Notepad enhancements

mentiro · 10 Nov 2006, 12:17 AM

I'm not sure about others, but I use the notepad to track all kinds of information that I don't have stored anywhere else.

I'd love any of the following enhancements:

A way to backup or export all notepad entries. I'm always worried I'll delete something on accident and would like a way to download them all to my computer.
A confirmation when you press delete. It is right next to the select button and too easy to delete. Especially without the previous enhancement or a way to undelete.
Rich text editing or to-do list support. Think something akin to backpack. Basically something to make information easier to organize.

miket · 14 Nov 2006, 01:02 AM

I remember reading that notes do not get backed up. since then, I've transfered all my notes to the Drafts folder, and create new notes as drafts.

not ideal, I know, but I can't risk losing my notes! if Notes do get backed up, please reply, as it is a little cumbersome to use drafts this way

NJSS · 14 Nov 2006, 02:50 AM

Maybe as alternatives to Drafts you could store your notes as Templates, or in the File Store?

MagicDavid · 14 Nov 2006, 05:53 AM

I support all three suggestions. If markup in the notepad was considered I'd vote for Textile (http://www.textism.com/tools/textile/) - I love it!

newhampshire · 14 Nov 2006, 03:32 PM

There was as similar discussion on this topic a month or so ago. My suggestion at the time was not to use Fastmail Notepad and use

your_account+notes@fastmail.fm

So email your notes and have them file into the notes folder. This way you can spell check and search your notes (cannot do either with FastMail Notepad).

You can even with some work edit your notes if you resend with edits to yourself.

You can then backup your notes with IMAPSize, etc.

dwhitmore · 15 Nov 2006, 11:16 PM

It would also be nice to be able to organize notes in folders, using an expandable menu system similar to the email folders...

Dale

mentiro · 18 Nov 2006, 04:36 AM

Quote:

My suggestion at the time was not to use Fastmail Notepad and use your_account+notes@fastmail.fm

Definitely a good idea - but come on Fastmail, it wouldn't be hard to enhance the notepad functionality. For example, how hard can it be to offer a link that lets you download or restore all of your notepad entries as XML or HTML, etc.

If it warrants one of the primary links at the top of the mailbox, you'd think it would warrant a little bit more work to make it really effective.

dswalef · 12 Aug 2007, 04:07 AM

I agree, a feature request for:

Searching through notes (yielding search results for every note, with the words found appearing in an extract in bold)
Organise notes into folders (including a root folder, a default note, sort notes manually)

n5bb · 12 Aug 2007, 04:38 AM

I also vote for notepad improvements. These sound good to me.

Bill

**Sherry** · 12 Aug 2007, 10:57 AM

Not sure if this should be here in the notes thread or for a compose improvement but since it has to do with notes I'll stick it here.
I would like the ability to insert the "quick notes" at the cursor when composing (instead of appending them).

Sherry

sbiczach · 13 Aug 2007, 01:48 AM

I vote for "clickable" urls in the notepad.

David · 13 Aug 2007, 02:31 AM

I vote for the ability to 'import' all my memos and tasks (from Palm Desktop) into 'notepad'

MagicDavid · 13 Aug 2007, 02:36 AM

How about a bit of wiki-style markup (like Textile) see:
www.writeboard.com

Random832 · 28 Aug 2007, 01:08 AM

My two cents - I think that they should integrate the notepad with the file store - move the existing notes to a folder, and provide a text editor for "in place" editing in the file store.

David · 28 Aug 2007, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Random832

My two cents - I think that they should integrate the notepad with the file store - move the existing notes to a folder, and provide a text editor for "in place" editing in the file store.

That's a great idea, and would allow us to easily edit all our files (not just the notepad ones)

10 Nov 2006, 12:17 AM	#1
mentiro Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 37	Notepad enhancements I'm not sure about others, but I use the notepad to track all kinds of information that I don't have stored anywhere else. I'd love any of the following enhancements: A way to backup or export all notepad entries. I'm always worried I'll delete something on accident and would like a way to download them all to my computer. A confirmation when you press delete. It is right next to the select button and too easy to delete. Especially without the previous enhancement or a way to undelete. Rich text editing or to-do list support. Think something akin to backpack. Basically something to make information easier to organize.

12 Aug 2007, 04:07 AM	#8
dswalef Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6	I second that I agree, a feature request for: Searching through notes (yielding search results for every note, with the words found appearing in an extract in bold) Organise notes into folders (including a root folder, a default note, sort notes manually)

14 Nov 2006, 01:02 AM	#2
miket Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 20	I remember reading that notes do not get backed up. since then, I've transfered all my notes to the Drafts folder, and create new notes as drafts. not ideal, I know, but I can't risk losing my notes! if Notes do get backed up, please reply, as it is a little cumbersome to use drafts this way

14 Nov 2006, 02:50 AM	#3
NJSS Master of the @ Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,238	Maybe as alternatives to Drafts you could store your notes as Templates, or in the File Store?

14 Nov 2006, 05:53 AM	#4
MagicDavid Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 164	I support all three suggestions. If markup in the notepad was considered I'd vote for Textile (http://www.textism.com/tools/textile/) - I love it!

14 Nov 2006, 03:32 PM	#5
newhampshire Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 121	There was as similar discussion on this topic a month or so ago. My suggestion at the time was not to use Fastmail Notepad and use your_account+notes@fastmail.fm So email your notes and have them file into the notes folder. This way you can spell check and search your notes (cannot do either with FastMail Notepad). You can even with some work edit your notes if you resend with edits to yourself. You can then backup your notes with IMAPSize, etc.

15 Nov 2006, 11:16 PM	#6
dwhitmore Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5	It would also be nice to be able to organize notes in folders, using an expandable menu system similar to the email folders... Dale

12 Aug 2007, 04:38 AM	#9
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,924	I also vote for notepad improvements. These sound good to me. Bill

12 Aug 2007, 10:57 AM	#10
Sherry Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: USA Posts: 8,687	Not sure if this should be here in the notes thread or for a compose improvement but since it has to do with notes I'll stick it here. I would like the ability to insert the "quick notes" at the cursor when composing (instead of appending them). Sherry

13 Aug 2007, 01:48 AM	#11
sbiczach Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Olivos, CA Posts: 75	I vote for "clickable" urls in the notepad.

13 Aug 2007, 02:31 AM	#12
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	I vote for the ability to 'import' all my memos and tasks (from Palm Desktop) into 'notepad'

13 Aug 2007, 02:36 AM	#13
MagicDavid Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 164	How about a bit of wiki-style markup (like Textile) see: www.writeboard.com

28 Aug 2007, 01:08 AM	#14
Random832 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 103	My two cents - I think that they should integrate the notepad with the file store - move the existing notes to a folder, and provide a text editor for "in place" editing in the file store.