[Ann] CintaNotes 2.0.2 Beta 2

[CintaNotes Developer]

Jan 17, 2013 - Version 2.0.2 Beta2

In this version:

(in green - what's new since 2.0.2 Beta 1)

Enhancements:

• Remember full view state of each open notebook
  
• Specifying proxy settings for internet connection
  New menu item "Options/System/Proxy settings"
  
• Links to notes: don't display current note's title in the dropdown
  
• Links to notes: display 'Delete Note Link' only when the caret is on note link
  
• Tab widths are now configurable via the "sectionbar.tab.width" parameters in the cintanotes.settings file
  
• Improved notebook opening error diagnosis
  
• Added option "ui.profeatures.hide" to hide paid features in menus
  
• Displaying program version in tray tooltip
  
• Options/System: Perform UAC elevation instead of just displaying error

Fixes:

• Tag sidebar: mouse wheel scrolling not working
  
• Slow search and tab switching on notebooks having 1000+ tags
  
• Links to notes: failure to focus target note link
  
• Links to notes: message dialogs were not modal
  
• Simplenote sync: impossible to search while downloading notes
  
• Editor: format toggle not always working
  
• Editor: wrong text selected after paste + undo
  
• Editor: Alt+BkSp not working
  
• Editor: caret should be moved on right-click
  
• Editor: bullet list stops when ENTER on filled line
  
• Editor: formatting is pasted into editor with disabled formatting
  
• Possible crash on mouse wheel in search box
  
• Possible SQLite Error 14: unable to open database file

Download:
Installable: CintaNotes_2_0_2_Beta2_Setup.exe
Portable: CintaNotes_2_0_2_Beta2.zip

Reports welcome, thanks!

[Thomas Lohrum]

Options/System: Perform UAC elevation instead of just displaying error

Fine However, i had expected a confirmation message, e.g. "The link protocol was successfully registered.".

Editor: caret should be moved on right-click

I like the new behaviour The bug of not showing the caret on a link is still there. Of course you didn't mention a fix

Editor: bullet list stops when ENTER on filled line

A quick test worked fine. I need to observe the issue though.

Thomas

[CintaNotes Developer]

Fine However, i had expected a confirmation message, e.g. "The link protocol was successfully registered.".

Good catch! Will be added in the 2.0.2 final, thanks.

I like the new behaviour The bug of not showing the caret on a link is still there. Of course you didn't mention a fix

I've checked with Wordpad and MS Word and turns out they behave exactly the same - the caret is not visible when some text is selected. So this is not a bug.

A quick test worked fine. I need to observe the issue though.

Ok, thanks!

[Thomas Lohrum]

I like the new behaviour The bug of not showing the caret on a link is still there. Of course you didn't mention a fix

I've checked with Wordpad and MS Word and turns out they behave exactly the same - the caret is not visible when some text is selected. So this is not a bug.

Delphi's editor shows the caret. Word doesn't. So it is a matter of preferences. No problem. I agree it is not a bug. I am aware now, it depends on a selection, which in coincidence is true for a link.

Thomas

[ChrisCN]

I'm not sure about this behavior...
If I enter a tag name into the search box and hit enter (not CTRL-Enter) this tag gets selected!
I thought it is necessary to use CTRL-Enter. Is this a feature or a bug?

[CintaNotes Developer]

I'm not sure about this behavior...
If I enter a tag name into the search box and hit enter (not CTRL-Enter) this tag gets selected!
I thought it is necessary to use CTRL-Enter. Is this a feature or a bug?

It's a feature. Ctrl+Enter now mimics Ctrl+Click on a tag, and Alt+enter is Alt+click. So simple Enter is simple click.

[CintaNotes Developer]

Delphi's editor shows the caret. Word doesn't. So it is a matter of preferences. No problem. I agree it is not a bug. I am aware now, it depends on a selection, which in coincidence is true for a link.

Good, so let's leave it at that for now

[ChrisCN]

I'm not sure about this behavior...
If I enter a tag name into the search box and hit enter (not CTRL-Enter) this tag gets selected!
I thought it is necessary to use CTRL-Enter. Is this a feature or a bug?

It's a feature. Ctrl+Enter now mimics Ctrl+Click on a tag, and Alt+enter is Alt+click. So simple Enter is simple click.

Cool - missed that one

[Thomas Lohrum]

I'm not sure about this behavior...
If I enter a tag name into the search box and hit enter (not CTRL-Enter) this tag gets selected!
I thought it is necessary to use CTRL-Enter. Is this a feature or a bug?

It's a feature. Ctrl+Enter now mimics Ctrl+Click on a tag, and Alt+enter is Alt+click. So simple Enter is simple click.

You didn't mention this in the release notes. I didn't notice it yet, since i use tags for searching only rarely. Does it change the previous behaviour of Ctrl+Enter?

[CintaNotes Developer]

You didn't mention this in the release notes. I didn't notice it yet, since i use tags for searching only rarely. Does it change the previous behaviour of Ctrl+Enter?

Didn't I? It was added in 1.8.5.
Yes, it does change the previous behavior. Previously, Ctrl+Enter would reset old tag selection (which was inconsistent with Ctrl+Click on tag sidebar).
Now Ctrl+Enter adds to current tag selection. To switch tag selection you now use simple Enter.

In case you don't want tag recognition, don't press Enter: use Tab or Down key to go to the notes list.

