Notes - improvements

[farcas]

The notes feature has greatly improved over the past couple updates. But there a few items that I think still need some improvements:

 

1. Entering or copying/pasting Original languages (especially RTL) into notes is still highly problematic.

--To date I have avoided using the notes altogether because the Hebrew is still problematic. Even when I copy right from Accordance, it still creates problems.

--This is especially the case when mixing between RTL and LTR text or when coping pasting from a mss transcript that uses "^".

--Also, any kind editing of RTL usually ruins the whole line.

--Manual entering of Hebrew can also create problems.

--Copying out of the notes is a problematic as well. Never comes out right despite making sure my settings are set right.

 

2. Taking notes on a selection

--For this I imagine that I would (a) select word(s) in text and ( add a note (CMD + U)

--Accordance would then automatically (a) open up the notes file and ( copy and paste my selection in my note 

--It also would be nice if the copy and pasted text was sealed like the references are and kept in the right word order

 

3. If #2 could work, then would be nice to have an automatic highlight attached to the selection for the note

--I would imagine this could be controlled just as easily as the rest of the highlighting

--Also, I'd love to see changes to the notes being made from within the notes

 

4. Add the option to create charts.

--Word charts are great. But having these become part of the notes would allow for very specific notes on every word segment.

 

5. Fix Notes display when a parallel pane.

--Many times I see notes in a parallel pane for a different verse than I'm currently in.

--For example, right now I'm in Ps 63:12 and I have note thats up for Isa 50:4.

--Maybe an option to display only notes for that specific verse...?

 

 

Thanks!

Edited February 26, 2016 by farcas

[farcas]

6. Auto cross reference

--It would be nice if when the user created a link under one reference, there was a corresponding note posted under the reference

--If #2 would work from above, then the corresponding note under the other reference could also include the selection

[kpang808]

+1

[farcas]

I'd be curious to hear how people are using notes and how they surmount some of these issues...

 

Are there work arounds I'm missing?

 

 

Thanks!