Comment function

[user3848]

Hi,

Again great app. While I am writing notes and doing monthly reflection, is it possible we can have a function that allows us to comment on a specific line or certain lines?

All the best

[drewmccormack]

Thanks for the feedback! We’ll take it on board.

For now, I would recommend perhaps using the new block quote functionality. It indents and adds a line, and looks a bit like a comment, so maybe a good workaround for now.

Another option, I suppose, would be to write a comment in another app (eg TextEdit), and drag the file into Agenda. It would appear as a thumbnail, and you can read the comment by opening the thumbnail.

[trebso]

I’d really value the ability to add comments to words and sentences.

I often have complex emails that I need to really think about before replying, or creating a proposal in response etc. I import these to Agenda, because it’s my ‘thinking space’.

I like to go through the email in the note and add comments, questions and ‘notes to self’.

I can then open a new window and create a new note to draft my response or proposal while reading the comments.

I’ve tried using block text, highlighting and code, but they’re all pretty clunky, especially when trying to comment on specfiic words or short phrases, rather than a whole paragraph.

[Roms]

Just as a suggestion on this topic.

I have made a note of this topic…

Adding Side-Notes

In short: It would be nice to be able to add side-notes for every paragraph. They could appear on the right of that paragraph. First of all, I want to explain where this idea comes from: I am a teacher and as a teacher I often take notes and connect them to calendar events: Mainly specific lessons or meetings. Oftentimes I make plans for my lessons and with Agenda’s great functionality it makes it very easy to move notes or paragraphs around, so it’s great for me to move around things I could…

…because there are some very interesting approaches and ideas. I also find the “Open link in new window” function very useful.

[BruceN]

Same types of ‘note notes’ needed here also. For the most part, I’ve been creating a separate footnote for each reference represented by a superscript letter / numeral which is also the note title of its content . r1.0 =reference, c1.0 =comment and for definitions the word or phrase is an in-line link. When needed these content also link to proper ref material. I’m planning to consolidate this system into a 3 project sub-category covering all projects and notes for the category. Doing this in a separate window is a lot better.

This would be a breeze with paragraph level granularity and a beauty with link mouse-over previews.

[trebso]

@BruceN

I’ve been creating a separate footnote for each reference represented by a superscript letter / numeral which is also the note title of its content

Definitely an interesting approach for more structured notes like references and footnotes that I might definitely use in some circumstances.

But too clunky for my need to capture fleeting thoughts and ideas as I read a text.

[drewmccormack]

Thanks for the feedback! We’ll take it along

[BruceN]

I got curious about the notes on notes thing so I tried a few. Apple Stickies actually aren’t that bad, at least worth not totally forgetting. I’ve got an app called Side Notes that I bought for a similar reason before Agenda to use with whatever app I was working in. Its use anywhere is handy but for what you’re describing it doesn’t feel integrated. What does work is the comment pop-up in pages and numbers, it’s great. A similar feature for Agenda would be a very useful addition.