Some suggestions and feature requests #46

nik-gr · 2023-09-28T17:24:13Z

Can you pls make optional the permission for access data for all websites? I understand many people will like the feature of sticky notes but personally I'm not gonna use it, it doesn't really provide anything extra + I'm not sure if it is accessible by the webpage's developer. Also by having it as a required permission will create an obstacle to the number of users trying the addon... Many people avoid installing addons with such permissions unless they have been reviewed and characterized as 'Recommended' by firefox.
The only welcome addition from sticky notes is the resizable size. Will u consider to make the default note popup resizable too? Options I can think of: resizable global dimensions/by page/automatically adjusted to the note's text.
I asked you in the past about using * to add a note to more than one urls (Can you add shortcuts and possibility to use '*' to add a note to all the matching urls? #13 ). Sorry I didn't respond back then I had some issues with my github account. I'm not talking about some advanced pattern, just to be able to enter the * at the end of the selected part of url so it will match all with that prefix basically. There was one addon like that with the old ff and it used to be popular but as far as I know no addon nowdays provides that and I consider it a game changer. The main reason for a note addon is to be able to see the note if at sometime in the future u return back to the same url. There are websites that accept both x.y/z/ and x.y/z. If you revisit it (perhaps from a link) if it is not of the same form as when u wrote the note then u won't see the note. This is solved with * . Or there is something u want to keep in mind for a whole section of it but not for the whole domain, one easy example is qithub let's say I want to have a note regarding this repository https://github.com/Sav22999/websites-notes/*, or the developer, if I leave it on one of its pages whenever I visit some other I won't see it and if it is a repository I don't visit frequently I won't even remember it. And there are many other such cases: profiles in social networks where someone's profile has several different pages (\profilex\photos etc), same for tutorials or similar to github if your in the space of a specific item/software/.. in a portal that has many pages related to it, etc
(also in this subject if not difficult a choice to ignore the 1st part of url would be a welcome one as well = to display a note in all x.domain.com, y.domain.com and domain.com)
Probably that would be a solution for [Feature Request] Ability to save notes for url patterns #19 as well
Search: Can it be added a support to search multiple terms instead of one kewword/phrase as it is now (perhaps separated by comma)? And maybe adding the url in the searchable text?
If it is easy to implement, can you make the note html editable? I mean to have the ability to add html tags (for links, hilighting etc) - it can provide some kind of a workaround for [Feature Request] Ability to add images or screenshots from the clipboard #17 as well
For non http/s urls there is no page option anymore, why? It is possible someone to want to add notes perhaps to different pages of the same addon at moz-extension://... Without the page option he won't be able to do it. I understand it is a rare case (me, I don't think I will use it) but since the functionality is already implemented and exists, why to hide it

Sav22999 · 2023-09-29T09:35:05Z

Hi! Thank you for all these suggestions. To be more useful I'll open single issues

Yes, I'll do this, thanks for the suggestion Optional permissions #47
I'll think about this Popup resizable #48
This would be interesting, although it would be complicated to manage. An example:
You save "Hello1" for "https://github.com/", then you save "Hello2" for "https://github.com/Sav22999/" and then you save "Hello3" for "https://github.com/Sav22999/websites-notes/*". Ok, now you to "https://github.com/Sav22999/websites-notes/issues", what it should show to you? Hello1, Hello2 or Hello3? And how you should call the tabs? I can't, right now, image a good UX/UI to show this (because, theoretically, it should show: "Hello1" and "Hello2" and "Hello3" Support customised "sub-domains" #49
Absolutely, you're right and I'll add this! Improve searching feature supporting URL as well #50
There is already an issue dedicated to this. I don't think, anyway, I'll add that feature... not now, at least, sorry [Feature Request] Ability to add images or screenshots from the clipboard #17
Ok, I'll see this and I'll re-add "Page" too. I thought it was useless, but it doesn't look so. Sorry Re-add "Page" for all urls (also for non http(s) ones) #51

Thank you very much for all these precious feedback!

nik-gr · 2023-09-29T13:15:38Z

Hi, thank you for the addon and for being active and also for considering those suggestions!

