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[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] rmein:
Just to say I am using this with the latest CM10.2 build from sbrissen.

Good points:

It just seems so much more responsive than on stock... faster, accurate writing with less lag.

I can finally set the spen button to what I want, I never managed to do that on Samsung roms.

Bad points:

I have spen with eraser, and the eraser button doesn't work. (I don't think hover works either)

Palm rejection doesn't disable the capacitive buttons, so I have to use it upside down to avoid pressing the back button by mistake.

For me the combination of CM10 and Write is perfect. I found all the fancy Samsung spen features just got in the way of my workflow. All I want is to be able to take simple written notes as quickly as possible, and now I am much happier with my Note 8.0 :)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] staplebox:
Hey Write dev...just saw you app in the nvidia demo vid of their new tegra note 7. First app they open and demo is yours. Congrats.

http://youtu.be/3RXLOqxtZxo
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] 8J1n6l3:
When I click the pen icon to change pens I have to hold it and scroll down to select. Is there a way to select it and it open with 1 touch?

Thanks for any help!
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] KukurikU:
What am I missing? Can anybody tell me why I get this incomplete Menu after installing the app in both Note 8 and Note 3? There are missing items in the Menu and there are even less items while in portrait mode.

Both devices are rooted but using the latest stock Rom.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] p107r0:
Could be change of DPI?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] KukurikU:
As i wrote, I am on stock. Also same thing both in Note 8 and Note 3...

Just got a Re from the developer. I hope we'll sort this.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] turt:
Actually it's the same for me (GT-N5120 on stock CMI1 ROM), can you please let me know if you've got the solution?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] KukurikU:
Me:

Hi,

I was really impressed by the video but after installing it on my Note 8 and my Note 3 I don't get the full menu. Both devices are rooted and using a stock ROM. Tried in landscape mode but still no luck. Also the roll down menus (he ones I have) don't stay opened but roll back as soon I lift the pen. Is it a feature maybe?

Please advise.

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Matt:

Hi Adrian,

What happens when you press the menu button on the Note? Is anything displayed?

By default, the action bar menus close when the pen is lifted. This is because I think it is faster to select menu items by pressing, dragging, and releasing rather than tapping, moving the pen, and tapping again. But you can change this behavior via Preferences -> Input and UI -> "Open tool menus on press"

Best Regards,

Matt White

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Me:

Hi Matt!

Thanks for yr replay.

Check out the attached pics for the Menu.

Thanks for the "Open tool menus on press" heads up. I think I'll use the option, too much "scratching" of the scree on the Menu area.

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Matt:

Hi Adrian,

It looks like all the menu options are there - depending on screen size, items that can't fit on the action bar are moved to the menu. The items from the clipboard menu on the action bar got to the "Selection..." submenu.

Best Regards,

Matt White

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Me:

This just doesn't fit with all the pics and flics I've seen. Why am I punished? :)

Are you sure that all Menu items are there?

OK, maybe I was hasty. I'll play with it a little more.

Thanks.

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Yes, it seems that the missing menu item are on the Bottom left "Menu". I still suspect that there are not all the items but right now I don't have time to make a comparison with what I've seen on other devices.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] p107r0:
That's how it looks on my N5100 - I suppose on mine nothing is missing, how does it differ from yours?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] KukurikU:
Same as yours but look at Menus in the pics and the vid here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.styluslabs.write
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] p107r0:
Those seem to be from the desktop version (either PC or Mac, not sure) - downloadable here: http://www.styluslabs.com/download/.

Maybe (just maybe), you have adroid app as it should be on both your devices?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] KukurikU:
I think you are right. I didn't know they have a desktop ver. Tx! I wonder why would somebody put a demo from a desktop version on Google Play and why the dev didn't mention this possibility on our brief correspondence...
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] PBSurf:
Sorry for the confusion. The video was created with the desktop version because there wasn't a good way to create a screen capture video on Android at the time. Also, a couple of the screenshots on Google Play are from an older version with different action bar buttons.

-- Matt
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] KukurikU:
No problem Matt, I appreciated the support. As a matter of fact I find this misunderstanding (from my part) quite funny and a little embarrassing.

The app is great! I gave it 5 stars and a few superlatives including the fact that I would even pay for it if you'll add a few things that are missing (see other users review, there are a few very interesting ideas).
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] Mojo1094:
Downloaded, installed and used.

I like the S-pen app. it does what I want and has many templates that I like. That said ... this app is great. there are not a lot of forms and styles, it gives you paper with lines or not. But I like that. it's pressure sensitive and you can export to PDF.

