Save note automatically

[jancborchardt]

currently when I add a note, type text and then exit the app without either pressing the »Save« button or going back to the list (which initiates saving) the note is not saved!

This is especially grave since a notes app like that is expected to work well for quick notes. The app should always save everything that is typed. In the ownCloud Notes web app (and in Litewrite) we save every 300ms after the person stopped typing something.

Another improvement would be (if possible) to save every time the app is exited, or switched.

[steppenhahn]

while using the app i also came across this flaw. not good. not good at all.
will be fixed in version 1.2.1

[jancborchardt]

Awesome, this is really cool and an important fix! :)

Thank you for all the work on this app.

[steppenhahn]

fixed. the app now saves the note as soon as it is closed or looses focus.
the "back" button now also saves the note.

[jancborchardt]

Does it also save every so often, or a second after no typing? This is very important for crashes or other unforeseen actions.

[steppenhahn]

atm it does not save after time passed or no keypress happens.
it saves when the activity is paused (that is: when it's onPause() is called)
as i understand, this should suffice.

what kind of use-cases do you have in mind when you think about "crashes or unforeseen actions" that are not covered by this? :)

[jancborchardt]

What I said – the app crashing, or other unforeseen stuff. :) Normal autosave mechanisms work by saving every so often, or some time after no keypresses happen (at least for notes apps) to ensure all text is saved.

Is the »activity is paused« maybe exactly that? Or what does it mean – only when the app is changed, or exited?

[steppenhahn]

sorry for the delayed answer - have much on my plate atm :)
the onPause() method is called as soon as the activity (the app) loses focus. that is when another app comes into the foreground (is displayed, or switched to - e.g.: when the phone suddenly rings,...)
i think this should suffice for the moment.

saving after x timeperiods without keypresses sounds like a good idea though. i will open a feature for this. should be good to have that in 2.0.
thanks for the feedback again :)

[jancborchardt]

Yes, that would be very important because otherwise a note you have open on your device might take a long time to sync back to your computer. And if the app does not save near-instantly, people will start to distrust it cause that feels like it's losing data.