As for 5, what I had in mind is a little different (that could be somekind of a workaround for images as well)
Let's say that the text of the note includes html tags then when the popup opens or the global/domain/page label is clicked the note would be displayed after interpreting the html tags. Like that for 'normal' notes as they are now, the display will continue to be the same with the addition if there are html tags the note will have a rich display. And if the user gain focus in the note field so to modify the note (by clicking at the area anywhere that has no html event behavior - e.g. not at links) the editable format would show the pure html syntax ready to be modified.
The main usage I would had with this would be to add links related to the page/website etc that I can easily visit from the note just with a click on the <a> tag.
It's an addition, a welcome one, but not really so important related to the main, core functionalities that a note addon shall have. I don't even know if it is easy to implement. if it's difficult or requires big changes because of how the addon is designed now or if perhaps there are security concerns with such a functionality then I guess it's not worth to bother with it.

Again, thank you for considering them!

Sav22999 · 2023-09-29T14:38:03Z

@nik-gr Ok, so, If I have understood, you mean to have like a "preview" of what you wrote. If there are any HTML tags, they should be interpreted, right? This would be interesting but actually a bit useless for the most of users... I don't know if this can be a great feature, because it would implicate options to manage those.
I'll think about, but I'm not so convinced of it 🤔

Btw, hanks for explaining it!

nik-gr · 2023-09-29T17:10:09Z

Yes, more or less that's what I had in mind.
I agree most users most likely won't use it, such an implementation shouldn't be a priority. I guess it's more about how much work is needed to do it and if u think it's worth it overall.
In any case thanks for considering it :)

Sav22999 · 2023-10-05T10:03:07Z

@nik-gr in the 3.5 release you can now find:

Improved searching
Added "page" also for moz-extension (it's complicated add for "about" and others one)
Optional permissions
Other improvements

I'm working on also for "sub-domains" but it's complicated to implement a decent UX... don't worry, I'm working to it as well, so it should arrive in future

I hope you'll like new features and improvements 😄

- [New] Subdomains (Advanced managing: you need to enable on Settings) #17 #46 - [New] Bold, italic, underline, images and advanced navigation (undo and redo) #49 #46 - [Update] Some fixes and improvements

ghost · 2023-10-14T19:57:43Z

Notefox 3.7 introduced two new features: Subdomains (Advanced managing) and Notes' HTML tags.
Subdomains (Advanced managing) has an on/off option in Settings, unfortunately HTML tags does not.
I'm not fond of the HTML tags feature given Notefox is a note taker, not a text editor, but I understand some may be fond of html tags to fine-tune their notes' appearance.
Given HTML tags has no option in Settings to be turned off, and for those as myself who may wish to hide the feature, this little userContent.css will do the job.

@-moz-document url("moz-extension://[INTERNAL_UUID]/popup.html")
{
/* Remove html tags (format section) */
#format-buttons {display: none !important;}
#notes-section > #notes, textarea {margin-bottom:0px !important;}
}

This said and done, I emphasize on the new Subdomains (Advanced managing) feature which is IMO a true, worthy improvement.
Thanks for this nice extension, best in its category IMO :)

Sav22999 · 2023-10-14T19:59:58Z

@Cade66 so you mean to disable "buttons" to insert text formatting?

I'll add an option in the next release, thank you very much for your suggestion!

ghost · 2023-10-14T20:07:07Z

@Sav22999 , indeed the option to disable it, only. Notefox settings as Notefox itself is nicely elaborated, adding the option to toggle text formatting is just a modest suggestion :)

EDIT: I forgot, unrelated, to ask about word wrap. Notes do not line-break and the horizontal scrollbar appears when a line exceeds the Notes section width. Any way to have word wrap be effective? Thanks!

While we"re at it, and strictly form a cosmetic viewpoint, I'd consider a wider notes section (popup width) and enhanced colors/contrast.

