Feature suggestion - checkbox in note text

[Mel]

Pls consider a new feature -- checkbox in Notes text.

A clickable checkbox does not have to be a new database column, it might be a graphical representation of "[X]" (checked) and "[ ]" (unchecked) strings. Similar concept is available in AllMyNotes and I find it very useful.

I've learned that using todo's checkboxes is too complex for some tasks.

-- M.

[Max]

Thank you, your suggestion noted.

[Brjlk]

Pls consider a new feature -- checkbox in Notes text.

A clickable checkbox does not have to be a new database column, it might be a graphical representation of "[X]" (checked) and "[ ]" (unchecked) strings. Similar concept is available in AllMyNotes and I find it very useful.

I've learned that using todo's checkboxes is too complex for some tasks.

-- M.

I second this request. The ability to check & uncheck notes would be very useful, especially if we can show/hide checked or unchecked notes.
This way, we can hide old notes that are not currently used. This will avoid cluttering the screen.

John

[Hokies]

Where do you want the checkbox? In the text of a note in the note's module? Or, in the tree-view of the notes? Or, do you mean globally in every note text regardless of where the text is?

If it's in the tree-view of the notes, you can already change the icon to a check mark (though it's not a simple toggle, it does take 6 clicks via the "modify" right click option).

Suggestion: Would be better to have "Change icon" as a right click option in the tree.

As to hiding old notes, you can create a new note called "old notes" and drag notes to that, and use the + - to hide that subtree.

Alternatively, you can use the public/private switch to hide notes (as long as you don't need this to function in its intended way).

I know these aren't ideal solutions, but until they are included maybe they can be enough for now.

-- Alan

[Hokies]

Oh, here's an interesting trick: In the body of your text (maybe at the end) you can add text codes that you can search on. So, for example, adding [show] at the bottom of each note you want to show will permit you to use the search tool to find "[show]" that will of course hide all the notes you don't have [show] in. Actually, if you have a lot of notes and carefully add codes, this could be a powerful tool.

You could add these tags: [followup], [complete], [taxes] ... etc.

-- Alan

[ypim]

Where do you want the checkbox? In the text of a note in the note's module? Or, in the tree-view of the notes? Or, do you mean globally in every note text regardless of where the text is?

If it's in the tree-view of the notes, you can already change the icon to a check mark (though it's not a simple toggle, it does take 6 clicks via the "modify" right click option).

Suggestion: Would be better to have "Change icon" as a right click option in the tree.

As to hiding old notes, you can create a new note called "old notes" and drag notes to that, and use the + - to hide that subtree.
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-- Alan

Maybe a second tree item like here suggested?
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13165

[Mel]

Where do you want the checkbox?

In the note text (e.g. right-click - > Insert -> Checkbox).
If I need clickable tree items, I use ToDos but for simple ad hoc ideas or rapid wife's requests I use separate "scratch" notes where a checkbox would be very useful.
As mentioned before, such idea exists in AllMyNotes. A checkbox behaves like a bullet - Enter key copies it to the next line.

-- M.

[Hokies]

I saw how they implement that, and it's pretty cool. I'll +1 that.

[Scotty]

+1 for selectable checkboxes in NOTES

Highlighting a list, or a number of sentences in a note, and select [Checkbox] would insert a checkbox that preceded each sentence.
E.g Just like inserting bullets points.

Yes, checkboxes in Notes would be very useful.

[glenn59]

+1. Keep this kind of stuff up and I can walk away from Evernote too!

[ypim]

+1

[Georgo2010]

+1, good suggestion

[tesro]

+1 for me too

[hannibal_barca_1974]

Oh, here's an interesting trick: In the body of your text (maybe at the end) you can add text codes that you can search on. So, for example, adding [show] at the bottom of each note you want to show will permit you to use the search tool to find "[show]" that will of course hide all the notes you don't have [show] in. Actually, if you have a lot of notes and carefully add codes, this could be a powerful tool.

You could add these tags: [followup], [complete], [taxes] ... etc.

-- Alan

I use something similar to your system in the note content for searchability as a workaround to having tags.

Checkboxes is good feature idea. As others have stated, I am also familiar with it's use elsewhere.

[eliopisak]

>>Where do you want the checkbox?
>>In the note text (e.g. right-click - > Insert -> Checkbox).

This is very desirable feature..

Or even better: (Right Click - Insert - HTML Code)
This is more generic but much more flexible.. So adding following code wolud create checkbox
<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle" value="Bike">I have a bike </br>
<input type="checkbox" name="vehicle" value="Car">I have a car

Can we expect such feature in near future?