Quicknote - question and request - Page 2 - maemo.org

epage | # 11 | 2009-12-30, 04:14 | Report

Originally Posted by GeraldKo View Post

I got a SSU update for quicknote on my N800 recently, and since then there has been no Search field and no way to search.

Zoom in / out (Zoom keys on n8x0, Ctrl+i and Ctrl+o on n900) seem to do it for me...

If those don't work, mind grabbing the log (Ctrl+l to copy it) and sending it along so I can take a gander?

Originally Posted by Gadgety View Post

A port to the N900 certainly would expand the potential user group. I don't own a maemo device but I'm considering getting the N900. The question I have that needs answering before I decide is will the software be there to do what I need? I looked Quicknote up, but the info on the website was rather scarce. I understand it's a note taking app, and it supports categories. That's great! Does it also enable sorting by date of entry? Any other way to sort entries than by category?

I'd appreciate any information.

Thank you.

Quicknote is in the QA process to be available for the n900 in the "Extras" application catalog.

Currently you can only view notes by Category. I think Conboy sorts notes by how recently you opened it.

You can file an enhancement request for other ways of sorting notes. This will help keep it on my radar as I look for what features to implement and bugs to fix. I am currently focused on other projects though and have only really been looking at bugs for Quicknote. Another positive thing about filing an enhancement request is if someone else decides to step it up with Quicknote, the transfer of knowledge goes more smoothly.
https://bugs.maemo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=quicknote

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GeraldKo | # 12 | 2009-12-30, 04:57 | Report

Zoom-in/Zoom-out did reveal the Search field -- thanks!

Also glad to see you removed the redundant "New Note" from the left pane.

Nice, useful little app! Thanks!

nilchak | # 13 | 2010-01-15, 03:36 | Report

the first time I nstalled Quicknote on my N900 it worked fine.
But after the 1st Maemo update, it does not start up when I click on the Quicknote icon.

I uninsalled and reinstalled Quicknote after doing the Mameo 2nd update - still the same behaviour. The hourglass icon rotates for some time and then window closes down. Quicknote does not start.

Any pointers ?

epage | # 14 | 2010-01-15, 03:49 | Report

Originally Posted by nilchak View Post

the first time I nstalled Quicknote on my N900 it worked fine.
But after the 1st Maemo update, it does not start up when I click on the Quicknote icon.

I uninsalled and reinstalled Quicknote after doing the Mameo 2nd update - still the same behaviour. The hourglass icon rotates for some time and then window closes down. Quicknote does not start.

Any pointers ?

Hmm. I've got the second update installed and can launch without issues. Oh fun fun fun.

Did you do any crazy hacks because of rootfs size issues?

Feel comfortable with the command line? Thats the next option for debugging this.

I'd be curious what the behavior is when running each of the following commands

Code:

~ $ /usr/bin/quicknote.py
~ $ /usr/lib/quicknote/quicknote_gtk.py

RobbH | # 15 | 2010-01-15, 04:24 | Report

Originally Posted by epage View Post

I'd be curious what the behavior is when running each of the following commands

Code:

~ $ /usr/bin/quicknote.py
~ $ /usr/lib/quicknote/quicknote_gtk.py

I'm experiencing the same behavior as Nilchak, and here's what I get:

Code:

~ $ quicknote.py 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/quicknote.py", line 22, in <module>
    import quicknote_gtk
  File "/usr/lib/quicknote/quicknote_gtk.py", line 37, in <module>
    import hildonize
  File "/usr/lib/quicknote/hildonize.py", line 12, in <module>
    import dbus
ImportError: No module named dbus

~ $ /usr/lib/quicknote/quicknote_gtk.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/quicknote/quicknote_gtk.py", line 37, in <module>
    import hildonize
  File "/usr/lib/quicknote/hildonize.py", line 12, in <module>
    import dbus
ImportError: No module named dbus

epage | # 16 | 2010-01-15, 12:16 | Report

Originally Posted by RobbH View Post

I'm experiencing the same behavior as Nilchak, and here's what I get:

Code:

~ $ quicknote.py 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/quicknote.py", line 22, in <module>
    import quicknote_gtk
  File "/usr/lib/quicknote/quicknote_gtk.py", line 37, in <module>
    import hildonize
  File "/usr/lib/quicknote/hildonize.py", line 12, in <module>
    import dbus
ImportError: No module named dbus

~ $ /usr/lib/quicknote/quicknote_gtk.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/quicknote/quicknote_gtk.py", line 37, in <module>
    import hildonize
  File "/usr/lib/quicknote/hildonize.py", line 12, in <module>
    import dbus
ImportError: No module named dbus

You are right, I am missing a dependency for Quicknote, sadly for a feature it doesn't even use but its just in re-used code. This should have suddenly broken and the firmware update should not have uninstalled python-dbus when it was there (and I assume needed if it was there) previously. I'll try and push out a new version tonight

epage | # 17 | 2010-01-17, 03:25 | Report

I've put a new release in Maemo 5's extras-testing that fixes this issue.

Sadly Maemo 4.1 stuff for maemo.org seems to be having issues. Until I'm able to upload a new version a simple work around is to install something like Dialcentral which has the same dependency.

niqbal | # 18 | 2010-01-20, 13:35 | Report

dependency problem. i cant install it. has anyone installed and using quicknote in latest maemo firmware.

how can i install python2.5-xml?

epage | # 19 | 2010-01-20, 13:41 | Report

Originally Posted by niqbal View Post

dependency problem. i cant install it. has anyone installed and using quicknote in latest maemo firmware.

how can i install python2.5-xml?

I'm assuming you are referring to Maemo 5 PR1.1?

What version of quicknote?

Quicknote depends on "python-xml | python2.5-xml". This means it accepts either. Maemo 5 should have "python-xml" in Extras while Maemo 4.1 should have "python2.5-xml".

I just checked the packaging for python-xml for Maemo 5 and it claims to be in Extras
http://maemo.org/packages/view/python-xml/

Is there any further information you can provide? Did you do any weird hacks in upgrading to PR1.1? What catalogs do you have enabled?

niqbal | # 20 | 2010-01-20, 14:30 | Report

first of all yes i did read it in description that i needed either pyrhon-xml or python2.5-xml. Neither of them appear in my apps. I refreshed application catalogs too, still i cant see these packages. No i did not do any hacks upgrading to PR1.1.

catalogs enabled do include maemo.org catalog previously called Maemo Extras. http://repository.maemo.org/extras/