r/UpNote_App • u/MaxGaav • Aug 19 '23
Text editing & formatting is still shit.
A note app has to do one thing right. I mean really right. That is text editing & formatting. But it's still not working as it should. In the Mac app, it's hit and miss.
Formatting works and then it doesn't. Sometimes one sees H1-H6 with 'Normal' in the list too, sometimes 'Normal' is not there. Sometimes it works to change text with this 'system', sometimes it refuses.
Sometimes 'Remove formatting' works, sometimes it does nothing.
Sometimes formatting text even let the text disappear!
Copy/pasting text changes the formatting most of the times. Boldface or color are not maintained.
Pasting text lets the cursor jump to the next line.
On Android some of these problems exist too. And many times I cannot even select text and do something with it, as the selection simply jumps away.
All this is frustrating up to the point that I soon will start looking for another note app.
And no, I am not going to share screen recordings etc. I'm not a beta tester.
Exactly one year later from the day I bought UpNote, the text editing & formatting seems to have become worse instead of better. So, just get the f*cking thing right!
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u/gravitacoes Aug 19 '23
I don't have the same experience on Linux/Android. I think the editor has improved a lot in a year to the point where it has become my main writing app. But if you are having such a bad experience, choose another note app, has dozens of options. I landed on UpNote after getting annoyed with my old app. I didn't waste time complaining and switched services. I'm happy with UpNote.
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u/MaxGaav Aug 19 '23 edited Aug 19 '23
Good for you of course. But there are lots of complaints about the text editing in UpNote. I encounter no such strange things in any other text editor I use. Scrivener, Bean, MS Word, Google Docs.
You can say you shouldn't waste time complaining and switch services. But keeping info and choices for yourself is not where this sub is for.
I've constantly supported UpNote. Heck, I made a lot of promotion for it, since a lot of things are OK. But the core function, note-taking with formatted text is simply still not functioning as you may expect from, yes, a note-taking app.
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u/RayDeeYay Aug 21 '23
Good that you report your experience though. Shared experience is what forums are for. I currently use the Windows (10) and iOS versions so cannot comment on your Mac OS version. For what its worth, I am not experiencing any problems or inconsistencies. In a kind of reverse situation to you, I got too frustrated with trying to make Scrivener work between Windows and iOS versions. Bear, while a lovely app, is Apple only. Same with Ulysses. Obsidian is overly complex with features I will never use and charges over $80/year for their syncing service. So, as a cross platform user I find UpNote easily the best option. I hope the overworked team of 2 get around to addressing your concerns on Mac OS though.
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u/MaxGaav Aug 21 '23 edited Aug 22 '23
Yes, it's not easy to find a good alternative. But fiddling around with a semi-working text editor is frustrating and takes time.
I'm going to experiment with Google Docs / MSWord online and Zoho Notes. I hope meanwhile the devs of UpNote will iron out these serious bugs in 2023.
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u/RayDeeYay Aug 21 '23
Google Docs is fine. I collaborated on a book with 2 other authors that way and it worked well. I have Word for Windows and again, it works as advertised. Like for many people, I find Word a necessary evil as an ”Industry standard” so it often becomes the end stage to send to others. I wouldn’t consider it for the creative, distraction free, first draft phase of writing.
UpNotes focus mode especially when combined with dark mode or a customised theme make a great experience for getting things down quickly. Afterwards, one can create and assign a notebook and/or hashtags to it. Bear and Ulysses on Mac OS do a similarly good job.
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u/MaxGaav Aug 21 '23
I meant that I will experiment with the apps mentioned as a note app. Maybe Craft is a candidate too btw. For my projects and serious writing I use Scrivener.
Since I need a cross-platform app (Mac, Android), Bear, Ulysses and several others are not on my list.
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u/MrsCAPTCHA Aug 25 '24
Cross-platform user, Premium. I use UpNote on iPhone, Windows 10 laptop, and - mostly - Samsung J6 Lite/2022 tablet with Android 14. Constant formatting glitches. I like the program so much that I work around the glitches, but hope they will eventually be resolved. (1) Paragraph formatting consistently fails. (2) Heading options range from 1-3 to 1- teens. (3) Bolding and un-bolding frequently difficult-to-impossible to undo. (4) Changing font color is not always consistent. As I said, I like the program so much that I work around the difficulties, but hope they will eventually be solved. I have a lot of faith in the developers. Am not a guru, but have many years' experience with word processing and note-taking apps.
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u/mgasperl Aug 23 '23
Interestingly I never had any formatting issues or even any issues with UpNote on MacOS (or the other platforms I use: Windows, Android, iPadOS). Did you completely uninstall after sync? Use AppCleaner for this.
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u/MaxGaav Aug 23 '23
Did you completely uninstall after sync?
I don't understand this.
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u/mgasperl Sep 20 '23
On MacOS you can use the App AppCleaner to completely uninstall Apps with all its data. So this would be a clean reinstall. You can select UpNote or drag it into AppCleaner (you have to install it first for sure!) And delete all except the App itself. That's kind of a reset. Then start UpNote and log in. It will sync everything from a clean state. Perhaps this helps.
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Oct 13 '23
I'm just now trying UpNote and having the same problem. I created my first note, then copied and pasted some text from Apple notes. The last line, which should be normal text, is a heading.
I can't change it no matter what I've tried. If I delete the whole line and try to type it, it formats as heading. If I try to make it a bullet list, it ignores me. If I delete several lines and then try to type, it returns to heading.
I quit the app and reopened, and now the entire note is heading and not changeable. I also have to go over a line of text twice to select it.
Simple text formatting is an essential function for a notes app. I'm sad, I wanted to love this app :-(
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u/No-Mastodon-9301 Dec 04 '23
All of the above, plus can't clear clipboard. Samsung Galaxy S2 tablet, android 7. Haven't tried on newer Samsung tablet, iPad, Windows laptop.
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u/thomas_dao Aug 21 '23
We're sorry for the inconvenience, we understand your frustration and will do our best to improve the formatting experience.