I'm amazed that it's free and add free. this level of quality in an app deserves to be rewarded.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] wmadan:
I like that the native file format is html, which allows me to view my notes in any browser and spares me from exporting to PDF.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] gramps50:
You talking about the S-Pen app that came with the Note 8?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] Mojo1094:
Agree'd. But being able to export to PDF I don't think is a bad thing.

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Yes. it's not as responsive as Write is, nor as quick but I got used to it with my Note II so it's familiar.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] bkai:
Excellent!

Suggestion (that's been mentioned twice)... shapes. Drawing out my flowcharts by hand is fine and I'm already very accustomed to doing that but having some basic flowcharting shapes would be quite useful. :D
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] gramps50:
What note writing app are you using that has a native file format as HTML?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] brecklundin:
wmmmm....Stylus Write. :sly:

Sent from my Samsung Note 8.0 in Tapatalk HD
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] gramps50:
Thanks
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] fastguy:
Hı Guys, I started using thus and it's great, but I can't get palm rejection to work correctly on my note 10.1 2014 edition. When I start typing, my Palm touches the screen before the pen is detected so the screen starts to zoom in and out. If I approach the screen with the stylus first, then it works.

This does not happen in Papyrus or S Note. Maybe Write can't detect a palm touch vs a two finger touch?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] fastguy:
Another issue is that I need to sync my notes between my note 10.1 and note 3. I tried to sync the document folder on my SD card, but although the files are there, they don't appear in the list until I do an "import" from the advanced options which is of course very cumbersome to do each time. My phone is not rooted so I can't reach the /data/data to sync dB folder manually neither. Would there be an option to automatically do a "sync" of what is in the document folder vs what is in the database?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] Capp5050:
Been looking for a 'go-to' all-purpose S-pen-worthy notes app. Perhaps that would have been S Note if Samsung hadn't left us all hanging with an unsupported app. So looking around quite a bit, trying quite a few, I've been honing in on LectureNotes as my leading candidate.

Just downloaded this, and looks interesting, but truthfully I'm getting wary of learning curves on all these apps and just want to get to it. Anyone with LN experience have any commentary, i.e. observations based on comparison of both apps?

Edit: I should add - I realize that LN is a more 'mature' product, so I'm not looking for comparison points for minor features (e.g., customizable notebook covers), but rather more important items, (e.g., s-pen responsiveness)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] fastguy:
Guys how do you sync your SW notes between your tablet and phone? Nobody needs it? S-Note just syncs automatically and that's it's differentiator.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] usn.mustanger:
Haven't tried it, as I only have one Galaxy Note device, but it seems like Dropsync should work like a champ for this.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] Kumabjorn:
It does, but get the pro key if you already sync something else, the free version only allows for one directory.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] brecklundin:
Dropsync/dropbox are a good combo so is Google Drive or Box. Have not use Skydive yet but it likely works as well. Syncingis not magic one just needs to take the timeto set everything upon each device. I prefer to NOTuse syncing built-into an app, preferring instead to use 3rd party sync app. This gives better control, usually.

Sent from my Samsung Note 8.0 in Tapatalk HD
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] fastguy:
I don't agree or I'm missing something. When I setup dropsync, it syncs the document directory in my sdcard, however, the database resides somewhere else and even if the files are synced between tablet & phone, the notes don't show up in the UI until I do an import from advanced menu which is cumbersome to do each time.

How do you guys do? What do I miss?

Note that I can't add the database directory (ie /data/data/...) to Dropsync as my devices are not rooted and you can't go to those directories through graphical interfaces.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] Kumabjorn:
The free Dropbox app only allows syncing for one directory, if you buy the Pro key, you can setup every directory you want synced manually in the Dropsync settings.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] fastguy:
I have it, but since I can't select the data directory in /data/data (can't CD into it as I'm not rooted, can't change permissions), I can't add it. Adding only the document directory is not enough. This is what I'm asking, if there's anyone who's doing it at the moment, how do you do it? Could you explain step-by-step?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] Kumabjorn:
Sorry, don't understand, I'm not rooted and I had no problem setting up the directories I wanted synced. Just write the path in settings menu.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] fastguy:
See, I enter settings menu of Dropsync, it lets me "select" a local folder, but it does not let me type a local folder path manually. Selecting doesn't help, as I can't select the data folder of the SW app. It's under /data/data, but when I select /data, no directories are listed under it due to permissions problem. If I could type manually, I could type the folder manually. (I saw which directory it is using a rooted device). Without this (but i'm speculating), only the document directory in sdcard can be synced, but it's not enough to see notes appear in the UI automatically in another synced device. You need to "import" each time...
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] Kumabjorn:
In that case, go into SW, press menu-> advanced-> document folder and type in the path to a few folder you create specifically to hold SW documents. Import your documents to that folder and add the folder in Dropsync. In Dropbox create a new folder for those documents and set it to two way sync do it's up-to-date in all your devices. Tie the device folder and Dropbox folder in Dropsync.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] fastguy:
Thanks for your effort. That setting in SW sets the document folder only. I'm already syncing this folder. Let's say I create a note in my tablet. This file is synced to dropbox with Dropsync automatically. And then it's synced to my phone again with Dropsync. Now, the phone has all required files at place.

