CintaNotes is a Windows application for fast and convenient note taking. It can clip text from any application on a hot key, has a powerful tagging system and effective full-text search capability.
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Not a bug

Unexpected font change with certain characters

burrum 12 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 12 years ago 0

Open this page and scroll a little to second top comment:


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Note: UserEcho resizes the image, open it in new tab or save to disk to view with original size and fidelity.


Select it and clip (Ctrl+F12), or copy-paste into new note. Notice how some portion of the text gets small.


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I first clipped from SRWare Iron 15 browser (Chromium core), and the small line was always last, no matter how many lines are displayed (with wrapping on):


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I then tried it in Opera 11.60, and its randomly first or second line. Sorry for not having time to find out the exact pattern now, but it's always only one line.


This also affects standard Windows Notepad.exe (Win7 SP1 x64). If export this note to plain text and open in notepad, small font also shows up. Obviously, clearing formatting has no effect.


I suppose there's some weird character causing this rendering and analyzing the exact content of the clipboard (as well as character codes in exported file) could help finding it. At the moment I have no handy tools to do it quickly.


Edit: paste this text into Notepad++ and notice the question mark '?' appearing at certain place.

viewing notes-list text-formatting
Answer
Alex Jenter 12 years ago
Thanks for the report!
This happens because of the U+FEFF character occurring in the middle of that string. Here is an exerpt from the Unicode FAQ:

Q: What should I do with U+FEFF in the middle of a file?
A: In the absence of a protocol supporting its use as a BOM and when not at the beginning of a text stream, U+FEFF should normally not occur. For backwards compatibility it should be treated as ZERO WIDTH NON-BREAKING SPACE (ZWNBSP), and is then part of the content of the file or string. The use of U+2060 WORD JOINER is strongly preferred over ZWNBSP for expressing word joining semantics since it cannot be confused with a BOM. When designing a markup language or data protocol, the use of U+FEFF can be restricted to that of Byte Order Mark. In that case, any U+FEFF occurring in the middle of a file can be treated as an unsupported character[AF]


As you see, this is really a rare and exceptional case and thus I consider fixing unnecessary at the moment. Just delete the offending character, and the font becomes normal.
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Fixed

portable version has a drive dependency to the database file

ChrisCN 12 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 12 years ago 6
CN remembers the last opened database file but the path to the file is absolute.

In my case I do a dropbox synchronisation but
my dropbox folder is located on different drives for different machines.

So CN fails on the attempt to open the last file because D:\Dropbox\AppData\CN\cintanotes.db is not the same as: C:\Dropbox\AppData\CN\cintanotes.db  :)

So my suggestion is to make the path to the files relative to the location where CN is installed (at least for the portable version).

startup files
Answer
Alex Jenter 12 years ago
Fixed in 1.6.2
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Fixed

Parent tag not created on open/import old db file (2.0.2)

burrum 11 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 11 years ago 0

1. Create empty db file in CN 1.5.6

2. Create couple notes with nested tags

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3. Open this db in CN 2.0.2

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4. Open and save (OK) any note


Result: 'virtual' parent tag appears


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Same happens on both "Open" and "Import" actions with old .db.

It looks weird that a tag appears when I didn't change a note in any way. I would expect these virtual tags to be autocreated.

import tags
Answer
Alex Jenter 11 years ago
Released in 2.0.3


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Planned

Inserting notes in another application does not work with Putty

xasik 11 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 11 years ago 0

1. Работаю в Putty.

2. Перехожу в CintaNoter.

3. Нахожу нужную заметку.

4. Нажимаю колесико мышки или Ctrl+Enter.

5. Заметка не вставляется в Putty

Почему заметки не вставляются в Putty?

P.S. Я обладатель персональной лицензии


== Translated by Google Translate ==


1. I work in Putty.

2. Pass in CintaNoter.

3. Find the right note.

4. I press the middle mouse button or Ctrl + Enter.

5. The note is inserted in Putty

Why not note inserted in Putty?

