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That would be nice, I'm using a wacom pen, too. For writing with the pen I use styluslabs, as its file format is html and using svg, I just need to convert the svg images and add them to MyTetra, a little annoying but not so bad.
I'd love a multi platform alternative to OneNote, even if it's Qt based :P
It's far from being there, but an interesting note taking app is Write by StylusLabs:
They have some interesting UX decisions in their mobile apps, and they use a simple, standard, editable format like SVG (PDF would also be good).
The Android version of S-Note is a very good reference too, but the proprietary note format is a bummer.
> I think TeX regards the origin as being 1 in right and 1 in down from the top left corner of the page, could that be the problem?
I don't think that's it. In one document I tried, the offset was like 6mm horizontally and 1mm vertically. (I'm guessing the 1 you mentioned is 1pt).
> And I suppose a reasonable person would use Xournal for this
Xournal! Yes, I should definitely try that! I used to use it for handwritten notes and forgot you can also include PDFs. (For handwritten notes now I'm using Stylus Labs Write.)
> which, incidentally, was written by a famous symplectic geometer.
In recent years I mention that more often than I run the program. :P
Wacom Drivers don't seem to work, though they have been included in the Kernel since 4.15. Wacom Linux Drivers on the Envy x360
Besides that, I have found that Stylus Labs' Write for linux. It seems to fair well. Also available for Windows, Mac, and Android.
I didn't know that such a service existed! Thank you for opening me eyes to this
Personally, I use ThinkPads with touch screens. I bought used ThinkPads from eBay for about $200, loaded Linux on it and use the open source Xournal or Write by stylus labs.
I can connect to screen using HDMI.
Having said that, I do very little grading -- canvas does it all. I do assess students' written work but I provide short videosl recordings of me discussing their work for assessment and feedback.
Check out Windows Journal (not to be confused with Journal from Microsoft Garage) - it used to be included in Windows but isn't any longer. Has good pen input, typed text, and you can use Print to PDF to export PDFs.
Although it doesn't support typed text, also check out Stylus Labs Write. It has some unique features like live reflow of handwritten text, handwritten bookmarks and links, and the ability to work on two parts of a document simultaneously (useful, e.g., for referencing an equation on a different page). Pages are separate with configurable styles. You can create your own shape presets (or paste in SVG from elsewhere) and save them to the clippings library. It uses standard SVG files and can export to PDF.
> The size of the UI can be adjusted with the "Force DPI" value in the advanced section of preferences (restart Write to apply).
Indeed, thanks!
> See http://www.styluslabs.com/faq for info on customizing the toolbar buttons and UI appearance.
Oh! I'm not the kind of person who'd have much of an issue with config files but I still think it'd be better to have a UI for that. A long-long press or edit mode would be great.
> Pasting an image from the clipboard should work with any recent version, at least with X11.
But... how? There's no button!
Pressing C-v also doesn't work. (I copied a screenshot from GNOME's utility for testing.)
> The path select tool can be used to select an image more easily by touching its border.
I know, the point was that that's pretty unintuitive and clunky. I'd prefer if I could keep my pen a pen and not have to explicitly switch modes to be able to i.e. select an image.
It's a minor thing of course but these add up.
> Try the pdf2svg script in https://github.com/styluslabs/templates to convert PDFs for use in Write.
That's really cool but it'd need to be integrated before I could wholeheartedly recommend Write to mere mortals.
Thanks for the feedback!
Briefly:
- The size of the UI can be adjusted with the "Force DPI" value in the advanced section of preferences (restart Write to apply).
- See http://www.styluslabs.com/faq for info on customizing the toolbar buttons and UI appearance.
- Pasting an image from the clipboard should work with any recent version, at least with X11.
- The path select tool can be used to select an image more easily by touching its border.
- Try the pdf2svg script in https://github.com/styluslabs/templates to convert PDFs for use in Write.
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I use Stylus Labs Write. It's nice and simple, and has all the features I need. It's explicitly meant for taking handwritten notes, as opposed to many applications that are focused on drawing.
