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[Android Apps and Games] dragontology:
Bought. This looks very promising.

I still love Keep and don't consider this a replacement for Keep. This is more of a replacement for Diaro, which does a lot of the same things. Not a lot of people use diary/journal apps, and Keep is not one of them. Keep... I guess is more like Evernote? Not sure if I will switch from Diaro, but I am glad for the option. Diaro syncs to Dropbox as well. Could you possibly import from Diaro? Diaro has one major feature you don't right now, folders. Or categories. It has tags, as does Narrate, but to import from Diaro you would want to add the category/folder function first, rather than dumping them all in one folder. But, if you do, I would ask that you please separate folders, possibly tree style. Diaro doesn't separate, it just puts them all in one timeline, and I'd like multiple. I don't know how that would work. Holo style tabs maybe? But multiple journals/notebooks would be nice.

Another note, Narrate implies voice dictation (narration). Narrative would be a more apt title, perhaps.
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Yeah the lack of media integration annoys me, but I am working on fixing that :) Narrate has full sync support for Day One. Right now, Narrate does not sync photos because multimedia support is not integrated yet (it is on my to do list!). Narrate has markdown support, as does Day One, so most, if not all, of the formatting used in Day One should transfer over. Glad to hear you are enjoying Narrate :)

Could you send me a message on hangouts or email me at tim@datonicgroup.com. I would like to resolve this issue so you can continue to use Narrate :)

Multimedia attachments are planned for the near future. And yes, the plan is to be able to add multiple images.

A widget and themes are definitely on my to do list too.

Thanks for purchasing Narrate Pro :) I want Narrate to be as useful as possible, so making it more than a diary is my goal! I will look into adding import from Diaro and adding the features you mentioned. And unfortunately there is already a pretty popular app + wearable camera called Narrative.
[Android Apps and Games] Punkiderma:
Just bought, all these functions are very promising.

If I can suggest another one (even if the list is already big XD), I think would be nice,once multimedia support will be added, to take date/location from images
[Android Apps and Games] :
Calendar works great, I like it.

Will You add some ripple effect for the pressed feedback like in materiale design?

It would be cool

See if this can help You ;)

https://gist.github.com/nhaarman/dfe0631a820bccb7a3b3

Keep it up! :)
[Android Apps and Games] trashchomper:
Just downloaded, loving the design. I'll second the idea of adding image support. Also a home screen widget for adding notes is a must for me. Good luck!
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Yeah I like that idea too! I don't think it would be too hard to do.

Glad you like the calendar. Will have a few updates to it soon :) But I will definitely look into this effect!

Thanks for the feedback. Will definitely create a widget soon :)
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circular feedback without animation is also enough :)
[Android Apps and Games] Stuart Little:
[MENTION=3378629]ohhcrapitstim[/MENTION] it's time for you to upload an avatar because you're now in the picture because you have been featured in the portal.

When you upload an avatar now will people recoqnize you for years ;)
[Android Apps and Games] shall9505:
This might be part of the import/export to be added later, when I share something (text only) with Narrate the app launches with a blank entry instead of the text to be shared inserted.
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Good to know :)

Haha is this better now?

What are you sharing with Narrate? I only have Narrate set up to receive text from Google Now. I will gladly add support for other apps though.

:)
[Android Apps and Games] shall9505:
I tried web links from gReader, and Keep. I don't have a default share app so I get the list of what's available. I've been using Keep for this, but I think Narrate would fit my purposes better.
[Android Apps and Games] Stuart Little:
I don't see a change yet but that will come due the upload time.

That member was talking about sharing option and I think he means like as example when I share an app on Google Play with Narrate that I'll see a new note with the play store link of the app included.

Just like other note taking apps are doing.

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[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
So you want to create a new note with a web link?

I think I fixed it now :)
[Android Apps and Games] Stuart Little:
Congrats mate, you're avatar is looking amazing buddy.

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[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Haha thanks :) Is your Day One sync still not working?
[Android Apps and Games] shall9505:
I want to crate a new note with "shared" text. For instance I see something in an RSS feed and I want to save it and make some notes. Same with Web links, emails, etc. Images and audio files would be good too, that's already been brought up. Right now I do that with Keep. While I'm in the news item I select share. A list of apps comes up, text, MMS, Keep, etc. depending on what app I'm in when I share. Now Narrate is in the list of apps to share with, like Keep has been. Sounds like this is a feature request. I have the pro version if that helps.

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[Android Apps and Games] Stuart Little:
I didn't tested it yet, I'll test it tomorrow.

