hss caused the problem in the resulting video recordings. Has anyone else had a similar issue, and/or knows what causes it, and how I might fix it?

Up until this, the extension has been fantastic for capturing what the teacher is saying, and having it synced into what I was writing. Ive wanted a feature like this ever since I started using electronics to take notes.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
[MENTION=4959893]Tablet_JF[/MENTION]: I am sorry about the problem, but there are some devices that have problems to record/replay 360p videos. The reason is that these devices cannot handle video heights which are not an integer multiple of 16 (720 / 16 = 45 but 360 / 16 = 22.5), despite that 360p is a valid standard video size. There is unfortunately no real fix to this problem, but recording/replaying 720p videos should work on all devices.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Tablet_JF:
Thanks. I reversed both settings, and made sure to avoid recording videos with extensive lengths. I will go ahead and leave the resolution at 720, but reduce the frame rate again. I will post if there is any issues, with just this setting active. I have not used the Lecture recordings some I started using lecturevideos, because I like how the b synced note activity video-feed compliments my sporadic organization when I'm on a roll. Lol.i appreciate your active roll as a catalyst in people making widespread use of the benefits of using technology in the learning process.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Robdyx:
Hey acadoid! The last improvements included in text tool are really appreciated, may I suggest a centered/right/left alignment option? It could be added as an extra button over the font one on the left side of the text box, similar to the move and resize on the right side.

Also, after importing an image or pdf, it would be neat to freehand crop it (maybe detect if the user is dragging the borders or directly drawing a circle, or using a switch in a corner to choose between free/fixed crop.

Really waiting for the 2.4 update and those long awaited new drawing tools! Keep it up!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
[MENTION=2658447]Robdyx[/MENTION]: Free hand cropping is a bit involved, both technically as well as concerning UI.

The next intermediate update v2.4 is in the pipeline.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] hygradeb:
Any update on the possibility to have the option to add different page types to a single notebook I.e plan boxed lines?

Can you send location to scripts files that I can import I.e the demo you have in your help section , and other types.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Jonphinguyen7:
[MENTION=4619147]acadoid[/MENTION]

I was recently playing around with papyrus and they have one absolutely stellar feature I believe lecture notes withhold benefit from. The said feature allows for automatic syncing to either Box or Dropbox. It saves the files as is and if you restore onto a different device it will seem as if you never switched. I live local storage but would also love having my files and notes auto syncing every other day to my cloud storage.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Kumabjorn:
You can already do this, you just have to get an app called Dropsync, set up a folder on Dropbox and your devices and you're good to go.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Jonphinguyen7:
I was hoping for something specifically for notes. I don't need a backup of my entire tablet. Thanks though
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Kumabjorn:
You can do it specifically for notes, no problem. Sync works perfectly over four devices fire me. Just specify the files you want synced.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] big_w:
[MENTION=4619147]acadoid[/MENTION]

Morning Acadoid, just updated LN and all my shortcuts have reset to standard icon, loosing photo or colour change and name. I did read others have had this problem, but could not see a solution. Any help or advice would be great.

BTW stock build Samsung galaxy note 10.1 ver 4.1.2

Kind Regards

Wayne
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
[MENTION=4131263]hygradeb[/MENTION]: Page patterns individual for each page is on my to-do-list. In principle, you can do that using custom paper pattern. There is a thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1936617 in which examples are collected. Besides that, LectureNotes comes with several templates: In the main menu of the JavaScript editor, 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.

[MENTION=4302866]Jonphinguyen7[/MENTION]: You can sync your notes as described by Kumabjorn, there is no need to include that into LectureNotes.

[MENTION=5345164]big_w[/MENTION]: I am sorry to hear that. It is not clear what is causing this problem, it does neither occur with all updates nor with all launcher apps.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Jonphinguyen7:
[MENTION=4619147]acadoid[/MENTION] I just wanna say that I'm more than impressed with your committment to the application and to the community as a whole. I will support you for life brah. Release a new app so I can buy it already!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] werpnst8:
Second that! I don't want to leave the android environment because I don't want to give up my LN app.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] thunderwolf17:
Issue with custom patterns

Allow me to first say that I have been using LN for about a year now, and I absolutely love it! This app has saved me an incredible amount of time in a ridiculous number of ways.

Anyway, I just installed a new rom (Hyperdrive RLS6) and now the custom paper patterns will not show within LN. In particular, the pattern does not show while editing the notebook, the templates have blank previews, the "run" command from the javascript editor shows a blank preview, and the preview is blank in the notebook settings. This happens with all of the custom patterns (mine and the provided templates). However, the custom pattern does show in the widget preview and in an exported pdf. Moreover, the standard (not custom) patterns work as intended.

