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[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
At my galaxy s3 I didn't see what all the hype about this app was, but now since I got the 10.1 I sure can. What a great note taking app! However, I got a few questions I hope someone can answer :)

First of all, I read earlier in the thread about extended drawing tools. Those you got works like a charm but some arrows, some kind of triangle and maybe a set of graph axis would be useful! Speaking of which, any way you can implement a way to insert som basic engineering symbols, mostly the Greek letters like Omega etc?

The grid background is great when you take notes but half the point of note taking is viewing them later, is there an easy way of turning the grid of? And speaking of viewing, is there any mode where I can see my notes full screen and maybe swipe to switch pages without exporting it to PDF?

And at last, I can't get the copy page to work properly? If I take a screenshot and select/copy a specific part to clipboard I cannot paste it into LN?

Thanks in advance! :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@Axel_;Many thanks for your kind comments.

I am presently finalizing the next update which will come with a text layer and better support for typed text. After I finished that, I will turn my attention to improving the drawing tools. I plan to provide an interface for custom drawing tools coded in JavaScript (similar to the custom paper pattern) so that whatever drawing tool you might need you will be able to code yourself.

I guess with `grid background´ you refer to the paper pattern? You can set the paper pattern to plain; for exporting to PDF, you can choose whether paper pattern should be included.

There is no presentation mode, but you can orient your device in accordance with the paper orientation, this will give full page view. If you select `fit height´, you can swipe through your notebook horizontally.

LectureNotes supports the Android system clipboard for images, but (some) Samsung app's seem not but instead cook their own soup. To get an image into LectureNotes, share (or view) it, LectureNotes registers as image receiver (and viewer) so that you can import it into your notebooks.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] rirawin:
CAn you use lecture notes for drawing or is it primary purpose just for notes?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] toenail_flicker:
Since LN is not vector based, it will likely not be your best choice for drawing. For notes, sketches, recording lectures, etc., it is a go-to app.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
Thanks for the fast reply!

That sounds wonderful! The drawing tool will be an incredibly useful feature so I really hope that you will be able to implement it.

Yes, that's the word I was looking for. I had troubles finding the settings where I could change the pattern after creating the notebook and was looking for more like a "pattern on/off" button but the settings will do the trick.

I see, I didn't get it to work properly before but that's just because I had enabled zoom so the swipe was just a "pan the page".

It seems that way, when I for example take a screenshot I cannot paste it into LectureNotes without saving it as a picture to insert. I didn't quite get the last part though, how will LectureNotes be registered as an image receiver and what difference does it make when interacting with the rest of the system?

While we're at it, is there any way to enable more floating toolbars like the one for the pens? I'm used to work in that way with CAD programs and find it much more easy than to get into some menu on top. Speaking of which, any way to minimize that one so I get an even more blank piece of paper?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@Axel_: LectureNotes automatically registers as image receiver (meaning that it can receive images shared by other apps) and as image viewer (meaning that it can open images) with the Android system. This is not an active process, this information is just stored in the app's APK and the Android system recognizes it. The effect is that LectureNotes shows up in the list of apps that are presented by the Android system when you share or open an image. If you do not select LectureNotes in such occasion, this registration has no further effect. If you have PDFView installed for PDF import, LectureNotes also registers as PDF receiver and PDF viewer, so that it shows up when you share or view a PDF.

To allow to put the menu icons in a toolbox is on my agenda. You can hide the action bar (the upper bar), there is a corresponding item in the menu at the app's launcher icon.

@rirawin: There are a number of artists that use LectureNotes for sketching and drawing, but as toenail_flicker pointed out, it is not the right tool if you need a vector-based format.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
Oh, now I get it! I thought that made it possible to somehow transfer images (like a screenshot) to LN without first saving them but I totally understand that getting a third part app interacting with the OS isn't always possible.

By the way, I may have found a small "bug". When you press the LN symbol in the upper left some textbox flashes at the middle of the screen, I think it says something with "Saving" but it disappears to quickly to be able to read. A little delay maybe?