It's 1 am here hehehe

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[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Oh okay, that is good to know. I will look into this :)

Oh haha okay, let me know :)
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Narrate has been updated with some new designs :) http://imgur.com/a/zShEs

The next big features to be implemented are:

- Google Drive syncing for Pro users

- Places section

- Other little things (auto-savings, improve location, improve tags dialog, etc.)

Does anyone have other requests or issues?
[Android Apps and Games] shall9505:
Long delay, >5 sec. when going back to the list after editing. Looks like GPS was having trouble getting my location.
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Thanks for letting me know! I will look into the delay :) And I am working on redoing the location stuff for that reason.
[Android Apps and Games] charliebigpot:
Somehow after a full stop (.) the first letter of the next word is not capitalized. I'm on swype and in sms and other texting apps it always capitalizes the first letter after a full stop.
[Android Apps and Games] bpaulien:
I noticed the same thing using TouchPal X keyboard.
[Android Apps and Games] reazonozaer:
Yes I just noticed the same keyboard issue.
[Android Apps and Games] shall9505:
Just updated Narrate. Auto caps works for me. Exiting edit doesn't have the delay, but my keyboard doesn't pop up right away. Even with auto location off, it still activates GPS.
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
I have fixed all of the keyboard issues, including capitalization issues, keyboard not showing, etc.

Your keyboard doesn't pop up right away when you enter the edit screen? And yeah I am working on redoing the location stuff because I have noticed that too and I don't like it at all :/
[Android Apps and Games] shall9505:
Correct. It isn't consistent though. 3 out of 4 times I got the delay.
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
The keyboard shouldn't open by design. I would be open to changing that though.

I'm not sure what delay you are talking about. Do you mean a delay for the keyboard opening when you first enter the screen?
[Android Apps and Games] shall9505:
In edit after tapping the title or note field is when the keyboard delay occurs 3 out of 4 times. 1 out of 4 times it popped up as soon as I selected the title field.
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Oh okay, I understand now. I think it may be resulting from the same thing the others are talking about with the title field. This should be fixed in the next update as well.
[Android Apps and Games] bpaulien:
My vote would be to automatically pop up the keyboard as soon as I open a new entry. Because typically that is when I want to start typing. Especially with the text field being so small, I don't always hit it just right to pull up the keyboard on the first try.

Just put me in the title field and let me start typing.

Or maybe make the title text box be like the note text box with the word "title" in the box so it's bigger and an easier target for my thumb.

EDIT: by the way, I dig how the word "note" moves from the text box to just above, as soon as you start typing. Pretty cool.
[Android Apps and Games] Punkiderma:
[MENTION=3378629]ohhcrapitstim[/MENTION], today I've had to do an interview, so finally I could properly test Narrate :)

I've noticed some usability issues that I think are very important to fix, not because of what happened to me :p , but because IMHO are part of the basic user interaction of an app like yours :)

So, here's my "story":

While writing, I was switching between edit and display mode, in order to look at how the markdown text I've wrote appeared once the note was saved. Unfortunately, one time I hit the "X" instead of the tick, causing my note to get deleted.

After one second of pain (I had written quite a bit at this point), and conscious that at the moment the app doesn't have a "Trash" section, I've checked my Dropbox, to see if the note was there at least.

Here, I was happy to notice that a "deleted" folder was inside Narrate's folder, so I looked for the most recent file and I tried to recover it. I moved it from the "deleted" folder to "entries" folder, came back to Narrate and pushed the "Sync" button, and I noticed that, atm, the app syncs only one way: from phone to cloud, and not in the other way.

So, I searched my phone for the Narrate app's folder (inside /data/data/ and inside /sdcard/data/) in order to find the folder where notes are stored locally and restore the file from Dropbox, but nothing.

So, in the end, I couldn't restore my note, even if (part of) it is safe inside my Dropbox.

So, IMHO, these are some thing very very important for the app, before any other addition, like media etc:

move the "delete" button, add a confirmation popup or a "trash bin": well, make less likely to "accidentaly" delete a note

add the possibility to import/export/restore the notes

make the sync work two ways

make possible to access the local folder where notes are stored

I don't want to sound unpleasant, I write this in such way because I tried to analize the behaviour of the user(me in that case) and I think a schematic analysis is more useful when designing something (I'm an industrial design student)

Hope this could be useful :)

PS: I like the blue background while writing, I think is very relaxing

PPS: a little OT: meanwhile, Google Keep decided to delete some very important notes I had on it. So I searched and I saw that I'm not the only one, and that Keep sometimes delete users notes, random. I think I won't be ever able to recover them (and also I can't find an email address to ask for assistance!), does anyone had had the same problem?
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Okay! I will definitely experiment with this and see what feels the best. I made it so that the title box fills the whole width so it is easier to tap on, but I will also so how it feels if the keyboard opens automatically (just want to make sure the animations run smoothly). Look out for this change in the next update :)
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
I just want to start by saying this is probably the most in-depth review of Narrate I have received yet. Your feedback helps me a TON, so don't think you are being unpleasant haha. This will help me improve Narrate :)

I am definitely taking you up on your suggestion of adding a confirmation dialog. I debated switching the 'X' to a trash icon (which I still might do) but opted not to when I released the current version.