P.S. I am a personal license holder

Answer
Alex Jenter 11 years ago
Confirmed. PuTTy doesn't support Ctrl+V, CN will have to use Shift+Ins instead. One possible solution would be to add an option to CN which shortcut to use.

 

+10
Declined

Export as ANSI/UTF8 *.txt

Alex Jenter 14 years ago updated by Christof Deininger 9 years ago 3
I'd like the ability to export as ANSI text, as well as Unicode (possibly replacing Unicode characters with question marks or something.)

(http://cintanotes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=245)
export complexity:easy
Answer
Christof Deininger 9 years ago
Closed due to inability to collect 10 votes for more than 2 years.
0
Not a bug

Opening notes link (F7) doesn't work on some PCs

Alex Jenter 12 years ago updated 12 years ago 0
Some users report that on their configuration the "Browse link" command doesn't work
other-ui
Answer
Alex Jenter 12 years ago
Closing as having no upvotes for 6 months
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Declined

Copy text fragment to clipboard right from the note editor

Yuri Perphilev 11 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 11 years ago 3

Image 67

It would be very convenient to have a 'copy to clipboard' button/link right in note 

editor. How it may work: 
- User selects a text in note editor and in the right-click popup menu selects the 'Mark for clipboard' menu item (this works similar to the usual formatting like bold/italic/etc).
- Then text is marked in a special way and a 'copy to clipboard' button is rendered near the text
- Clicking the 'copy to clipboard' button copies marked text to the system clipboard


editing clipboard
0
Under review

Add two-factor authentication

boginbob 9 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 9 years ago 1
Would like to see added security option (2 factor type authentication) for accessing program particularly for application data housed on Dropbox.
security
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Not a bug

Scrollbar in tag autocomplete list

kazak 11 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 11 years ago 2

Slider can not be dragged  by mouse. 

Answer
Alex Jenter 11 years ago
Sorry, can't reproduce the problem. Please specify:
1) Exact CN version
2) Exact steps to reproduce
3) If possible, please attach a sample .db or .xml file for testing.
Thanks!

 

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Completed

Don't open main window when press "capture text" hotkey

jww 11 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 11 years ago 3

Is it possible?

+5
Declined

Transparency options.

Dave Ferree 13 years ago updated by Christof Deininger 9 years ago 2
I like 'always on top' but it does get in the way sometimes. Some sort of transparency or temporary hide hotkey would be nice.
Answer
Christof Deininger 9 years ago
Closed due to inability to collect 10 votes for more than 2 years.
0
Under review

Add hotkeys to add text at not active sections (C+S+num i use with three copies of cintanotes)

Дима Воронин 10 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 10 years ago 2
I add notes to three databases with three copies of cintanotes, each with it's own hotkey. It was great if i manipulate with one database divided by 3 sections with it's own hotkey and it's own tags.
taking/clipping files complexity:hard sections keyboard
+1
Declined

Add usage statistic

Thomas Lohrum 11 years ago updated by Christof Deininger 9 years ago 7
Show me the number of notes i have created or modified today. Show me how many notes i have queried today (opened in the notes editor). Show me the number of queries/search i ran today.


organizing other complexity:medium
Answer
Christof Deininger 9 years ago
Closed due to inability to collect 10 votes for more than 2 years.
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Fixed

Modified sort order broken after import (1.5.4)

burrum 12 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 12 years ago 0

I have a .db file from CN 1.5.3. If I put it into 1.5.4 directory (I use portable version), and run CN, Modified and Created sort modes display the same note order, both straight and reversed. This looks correct, since there was no "last modified" information in 1.5.3's .db, and the sorting uses creation date in absense of last modified date.


However, if I make a clean 1.5.4 portable installation (no .db), run CN and import a .db from 1.5.3, Modified sort will always show the same note order, with or without reverse enabled. This order is equal to Creation straight order.

The same behavior is present if I import an xml dump of 1.5.3's .db into a clean 1.5.4 CN.


I think the problem is somewhere in the import logic, it is probably consuming items in some order from the source, and sets wrong last modified date. Just a guess.


I suggest the correct behavior is when Modified sorting uses creation date if modified date is absent, in any conditions.