Default popup:

Enhanced popup:

In both you may as well notice the horizontal scrollbar which could dispear with word wrap.

My revamped popup by adding the following to my Firefox userContent.css (sorry, I removed the Sticky feature as well, for my liking...)

/* NOTEFOX POPUP ======================================================== */

/* NOTE : IF #format-buttons {display: none;} THEN #notes, textarea {margin-bottom:0px} */

@-moz-document url("moz-extension://[INTERNAL_UUID]/popup.html")
{
* {font-family: Arial !important; opacity:1 !important;}
#popup-content {width: 800px !important; background-color: #303030 !important;}

#notes-section > #notes, textarea {
height: 488px !important;
padding-left: 6px !important; line-height:20px !important; margin-bottom:0px !important;
background-color: #181818 !important; color: #60C0FF !important; font-weight:600 !important;}

#tabs-section > .tab, .button {background-color:#FF6000 !important; color: #FFF !important; font-weight: 600 !important; border-color: #A0A0A0 !important;}
#tabs-section > .tab-sel, .button {background-color: #0050FF !important; border-color: #D0D0D0 !important;}

#last-updated-section {padding-top: 4px !important; color:#FFF000 !important;}
.button-trigger-sticky, #format-buttons {display: none !important;}
}

So personal but extra width I believe may interest wide screens ...
Off for Saturday's night. Thanks gain. Read you later.

Sav22999 · 2023-10-15T20:39:03Z

@Cade66 Just released the 3.7.4 where you can find an option to disable the panel to use HTML tags.
Unluckily for now I don't know how to enable word-wrap in "pre" tags (which is pre-formatted).

I'll see something to add this feature although 😄

Edit: actually it's easier than I thought 😆 I'll release right now a new update (probably 3.7.4.1)

Sav22999 · 2023-10-15T21:30:13Z

@Cade66 3.7.5 released! Now the text is word-wrap by default, but you can disable this in Settings 😄

ghost · 2023-10-15T21:43:24Z

@Sav22999 , I don't know how you manage to add, modify, fix so quickly :)
As soon as 3.7.5 will be available on AMO I'll update.
Thanks for being committed to users' suggestions & wishes. I really appreciate that.

Sav22999 · 2023-10-15T21:46:48Z

@Cade66 Haha I do this as hobby for now, so I dedicate all my free time and all my passion. Thanks to you because use the addon and suggest me always interesting features!

It should be already available on AMO. Let me know 😉

ghost · 2023-10-16T00:20:08Z

@Sav22999 , I just updated to 3.7.5 : perfect :)
Added settings Show HTML text-formatting panel in the popup and Disable word-wrap notes text are flawless and bring the cherry on the cake!
I do hope other users will enjoy as I do. Nice work, thanks :)

nik-gr · 2023-10-16T10:03:32Z

thank you Saverio! 🙏

I also find word wrapping more friendly (and with implementation of #48 I don't think there will be any need for not using word wrapping in all cases).
It may be a better choice to have it as default with possibility to change to no wrapping from settings, users who already have notes with long lines perhaps will find it strange to see all of a sudden their notes disheartening in a scrolling bar (just a thought)

I didn't understand what the last button of 'text decoration' does can you pls explain? Also how (or if) it is possible to add my own html tags
(btw key shortcuts I'm not sure if they are of any assistance since default ff actions exist for them)

Sav22999 · 2023-10-16T10:32:09Z

@nik-gr Yes, it's set by default to "false" (the "Disable word-wrap"), so it's by default the text is word-wrapped 😄 (I've implemented that in this way for the same reason you explained!).

The last button is for spellcheck detection (you can disable). I'll add title on buttons to be more clear.
Actually that's not the "default" shortcuts... I've implemented manually 🤣 but some people, maybe, need buttons... so, I think to have buttons as "option" (to disable in case) it's the best solution 😄

The spellcheck detection, for now, didn't save your choice and you need to change each time you open the popup... I'll add an option for this as well!

nik-gr · 2023-10-17T12:23:59Z

👍

So as I understand the options are those with the buttons (bold etc) and also the ability to paste an image right?
An option to add links (that can be clicked so the url opens in the browser) is it something that can be done with a similar approach and if so is it something you will consider to add?