The Dropbox sync function is two-way sync. The stipulation here is when you mark a note as deleted, it gets marked as deleted internally in Narrate. So even though you moved that file back into the entries folder, Narrate ignored it because it thought it was deleted :/ However, in your situation, this could be reversed. Things get a little sticky, but you seem like a pretty technical user. If you change a letter or two in the file name to a new unique UUID and change the UUID field inside the note's file on dropbox, Narrate would see it as a new entry and re-download it.

I definitely want to implement local export/import for this reason though! It has been on my radar since the beginning...my TO DO list has just been growing exponentially since launching :/

Anyways, thank you so much for your feedback! This will definitely help me improve Narrate and I hope I am helping improve your experience with Narrate as well :) Look out for the improvements you mentioned in an update soon :)

P.S. The blue background is really really growing on me

P.P.S. I was not aware that Google Keep does this...darn Google. This is also the reason why I don't truly "delete" notes at first...user data is sacred and not something I want to mess with. Especially when we are talking about notes or journal entries.
[Android Apps and Games] Punkiderma:
I hope I can continue to contribute! [emoji2] if you need something (also graphics, I'm into graphic design even if my course is industrial) just tell.

Anyway, I tried your method, but I still have a problem: I have,from an external editor,to remove every break line inside the note text and add it back later from Narrate,or it would end the text at the first break line it found!

Previously I tried a similar method (create a new empty note and paste the content from my old note inside it) and it worked partially the same way. Now with your UUID explanation I understood why it worked :D
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Yeah I am aware about this issue with the line break :/ Minor bug on my part...I'm going to push out an update tonight or tomorrow that will fix this bug and a few other ones as well.

But yes, I will definitely let you know. Thanks for offering :)
[Android Apps and Games] IconRunner:
Seconding the request to automatically open the keyboard on new notes.

Something to keep in mind: most of the time users will be taking notes with one hand. Try to design so that the user doesn't have to stretch the full length of the screen to do common tasks. Phones are getting bigger, hands aren't. Common buttons in the upper corners should be avoided :)

Perhaps move the upper right buttons to the lower corner of the blue section? Or perhaps give us separate tablet and phone modes? Next time you use your phone, note how many times you have to reach all the way across the screen in apps.

Don't want to come off rough though. This will definitely be replacing Keep once you have Google docs integration!
[Android Apps and Games] cassote:
i just downloaded it.... and the first thing i thought was ...... what if i can pull up and down the options for favorite, tag an locations....hidding them and leavin more clean space for the note???

great app, considering upgrade to pro...

cheers
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
No I really like this idea. I am definitely going to experiment with something like this. I am happy you like Narrate :)

Ohh that is not a bad idea at all, definitely going to try that! Thanks for using Narrate. All of this feedback I am receiving is what helps me improve Narrate and get me closer to my goal of making Narrate the best notes/journal app on the market :)
[Android Apps and Games] kudoz83:
Hi mate, I'm liking the app so far - couple of quick thoughts. If you're in the middle of creating an entry and accidentally press your soft / hard "back" button you lose your entry altogether... there is no confirmation or popup and it doesn't auto-save a draft either. Would be great if you can implement this!

Also, Google Drive sync would be lovely, as would an export to wordpress feature (for those running an online journal).

Keep up the great work!
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Thanks for the feedback :) Working on an auto-save feature as well as Google Drive sync now. I am also interested in exploring export features in the future.
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Just pushed an update with the following fixes:

+ Added auto-saving & other improvements to creating/editing a note

+ Updated translations

+ Bug fixes

Enjoy and look out for more updates soon :)
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Can You send Me strings.xml so I can translate in Italian???

;)

Thanks for Your work, this app is awesome and has best support :highfive:
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
[MENTION=3378629]ohhcrapitstim[/MENTION] ditto I can help for french translations.

