December 2021 Update - RemNote 1.5

RemNote Announcements
#36

Just sharing my experience using the Linking features (already worked in 1.4) with another application on my local Mac:

I am trying the (hyperlinking) in Remnote to a place in an OmniOutliner (.oo) file. I am using Hook. I select some words in the OO file (“Here’s where I need the missing files.”) and then press the Hook keyboard shortcut to make a Hook/link.

Then I immediately go to Remnote (so I don’t knock out what is in the clipboard) and then paste.

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Then I can click the hyperlinked text, and it takes me back to the text in the OO doc. The text in OO doesn’t look like a hyperlink. I don’t think Hook-ing it changes it, in the way that

< a name=“blah” >< /a >

doesn’t look like anything.

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This Hook application also works to create Remnote-readable-links-to-files in my directories:

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So I don’t know if the behavior is different in 1.5, but this was how it worked in 1.4 and seems to be similar.

I would like to have the opposite direction, get a link to a specific Rem (in a document, or top-level, etc) or a highlighted phrase in a Rem, but I suppose that is much harder. Hook doesn’t know what to do when I have highlighted a few words and then click the Hook icon:

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I’m not happy with Hook’s pricing scheme, but that is for another user discussion forum!

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#37

Hi Karthikk, all the web link cannot be use in version 1.5. Once I copy and paste the link into version 1.5 then jt will come out these error messages. Please kindly fix these bugs ASAP. Thank you.

#38

It’s fixed and we are waiting for Martin to deploy.

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#39

Amazing! Good job! Thanks…

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#40

OK good, but is this going to be a reinstall nightmare again for the desktop app?

#41

I’m not sure how much of the nightmare is caused by unawareness of the update process vs there being actual bugs.

Here is what happens/should happen:

  • We deploy an update to server and database.
  • The server notifies all clients (web or desktop app) about the new version.
    • When the database schema of the client and server can mismatch the user is alerted that no sync is happening until the client is updated to match the new database version again. This is shown in a toast at the top right: RemNote has updated, and you can't sync until you refresh.
    • Changes are still saved locally. Users can continue work as long as they like.
    • The Desktop App starts downloading in the background.
  • When the Desktop App has finished downloading a blue button appears in the bottom of the sidebar prompting to restart and install the update. (Again: You don’t have to do this immediately, it just won’t sync until you do.)
  • After the restart the client database is migrated to match the server and sync is enabled again.

One obvious problem here is Desktop App users restart the app as soon as the sync warning toast appears effectively canceling the background download of the new version because they mistake the sync warning to be the prompt to restart. They cannot be blamed and we clarified the sync warning in the Desktop App to be An update is downloading in the background. You can sync again once it is installed.

This will be effective for the update after the next one since this logic has to be installed first. We’ll see if that helps with the confusion :slight_smile:

There was an acutal bug in the Web app update process that required you to do a hard reload with Ctrl + Shift + R instead of just Ctrl + R. It’s fixed.

In the Desktop App, if you don’t see an install button for much longer than it takes to download 140mb after the sync warning appears that would suggest there is an actual bug.

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January 2022 Update - RemNote 1.6
#42

Ok, thanks for the detailed info. So if I’m understanding correctly, RemNote pushes the update without confirming the download with the user first?

If this is what’s going on, is it possible to cancel the update when the sync warning appears and download it at some more convenient time? I am sometimes on a very slow connection and 140MB is a heavy lift. I also don’t appreciate having an update pushed to me for a whole bunch of other reasons.

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#43

Was this intentional? I don’t understand why you would hide such a key feature.

#44

i think they’re returning this in the toolbar menu in 1.5.1

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#45

Yeah, it’s here with us on RemNote 1.5.1
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#46

Please do reply on this Karthik. I have already sent detailed mail on this.

#47

I believe Martin has responded to your ticket now, thank you for your patience!

#48

@hannesfrank @Karthikk Please kindly help to resolve this.

#49

Could you please provide more details on what you are trying to do?

#50

It’s cannot have a single website link in rem and source. Once I copy and paste the website link into rem or source, it will come out the error messages.

#51

Here’s the link to the download h ttps://www.remnote.com/download The auto-update (blue button in my lower left corner) in my Mac Desktop version just spins forever.

#54

Hi @M_Young
How do u use your Document Sidebar? with Search Portal or with pure Portal or with Plain Rem? Customizing Document Sidebar

I have no problem with the Document Sidebar after updating to v1.5.1 :thinking:

I just keep my sidebar simple with pure Portal.

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#55

Power-Up Website
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and Link
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cannot be applied manually…

#56

Hi @TaQuangKhoi I never use power-up manually. I just copy and paste the link to my rem only. Previously worked very well after I updated to v1.5 then I cannot have any link and website in my rem.

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#57

Hi… What type of link do you want to copy?
Hyperlink on Text
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URL is present as Rem References
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