Jesse Hallett

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author of Paper Journal

Commented on Share & ExportThis is done in v0.12.0. You can export to a PDF with embedded digitized text so that you can search in the PDF, and select text. But what you see is the scanned handwriting, like in the app.Commented on Auto crop/orient page photosI made a change in v0.11.0 to automatically zoom to the content are of each scanned image, as determined by occurrences of recognized writing. There’s a setting to toggle that behavior. There is also a setting to ignore page numbers when determining what the content area of the i…Created Automatically orient scans Created Save pages without handwriting analysis Created Store data on SD card Created Match lighting between scans Created Setting per-journal for whether to use page numbers Created Re-review numbers for saved pages Created Remind me which pages need scanning Created Setting for where page numbers are located Created Regex search Commented on export to ObsidianContinuous, automatic sync with Obsidian would be ideal. Can I make that work through Obsidian Sync, or through third-party sync providers that people use with Obsidian? Or maybe I could integrate with the Obsidian mobile app?Created button text is too dark in light mode Commented on Handle pages that don't have page numbersSupport for pages without numbers is implemented, but users don’t yet have control over the order these pages. They are shown in the order they were scanned. I need to work out a UI for doing this. Should changes to page order be done in the journal view? Is it important to have…Created expo-apple-authentication.signInAsync is not available on android Commented on Escape from cameraI hear you - Noah had the same complaint. Until this is implemented there is a workaround: iphones have a feature where you can go back to the previous screen by swiping right, starting from off the left edge of the screen. But that’s a feature that a lot of people don’t know abo…Commented on Auto crop/orient page photosYes, this would be good. I was thinking of adding an option to put crop guides in the camera preview that match the aspect ratio of your notebook. That would be a more manual solution. Automatic cropping would be nicer, but has a risk of accidentally cutting off content, especial…Commented on Automatic sequential numberingI like this idea! I’m curious, do you have numbers written on your notebook pages, either printed or handwritten? The app is designed to automatically pick up such numbers. Knowing that, do you prefer entering numbers in the app vs writing numbers on the original pages?Commented on HashtagsGood idea! I have the Collections tab which currently displays a “coming soon” message. That’s where pages grouped by hashtag might show up. Bullet journals have a concept called “collections". The pen & paper process for grouping pages into collections is to keep an index page w…Commented on Export to other note-taking applicationsYes, I have had at least one request for a similar feature already in @Plain text export of journal pages. I may do this eventually. I do have a concern, but I don’t know if it’s a blocker. While the OCR is pretty good, and works well enough for search and has a pretty good succe…Created Crop guides that match proportions of journal pages Commented on Plain text export of journal pagesThat’s something I could do. My concern is that while I think the handwriting recognition is good for search, when you see all the text laid out you can see all the mistakes in the analysis, which I think might undermine confidence. So if I implement this it would probably be in…Commented on quota meter on ios actually says "Uni"This refers to the circular green or red meter in the lower left corner of the scan screen. I did not see the problem when I tested v0.4.0, so I’m closing this ticket. Let me know if it crops back up!Commented on ThemingUsers might enjoy options to customize colors in the app. We could provide some predefined palettes, or allow users to select their own colors. Color selection could be done by picking from predefined palettes, or by entering arbitrary color codes. To start with the stock color s…Commented on Onboard the userWe need a process to introduce the user to what the app can do, and to make the app feel less empty when starting. It's also important to explain concepts of how the app works. For example, that Paper Journal does not store any of the user's scanned pages on its servers.Commented on Share & ExportAllow exporting either pages or entire journals in a format that is easily shareable Commented on Web AppIt's possible to make backed up journals available on laptop and desktop computers via a web interface, if the user uses a backup provider that can be accessed from a web app. Should a web app support scanning? We could allow adding pages by image upload. We could try to make web…Commented on Handle pages that don't have page numbersThe first iteration of Paper Journal assumes that all pages are numbered. But lots of people have notes on pages without numbers, whether in journals or not. Journals that have page numbers don't necessarily have numbers on every page. Support scanning and saving pages that don't…Commented on CollectionsBullet journals have "collections" of related pages. Allow users to match scanned pages to collections for easier digital reference.Commented on BackupsScanned journals are stored on the phone - nothing is stored on the Paper Journal server. To get trustworthy backups it it is important to have options to back up scans somewhere safe. Automatic backups will have the effect of providing multi-way sync for users that use the Paper…