Unfortunately I cannot attach files here, so I'll send a .zip with captured .db files in various scenarios to feedback a|t cintanotes d0t com.
sorting import
Answer
Alex Jenter 12 years ago
Fixed in 1.5.5
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Fixed

Strange date save behavior

burrum 12 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 12 years ago 2
Saving creation and modification dates in 1.5.5p2 works in unintuitive way. It can be decomposed to three issues.

When creating a new note, creation time is displayed instantly (effect 1), even before you save anything, and if you wait a minute and save, note gets wrong creation time (effect 2).

Use case:
1. Open an editor for a new note (Ins)
2. The creation time is displayed instantly. Let it be 15:08. Also check the system time is 15:08
3. Wait a minute, system time becomes 15:09
4. Save the note. It gets creation time 15:08

Now consider another use case showing effect 3:
1. Open an editor for a new note (Ins).
2. Type a word, save. Note is saved with creation date (that timestamp from the moment of opening new note window).
3. Not closing that editor, all subsequent edits and saves to this note don't change any date UNLESS you wait the next minute - if you save then, modified date label appears (or changes).

It also looks like timestamp is truncated to a minute precision (could be wrong here, not sure how it is stored internally).

I think all issues could be fixed by changing behavior to this:
1. Open an editor for a new note (Ins)
2. No dates are displayed (and written) until you..
3. Press Ctrl+S or OK to close the note
4. Current timestamp (full, with milliseconds) is saved to creation date
5. Creation date is displayed in note editor and note preview header
6. If you pressed Ctrl+S in 3 (not closed the editor), second save adds modified date with time of save moment, and further saves change that date

Alternative version - as in a file system - both creation and modification dates are set to current timestamp on first save, and subsequent saves change only modification date.
editing date-time
Answer
Alex Jenter 12 years ago
Fixed in 1.5.6
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Fixed

change the selection when ctrl + z

xasik 11 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 11 years ago 0

CintaNotes v1.8.4


1. Создаем новую заметку с 3 строками = ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

2. Сохраняем ее.

3. Выделяем 2 строку заметки и нажимаем Ctrl+M.

4. Сохраняем ее.

5. Выделяем часть текста с середины 1 строки до середины 3 строки.

6. Нажимаем Ctrl+M.

7. Нажимаем Ctrl+Z.

7. Изменения отменяются, но выделенным становится не весь первоначально выделенный текст (смотрите картинку 4).


== Translated by Google Translate ==


1. Create a new note with 3 rows = ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

2. Store it.

3. Select two line notes and press Ctrl + M.

4. Store it.

5. Select the text from the middle of one line to the middle line 3.

6. Press Ctrl + M.

7. Press Ctrl + Z.

7. Changes are discarded, but is not the entire allocated initially selected text (see picture 4).


1. Image 44

2. Image 45

3. Image 46

4. Image 47

Answer
Alex Jenter 11 years ago

Fixed in CintaNotes 2.0

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Fixed

Clipboard copy/paste cyrillic text

Vorland 11 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 11 years ago 3

When copying note to a clipboard (at the chosen English keyboard), the inserting of the copied note from a clipboard to another application (I tried application "Bred") has a bug: instead of inserting Cyrillic symbols the "question marks" are inserted. At chosen Russian keyboard - everything is normal. It's known Problem - if I am not mistaken, it is necessary to report about the codepage of a copied note to the Windows Clipboard. Whether it is possible to correct? (Inserting Clipboard into Windows WordPad works without bug - probably, the problem is in "old" applications)

I found examples, how to fix this copy/past behavior:
C++ Source for non-unicode application (compiled in "C++ Builder" ):

const AnsiString strData="string to copy";

// open the system clipboard and delete all the data in it
if(!OpenClipboard(NULL))
{
//Error
throw Exception( "" );
}
EmptyClipboard();

//allocate memory in global heap for buffer
HGLOBAL hglbCopy = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE | GMEM_DDESHARE, strData.Length() + 1);
if(!hglbCopy)
{
CloseClipboard();
//Error
throw Exception( "" );
}