I tried a fresh install without any luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Kumabjorn:
The problem is in the ROM not the app, you need to contact the ROM developer.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] thunderwolf17:
Thanks for your suggestion. Do you (or anyone else) have any insight as to what the root cause of the problem might be? I have a feeling that if I were to post this problem in the rom thread, then someone would reply with "The problem is in the app not the ROM, you need to contact the app developer."
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
[MENTION=4302866]Jonphinguyen7[/MENTION]: Many thanks for your kind comments. Consider to purchase one of my Live Wallpapers.

[MENTION=1255569]thunderwolf17[/MENTION]: I agree with Kumabjorn that the problem might be caused by the ROM, but it might also be that this ROM enables `enforce hardware/GPU rendering´ by default; custom ROMs disable that by default and follow the app's settings. It might be worthwhile to double-check the system settings for such option (custom paper pattern do not function if hardware/GPU rendering is enforced).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] thunderwolf17:
The "Force GPU rendering" was indeed enabled. I have never used that option before, so it must have been enabled by default. Thanks for your help!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] drdoombot:
Question about importing multiple page PDF documents:

When importing various PDFs, I notice that some will fill the screen (in width) while others have margins along the left and right where the underlying paper pattern is visible. Under Import>Import PDF Setup, I tried changing the resolution from 150-350 dpi but that doesn't affect it. I suspect this has something to do with the paper size settings for that particular notebook. The default paper size I use for all my notebooks is 1280x1656 (US letter) because it creates a beautiful exported PDF (as well as PNGs that I occasionally browse from the PC). (Side note: I also don't use any Zoom functions in LN notebooks because I prefer my pages to move only vertically when writing/reading them within LN.)

Is there a setting or a method to importing PDF files to make sure they always take up the entire width of the LN notebook, regardless of the paper size?

In general, how to choose the best resolution settings for imported PDFs? Some of my PDFs are textbooks, some are simply Powerpoint files I've converted to PDF myself. Every import seems to be a crapshoot on whether it comes out looking good or bad. I would really appreciate some explanation of the best practice for importing with good results consistently.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Kumabjorn:
That makes two of us.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
[MENTION=4346221]drdoombot[/MENTION]: When you use notebooks of US letter format and import an A4 PDF, the A4 format does not fit (A4 is taller than US letter), you can either get empty space on the left and right, or you can disable `keep aspect ratio´ in the PDF import settings so that the imported page gets stretched to fit.

The best resolution can be estimated as follows: An US letter page has a width of 8.5 inch, and 1280 pixels divided by 8.5 inch yields 150 pixels per inch, or 150dpi. So, if you import a PDF file of US letter format into a notebook of US letter format without margins, the best resolution is 150dpi. If you use margins, you need to adjust the available width accordingly.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Jonphinguyen7:
Which folder are you syncing for lecture notes?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Kumabjorn:
I have the pro version, I think it was a few bucks, so I have a LectureNote folder on Dropbox and a similar LectureNote folder on my SD card, these are synced the same way between four different devices, one phone and three tablets. Everything is up to date on all devices the minute I close the LectureNote app.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] lazer155:
Is there any chance of a shape drawing feature being added like in Snotes? It's the feature where you draw a geometric shape like a circle or square and the app straightens all the lines so it looks neat.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] drdoombot:
So the steps are:

1. Note the paper size width in pixels

2. Note the PDF file width in inches

3. Divide #1 by #2

4. Set this resolution under Import>Import PDF setup>Multiple Pages Import>Resolution

Here's the problem I was having:

The paper size of the notebook is 1280x1656. The PDF file is 7.5x9.13inches. I rounded up and set the resolution at 185dpi. When I unchecked "keep aspect ratio," the PDF was stretched to fit the width, making the text harder to read. When "keep aspect ratio" was checked, there were thin margins on the sides and a large margin on the bottom. I then realized that I had my "bottom margin" set to "30%." Once I lowered that number, the PDF was importing with no margins on the side.

Hopefully, the above information will be useful to someone.

This experience has inspired a request:

Instead of having to go into "Settings" and adjusting the "Import PDF Setup" settings before every single import, how about including these settings in a popup dialog every time you "Import PDF as new notebook"? If people use LN the way I do, they are not importing uniform PDFs: the sizes are frequently different and need to be tweaked a little bit before each import. It would be much easier if these import settings (especially resolution, margins, aspect ratio, etc.) could be adjusted in a popup dialog or the New Notebook screen (the one where you set paper size, paper pattern, cover color, etc.).

The inclusion of a Resolution Calculator somewhere in LN (either automated or by user input) would be very cool as well, but not necessary!

Thanks again for your help, acadoid!