Polylines when writing annotations
The Neoreader app is great. However, I have one problem when writing annotations with a stylus. For each line stroke I write, Neoreader reads it as 1 comment (for example, when I write the letter T in print, the reader reads the annotation as 2 comments because of the two line strokes). This is such a pain, especially if I transfer/open the file in another PDF reader like Adobe because instead of just 1 comment, a lot more would appear in the comments list. By the time I'm done working on the document, there will be 1k plus comments (instead of just 30 for example). As an editor, my layout artists are having a difficult time reviewing the many unnecessary comments registered because of the polylines. It's also difficult to review the many comments in the comments list just because of the multiple line strokes.
I chose to write with a pen because it is faster. I hope that Boox will resolve this issue soon in the next update. Thank you.
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Hi Erika, I observed the same while annotating on the Note Air and then reviewing the files on a laptop. I don't have a real solution, but in the mean time two things you might consider:
- Enable handwriting recognition (settings > floating toolbar settings > handwriting recognition settings > enable auto-recognition by double-tapping onto handwritten notes). This converts your handwritten notes to text (if your handwriting is legible at least). Now after you've written something, double-tap with your finger and it should convert to a single block of text. Bonus is that the text also becomes searchable in PDF readers.
- Using the annotation function instead: Select a piece of text with your finger (or pen, with scribble mode disabled), then use the pen-input from the built-in keyboard to write your annotation which will then directly convert to text.
Hope BOOX wil later on be able to implement some sort of grouping/merging function for polylines intersecting eachother and in very close proximity... -
Thank you for your tips (especially the floating bar). I really would like to use the stylus when annotating since it's faster and easier. Hopefully, Boox will add an option to merge these polylines! I'm not sure if others will benefit from the polylines so I would say that Boox should just add a merge function.
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