Do u plan to post your app on Github?
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Yeah! Send me an email at tim@datonicgroup.com and I will send you the strings.xml file. Thanks for offering. And I am glad you enjoy Narrate :)

Awesome, send me an email at tim@datonicgroup.com :) And no I don't, Narrate is closed source.
[Android Apps and Games] MidnightDevil:
Looks great, I'm gonna try this! Maybe will become my new die-ary! ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Ltdrev:
:good:

Afraid of duplication? or code paste ?

anyway still a great looking puppy, to be honest I dont use it real much for the moment but I really like "almost" everything about it im looking foward to new features ...

congrats for your great listening ear it is better waiting for a GOOD implementation of WANTED features than having a buch of half working gimmicks at release keep it up and keep it simple this is gonna be killer one day im sure !
[Android Apps and Games] shall9505:
It's working well! No Keyboard delay, really like the checks before deleting a note.
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Haha I see what you did there.

It just isn't something I am interested in doing right now. But thanks for the feedback :)

Glad you like it :)
[Android Apps and Games] MidnightDevil:
It looks absolutely astonishing!

Are you opened to suggestions?

Need strings translated to Portuguese? (PT-pt).

Let me know. I'd be glad to help.
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Thanks :)

I am definitely open to suggestions. Right now, Portuguese translations are included, but feel free to let me know if you spot any mistakes!
[Android Apps and Games] Stuart Little:
Hey [MENTION=3378629]ohhcrapitstim[/MENTION] do you know about crowdin? If you will use that platform for you application than I would be happy to translate the app into dutch :)
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
I haven't heard of crowdin, but I was looking into getlocalization.
[Android Apps and Games] Stuart Little:
No worries, "getlocalization" looks very pretty to work with, but one question k'm translating another app here on XDA and I'm being mentioned in credits, can I also send you one sentence about me that you can put in credits?

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[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
I would definitely be interested in something like this. Send me an email at tim@datonicgroup.com :)
[Android Apps and Games] shall9505:
Nice review on XDA-TV http://www.xda-developers.com/android/narrate-notes-xdatv/
[Android Apps and Games] Piccolo1986:
Desktop/Web client

Hi,

have you ever thought about a Desktop or Webclient?

When I'm @ home working on my PC, I do not want to pick up my phone all the time when I want to write something down.
[Android Apps and Games] verszipo:
First of all i like the program, it's simple and nice and quite useful.

Here are a few suggestions for future versions, you can ignore them if you don't like them (or if they are too hard to implement) :

- in the calendar view show multiple dots if there are multiple entries, for example show 1 dot for 1 entry, 2 for 2, 3 for 3 and a long bar or something for 4 or more entries

- build a list of tags, for example if i already entered "play" once, i should be able to select it from a list in another entry.

- ability to show all entries with a given tag (show a "taglist" entry in the menu shown when you sweep from the left)

- also, ability to add an image to an entry would be nice (for example i'd like to make a photo of something and tag it, or even draw something on the phone and add it as an entry with tags and ability to add some more text)

- possibility to add location manually would be nice, i have multiple entries that i'd like to add location, but i cannot go back where i was.

- possibility to add "approximate position", for example i'm only interested in the town i'm in, not the exact GPS location. for now narrate only saves your location if it can get an exact GPS location, maybe a button that gives the approximate location and one that gets the exact GPS location would be a solution

- the tag editor should save the text in the entry box (if it's not empty) as a new tag, here's why :

since i usually only add one tag to narate i keep forgetting to press enter and the tag is lost, here are the steps :

1. open narate

2. add a new entry

3. press on tags (it doesn't matter if you already have tags or not)

4. press on "add tag..." editbox to add a new tag, for example "test"

5. if you press the "Done" button the last tag (still being edited) is lost

P.S. if you press "enter" on the keyboard then the tag is added.
[Android Apps and Games] bpaulien:
Oh, that's interesting. (number 5) i had filled a bug report because my tags aren't saving. I'll have to check to confirm that hitting enter instead of DONE will save them.

Thanks for the tip.
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[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Thanks :)

No not yet. If you look into Day One, there is a desktop client for the Mac that will sync with Narrate.

Thanks for the suggestions. I will definitely work on implementing them as I am always trying to improve Narrate :)

I am going to be redoing the tags dialog for a better user experience :)

It seems I have been ;)
[Android Apps and Games] ziaulh.ch:
Its a beautiful designw ith simple tasking! Loved it from first install!
[Android Apps and Games] skirlomator:
Looks great! Will try it out next week!
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
Glad you like it :)

Thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] ohhcrapitstim:
If anyone is interested in helping translate Narrate, I created a project on CrowdIn (https://crowdin.com/project/narrate-android-app/invite). [MENTION=5390562]Blink Feed[/MENTION]
[Android Apps and Games] sheraro:
I made some work for the FRENCH translation and now it's 77% in crowdin but I think I finished it since the only strings remaining are variables and such (to see) :good:
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
FR translations have been done before Crowdin (except if new strings have been added).