But the SW in phone do not automatically check its document folder to see if there are new files around. To make it recognize the new files, you need to go to advanced settings, and do "import". Since I can't do this import each time I open SW in my phone or tablet, the sync is not intuitive.

The way I "assumed", is also to sync the data folder of SW which resides in /data/data/com.styluslabs.write . However, this folder is not selectable in any sync program without root. And even if it was, I guess it wouldn't work.

So to close this subject, I think the developer of SW needs to either:

1) Implement a native sync, for example using dropbox API, or

2) Check the document folder for additions/deletions every time the document list window comes to front
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] PBSurf:
Sorry for the difficulties with syncing. I am working on a major update of document organization that will just use the filesystem, so that syncing the top-level document folder will be sufficient. Thumbnails will be stored within the .html files themselves and there will be no restrictions as far as subfolders, etc.

In the meantime, you can try using a file manager (ES File Explorer works) instead of Write's document manager. Although you'll lose the preview thumbnails, you can title and organize document files however you like and newly synced files will show up immediately. Tapping on an .html file will bring up the option to open it in Write. To create a new document, just create a new, blank .html file and open it.

-- Matt
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] coloxim:
I need only pdf import...

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[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] usn.mustanger:
Really great to hear from you, Matt, and I'm pretty excited that you're still here listening and working to improve the app. Write has now become my go-to note taking app on my Note 8, and as great as it is, there are still a few features I wish it had. Sync would be nice, but I would really benefit from some sort of ability to add shapes, much like the assisted shapes feature in S-Note. And/or checkboxes. I use Write to jot down lots of lists, and check-boxes would be fantastic.

But perhaps most importantly, I just want the S-pen button to work with the app. I have it selected in Write's app settings to act as an eraser when the S-pen button is pressed, but it doesn't work. But I'm sure you're working on it.

And I would DEFINITELY pay for this app if you released a "premium" version.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] PBSurf:
Assuming you have the latest version (1.9.5) and Samsung's Air Command is disabled, the S-Pen should switch to the eraser for you when the button is pressed when hovering (it won't work when pressed if the pen is touching the screen). If this isn't working, maybe Samsung changed something recently - what version of Android are you running?

-- Matt
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] usn.mustanger:
How do I disable Air Command? In my settings, I only have the option to enable/disable Air View, and edit the Quick Command gestures:

I am running the latest version of Write (1.9.5), on Android 4.2.2 on my Note 8 (GT-N5110), and I've tried every variation of the settings above, and it never works. I'm going to have to guess that it's a result of the custom ROM I'm running (Civato's Flex Beam), although it's pretty close to stock, and doesn't mess with TouchWiz, or any of the stuff related to the digitizer or S-Pen software. Every other function using the Wacom digitizer & S-Pen work exactly as designed, so I'm not sure how the ROM could be affecting the S-Pen button performance in Write. Does Write output any logs that I can logcat and send to you to help troubleshoot?

FWIW, here's my tablet info:
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] phoneturf:
I use Write a lot for technical notes and a journal. I recently went from a touchwiz to a custom (Slim) rom. I don't know if this had an effect on the problem I have now.

I can no longer use Write with my hand resting on the tablet which makes it impossible for me to write properly. I have even tried the option to "Ignore all touch input" but as long as I have anything else on the tablet - a finger, hand, or even another stylus, it will not write. Is this a function of the new rom, or of the app?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] fastguy:
Hi Matt, thanks for your mail, great to hear back from you. Looking forward to the new release! For the sync, is it too difficult to implement Dropbox API or GoogleDrive etc so that we don't mess with other sync solutions? I think in Android there's a storage framework which may also help.

Also, I like to launch Write and check the thumbnails to open the file I need. Using ES won't be so practical. So it would be good if you could refresh the folder at each launch or maybe just put a button on top bar to refresh manually.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] coloxim:
Yeah... Please.... Google drive sync...

:P please

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[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] phoneturf:
It was a function of the new rom. I restored back to a touchwiz rom and I could once again use Write.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] Kumabjorn:
Write is audio available on Win 8, well tyre two versions sync automatically?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] xDa.Fun:
Great App

Thanks to developer for bringing this unique & practical app "Write".