Edit: Never mind my last comments, I just hadn't bought the app yet and the real version didn't have the problem mentioned above. The bug is there in the trial version at my tablet though, and it still might be a good (and easy) thing to change :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@Axel_: What you observe is not a bug: Depending on the app's menu settings, clicking on the app's launcher icon in the upper left corner saves changed pages, this is the message that you see. As an alternative, you can disable the app's launcher icon or you can enable a menu at the app's launcher icon in the app's menu settings. In the latter case, `Save changed pages´ is one of the menu items, plus a list of recently opened notebooks.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
I think this was suggested in this thread: I just uploaded v2.0 into Google Play in which there is a text layer and much better keyboard support.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
I assumed it was a bug because it was a text that was hidden fast enough not to be able to read and that didn't seemed right.

By the way, is there any easy way to move an object inserted, without using the cutting tools?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Mirkokkk:
Thanks! You are the best! :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] sphere314:
That's really GREAT! :)

I really appreciated also the text face/size options and the subscript/superscript options :) (see attached image).

I also think there's some streamlining to do in the workflow to change the text options... (or, maybe, I have to learn better the "how to"... I've just started experimenting with it).

Anyway that's a great start! :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] toenail_flicker:
Nice work. :good:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@Axel_: The box (a so-called progress dialog) is displayed only as long as the app writes and this can be pretty fast. You can move imported (or other material) only using the cutter tools.

@Mirkokkk, sphere314, and toenail_flicker: I am glad to hear that you like the new text layer.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Mirkokkk:
For those who want to use S-note special functions on LectureNotes I made a video with a little advice :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_eDpWhu058&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] HasC:
@acadoid, now your app is truly one of the best note taking apps, the text layer is what I Have been waiting for all this time and soon will not have to rely on any other note taking app. Thanks for your dedidcation to the app and never ending support and patience in answering oft repeated questions. So much can be learned from you as a person and how you deal with individuals.

I have another request if I may, how simple will it be to make the text layer like OneNote whereby if you click on any part of the screen the cursor positions itself there so that you can start typing? Also would be great if that text can be selected and rotated.

You should also add a donate button on your xda profile so that those of us that would like to show our appreciation can do so by buying you a coffee or two.

Thanks again for your wonderful work.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] tririver:
The text layer works great! Thank @acadoid for bringing us wonderful updates again!

There is one small thing which may be improved: When clicking drop-down menu of text input: The options such as bold, italic, ... may need an indicator (for example a √ sign). Then we know clearly if they are selected or not.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] HasC:
@acadoid, I have just noticed a couple of things which may need a fix in relation to text entry :

1) I was using the keyboard in portrait mode and was testing the text entry which worked fine, I then selected underline and wrote a few words which also worked as intended. I then switched to landscape mode and when the screen changed orientation, everything became underlined. I could not repeat this error after it happened once so not sure if it is an intermittent problem.

2) If we need to format text after it has been typed, if we then go back to the text to underline or make the text bold, the keyboard options to reformat the text does not seem to be available i. e. We can select and cut the text but cannot choose any of the formatting options.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] tririver:
I also had once a similar problem to (1): I selected pencil color and then rotated the screen. After screen rotation the pencil color is secretly unselected. (Having a solution of (2) will be great too.)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] GreenFuzzer:
Can someone tell me the default location for notebooks, recordings,and PDFs? Also why wont it allow me to change my defaults to mnt/ExtSdCard/Documents/LectureNotes ? Yes I did make that LectureNotes folder prior to trying to change my default saving location.

I should have mentioned I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 running version 4.0.4 With the help of tririver and acadoid I have found my default location to be /mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.acadoid.lecturenotes/files thanks for the help.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] tririver:
The default location is /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/com.acadoid.lecturenotes/files

I changed pdf storage location, which works fine. I didn't try modifying other locations.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
Thanks a lot, so much more simple than save image and import in LectureNotes that I've been using til now!

With the text input functions added yesterday LectureNotes took a great step forward to perfektion, thanks!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] rustikus:
Thanks again for the very fast and good updates. I'm really impressed by your development speed and I love using the app.

Just some remarks to the new version.

If l add the new text layer to an existing notebook and export this notebook to Evernote, the text is exported as attachment instead of embedded to the png.

One other thing I could not figure out is how to move and resize the text box but maybe I did not understand the new text layer concept. :)

Thanks !
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
This might be a stupid question but, how do I move the text? The cutting tools doesn't seem to affect it nor some kind of drag and drop. And as far as I can tell I can't locate where to write either?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] HasC:
What I have noticed is that if you want to move text currently, the way to do it would be to select keyboard again and double tap on the word to bring up the text selection and use the arrows to highlight the text you want to move. You then will need to cut this text and then click on the screen to bring up the text entry flashing symbol, now you press the enter button to where you want to move the text to and paste the copied text there.

