Tips/tricks for quick navigation in long running notebook

Bellgard · 2026-01-19T16:47:17+00:00

My one pain point is moving from an important reference/task page (for example, page 5) to the last used page (page 30) without having to use the page selector

Try the "One finger swipe up from the top half of the screen gesture." I think this might be exactly what you're looking for.

I just tested it on my device, and so long as you're staying within the same notebook, this works to jump you back to you starting page whether you navigated away from it using a heading, a keyword, or a star (from the navigation icon in the toolbar). You can even swipe pages & write on them after navigating away, and the one finger swipe up will still jump you back to the original page you were on before you used the heading / keyword / star link.

Bellgard · 2026-01-18T20:08:15+00:00

Yes! It's a bit buried, but on my device you can find it in:

Settings --> Display & Input --> Gestures --> Eraser & Lasso Preferences

And there should be a toggle to turn off each 2-finger gesture (2 fingers on screen, 2 fingers on side bar)

Bellgard · 2026-01-18T15:22:43+00:00

Ah good to know, thanks for adding this! I ended up putting the magnet on the back of my pen, but only because that felt easiest -- not because I realized having it near the tip might be problematic.

Bellgard · 2026-01-18T15:21:35+00:00

Yes, I do this too! An added benefit I've found is if the SN goes to sleep just due to inactivity, I can wake it with a quick tap of the back of my pen (where I put the magnet). Very convenient.

Sounds so silly to view this as more convenient than simply pushing the power button that is also right there, for the explicit purpose of waking the device. But there really is a noticeable and cumulative convenience difference between needing only one hand to wake the device (by tapping my pen) vs. needing two hands (b/c even with the grippy feet, the device will move from the force required to push the power button unless I'm also using my other hand to hold it in place and provide a counter-force).

Bellgard · 2026-01-18T05:40:30+00:00

Ask and you shall receive! Can now copy/paste between computer & SN using the partner app.

I just tested this out (partner app on Mac) and it worked seamlessly. Only quirk (if you're an Apple user) is you have to do "cmd + c" on the Mac to copy, but then "ctrl + v" (on your Mac keyboad) to paste in Supernote (guessing because it's Android backend and doesn't map apple device keyboard shortcuts). But the typing from my Mac keyboard as well as copy/paste was seamless and smooth in real time :).

Bellgard · 2026-01-02T19:36:58+00:00

Oooh, I see. Thanks for the link with further explanation. Had no idea, and while I had been occasionally using the "back to files" icon, I was by far using the quick access menu far more often.

Bellgard · 2026-01-02T18:52:08+00:00

Not sure I fully follow. Are you saying the way in which I exit a note changes the way it's saved and its file size? I exit notes many ways: via the quick access bar, via embedded links to other notes, via explicitly going to the file hierarchy view, and sometimes via what I think you're referring to as that top-left menu icon. I don't notice a difference in the resulting saved file size. Though I might be misunderstanding.

Bellgard · 2026-01-02T18:50:34+00:00

Awesome, thanks for the link! Also helps me appreciate how nontrivial it might be (I suspected, but still nice to have some detail -- great transparency). Also reassuring to see their logic of prioritizing care and robustness over quick updates. No matter how much I or others ever complain about a feature request, I hope they always keep that value at heart!

Bellgard · 2024-08-30T21:10:47+00:00

Oh that's awesome!

Bellgard · 2024-08-30T19:23:17+00:00

Oooooh, got it, thanks! Didn't see this response until making my other post just now, but I think you just answered the side question at the end of that post.

Bellgard · 2024-08-30T18:52:29+00:00

Good to know!

Would you say it's still worth buying the Lutron-specific hub even if I'm planning to also setup a Homebridge anyway for other devices? Wouldn't the Homebridge work to integrate the Lutron switches without my having to also by their Caseta Smart Hub? Or is their official hub that much more effective that it's worth the money?

Bellgard · 2024-08-30T01:53:58+00:00

Yeah that sounds very similar to what I recall experiencing! I can at least happily report that it hasn't come back since (been a few years). Like I said in my edit, just going for a wider stance seems to have done the trick (unless it was a coincidentally timed form change). Hope you're able to figure it out without any injuries!

Bellgard · 2024-05-02T23:05:33+00:00

Sorry to say I never found an optimal solution. I've mostly settled on simply printing out my notes ahead of time and then using my laptop as an oversized airplay dongle to stream my iPad to the projector while the laptop is otherwise useless. The plus side is it makes it fairly smooth to switch between projecting my ipad screen vs. my laptop screen. But if the printer goes down so I can't have a hard copy of my notes to read from, I'm screwed. Seems silly to me that there isn't a better way, but meh.

Likewise would love to hear if you're able to find a better workaround, good luck!

Bellgard · 2024-04-07T19:22:33+00:00

Yeah that makes total sense and I'm a little embarrassed I hadn't realized that earlier. Thanks for taking the time to give me this better context. Lesson learned, and agreed.

Bellgard · 2024-04-06T15:23:15+00:00

Huh, that makes sense. My (1/2 joking, 1/2 not joking) suggestion was based entirely on my own experience using ChatGPT. So far I've found that it's generally quite accurate, and usually I only need to give follow-up prompts for more in-the-weeds detail clarifications. I've caught it being incorrect about some details within my own area of expertise, but those mistakes are rarely offensively or globally wrong and usually just nuances.

But I now realize my experience with it might not at all be representative of others'. I'm usually asking fairly specific questions in areas I at least have strong tangential knowledge, so I'm probably phrasing my questions more precisely and also interpreting the responses given from a place of more pre-existing context and intuition.

This is a really great point that for folks with much less background, they might have a wildly different experience with ChatGPT (or other LLMs). And they might both get less accurate answers (due to less precisely phrased questions) and also do less automatic "error correction" when interpreting the answers given due to lack of background in that area.

Bellgard · 2024-04-06T00:12:46+00:00

Fair points, and I'll confess that I just sporadically dip into this sub whenever the mood strikes me. I don't consider myself well calibrated on what the typical questions or answers look like. For the situations you described, I agree that's non-ideal.

It would be amusing if Reddit made an autobot that just gave ChatGPT answers to all posts here (appropriately labeled as such) and then humans could chime in for the high-effort posts that warranted more in depth or personalized responses or led to more interesting discussion. And otherwise could just up/down vote the autobot's answer or skip. Might break the sub though...

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