//lock the memory object to guarantee that nobody can move or discard it
LPTSTR lptstrCopy = (LPTSTR)GlobalLock(hglbCopy);
if(!lptstrCopy)
{
CloseClipboard();
GlobalFree(hglbCopy);
//Error
throw Exception( "" );
}

// copy the buffer into locked memory object
memcpy(lptstrCopy, strData.data(), strData.Length());
lptstrCopy += strData.Length();
*lptstrCopy = 0; // string null terminator

//unlock the memory object
GlobalUnlock(hglbCopy);

//put the data into clipboard in text format
HANDLE hClipData = SetClipboardData(CF_TEXT, hglbCopy);
if(!hClipData)
{
CloseClipboard();
GlobalFree(hglbCopy);
//Error
throw Exception( "" );
}

//set locale for text in the clipboard
hClipData = SetClipboardData(CF_LOCALE, hglbCopy);
if(!hClipData)
{
CloseClipboard();
GlobalFree(hglbCopy);
//Error
throw Exception( "" );
}

//close the system clipboard
CloseClipboard();

Answer
Alex Jenter 11 years ago

Actually this has been fixed in 2.1

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Fixed

XML import is very slow (V1.5.1)

Alex Jenter 12 years ago updated 12 years ago 0
import
Answer
Alex Jenter 12 years ago
Fixed in 1.5.2
0
Fixed

Error when entering / in the search box (1.7)

ChrisCN 12 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 12 years ago 1
Version 1.7
If you enter / into the search box you get: "class err::InvalidArgumentException Precondition failed: app::model::Tag::Tag !name.empty()

Not a big thing - but should be avoided
Answer
Alex Jenter 12 years ago
Completed in V1.8

 

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Fixed

strange selected notes after removing tag

ChrisCN 12 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 12 years ago 0
Not really a major problem - but just noticed:
If you:
 - select a tag to show only specifig notes
 - select some of the notes in the list
 - hit F4 to remove a tag
 - now you remove the tag you have selected in the first step
then:
 - the notes are removed from the list (as expected)
BUT:
 - the notes that are now in the position of the removed notes are selected  > this means: arbitrary notes are selected


notes-list
Answer
Alex Jenter 12 years ago
Completed in V1.8
+6
Declined

Toggling "search inside words" mode via clicking on the magnyfing glass icon

Alex Jenter 14 years ago updated by Christof Deininger 9 years ago 3
The magnifying glass icon should be different in search inside word mode, and it should allow switching between the modes on click.
searching complexity:easy
Answer
Christof Deininger 9 years ago
Closed due to inability to collect 10 votes for more than 2 years.
0
Under review

add "New search" to reset search filter

Thomas Lohrum 10 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 10 years ago 11
A function should be added to reset all search filters to prepare a new search.
searching
0
Fixed

Crash when middle-clicking on tag while no notes displayed

Alex Jenter 13 years ago updated 13 years ago 0
subj
Answer
Alex Jenter 13 years ago
Fixed in 1.4.1
+1
Declined

Move search bar to the right

Galadkin 12 years ago updated by Christof Deininger 9 years ago 2

Move search bar to the right. I use CN around a year, but still confused every time with place of search bar, every time I click to "sort by bar" first, when I want to find something. Because all in all other software (browser, Explorer, OneNote, uTorrent and many many other) search bar placed at top right corner. Also I fully resize CN window to get view like a paper notepad in the hand (habit), in this form he looks like a good KISS software. But in this form, the search bar show only 3 letter. I really don't understand why sort bar still so long, because even the most long word "Modified" have 30% white space after it. Look at my mokup, maybe it's more productive and matches HIG of any platforms.Image 36

main-window cosmetic
Answer
Christof Deininger 9 years ago
Closed due to inability to collect 10 votes for more than 2 years.
+10
Declined

Mouse wheel panning in notes list

Alex Jenter 14 years ago updated by Christof Deininger 9 years ago 3
Middle-click + drag in the notes list should scroll the list like in MS Word or any web browser
viewing notes-list complexity:easy