You cannot use the select and move tool used outside of the text layer as used for the rest of Lecture notes. Hopefully it will be in the pipline to improve this further by being able to select and move the text to anywhere on the screen.

Also another thing that i have noticed is that when using a bluetooth keyboard, I am able to select text using the keyboard via the shift and arrow keys and change the text formatting however this does not seem to be possible with an on screen keyboard as mentioned in my previous post, I mention this as a workaround for those who use hardware or bluetooth keyboards.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
I hope that I did not overlook anyones question/comment:

@Mirkokkk: Thanks for the movie.

@tririver & HasC: To select text for style change, keep the shift key pressed and use the cursor keys; long-click brings up cut/copy/paste.

I cannot reproduce this problem.I have tried on several devices with different Android versions (there are some subtle differences in the Android EditText class that LectureNotes uses, for instance there seems to be a strange bug in the Android 4.0 variant which seems neither to exists in Android 3.x nor in Android 4.1 and 4.2). Which device and Android version are you using? Can you please give me a some detailed recipe to see the problem?

@GreenFuzzer: This depends somewhat on device and Android version, the location can be seen on the app's help page and changed in the app's storage settings.

@HasC: The text layer works essentially like a text editor, from left to right (or right to left, depending on language) and top to bottom; free floating text with arbitrary placement is significantly more complicated and requires some careful thinking. You can use the text drawing tool as a compromise.

@rustikus: When exporting to Evernote, the typed text of the text layer is uploaded as text file and should be available (but it is also merged into the layers if you enable `merge layers´ in the Evernote setup). The text layer is essentially a layer with a simple word processor.

@Axel_ & HasC: To cut/copy and paste text, enable keyboard mode and long-click on the screen. This should work both within LectureNotes as well as to get text into as well as to get text out of LectureNotes.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] HasC:
Thanks for your responses:

I have attached a screenshot for my device information.

The text entry works really well, would be ideal if cutting blocks of text and moving it around by dragging the S-pen will be possible in the future.

It seems as though text selection for software keyboards is dependent on which keyboard is used i.e. the keyboard has to have arrows as well as visibility of the shift key to allow your solution to work. My keyboard of choice at present is Swiftkey which unfortunately does not have arrows unless you go through menus which then loses the shift key, I managed to get the formatting of text to work using Swype. Which keyboard do you use that has arrows with the shift key?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@HasC: Many thanks for your the device information, it is the same Android version running on my Galaxy Note 10.1. I tried again on my device but do not see the problem. I tried:

Create new notebook, open it, click on keyboard icon, type `Test ´, select underline, type `Test´, select underline, and type ` Test´. Turning the device gives the correct result. I started from both portrait and landscape orientation and turned to landscape and portrait orientation, respectively.

Could you please give me a step-by-step recipe (ideally starting from a new notebook) how to see the problem that you reported?

I personally use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pocketworkstation.pckeyboard which gives a full keyboard, including shift and cursor keys.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Mirkokkk:
I don't understand :( Which cursor keys?

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[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
Thanks for your support, I can't quite get it to work though.. I can select and cut/copy text like I would in any application, but when I press where I want the text to be and paste it it's pasteing at the top left where I wrote it at the first place and not where I want it to be. Using the enter key just make a new line as far as I can tell.

I hope so too, that I'm able to easily move all text, drawings etc is a main advantage compared to SNote to me. However it's not the end of the world, the old text-tool was good enough for plain text even though you can't edit it afterwards and at a lecture I won't have the time to write mathematical expressions with the text tool anyway. The "hack" Mirkokkk thought us is in my opinion a lot better option at the moment, however I'm happy to see how LectureNotes will develop in that area over time!

Thanks again for the fast replies, your support is so much better than almost any support line I've ever been in contact to!

I still just can't get it to work, select and cut the text isn't a problem at all but moving it to where I want to put it is. But I have to admit I've not looked at every option and setting, there might be something wrong there.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@Mirkokkk: A normal computer keyboard has cursor keys: left, right, up, down, page up, page down, home, end, etc. Your soft keyboard might not display these keys, though.

@Axel_: If you wish to paste, long-click at the desired place and click on the `paste´ above the cursor that comes up.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] HasC:
Thanks for recommending the keyboard, it has resolved the issue for editing text for software keyboard use and I'll use it if I need to change the format but will continue to use Swiftkey for it's excellent predictions and correction facility using the space bar.

