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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Fixed

Strange date save behavior

burrum 13 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 13 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 13 years ago
Fixed in 1.5.6
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Fixed

change the selection when ctrl + z

xasik 12 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 12 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 12 years ago

Fixed in CintaNotes 2.0

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Fixed

Clipboard copy/paste cyrillic text

Vorland 12 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 12 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 12 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 13 years ago updated 13 years ago 0
import
Answer
Alex Jenter 13 years ago
Fixed in 1.5.2
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Fixed

Error when entering / in the search box (1.7)

ChrisCN 13 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 13 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 13 years ago
Completed in V1.8

 

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Fixed

strange selected notes after removing tag

ChrisCN 13 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 13 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 13 years ago
Completed in V1.8
+6
Declined

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

Alex Jenter 15 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.
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Under review

add "New search" to reset search filter

Thomas Lohrum 11 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 11 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 14 years ago updated 14 years ago 0
subj
Answer
Alex Jenter 14 years ago
Fixed in 1.4.1
+1
Declined

Move search bar to the right

Galadkin 13 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 15 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
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Fixed

Simplenote sync: CN resets Markdown flag

Alex Jenter 11 years ago updated 11 years ago 0
It seems when a note is edited in CintaNote, it resets the Simplenote Markdown flag to plaintext, so then I end up with unformatted text in both places. (Michael Worthington)
syncing
Answer
Alex Jenter 11 years ago
Fixed in 2.5.1
0
Fixed

CN doesn't start up

JeffW 13 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 12 years ago 21
startup
Answer
Alex Jenter 12 years ago

 Fixed in 1.8.2

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Under review

Difference note appearances across sections

Brease Chan 11 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 11 years ago 0
viewing notes-list sections
Answer
Alex Jenter 14 years ago
Fixed in 1.4.3
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Under review

Automatically add newlines to notes

Alex Jenter 11 years ago updated 11 years ago 1
IF there were an option to have any text not ending in NEWLINE to append 2 NL when pasted onto EOF position in a note (i.e., appended to a note) OR when note content first created with CTRL-F12, then it would be great !
(suggested by Robert Shiplett)
taking/clipping
Answer
Alex Jenter 14 years ago
Fixed in 1.4.1
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Declined

Make Ctrl+BkSp work for several selected notes

Alex Jenter 13 years ago updated by Christof Deininger 9 years ago 2
Tags common to all notes should be selected.
If there are no tags common to all selected notes, all tags from these notes should become selected in OR mode.

 

tag-sidebar other-ui complexity:easy
Answer
Christof Deininger 9 years ago
Closed due to inability to collect 10 votes for more than 2 years.
+1
Completed

Make "start minimized" a persistent option

MuadDib 14 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 14 years ago 1
In addition to the "-m" switch, it would be very convenien to have the "start minimized" setting persistent in the settings file. That way, CN can be used together with the PortableApps.com launcher as a portably auto-started application.

To explain, the PAc launcher has the ability to auto-start apps upon its own startup. That mostly makes sens for apps that sit in the sys tray though.

BTW, using a portable launcher also solves the "how to auto-start CN from a USB drive" issue that I've read about elsewhere.
startup complexity:easy
Answer
Alex Jenter 14 years ago
Done in 1.4.1 as option "startup.minimized".
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Fixed

No notes shown after deleting all notes with selected tag

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

1. Create emtpy db in CN 2.0.2

2. Create 3 notes, tag 2 of them with 'test'

Image 57


3. Select tag 'test':

Image 58


4. One by one, delete two visible notes


Result:

Empty notes list and no tags selected:

Image 59


These are the only steps I know to get into this state "empty filter, no notes shown, no tags slected, but notebook is not empty".


I know two valid states to show empty notes list:

* Not empty filter, string is not found in the db. Then we show "No notes found which match current filter"

* Empty filter, no notes in the notebook.


So this is half-bug/half-question. Is it normal? Is this state valid?


notes-list tags
Answer
Alex Jenter 12 years ago
Released in 2.0.3


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Answered

Should users be able to tag their ideas?

burrum 14 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 14 years ago 0

When I submit new feedback to CintaNotes UserEcho system, I cannot assign tags (like Viewing, Editing, etc). However, after I post feedback and start editing it, I can do that. The question is, should users have this ability or not? If yes, please allow assigning tags straight from adding new feedback. If no, block it in Edit mode. I first thought it's a UserEcho bug, but I was told it's an admin setting. 

Answer
Alex Jenter 14 years ago

 Thanks for the info. I have changed the settings, the users are encouraged to use tags!

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Under review

Sorting in the exported file.

Viktor 10 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 10 years ago 1
When exporting the file tags not sorted
So you can not compare the XML file with the previous version in WinMerge.
Please add sorting tags in the exported XML file.
- Sort tags by "name"
- Sort sections by "id"
- Sort notes by "uid"


sorting export
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Answered

CintaNotes possibility

Daniel Tillmanns 11 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 11 years ago 3

Hi, I look for a successful system of notes. I would like I could use him on my Mac and my PC and possibly my androïd. Thus is needed a good system of synchronization. I would like I could also easily order (tag) my notes by domain or employee. Is CintaNotes the good software for it? Does a French version exists? Thank you in advance for your help(assistant). Daniel

Answer
Alex Jenter 11 years ago

Hi Daniel,

thanks for your question!

Yes, CintaNotes supports French GUI, but the help is unfortunately only in English.

The synchronization via Simplenote and/or Dropbox will make your notes available to you both on Mac and on Android. The tagging system in CintaNotes is one of the most powerful of them all, and in cormmercial version also hierarchic tags are supported. 

Please let me know if you have any more questions!

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Declined

Open other companion software from cintanotes via links

Paul Barca 11 years ago updated by Alex Jenter 11 years ago 8
I use a software for saving webpages as a companion to cintanotes. I can open a relevant surfulater article from the 'link' box in notes, so my request is either multiple link boxes to link to multiple articles from just one note in cintanotes OR treating the link to open other softwares like a web URL link, which can have multiple links in the main note body  itself 
main-window external links
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Under review

Option to wipe notebook clean after N wrong password entering attempts

Alex Jenter 9 years ago updated by anonymous 8 years ago 2

Useful when, for example, you are laid off from your job and don't even have the possiblity to clean up.