FreeNoteQt

What is FreeNoteQt ?

Main Functions.
• huge canvas.
• export to the PDF form.
• freehand lines are formatted automatically.
• freehand curves are formatted automatically.

downloads here.(latest version ver1.12.0)

Main View:

Features:(1.12.0)

function	shortcut	overview
	-	mode shortcut overview draw D Freehand drawing. auto format F The background becomes a grid state and be making near the drawing by freehand and format to polygonal lines. Example: -> (1).You draw lines along the center of grids. (2).The automatic format is run after pen off. auto curve C The background becomes a grid state and be making near the drawing by freehand and format to curves. Tips: Example 1:brace Example 2:ellipse End point makes to the start point same grid. smooth S Freehand lines smooth with near Bezier curve. text T Tap the grid, FreeNote shows the TextBox. When push O.K. and TextBox is closed the text is drawn. Font size is initialized from pen size. #The thickness of the line of 2pt over is bound to the same font size(16pt) in SL-A300. *only 10pt font become designation of only with the text box. There is the following thing for other function. tap the text, you can edit text. dragging text to move. if text is empty, FreeNote deletes text. eraser E Erase lines and texts. The erase function is run with operation 2 phase. (1).dragging to select.(selection is gray) (2).pen off and wait a moment, then the selection is decided.(dash-line frame appears) (3).hit Ok/Space/Enter to delete selection. *drag(snap on grid) or direction-key(detail) to move. color picker P change color from tapped pixcel.
	1-8	change pen size. *in Erase mode, selection pen size change.(except textbox)
	-	shows function palette. *abolished. this function offered other support application.
Find	Ctrl+F	Search TextBoxes by keyword. FreeNote shows FindDialog Input keyword and click Prev/Next button to search TextBoxes. Check RegExp checkbox to serch by regal expression pattern.
Maximize	Ctrl+M	show maximized
Normalize	Ctrl+R	show normal
	-	shows color selector dialog. num. name overview (1) basic color palette shortcut selector. tap to select color & close dialog. (2) HUE control move to change color palette. (3) color palette. tap to select color. (4) selected color. display color selected now. (5) RGB RGB value of selected color. change value to change selected color. check checkbox to switch Brush mode. Brush mode fill polygon.(without TEXT mode) *in Erase mode, selection color change. checkbox switches selection brush mode.
Copy	Ctrl+C	copy. *Erase mode only.
Paste	Ctrl+V	*Erase mode: paste. *Other mode: paste from clipboard.
Import	Ctrl+I	import other .free file into clipboard. paste to use data.
Undo	Ctrl+Z	remove last object. *in Erase mode, it works restore objects to entering Erase mode.
Redo	Ctrl+Y	cancel undo. in Erase mode, it not works. *if you draws new object clear undo status.
Zoom	Tab	shows all objects. Tap to jump position.
CR	OK/Space/Enter	New line. in Erase mode, do Delete.
Option	Ctrl+T	shows OptionDialog. tab function overview AutoScroll scroll timing(ms) you released pen for a while, FreeNote runs automatic scroll. setting autoscroll start timing. scroll steps(pixels) autoscroll step setting. scroll margin(1/n) autoscroll working area setting. AutoFormat grid_size(pixels) setting grid size. format angles(degree) for Liner, for Curve, both angles using auto formatting algorithm. Eraser small size(pixels) eraser size setting. large size(pixels) eraser size for pensize over 4pt setting. Toolbar Quit Quickly check to silent quit. on/off toolbutton on/off setting. PDF Encode choose encoding in PDF. in Europe, use WinAnsiEncoding. Font choose basefont in FreeNoteQt. in Europe, use Helvetica. ColorRevision color revision in 65535colors change to TrueColor. Tool Name name in menu. Script running application script. freenote has the following special key word. keyword overview %file save and use the filename. %pdf export PDF and use the filename. %png export PNG and use the filename. %tmpfile save to temporary file and use the filename. %tmppdf export PDF to temporary file and use the filename. %tmppng export PNG to temporary file and use the filename. %newfile save to autonaming file and use the filename. %newpdf export PDF to autonaming file and use the filename. %newpng export PNG to autonaming file and use the filename. wkdir work dir for %newfile, %newpdf, %newpng. if wkdir is nothing then use home. using %newfile, %newpdf, %newpng, make a new file everytime. you should designate the wkdir that you can manage for a stable operation. Colors Selection Set Color for Line, Brush or Selection Frame in Edit mode. Guide Set Color for Ruler, Scroll Guide or Grid. *abolished. this function offered other support application.
Layer	-	function shortcut overview Layer Ctrl+B show layer manager. button overview Name selected layer name. Add add layer. DEL delete layer. UP move layer to above. DOWN move layer to below. ON switch layer visible. + visible layers integrate to 1. *remark! undo impossible. move above A move current layer to above. move below Z move current layer to below. add layer Ctrl+A add layer. tiny paging mode Ctrl+T switch to multi page mode.
Scroll	-	kinds overview Guide autoscroll on/off. Use all quadrant fixed origin on/off. show Ruler show ruler in Draw or Smooth mode. Horizontal scrolls horizontal direction. Vertical scrolls vertical direction. Both scrolls horizontal and vertical directions.
File	-	function shortcut overview New Ctrl+N new canvas. Clear Ctrl+L clear canvas. Save Ctrl+S overwrite file. save As - save as new filename. Load Ctrl+O load file.
Export	-	function shortcut overview PDF Ctrl+P export to PDF format.(sample) PDF Ctrl+E export to PNG format. save widh pdf - export to PDF format with saving.
Quit	ESC	quit FreeNoteQt. *window's (x) button ignore.
About	-	shows AboutDialog.

QCOP
there are the following commands that supported QCOP.

function	overview
setPenSize(int)	set pen size.(1-8)
setup()	reload settings.
modeChanged(int)	change mode 0:draw 1:auto format 2:auto curve 3:smooth 4:text 5:eraser
changeColor(int,int,int)	set pen color.(RGB color)
find()	search TEXT.
undo()	undo.
redo()	cancel undo.
erase()	selection delete(in Erase mode)
copy()	selection copy(in Erase mode)
paste()	paste.
clear()	clear document
CR()	line feed.
setViewMode(int)	change zoom 0:zoom off 1:zoom in
load(QString)	load document.
import(QString)	import document.
save(QString)	save document.
exportPDF(QString)	export to PDF
exportPNG(QString)	export to PNG
tool(int)	launch other ap.(1-8)

beta version.

support tool

name	overview	running environment	program	version	comment
FNViewer	freenote viewer.	SL-Zaurus	[ipk]/[src]	ver 1.3
FNFloatingPalette	function palette for FreeNoteQt.	SL-Zaurus	[ipk]/[src]	ver 0.1

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