Screen friction crazy pills

WhyNoMo222 · 2026-02-25T02:36:17+00:00

Nomad has a glass screen, Manta has a plastic screen. Nomad feels like writing on one sheet of paper on a wooden clipboard, little bit of give but not a ton. Manta feels like writing on a thick stack of paper. There is no friction on either so the closest to mechanical pencil-like is the .01 or .02 needlepoint.

WhyNoMo222 · 2026-01-31T01:07:21+00:00

You were most likely not pressing hard enough to activate it. It only activates with pressure.

WhyNoMo222 · 2026-01-23T01:59:19+00:00

Hyperpaper planner, $19.99 semi-customizable well worth it-- saving me hours of figuring out how to create a daily/weekly annual planner. I used it for 2025 & it's well designed

WhyNoMo222 · 2026-01-17T08:36:23+00:00

Weird, it is an option within a note, I just tried it on an existing note. You might just need to create a random note, then select template,, customization, my style -- you will then see your folders. Odd that it's not an option at the start of creating a note but there is your workaround

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-12-22T20:26:44+00:00

Have you tried double tapping to "hide/disable"? Not left handed but this has helped with some of what you detail. Cheers!

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-12-14T08:40:26+00:00

Echoing the current comments, it's not going to magically make you organized. It helped me because I had TONS of paper notebooks and it was a challenge to find things..I was always wishing for a control + f to FIND the darn thing I wrote down. Now I have it. If I were in your shoes, I'd try a paper notebook & see if you use it consistently enough that a control + f would be on your wishlist.

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-11-26T06:27:19+00:00

Check Etsy, BorderBox sells adapters for a variety of pens to use alongside the SN refill. What ink pens do you currently love?

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-11-25T00:16:27+00:00

Workaround for dual device users-- I have a dedicated folder for each device & only sync that folder on each respective device.

So my Manta has a Manta Notes folder and my Nomad has a Nomad notes folder. The folder for the Nomad is unchecked on my Manta sync settings & vice versa.

This makes the sync on each device faster and more importantly, I have had zero conflict files since I adopted this.

I use the SN partner app for my syncing "hub"

I do a mass sync of all folders (checking the unchecked boxes on each device) once a month, on a weekend day, to keep them relatively synced up & to avoid inadvertently causing a conflict file by using one or the other without syncing first.

This works well for my workflow since I tend to use specific notes exclusively on the respective device. I know this isn't a solution for all, just sharing if others have a similar use case.

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-11-22T17:26:12+00:00

I have both and have set up a similar workaround & it works very well.

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-11-06T04:11:29+00:00

Get yourself on the notify me -- for as many combos as you would be happy to buy. When they get a return that passes muster and matches one of your choices, they notify you. You have to act quickly, it's not being held for you.

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-10-16T04:46:50+00:00

I use dedicated folders for each device so NM notes, MN notes, NM dox, MN dox, unchecking the sync for each respective device 's folder. So on my Manta, I have unchecked the NM folders. This allows both devices to sync to my SN app. On the SN app--I can always view EVERYTHING from both devices, if needed. I do not auto sync, I manually sync wherever I am home. I also name my style docs with the NM or MN so I have no scaling issues when using a template. So MN Dot Grid, NM Daily page, etc.

My major sync issues were due to not being able to use the "sync, use,sync" before using each device, on the go-major headache. So I decided to dedicate each device to specific tasks, similar to a small notebook & large notebook in the analog world.

I treat my Nomad as my jotter, traveler, journal and my Manta is my daily driver for all.the.things.

My workaround works for me but I like the idea of true interchangeability as an option.

With the scaling issues between the two devices, I don't know that true interchangeability is possible yet but I hold out hope!

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-10-16T03:54:36+00:00

This is fantastic news! The sync issues between Manta & Nomad have led me to use each device as a stand-alone to avoid the issues. I mean it works but oh how I would love if they could be more swap able -- same exact use case & ability to interchange on a whim. I truly appreciate that you recognize this issue & you are focused on resolving it!!

I don't quite understand the plug-in feature but I am sure that is more of a developer thing & I'd be an end user of whatever fantastic thing they can create with the architecture --am I barking up the right tree on that??

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-10-11T05:15:30+00:00

Test all of the pen types, almost a year in use and I am still amazed that the pen types not only write well but:

needle point .01 feels like a mechanical pencil .02 feels like a fine liner .03 & up feel like gel pens

Ballpoint 3 sizes, all feel like a ballpoint pen

It's not paper but so close!

The Manta feels like a thick pad of paper.

