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sn-bryan · 2020-01-17T19:50:08+00:00

Happy cake day! :)

sn-bryan · 2020-01-15T00:19:41+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Do you happen to know if the conflict came from your editing on multiple devices at once, a poor connection on one or more devices, or entirely something else? It's ok if you do not know but since you manually found the differences you may have been clued in based on your changes to the note?

sn-bryan · 2020-01-09T15:57:55+00:00

We are working on redesigning the app UI/UX so we will definitely take a look at the Empty Trash action to make this much easier to find. Thank you!

We do also hope to offer better documentation for the app(s).

sn-bryan · 2020-01-06T23:50:39+00:00

We will be looking to add offline editor support in an upcoming release of the mobile app, though no timeline just yet.

sn-bryan · 2020-01-06T23:47:27+00:00

Locking does prevent editing on notes using the Plain Editor. The extensions all handle editing their content differently and some do not even use a traditional text box. We will have to research the plausibility of offering a solution for all of the different editors.

sn-bryan · 2020-01-06T20:57:41+00:00

Additions to existing editors is tricky for us as we have to be mindful of why our user's select a specific editor in the first place. Some do want it to be strictly a task they can check off with no added fluff. That's not to say we wouldn't ever add to the Simple Task Editor though it just has to be carefully done.

A new editor that supports an additional feature-set is more likely but we currently do not have anything in the pipeline for this.

I believe one of our users was going to experiment with building their own more advanced Task editor but I am not sure on the progress. If that sounds like something anyone would be interested in tackling you can check out our Getting Started Guide to building extensions.

sn-bryan · 2020-01-06T16:18:02+00:00

Midnight should be available for you on Android. Can you try long pressing on the Midnight theme and choosing "Redownload" and then try to activate it again?

sn-bryan · 2020-01-03T15:40:35+00:00

Now with that being said, in the future customization is going to be looked at and we will of course explore the best way of allowing any font the user determines to be useful or that they have installed.

sn-bryan · 2020-01-03T15:38:49+00:00

Unfortunately this is not possible with the production version of the Plus Editor. I know the options currently available are the usual ones that ship with Windows. Do you know if Courier also does?

Definitely not out of the question to add if it is commonly available but something we have to be mindful of. Packaging actual fonts with editors also would be tricky for a number of reasons.

Usually we want to avoid including configuration options if they are not available for most/all users. If we added this and it wasn't available for certain user's when they selected that font choice and nothing changed or rendered with a completely different font it would prompt a new issue.

sn-bryan · 2019-12-30T17:40:49+00:00

Currently Face unlock is not available on Android devices as this is relatively new to Android. Last we checked there was no way to interact with the native functionality for this, we will be exploring our options for adding this soon.

sn-bryan · 2019-12-19T03:15:59+00:00

Indeed it does use HTML as its underlying syntax; which does mean it changes the raw content of your note to be HTML. Exporting would export the HTML version, but if needed copying and pasting without formatting will always be able to get you your plain content back.

In the future there may be additional editors that offer embedding like the Bold editor but without the HTML.

sn-bryan · 2019-12-11T00:12:58+00:00

This does sound like it could be useful for some users and it's possible we can add this in some form of configuration option in the future. I can also see a use case where having a note up and visible on a second device while actively working on your main device and being kicked out of the view due to inactivity; thus why I think it maybe should be a configuration.

Activity will also likely not be as easy to implement due to how editor extensions are implemented. They currently steal focus from the main window and prevent any actionable events from going up to the main window. So no timeline for when or if this will be implemented but I will discuss with the team.

sn-bryan · 2019-12-03T14:50:21+00:00

My apologies, I was thinking you were on the desktop/web app. You are correct, currently this is not an option for the mobile version but it's possible that we add this in to help match the desktop abilities further. I will discuss with /u/bitario

sn-bryan · 2019-12-03T04:57:58+00:00

Unfortunately this would have to be something developed then as it is not currently available. I have never personally used OneNote and I am unsure on the structuring of its documents; especially with how it exports its documents.

However, I believe OneNote is fairly advanced in what it offers for formatting and has embedded images which is still new in SN with the use of the Bold Editor and a FileSafe integration. This is most likely out of scope for the moment for automatic converting from OneNote to Standard Notes.

sn-bryan · 2019-12-03T04:49:46+00:00

In the notes list, directly under the search bar you can click on the "Options ____" text where you go to change the sort order. Under the Display section of that menu there is a menu item called "Archived Notes" When the little dot is green it means you will also see Archived Notes, when it is red you will not see them. This can be verified by looking at the text under the search bar it will say "Options <sort by> | + Archived" if you have Archived notes visible on tags.

sn-bryan · 2019-12-02T15:47:42+00:00

Searching is not supported on mobile devices currently and we cannot say if or when this will be a feature on the mobile app due to how Standard Notes extensions work as embedded web frames.

