From nookDevs

Thank you for creating this application, I always wanted some note taking program for nook. :) You have my gratitude. --Atomix 11:41, 22 August 2010 (PDT)

Thanks, it's nice to learn that things one's created are useful to others as well. :-) --Curio 11:49, 22 August 2010 (PDT)

Atomix beat me to first thank you. Thank you! application is great, looks very professional and fully featured. --Spec 12:15, 22 August 2010 (PDT)

So nookNotes is still fresh out of the oven still how about i request a big one: synchronization with tasks in google calendar. how about it:) --Spec 20:06, 22 August 2010 (PDT)

This is really exciting. I've been dying for some word-processing capabilities and you've definitely delivered! I like to write as much as I like to read, and if my nook can accomplish both of those things, I'll be a happy camper indeed.

I'd also like to suggest that the notes be saved in a folder accessible to Windows Explorer when it's plugged in via USB, maybe "my notes" or something. Perhaps in RTF format?

Data is currently stored in a database. An export feature is on my TODO list, but I have no concrete plans as yet. --Curio 03:25, 17 September 2010 (PDT)

I added to the wiki how to fetch the database and dump it from a Debian box. Hope you don't mind, it might not be very newbie friendly and bring more follow up questions than answers. Feel free to use it to bootstrap a notesFAQ in the Google code project. Thanks for the great app! --DrDub 08:56, 16 November 2010 (PST)

At any rate, splendid application! You've pretty much made all my nook-related dreams come true. crazyburd 19:58, 31 August 2010 (PDT)

In that case, you must have dreamt of something other than an eBook reader. ;-) But thanks anyway. --Curio 03:25, 17 September 2010 (PDT)

Not really. I mean, I bought it because it was an eBook reader, before I knew anything would come of rooting it. But it occurred to me soon afterwards that it'd be a great platform to write on as well. Many people can whip out their notebooks and take notes or continue a story / journal entry / draft for a blog post, but for those of us with more scattered brains and awful handwriting, the nook having basic word-processing capabilities is a small technological miracle. It looks and can be carried around like a notebook, and the sizable e-Ink screen allows one to read and reread what one is writing without eyestrain.

On the other hand, a laptop is clunky to carry around, PDAs and cell phones are too small to read on, and all of these devices emit light instead of reflecting it. Writing on the nook is a far pleasanter experience. You've hit on something awesome by giving it a basic word processor. Crazyburd 18:00, 18 September 2010 (PDT)

I'd like to add my thanks to the list. This app is so tidy and yet well-featured. The ability to write simple full-screen text notes is the one feature I missed most in my pre-rooted Nook. Thanks very much! Kenji Yamada 21:30, 15 June 2011 (PDT)

Contents 1 Feedback! 1.1 Stuff that's awesome 1.2 Stuff that has some problems 1.3 Suggestions

Feedback!

I've been using this application for quite some time now and I find it immensely useful. Since I've been using it near-constantly I thought I'd provide some feedback for the developer! Hope you find it helpful, I've certainly found your application helpful :)

Stuff that's awesome

• Re-ordering notes. Saved me a ton of retyping, I can tell you.
• Finger swipe. It's a small detail but the fact that I have the same navigational choices that I do in a book is a nice touch.
• Re-edit note title. Again it seems like a small thing to be happy about, but the fact that I can go back in and change any aspect of a note I want without having to start from the beginning makes this program awesome.
• Choices about where to add the next item. Brilliantly convenient.
• Clear-item protection. When editing an item, emptying the text field does not delete the item. Again, saved me a ton of retyping.

get a room already :) --Hari 18:46, 16 September 2010 (PDT)

Sir, I love this entire site and the project behind it. It's just too much. I hope to find some way to help out in my spare time. Crazyburd 22:37, 16 September 2010 (PDT)

Stuff that has some problems

• Android keyboard. The Cancel button is right next to two buttons I use very often: The number/symbol view, and the shift key. I can't tell you how many times my finger's slipped and hit Cancel instead. A little "Are you sure?" prompt would help. I rarely if ever press Cancel purposefully so it wouldn't be an annoyance in the least.

  I'll think about that. Generally, I've striven to find a balance in between preventing accidents and nagging the users too much. --Curio 03:25, 17 September 2010 (PDT)

  Indeed. I only mention the Cancel one because it seems to me it'd be rarely used, whether you're typing a long document or making short notes (I happen use it for both, but if you're only looking to develop the short-notes aspect, I'll try to emphasize my experiences with that). It's difficult to accidentally create or go into edit mode for an item you didn't mean to, but a bit too easy to undo a minute of touchscreen typing. So I wouldn't see it as nagging. Crazyburd 17:51, 18 September 2010 (PDT)

• Lack of backup. I've managed to make my own backups via Android Commander, but it's pretty inconvenient. I don't know if most people would need backup, but I have a ton of notes on the thing and backup never hurts.

  That sure is an aspect that would warrant addressing. I've not much thought about it yet because nookNotes really isn't meant for building compendiums of knowledge but rather take the odd note which becomes irrelevant some time later anyway. --Curio 03:25, 17 September 2010 (PDT)

  I understand that, but the application is so solid that other uses for it jump to mind quickly, such as the flash-cards comment down below (sorry, you didn't sign your name so I'm not sure who you are!), or my usage of the app for short stories. It has a great amount of potential to be used in many different ways. I know you intended it for one purpose, but it's so open-ended it can be used for many that you haven't thought of, and backup would help us out a great deal :) Crazyburd 17:51, 18 September 2010 (PDT)

Suggestions

• Quickly transform a note into a list. Currently to make a list, you add an entry, then rotate it's checkbox icon from none to empty (or checked) checkbox. This is a bit of a pain for long lists with many items. It would be nice if the transform menu had a way to set all items' checkbox status. (Actually, I thought "Clear All" would mark them all as cleared checkboxes, but instead it deleted my note!!) Bobpaul 12:52, 4 November 2010 (PDT)

  If an item is added to a list whose items are all checkable/checked, it will be automatically made checkable as well. --Curio 02:21, 18 December 2010 (PST)

• I know I've just said it above but Import/Export would be beyond amazing. TXT or RTF maybe, with paragraph breaks dividing one item from the next. For someone writing on the Nook as I am, this feature is essential. At the moment I have some convoluted system worked out where I use a combination of SQLite2009 and Word with an HTML file in between. It works, but it's sure a pain in the butt.
• Skip to beginning/end of a note. I have a 15-page-long note and going back to the beginning or jumping to the end is difficult. I've found a bit of a workaround by adding an empty item at the beginning or end of the note and then deleting it, but a button would make it all the easier. Or maybe if the user holds down the left or right button for long enough it skips back to the beginning or end respectively.

  I'm not sure long presses of the physical buttons can be detected. Adding navigation options via the menu would be possible, of course. 15-page-long notes are beyond what the application is meant for, though, honestly. ;-) --Curio 03:25, 17 September 2010 (PDT)

  What about pressing both forward/backward buttons simultaneously? Crazyburd 17:51, 18 September 2010 (PDT)

  I've modified the handling of the up/down arrow buttons when long-tapped in v0.7, which should enable speedier browsing through longer lists (effectively enabling consecutive page turns by consecutive long-taps). --Curio 02:21, 18 December 2010 (PST)

• Change display font. It'd be a nifty little bit of customization I think :)

• Love the app, actually surprised how often I use it. I would love to see a Study Flash Cards application built into nook notes or on its own. Someone should create an app store where we can pay for applications...