Post Your Writepad Templates

[thomega]

Originally Posted by allovertheglobe

As I understand it, once SQlite is installed, it could take a shell one-liner to write the corresponding flag to the appropriate metadata.db...

You're right:

 mktemplate () { echo 'update file_metadata set is_template = 1 where filename = "'$1'";' | sqlite3 metadata.db; }

Instead of shell function, you can use a script of course ...

[adi]

Originally Posted by thomega

You're right:

 mktemplate () { echo 'update file_metadata set is_template = 1 where filename = "'$1'";' | sqlite3 metadata.db; }

Instead of shell function, you can use a script of course ...

Thanks. Works perfectly.

Maybe we should start collecting all linux related snippets somewhere. I managed to get shortcuts working by trial and error (if the filename/directory constains spaces, do not escape them). Next is merging notes and pdf.

Thanks,
Adi

[allovertheglobe]

Originally Posted by adi

Next is merging notes and pdf.

You could start by checking out Thomega and Ross' efforts: thread link.

[thomega]

Originally Posted by allovertheglobe

You could start by checking out Thomega and Ross' efforts: thread link.

FYI: My code is now hosted at http://irextools.forge.ocamlcore.org/.

NB: the merging code appears to work except for a still mysterious scale factor. I thought I had it figured out from examples posted here, but last saturday I finally received by own unit and after playing with exotic paper formats, I noticed that my interpretation of the zoom factor was rather wrong . I didn't have enough time last week to solve the puzzle (too busy loading research papers and lecture notes onto my shiny new toy ), but there is a command line option -scale that you can use to adjust (something between 0.6 and 0.9 usually works).

Also: most of the database manipulation stuff is still inactive, as I'm gathering data for what the correct semantics should be for everyday use .

Finally: you have to compile it yourself ...

[adi]

Originally Posted by adi

Thanks. Works perfectly.

This works as desired for multi-page pdfs (what the manual calls pads of paper), but I am not sure how single sheets are supposed to work. Can one "add pages" on a single sheet of paper on the reader, or do I always have to create multi-page pdf on my computer?

Thanks,
Adi

[ghostwheel]

Here is a pad I made.
Only horizontal lines, no vertical ones.
My writing is pretty big - especially on the reader, so distance between lines is large. (~1cm)
I think it fits exactly on screen, with no margins. 16cm x 19cm.
31 pages, "only" 24kb.

One major property of a pad on the DR1000 would be that it opens quickly...
Does anyone know which PDFs open fastest? Bitmap? Vector?

[omro]

These are my writepads and I like the line spacing on them, not because my writing is particularly big, but because the calibration is so poor at the moment. Hopefully it'll all improve

I designed them to fit on the screen, even with the toolbar at the bottom.

[allovertheglobe]

Since my contribution from a while ago is getting lost in the shuffle, I figure I might as well merge it in this thread.

The original thread still has the image files if you want either preview the formats or are interested in using them (you can template and write on image files, but merging in the official PC Companion works only for PDFs...)

The pads are 50 sheets each. The originals were designed exactly at the DR1000's resolution of 1024x1280 but PDFs work slightly differently; still they work best full screen, either fit or hide margins.

[Marty01]

I had to format my iLiad an al works fine, but the tamplate files for notes are gone. Where an how can I get them?

[PhishStyx]

Excellent work! I've really been needing a graph pad for my DR.

[Marty01]

It's ok, I got my notepads paper

[windspeedo]

Thanks for all the templates.
I just wonder wether you could merge notes with more than 10 pages with the iRex Companion Software 2.0.
There are error after 8 pages.

[Groen]

Originally Posted by windspeedo

Thanks for all the templates.
I just wonder wether you could merge notes with more than 10 pages with the iRex Companion Software 2.0.
There are error after 8 pages.

As far as I know there is no maximum for the number of pages. However, it has been reported in the forums that the Companion Software has a maximum number of scribble it is able to merge. As a workaround, it has been suggested to do a first merge, which results in a partly merged PDF, than delete the scribbles that did merge and do another merge. I have not tried this myself. Drawback is, it is quite cumbersome.

If you are running Linux, you might use the alternative Merge software available on this forum somewhere.

Groen

[windspeedo]

Originally Posted by Groen

As far as I know there is no maximum for the number of pages. However, it has been reported in the forums that the Companion Software has a maximum number of scribble it is able to merge. As a workaround, it has been suggested to do a first merge, which results in a partly merged PDF, than delete the scribbles that did merge and do another merge. I have not tried this myself. Drawback is, it is quite cumbersome.

If you are running Linux, you might use the alternative Merge software available on this forum somewhere.

Groen

Thanks Groen.
I deleted the scribbles that did merge and did another merge again and again as you suggested . Finally, I have backup the notes in write pad to my computer. Now I only use template with 5 pages. I guess there would be no more error while merging later.
I am using Vista. So what a pity i could not use the 3rd party merge software. I hope I could use Xournal instead of write pad if the Xournal could print pdf.
Thanks again.

[Mackx]

Originally Posted by windspeedo

I hope I could use Xournal instead of write pad if the Xournal could print pdf.

You missed this post!?