On 28 Jun 2008, at 10:39 PM, Adam M. Goldstein wrote:

> On Jun 28, 2008, at 4:06 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote:
>
>>
>> On 28 Jun 2008, at 9:48 PM, Adam M. Goldstein wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> If I create an anchored text note, the text of the note does not
>>> appear in the sidebar for notes. I think it used to do that? I could
>>> extend the lower boundary of the line with the note and see the text
>>> of the note. Now the space where the note ought to be remains
>>> empty. I
>>> do see the text of the note if I open the separate little window for
>>> it, though.
>>>
>>
>> First of all, an anchored note has both a description and longer rich
>> text. The description is displayed normally in the note table, it is
>> set in the note's window in the text field at the top.
>>
>> There is supposed to be a little triangle on the left of the
>> description to reveal the longer rich text. However for existing  
>> notes
>> that seems to have disappeared in the last release. I'l bring it back
>> in the next release.
>
>
> OK, I see now. You can extend the space given for the note's text
> description by pulling down the bottom of that line. For some reason I
> seemed to believe that this would show the note's content as well as
> its description; perhaps I was just using the little triangle before.
>
> I am not seeing the little triangle, even for new notes.
>
> In either case, I will welcome it back in the next release!
>>
>>
>>> Also, the icon for the note will remain centered top-to-bottom along
>>> the right edge of the note, if I extend the note's lower boundary.  
>>> It
>>> seems to me that it ought to remain at the top of the space for the
>>> note. In the diagrams below, "*" represents the title of the note;
>>> "]"
>>> represents the edge of where the note text should be; and "X"
>>> represents the icon for the note. The behavior I see now is like the
>>> top diagram; what I think should be the behavior is the bottom. The
>>> reason is that the icon represents what kind of note the note is;  
>>> and
>>> this should be taken in at a glance when looking at the title,  
>>> rather
>>> than having the person scan down along the edge of the pane for the
>>> icon.
>>>
>>
>> That's a matter of taste. I personally think it looks better  
>> centered,
>> also leveled with the page number next to it.
>>
>
> It is a matter of taste.

And not just. I remember why I centered it there originally: the  
triangle is also centered. And as they're both images, it really looks  
bad when one is centered and the other is not.

Christiaan

>
>
>> Christiaan
>>
>>> *]
>>> ]
>>> ] X
>>> ]
>>> ]
>>>
>>>
>>> *] X
>>> ]
>>> ]
>>> ]
>>>
>>> This is with 1.1.7, Leopard.
>>>
>>> -Adam
>>>
>
>
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