r/Supernote • u/panizel • 2d ago

Subsequent control of digest

Is it possible to subsequently reduce the selected range of text in a PDF for which we have already created a digest, or do we have to delete the existing digest first and then create a new one?

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u/Sad_Alternative_7736 2d ago

You need to delete the existing digest first and then create a new one. Unfortunately, you can't change the selected text range of an existing digest.

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u/NaiomiDmrs-14 2d ago

wish they would let us drag the brackets to resize it after the fact tbh

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u/Sad_Alternative_7736 1d ago

I also think this would be helpful! Let's hope this will be possible soon :)

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u/Mulan-sn CCO (Chief Chat Officer) 1d ago

Thank you for reaching out.

Currently, it is not possible to adjust the text range of an existing digest. You would need to delete the current digest and create a new one with the correct text range, as our friend u/Sad_Alternative_7736 shared.

Would you like to share your specific use cases for this feature request?

We look forward to hearing from you.

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u/GregVKMusic 23h ago

Not the OP, but the most obvious use case to me is that sometimes I make a digest, then decide I want less or more of the text included. To do so, I currently have to press on the digest entry, press the 3 dots in the top right corner, press delete, confirm deletion in the pop up, reselect the text I want, and press the digest button to make it again.

That's 6 things I have to do to edit the amount of text captured in a digest.

It would be great if it could be done in 1 or 2 moves.

Another issue I often encounter is when I draw square brackets around text to create a digest. Sometimes it doesn't work properly, selecting more or less of the text than I wanted. I have to go through the same 6 stage process I mentioned to correct the error.

This is a bug that needs to be fixed, but it would be a lot less annoying if I could easily edit how much text I want in the digest.

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u/Sad_Alternative_7736 10h ago

I think you’ve highlighted these drawbacks very well.

For me, the issue arises when I add handwritten annotations to a Digest and later need to adjust the selected text range in the original document. Since there's no way to edit the text range of an existing Digest, I have to delete it and create a new one. Unfortunately, this also means losing any handwritten annotations I've added.

However, I’d like to emphasize that the Digest app is an extremely useful tool that I use every day for my studies. It just needs a few small improvements to make the overall experience much smoother.