Notes: Improve iOS Notes Text Editor and Speed
Nathanael Costa
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Please consider updating the notes text editor to a native iOS text editor. Specifically, there are three issues with the current text editor:
1) Speed: The text editor is really slow. Every time you tap a line, it takes a second for the cursor to switch to that line. Not only does this slow down typing in general, it can cause issues when typing. For instance, if the cursor is on line 1, and I want to 1) switch to line 2 and then 2) delete a character, what sometimes happens is that it deletes a character on line 1, and then switches to line 2. This is because it takes so long to switch lines that the order of operations switches.
If you compare Logos notes to the native iOS Notes app (which supports Rich Text Editing as well), the difference in speed is immediately noticeable.
2) References: Currently, the only way that you can get a reference to actually link is to type the reference, and then type enter. That is fine in certain cases, but sometimes I don't want an Enter after my reference. Can you run the same code that searches for references when the user taps "Done" on the keyboard? I can't imagine that is very difficult. (Side Note: I imagine references is one reason why Logos uses a custom text editor -- please see the way Olive Tree does this. They use a native text editor, but references just show as normal text while editing. As soon as the keyboard is gone and editing is finished, then the references convert to tappable links).
3) iOS supports a way to move the cursor by holding down on the space bar for a second, and then sliding your finger across the screen. The cursor then moves along the text in the same direction as your finger. This does not work well in the Logos app. Sometimes, the cursor literally disappears. Other times it jumps around to random areas. This is something else that could easily be fixed by switching to a native text editor.
1) Speed: The text editor is really slow. Every time you tap a line, it takes a second for the cursor to switch to that line. Not only does this slow down typing in general, it can cause issues when typing. For instance, if the cursor is on line 1, and I want to 1) switch to line 2 and then 2) delete a character, what sometimes happens is that it deletes a character on line 1, and then switches to line 2. This is because it takes so long to switch lines that the order of operations switches.
If you compare Logos notes to the native iOS Notes app (which supports Rich Text Editing as well), the difference in speed is immediately noticeable.
2) References: Currently, the only way that you can get a reference to actually link is to type the reference, and then type enter. That is fine in certain cases, but sometimes I don't want an Enter after my reference. Can you run the same code that searches for references when the user taps "Done" on the keyboard? I can't imagine that is very difficult. (Side Note: I imagine references is one reason why Logos uses a custom text editor -- please see the way Olive Tree does this. They use a native text editor, but references just show as normal text while editing. As soon as the keyboard is gone and editing is finished, then the references convert to tappable links).
3) iOS supports a way to move the cursor by holding down on the space bar for a second, and then sliding your finger across the screen. The cursor then moves along the text in the same direction as your finger. This does not work well in the Logos app. Sometimes, the cursor literally disappears. Other times it jumps around to random areas. This is something else that could easily be fixed by switching to a native text editor.
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