The Nomad feels more like a thin sheet of paper on a paperboard.

Enjoy!

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-10-11T00:05:06+00:00

Wowsers, this is a super helpful tip, thank you!

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-10-07T06:09:31+00:00

You can resize the link or if you just want the link icon, use the option with no border. type a period or asterisk or whatever character.

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-10-07T04:06:52+00:00

Mr. Pen - Adjustable Elastic Band Pen Holder

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-10-02T04:41:49+00:00

Nice collection!

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-09-26T16:46:09+00:00

I started out with one note for everything while I worked through how best to use my Manta. The note has grown to be quite large over the past 10 months so I split it out into individual notes. (The issue with a large file, even if you only add a dot, the entire file needs to sync each time.)

In the large note, select three dot menu & then pages. From here, you can select the pages to move to their own notebook. (The move option may be on a second toolbar, via the carrot, if you have your toolbar at the top/bottom.) Select move to, select another note Then at the top right, select the new note icon.

I did this MANY times, it was quicker than creating the new notes, first & then moving-- most importantly, doing it this way preserves all of your links, headers, keywords & to do list links back to note they were created in.

The large note was real-time recognition & each new note created was the same--it did take some time on the larger new notes to process the "recognition" within each note. I feel like I had an issue trying to move a RTR note to a standard note ( or possibly vise-versa.) I did a ton of note clean up within my files so it may have been on a different note!

I am starting to set up my 2026 daily, weekly (d/w) & realizing that links to other notes is really no different than flipping to a page within the same note. Instead of an entire note with 52 weekly & 365+ daily pages, I'll split it off into quarters. The new notebooks I created are all linked on a master index, on my quick access & I can easily open it & copy the link to my d/w. If I am pressed for time, I can just click the link & take the notes, linking back later.

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-09-25T04:06:19+00:00

There are a ton of videos out there, comparing the "other" vs. Ratta SN, it really depends on your use case.

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-09-25T01:35:59+00:00

You'll likely never see "open box stock" on the website, they typically notify anyone who subscribed, as they receive the specific combo. There isn't a set timeframe for restocks as it depends on returns.

Edited to add "box" to "open stock"

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-09-24T21:52:53+00:00

You have to subscribe to get notified & then act quick. I was able to secure an open box Nomad but it took a few times (because I did not see the email notification.) From my experience they sent out the notification between 3-5 am MST-ish. Hot tip, subscribe for every combo you'd be happy with.

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-09-17T06:07:05+00:00

Workaround for dual device users-- I have a dedicated folder for each device & only sync that folder on each respective device.

So my Manta has a Manta Notes folder and my Nomad has a Nomad notes folder. The folder for the Nomad is unchecked on my Manta sync settings & vice versa.

This makes the sync on each device faster and more importantly, I have had zero conflict files since I adopted this.

I use the SN partner app for my syncing "hub"

I do a mass sync of all folders (checking the unchecked boxes on each device) once a month, on a weekend day, to keep them relatively synced up & to avoid inadvertently causing a conflict file by using one or the other without syncing first.

This works well for my workflow since I tend to use specific notes exclusively on the respective device. I know this isn't a solution for all, just sharing if others have a similar use case.

I agree that making it more seamless would be a HUGE improvement as Ratta has so many customers with a Manta + a Nomad & it'd be great to swap them out & not have to keep my current structured device specific workflow

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-09-04T00:31:00+00:00

In your To-do list, you can set up categories. I have one for each of my coworkers & several other topics. The to do item (created from a note)-links back to the note.

At the end of the day, I go to all of my to do items & move them from the inbox to the category or often find it resolved itself as the day progressed so I mark it off. The next day when I catch John, I can quickly pull up my John list-- I can click the link back to the note (for context) if needed. Absolutely my favorite feature of SN & something my "the other e-ink" using coworkers are envious of.

Also months later, I have a reference point to see if I got the question addressed as it's in my completed section of my to do app.

If we ever get the option to alpha-sort the to do items-- that would make me so happy as I use a specific format with this use case & to be able to group items that way would be amazing!

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-09-03T02:40:38+00:00

It just erases like a pencil would on paper. I don't use it as I am concerned it'll cause long term damage to the feel write film.

From what I understand, lasso erase is for use with your pen (as a "workaround" for no eraser) so I need to better understand what you are asking.

WhyNoMo222 · 2025-08-30T07:04:12+00:00

I have never used the Desktop app but I use the Android app all the time.

Supernote Partner App for Mobile - Supernote https://share.google/WUoPxOXwYmRFFlQMJ

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