IMO the fact that the feature is there for more than a month, and you didn't notice it, speaks that it doesn't interfere with normal search

[Thomas Lohrum]

You didn't mention this in the release notes. I didn't notice it yet, since i use tags for searching only rarely. Does it change the previous behaviour of Ctrl+Enter?

Didn't I? It was added in 1.8.5.
Yes, it does change the previous behavior. Previously, Ctrl+Enter would reset old tag selection (which was inconsistent with Ctrl+Click on tag sidebar). Now Ctrl+Enter adds to current tag selection. To switch tag selection you now use simple Enter. In case you don't want tag recognition, don't press Enter: use Tab or Down key to go to the notes list. IMO the fact that the feature is there for more than a month, and you didn't notice it, speaks that it doesn't interfere with normal search

Thank's for the complete anwser. Well, i didn't notice, since i use tag search only rarely Nevertheless, it didn't hurt me yet. So it seems to be a change to make tag-search more consistent and easier. If you don't like the behaviour you can also use space to accept the tag, which requires you have that option checked.

Thomas

[Thomas Lohrum]

Yes, it does change the previous behavior. Previously, Ctrl+Enter would reset old tag selection (which was inconsistent with Ctrl+Click on tag sidebar). Now Ctrl+Enter adds to current tag selection. To switch tag selection you now use simple Enter. In case you don't want tag recognition, don't press Enter: use Tab or Down key to go to the notes list. IMO the fact that the feature is there for more than a month, and you didn't notice it, speaks that it doesn't interfere with normal search

The reason i might not have noticed it, is the fact, that you must enter the tag name entirely before pressing ENTER. This is contrary to Ctrl+ENTER which supports tag completion. When i press ENTER the tag name is accepted, but it does not fire a tag selection. Should i consider this a bug? Btw., you can not use space to accept the tag in the searchbar. I don't remember why, only that we had a discussion on this in the past.

Thomas

[Thomas Lohrum]

Btw., you can not use space to accept the tag in the searchbar. I don't remember why, only that we had a discussion on this in the past.

I think it is because of convenience when entering a search phrase. The requirements for searching are different compared to creating tags for a new note.

Thomas

[Thomas Lohrum]

Bug: Text containing an internal note's link looses the link target, when cutting and pasting over the clipboard. Very easy to reproduce.

Thomas

[ChrisCN]

Bug: Text containing an internal note's link looses the link target, when cutting and pasting over the clipboard. Very easy to reproduce.
Thomas

Hi Thomas - thanks for finding this (sooner or later I will need this feature) - and yes 'easy to reproduce'

[CintaNotes Developer]

Bug: Text containing an internal note's link looses the link target, when cutting and pasting over the clipboard. Very easy to reproduce.

Thomas

Confirmed! We are already at fixing it, probably will be released in 2.0.3. Thanks!

[CintaNotes Developer]

Nevertheless, it didn't hurt me yet. So it seems to be a change to make tag-search more consistent and easier. If you don't like the behaviour you can also use space to accept the tag, which requires you have that option checked.

Exactly

[CintaNotes Developer]

The reason i might not have noticed it, is the fact, that you must enter the tag name entirely before pressing ENTER. This is contrary to Ctrl+ENTER which supports tag completion. When i press ENTER the tag name is accepted, but it does not fire a tag selection. Should i consider this a bug?

Difficult to say. I tend to consider it a feature. It allows you to postpone the decision of which tag operation to apply till you've entered all tags.
E.g. the current behavior is convenient when you want to enter 5 tags and then press Alt+Enter one time. Otherwise you'd have to press Alt+Enter 5 times.

Btw., you can not use space to accept the tag in the searchbar. I don't remember why, only that we had a discussion on this in the past.

Accepting on space was interfering with entering words which happen to be prefixes of some tags, this is why it was disabled in the search box.

[Thomas Lohrum]

The reason i might not have noticed it, is the fact, that you must enter the tag name entirely before pressing ENTER. This is contrary to Ctrl+ENTER which supports tag completion. When i press ENTER the tag name is accepted, but it does not fire a tag selection. Should i consider this a bug?

Difficult to say. I tend to consider it a feature. It allows you to postpone the decision of which tag operation to apply till you've entered all tags. E.g. the current behavior is convenient when you want to enter 5 tags and then press Alt+Enter one time. Otherwise you'd have to press Alt+Enter 5 times.

In the meantime i realized this myself. I no longer want to change the behaviour, because it would give us other problems. However, one incosistency remains: When you enter a word that matches a tag, the tag selection box opens. I can press Ctrl+Enter or Alt+Enter to select the tag and execute tag selection in one step. Contrary pressing ENTER will accept the tag, but not execute any action.

Thomas

[CintaNotes Developer]

In the meantime i realized this myself. I no longer want to change the behaviour, because it would give us other problems. However, one incosistency remains: When you enter a word that matches a tag, the tag selection box opens. I can press Ctrl+Enter or Alt+Enter to select the tag and execute tag selection in one step. Contrary pressing ENTER will accept the tag, but not execute any action.

Making plain ENTER immediately switch to this tag would make the feature much less convenient for me.
Sometimes convenience outweighs consistency, and I think this is exactly the case.

I want to ask for a 3rd opinion here. Could someone else please chime in and tell us which way would you prefer it to work? Thanks!