Sav22999 · 2023-10-17T12:49:25Z

@nik-gr No, actually the abilty to paste images remains. The option in Settings only disable the panel with buttons, but you can insert images and text-formatting via shortcuts 😄

I'll see about the "link" feature, but it could be unsafe for some users I think

nik-gr · 2023-10-17T13:12:06Z

Didn't think of that possibility. I guess a difference on how a user and a developer sees an app :)
I'm not sure if there is real risk from something like that, but if there is yes I would say it's better to avoid adding it (from developer's perspective) - and although a welcome addition, it is not a really important one so it won't matter much if it's not gonna happen

ghost · 2023-10-17T14:30:48Z

About the "link" feature, what they call hyperlinks, several text editors include the feature with the option to activate it only with a doubleclick, which brings a touch of security. Would this be useful in Notefox? It could be pertinent when the note you add to Notefox is in fact copy/pasted and includes a hyperlink, allowing to open the link, say with a doubleclick, rather than copy it, paste it to the urlbar, ant open it from there.

IMO enabling hyperlinks in Notefox is pertinent (not a "weird" idea) but not one of those fundamental, basic features you expect from a Note taker, not to mention that Notefox already includes several extras for the user's satisfaction :)

nik-gr · 2023-11-15T09:25:44Z

@Sav22999 thank u for implementing the link feature!
Some thoughts about it:

ctrl-l is a default shortcut to move focus to urlbar so what is happening is that it will do both, create the link and move to urlbar. It will be better to be a different key combination (alt-l/ctrl-alt-l perhaps?)

by control-click as it is now it opens at the rightest tab position. Having a link in a note most likely it will be related somehow to the current url so if the user wants to open it it will be to interact with both urls. It will be more user friendly if they are next to each other so he can move between them easily.
It can be done and as it is now: with ctrl pressed + right click the link + open in new tab, but it would be better if that was the default behavior

Sav22999 · 2023-11-15T11:10:49Z

@nik-gr Hi, and thanks!

About the shortcuts: unfortunately every user has own keyboard shortcuts. The "link" one it's like a "hidden feature" now, because in feature I should improve it (I'll add a button like "bold", "italic" etc. where you should be able to choose the link as well, maybe.
Maybe I can make this editable in Settings in future... I'll see

About the tab position... actually I don't think I can choose it: you should choose this option in Firefox settings (I think), I can only "open" a new tab, not choosing the position, but I'll check better 😄

If you use a Mac you can use the shortcut ("Option"+Key, instead of "Command"+Key)

Thank you very much for your suggestions!

nik-gr · 2023-11-15T15:33:42Z

Ok it's strange because it's the normal behavior when I open a url from a link to open next to current but you are right there is an option, when browser.tabs.insertAfterCurrent = true it does what I asked for the links in notes as well while not changing something else so no other action needed 👍

About the shortcut iit's not important it doesn't break any functionality, just a little inconvenient. I wrote about it because it's an interfere with a default firefox action. But I can see your point, if you hardcode it to something else perhaps it will interfere with other users own shortcuts in a more serious way. Perhaps it will be a good option if you eventually make it editable

nik-gr · 2023-11-17T10:31:56Z

here is an option, when browser.tabs.insertAfterCurrent = true it does what I asked for the links in notes as well while not changing something else

Actually it changes where a new tab with ctrl-t will open which now opens next to the active one and that is not a desired behavior. Since I come across that much more often than the need to open a link from a note I will change that preference value back to its default.
But there must be a command that will allow the addon to open a url in a tab next to the active one, I have other addon which does that. Definetely it's not a priority but if u can impllement it when you'll have the time it will be a welcome addition

- Links are opened next to the active tab #46 - Fixed a bug with "undefined" status of link

nik-gr · 2024-01-09T10:39:44Z

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