Onyx Boox Note - faster switching to note and vice versa

T4ng10r · 07-30-2018, 11:03 AM

Hi,
Currently my main workflow is -

open SafariBooks
read
click icon in title bar to switch to note taking app
open note
add sentences or figures
close note to save it
click icon in title bar to switch to SafariBooks app
read further

Is there a quicker way?
I see two places where I would make change:

Allow to add note app icon in title bar (like adding Android App to status bar)
allow to switch application without need to exit note editing and return straight to previously edited note (this would need to add an icon to title bar and saving note content while switching).

Pajamaman · 07-30-2018, 11:53 AM

The normal method in Android is to hold down the Home button which will display a list of recent apps to switch too. If the Onyx does not have a Home button, Button Savior will provide one.

bsnick · 07-30-2018, 03:36 PM

I forget, does Button Savior savior have an 'instant-switch to previous app'? I know EAS does that, and if you prefer gestures then GMD Gestures would probably instant-switch you to the last-used app with a gesture of your own choosing.

mdp · 07-30-2018, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T4ng10r

Is there a quicker way?
[...]switch application[...]

Bluetooth controlled keys and configured Android "QuickLaunch" keyboard shortcut command setup.
To summon the "QuickLaunch" configuration page even without having it in accessible in the standard settings:
`adb -d shell am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.quicklaunch.QuickLaunchSettings`

So you can have something like
[META]+[N] : open Note app
[META]+[S] : open Safari app

rafail · 08-08-2018, 08:26 AM

I have installed Soft Keys app on Onyx Note and works well.
Thanks for suggestion!

07-30-2018, 11:03 AM	#1
T4ng10r Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Oasis III, ONYX BOOX Note 3	Onyx Boox Note - faster switching to note and vice versa Hi, Currently my main workflow is - open SafariBooks read click icon in title bar to switch to note taking app open note add sentences or figures close note to save it click icon in title bar to switch to SafariBooks app read further Is there a quicker way? I see two places where I would make change: Allow to add note app icon in title bar (like adding Android App to status bar) allow to switch application without need to exit note editing and return straight to previously edited note (this would need to add an icon to title bar and saving note content while switching).

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07-30-2018, 11:53 AM	#2
Pajamaman Wizard Posts: 2,874 Karma: 10700629 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Canada Device: Onyx Nova	The normal method in Android is to hold down the Home button which will display a list of recent apps to switch too. If the Onyx does not have a Home button, Button Savior will provide one.

07-30-2018, 03:36 PM	#3
bsnick Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 42 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Onyx M96+, T68+, Max2, YP2, HiSense A2 Pro	I forget, does Button Savior savior have an 'instant-switch to previous app'? I know EAS does that, and if you prefer gestures then GMD Gestures would probably instant-switch you to the last-used app with a gesture of your own choosing.

08-08-2018, 08:26 AM	#5
rafail Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 33648 Join Date: Aug 2018 Device: Onyx Note	I have installed Soft Keys app on Onyx Note and works well. Thanks for suggestion!