Saving and opening your notes, configuration files or logs directly to / from the SD Card is now even easier with 648 Group’s G-Notepad v.1.3.5 Once you get home or to your office, simply transfer the files to your PC or MAC.
After successfully launching the first version of the application, we have implemented a significant set of improvements and took care of a few production bugs, following the general feed-back we have received.
Minding the application’s usability, we are now introducing the possibility of browsing straight through the phone’s folders and files in an user friendly manner; you can create a new folder directly from the Save menu and also see the name of the new saved file in the header.
Moreover, you will receive a warning every time you want to open or create a new file while there are unsaved modifications to the current document, asking you whether you want to save them or not, or simply if you want to cancel the action, in case you’ve changed your mind. Speaking of which, you’ll now find a “Cancel” button every time you press “Delete”, so you don’t have to worry about loosing information when you did not intend to do so.
The polish of the interface is brilliant, and I like how it simply uses the file system to open and save text files - no clumsy databases and export problems unlike many other notepad software for android.
Some options will make the app flow better. For example, it will be nice to have a default path for saving notes, since /sdcard is usually cluttered with folders. Saving a /sdcard/g-notepad will be a less cluttered solution with preserving the simplicity of using the file system. And certainly, sorting by latest edit date will make more sense than sorting by alphabetical order by default.
If the files simply auto-save by default, it will make the experience smoother by drastically reducing the amount of Yes/No/Cancel dialogs. And since “back” button works as an Open dialog already, the toolbar can simply go away altogether to maximize editing space.
Thanks for the app! Your apps are probably some of the most handsome ones out there in the market!