I have given 5 stars in Google Play ratings.

I have considered it for my writing project work. I dont mind for paid version of this app.

Some Suggestions:

1. Up and down page arrows in portrait mode (they are only visible in landscape mode to me).

2. Inbuilt cloud Sync

3. Password Protection

4. Night mode

Thanks for app.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] cheryanne:
I love this app - I use it for taking quick scribbled notes during a meeting - thank you. My one request would be to be able to scroll the pages to find a particular section later on.

Galaxy Note 8.0 Xposed Build N5120XXCMH2 / Baseband N5120XXBMD9 / Kernel CivZ-SphereXtreme-REV on Telstra LTE
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] xDa.Fun:
I am able to insert photos in the document but how to rotate, move and resize it?

Edit:

Able to move and resize but cant able to rotate the images
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] brecklundin:
Have you tried the bookmark feature? Not much help searching mutiple docs but works nice enough to use as sort of a "keywords" workaround.

Sent from my Samsung Note 8.0 in Tapatalk HD
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] PBSurf:
I don't have any plans right now to integrate support for specific cloud storage services, given the multitude of competing services (Google, DropBox, Amazon, Box, OneDrive, ...). It is unfortunate that apparently none of the official Android apps for these services provide the ability to sync arbitrary folders, when the desktop apps all do. The DropSync and FolderSync apps seem to be reasonable alternatives.

To answer a few other questions:

The next version will squeeze more buttons onto the toolbar, so next page/prev page should appear in portrait mode. In the meantime, the device volume buttons can be mapped to these functions for quick navigation.

There is no way to rotate objects at the moment, but it will be added in the future.

-- Matt
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] xDa.Fun:
Thanks Matt for listening.

Please also add paid version of the app. We also wana help for your efforts.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] fastguy:
Thanks Matt for the responses. A paid or donate version would be good indeed.

Matt, on Note 3 and Note 2014 edition, I guess which are all in your target customer segment, the palm rejection does not seem to work specific to your app.

I mean when I'm writing with stylus, the zoom function is kicking in and messing around, as well as the up down scroll.

To overcome this, I am disabling all input other than the pen. Would there be a better method that you could implement so that it works like snote does, ie differentiating between a palm and two finger gestures? (It also works well in Papyrus)
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] petersteier:
Perfect app! Developer, keep focused, users, do not expect unrealistic things

In fact, only Microsoft's Windows Journal on a fast windows tablet has a similar pen experience, and that does not allow to insert space etc.

I welcome the idea of getting rid of the built-in document managment and to use just the file system. Users, please consider that a built-in system would need practically all features ES-Explorer has - and I think Matt should focus on handwriting. Using the file system will enable e-mailing, subfolders, syncing between devices, to all clouds, (automatic) backups and archiving, versioning, publishing on the web... without any line of code Matt has to write. I also prefer to sort my files by topic rather than app, so my Write files for a travel will be in the same folder as the related e-mails, pdf's, web downloads, and photos.

The same holds for syncing documents between different computers or with the cloud. This is indeed a non-trivial task, and the smallest mistake can result in desastrous data loss; read the Google Drive forums if you do not believe that. Dropbox is imo better than the others, but they refrain from supporting sync on Android - Dropsync is a surprisingly good third party extension.

Handscript recognition to allow full text search would be a feature closer to the heart of Write. Evernote and Microsoft Journal have it, the Samsung built in recognition is imo rather poor. I'm not sure whether Matt has a chance of programming his own version. I would be probably too lazy to type in tags with the touch keyboard, I do not even enter titles for the notebooks. A good substitute might be an option to mark chunks of text as "Index", which are then displayed on a first (not editable) page of the document, with automatically created links to the text.

Sorry for the long comment.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] petersteier:
If you switch to using the file system, the new index created for MTP might allow you to easily create a list of all Write documents on the SD, does it?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] fastguy:
Peter, when I look at the folder of write, I see too many files and no folder structure. Each file has several different extensions, SVG html etc. So it's somewhat cluttered. Is this also what you see or is there a way to make this a bit more organized if we use es file Explorer or similar file manager?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] snir2:
great app

please add a paid version so we can support the app.... you deserve it....
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] fastguy:
Is the development stopped on this app? I use it everyday, my issue is mainly on synchronization, I'm using dropsync but I always end up with conflicts.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Themes and Apps] lukair1983:
Hi

Anybody might give me a hint, as to how define a set of custom pen's that I can later on easily switch? I know there is a Custom Pen option, but I'm looking into defining a couple of them beforehand, for fast switching later on.