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borisb · 01-19-2011, 02:53 PM

The split-screen idea is novel. It would be like having a footnotes section at the bottom of the screen for text you want to annotate in the top half.

Having the notes (typed, or even "drawn" like you can in MaplePaint) on the LCD side is also an interesting idea, similar to the way making a Calendar entry on the LCD side opens a journal page for notes on the eInk side.

You can already do this using the "Note" Tool - it opens a window on the LCD side where you can name the note and then edit unlimited text (via keyboard). You get a corresponding Note icon in the right margin in your PDF/EPUB. MaplePaint (or an LCD version of Journal) would merely allow you to handwrite (and draw figures) rather than type.

01-19-2011, 02:53 PM	#2
borisb Edge User	The split-screen idea is novel. It would be like having a footnotes section at the bottom of the screen for text you want to annotate in the top half. Having the notes (typed, or even "drawn" like you can in MaplePaint) on the LCD side is also an interesting idea, similar to the way making a Calendar entry on the LCD side opens a journal page for notes on the eInk side. You can already do this using the "Note" Tool - it opens a window on the LCD side where you can name the note and then edit unlimited text (via keyboard). You get a corresponding Note icon in the right margin in your PDF/EPUB. MaplePaint (or an LCD version of Journal) would merely allow you to handwrite (and draw figures) rather than type.