In practice I mostly use it for as you say, random calculations and jotting down ideas. Also for just writing out streams of consciousness and just trying things out. My workflow is usually to try out lots of things "on paper", and then transfer any actual conclusions or the most promising ideas/results to onenote.
Styluslabs says in their blog: "SVG files can be opened in Write or SVG content can be pasted as text from the clipboard". http://www.styluslabs.com/news/
It will be a one way integration but a great start and very helpful for Write users. (I have tried it without success (I have no SVG skills). Does anyone dare to do it? Any idea?
Web Clipper works on Firefox, Chrome and Chromium based browsers only (like Opera, Edge, etc.).
It doesn't support that right now. It's possible that it may in future because there're good open source projects such as Write and Xournal++. How soon will it come? Depends upon how many Joplin users desire such feature.
No Outlook plugin. Though the upcoming version will support plugins. Hence, Outlook plugin is possible in future. Moreover, as Joplin has a good CLI version, mail archiving can be scripted, I guess.
Complete offline usage is present in iOS and iPadOS.
OCR should be coming very soon.
Available on all except web. However, if it's available on all the operating systems as native application, it makes no sense to have a web application which will be slow and take more resources.
Trying to export drove me crazy. The best solution I found (without using the office version, I didn't try that) was copy-pasting the entire page into an image editor and then saving it as a pdf. It froze for about 3 minutes every time I did it and it only worked half the time. Kind of pathetic that there aren't any decent built-in export options... I ended up using write instead half the time, although it doesn't make the inking look as nice.
>Instead of showing my face, is there a way I can record over a Power point and have the recording show what I'm typing and pointing to with my cursor?
What is your field? What technology access do you have (hardware, software, operating system)? I am in STEM, I use Linux on a ThinkPad tablet along with Write and SimpleScreenRecorder to capture my lectures as videos.
> For the online lectures, we are required to provide 120 minutes of material.
I know that this is not your question but I had to make my point about it. This is such bullshit by your administration. Good pedagogy is not equal to video duration. Fucking assholes.
Link to the new Android version (300) here
Still pretty laggy on Windows, I'm sticking to Xodo, even though Xodo's user interface is too messy.
I want Xodo's responsiveness and Write's user interface.
I'm using Write Sylus. It's not as advanced as onenote, but it's great for simple note taking, making figures and moving written text around. I can write with the pen and scroll with fingers.
I use onenote religiously on Windows and was wondering the same thing. I have struggled and struggled to find a "notebook" style app with pen functionality.
Best I found was this but it's only for writing on single documents which get saved as a .html, which requires you to sort of set up a folder hierarchy to emulate notebooks and sections etc. Not the worst.
But ultimately I don't think there is any good alternative, I've just settled on dual booting and basically keeping windows around only for this reason. (I also have a SB2)
Yeah, that is the same symptom I had with the pen before I changed the wacom files.
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I like Elementary and it's what I was using before I went to Manjaro. The upgrade from Loki to Juno made decide to switch to a stable rolling release.
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There isn't a lot of applications for the stylus in linux apart from drawing programs. Xournal gives some ability to markup pdfs, but it isn't as good as what is available on linux. Write is a pretty good note taking app http://www.styluslabs.com/
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Congrats on your purchase and happy computing!
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I've found some other solutions as well.
- Write, which doesn't support writing on PDFs: http://www.styluslabs.com/
Hoodle and xournalpp would be much better alternatives to xournal. Sadly, they don't really compile for now:
Another temporary solution would be a better android emulator…
I wish Gnome, KDE & the Document foundations would work on 2-3 touch friendly stylus apps for docs and pdfs.
Try WRITE, a word processing software for writing. I have been using it for calculations in both my math classes and my physics classes. When I need to clear the entire page, just Ctrl + A and hit Del, and it also has Select All and Delete Selection button for not using it with a keyboard.
You can try using windows journal or write. Can't remember how customizable those are but worth a shot. That being said, the desktop version is much more configurable than the windows store version of OneNote, so of you're going to be switching to a desktop app anyway I'd say try that out.