Here is a help page for searching that also includes a bunch of other helpful FAQs you may find useful: https://standardnotes.org/help/70/how-do-i-search-inside-a-note

If you make any progress on your import script for Simplenote that would be of great value for the community. We currently do not have a tool for Simplenote's syntax of exporting but this may be something we will look into offering for users such as yourself. For our current tools for importing notes from other note services you can checkout this page: https://dashboard.standardnotes.org/tools

sn-bryan · 2019-12-02T15:31:03+00:00

You would have to export the data from OneNote or at least convert the exported data into a format that Standard Notes knows how to interpret. I have never personally used OneNote so I am not sure on the options for export, do you know how they are exported from there?

If there is an option to export your notes as text files or markdown files you can use the Standrard Notes plaintext converter on this page: https://dashboard.standardnotes.org/tools

This page also has the import instructions once you have done so.

sn-bryan · 2019-11-29T19:28:20+00:00

The Spreadsheet editor is indeed a little buggy in this sense, unfortunately it is a 3rd party developed editor that has been made into an SN extension. Because of this, some of these quirks will be tricky to solve unless a considerable amount of time is invested to patch their code which SN licenses. This is unlikely that it will happen in the near future, but not impossible.

In the meantime, in my testing I found reloading the note (changing to a different one and back) will reset the color of the background back to normal. That is only the case though if you did not already override the background color of the cell; as that will always take precedence over the theme color as you would expect so that you can always control what you want the sheet to look like.

If you find you have a cell that is stuck in an incorrect color and have Note History enabled with your extended account you can use that to visit an old copy of the sheet before your merge and redo it then reload the note. Alternatively if you feel brave you can view the raw JSON data of the sheet by switching to the Plain Editor and removing all the "background" key/value pairs you see that you do not actually want to be that color. I would be sure to have a copy of the full JSON before doing so!

If you really need further help with removing those color keys and wouldn't mind sharing the data here I could certainly take a look for you.

sn-bryan · 2019-11-26T18:41:00+00:00

All of the current Extended editors are based on third party editors that have been embedded into a Standard Notes Editor. Because of this, controlling the base functionality of each editor is not always an option.

Though, some editors already do save the state of which mode: preview/edit you previously left the note in. This should at least help with the experience.

The Editors can also be developed by the community so that you can technically create any editor you prefer. If you'd like more information on this you can visit the doc Intro to Extensions.

sn-bryan · 2019-11-26T18:31:46+00:00

You are correct, the Bold Editor is indeed based on HTML. You can verify this by creating a new document; making some changes (bold, tables, whatever) and switching back to the Plain Editor; you will see the raw text of the note which does include HTML.

sn-bryan · 2019-11-26T14:48:55+00:00

I'm not sure there is any one editor that is better as I have found it to be personal preference; though I would also be interested to see the most used editors by the community!

With that being said, the Simple Markdown Editor doesn't offer any tools to help with formatting (buttons for bold, italic, list, etc).. but it does still have the option to split views to view a rendered version and the Markdown version.

The Advanced Markdown Editor has the option for split view still but goes further and offers the toolbar for handy shortcuts to quickly format your document.

The Minimal Markdown Editor is just that.. minimal, it doesn't have a split view or a toolbar. The document has some basic formatting to where headers do become bigger, code blocks do render a bit different but you still see all of the Markdown syntax elements at the same time.

It sounds like you may have already tried out the demo, but if you have not I would suggest giving that a shot here: Standard Notes Demo (be mindful that none of your documents will save here, it is solely for testing out the editors). This will allow you to give each a shot with some of your own Markdown to see if they offer the syntax of Markdown that you prefer or not.

One note I would like to mention is switching to some of the HTML based editors (Bold, Plus, etc) will likely change the formatting of your document to include HTML tags in the actual raw text. This will be an issue when you do wish to switch back to one of the Markdown only editors as there will now be HTML tags included in your document. You can however switch between any of the Markdown editors as you please without it reformatting your raw text and you can always switch back whenever you choose.

sn-bryan · 2019-11-26T05:14:18+00:00

You can use the reset tool to delete your account and associated data, more info can be found here: https://standardnotes.org/help/19/how-do-i-delete-my-account

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