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by ciarlill
1617 days ago
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Some initial feedback after noodling around for 20 mins: Initially this looked like the perfect replacement for my notion + good notes setup. Inking is really important to my workflow so most of my feedback is around that. I also love having the calendar integrated into my daily notes. - Daily notes don't appear to be a surface so cannot be inked on? This is pretty vital for me. In GoodNotes I basically have a new note page every day for scribbling. Otherwise this feature looks perfect for how I currently work.
- The inking in general does not feel great in comparison to Notability or GoodNotes. It appears to do some path correction and overall everything feels very "stiff". Could use more pen tip size options and pen options in general as well as highlighting.
- It's too easy to accidentally activate the context menus for text / shape / non-drawing areas when panning around with fingers or accidentally brushing them with your hand. Maybe a long press on these to activate those menus? I love the idea of having notes, tasks and calendar in one place. You nailed the integration with google calendar, I just wish you could do something similar with tasks but I doubt it will fit into your current paradigm. For me, as a mixed OS user (Android phone, iOS tablet, MacBook for work) I need a task manager that is fully cross platform with notifications, quick add, etc. no matter which device I'm on. I could see using the tasks in your app for non-deadline, more project-management style things. But not as a daily "to-do style" app. And maybe that is the objective, just my 0.02. Overall this looks _super_ promising and I would love to consolidate my current workflow into one place. And there are great ideas here, unfortunately the UX (at least on iOS and specifically in regards to inking / touch input) just falls slightly short of the competition. |
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We agree there is plenty of room for improvement with our pen tool. It's an area we're constantly refining. We're hoping to get pressure in there soon.
Surfaces on Daily Notes has been highly debated by the team. On one hand, it would be pretty excellent to us. On the other, it could inhibit other workflows by adding too much cognitive overhead. Because you can create a Surface inline using `[[New Surface Name`, we have pushed this decision off for the time being. Would love your thoughts on how you would like it to work.
Would also love to know what makes a daily driver to-do app for you. Maybe we can work that in. Either way, thanks for all the feedback. It's very helpful!