In trying to replicate the problem with changing from portrait to lanscape, I will try and record steps if it happens again, after your post, i did create a new notebook in portrait mode to see if I could replicate it again and did not have the issue but may have found another bug.

I created a new notebook in portrait mode, selected the keyboard and typed a sentence without underlining and pressed enter to write the same sentence again with underline. I changed orientation from portrait to lanscape and the text was not affected. I then selected the pen to use freehand and the text disappeared even though in the layer settings it was selecetd to show the layer. I have attached a couple of screenshots to illustrate what I experienced and also am showing the layer options selected.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@HasC: Many thanks, but I can still not reproduce the problem. If you do the steps as you describe, does the text reappear when (i) hide and show the text layer or (ii) you close and reopen the notebook? Does the problem also occur when you select the pencil before turning the device?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Mirkokkk:
Samsung keyboard hasn't cursor keys :(

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---------- Post added at 04:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:00 PM ----------

This could be an important feature.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] HasC:
I went back to the notebook to try i) no change in behaviour, it does not appear an re-appear/disappear

ii) When I completely closed the notebook and exited from the app and re opened lecture notes, after opening the notebook again, the text has completely disappeared and I cannot bring it back no matter what tool is now selected. Would it help if I uninstall the app and reinstall, if so is there an option where i can back up my current settings so that i do not have to re configure them?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@Mirkokkk: I recommend to use a different keyboard with a full layout, for instance the one that I quoted above.

@HasC: Many thanks for your help. Really strange. You can backup and restore your settings, but there is no need to try uninstall and reinstall the app: If closing and reopening the notebook does not help, uninstalling and reinstalling the app will neither. Is selecting underline strictly needed to see the effect, or does italic, bold, etc. yield the same?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] HasC:
It's not a massive deal as it only happened once, just thought that I can help to nail the issue in the head before others report the same. What might be worrying is if I takes notes at a meeting and then cannot recall any text that I may have typed as has happened in the last example. I think I will set up dropsync to back up one way so that any real work is not lost.

Thanks for investigating but I know the difficulty of trying to fix something if it cannot be replicated on your device.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
That's what I'm trying to do, but when I do this the place the tablet paste the text is in the upper left corner and not were I clicked. The cursor is still in the same corner and I can't move it without using the space and enter keys, so when I'm clicking paste even if it's in the middle of the screen the text gets where the cursor is. Are there any setting that control this maybe?

Another thing I've noticed, when I use the keyboard in portrait mode the pages is zooming out quite a lot from full page view to maybe 80/20 current/next page. This apply both for SwiftKey as well as the standard Samsung keyboard. Not the end of the world since it gets back to standard once keyboard is minimized but still quite annoying. Anything you have noticed?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@Axel_: A single short click should place the cursor at the desired place. Note, however, that the text layer functions like a text editor or a word processor, it fills the page from left to right (or right to left, depending on language settings) and from top to bottom. There is no free cursor placement, only within existing text. If you wish to place a text at the end of page, you need to add new lines (and spaces) until you are at the right place.

When the soft keyboard comes up, the display shrinks accordingly. If you have set `fit height´ this applies also for the smaller display, the page is fit to the new height. When you use the text layer, I recommend to use `fit width´ instead.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Axel_:
Oh I see, my question was how to place the text at a specific place like under a picture but now I see that it's impossible without using the old fashioned way with spaces and new lines.

Fit to width did the trick, thanks!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Mirkokkk:
Can you add an option to merge text layer with others to use the cutter and other tools?

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[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] acadoid:
@Mirkokkk: Interesting idea, one could merge the text layer with the other layers, I have not though about that. I guess that this is obvious, but the text will not be editable anymore afterwards.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] GreenFuzzer:
Sorry I do know better than to not tell what my system is.

I have Samsung Galaxy 10.1 GT-N8013 version 4.0.4.

I have been trying to change my default by going through storage but have had no luck. Can the storage be to an external sdcard as I have been trying or is that my problem as to why it isn't allowing the new default location(s)?

I want to use Dropsync so I need to get this decided as to what is best for me and the app both.

Thank you for all the time you spend working on this app and constantly not only improving it but being available to help the users but to listen to suggestions and requests.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Mirkokkk:
Another idea: you could add a fast menu with recent images. For example I often use a warning image in my notes, but also arrows and others.

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