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Tangent, but: > or the macOS “Sticky Notes” app that somehow still exists in 2021 Why isn’t Sticky Notes just a view into a particular folder in Notes.app, an

by derefr 5y ago

Tangent, but: > or the macOS “Sticky Notes” app that somehow still exists in 2021 Why isn’t Sticky Notes just a view into a particular folder in Notes.app, anyway?

desert_boi 5y ago
I actually still use it all the time. Just a habit from when I started using what was then OS X in '08.
- derefr 5y ago
  Oh, sure, I don’t mean “why does this app exist”; I mean “why isn’t its underlying data model merged/synchronized with that of the other OS note-taking app.” Why can’t I see my computer’s Sticky Notes on my iPhone in Notes under “Sticky Notes - [Computer name]”? Why can’t I add a sticky note to my computer by putting it in such a folder?
  - lstamour 5y ago
    It might be that the future of sticky notes is Quick Notes as in iOS 15, but they do different things, I agree. Apple really should integrate the concept of sticky notes into both Notes and Reminders, to create a bit of a hybrid - a sticky note that can act as a reminder, etc. Even better would be sticky notes that reveal themselves when using certain macOS or iOS modes, so that when I’m at work I see my work stickies, and when I’m at home I could see some home stickies, etc. It should also be easy to remove a sticky by converting it permanently to a note or reminder, or maybe even a calendar event or contact.
    - lstamour 5y ago
      Maybe something like https://www.zoho.com/blog/notebook/introducing-notebook-app.html https://www.zoho.com/blog/notebook/introducing-notebook-app.... in design…
handrous 5y ago
Notes.app can hold so much more than would work in a sticky. Whole embedded PDFs in the middle of a note, images, tables.
- derefr 5y ago
  Sticky Notes are full RTF documents, and can at least hold embedded images. (Not sure about the other things, I haven't tried.)
  - handrous 5y ago
    Ah, the problem may just be that I've never explored their full features. I think of them as those little square text notes you can put on the screen, and have never tried to do more with them. Given that understanding, I don't see how they'd map well to Notes, but if there are other ways to display or interact with them that I wasn't aware of, then maybe it does make sense.

by derefr 5y ago

Tangent, but: > or the macOS “Sticky Notes” app that somehow still exists in 2021 Why isn’t Sticky Notes just a view into a particular folder in Notes.app, anyway?

desert_boi 5y ago

I actually still use it all the time. Just a habit from when I started using what was then OS X in '08.

derefr 5y ago
Oh, sure, I don’t mean “why does this app exist”; I mean “why isn’t its underlying data model merged/synchronized with that of the other OS note-taking app.” Why can’t I see my computer’s Sticky Notes on my iPhone in Notes under “Sticky Notes - [Computer name]”? Why can’t I add a sticky note to my computer by putting it in such a folder?
- lstamour 5y ago
  It might be that the future of sticky notes is Quick Notes as in iOS 15, but they do different things, I agree. Apple really should integrate the concept of sticky notes into both Notes and Reminders, to create a bit of a hybrid - a sticky note that can act as a reminder, etc. Even better would be sticky notes that reveal themselves when using certain macOS or iOS modes, so that when I’m at work I see my work stickies, and when I’m at home I could see some home stickies, etc. It should also be easy to remove a sticky by converting it permanently to a note or reminder, or maybe even a calendar event or contact.
  - lstamour 5y ago
    Maybe something like https://www.zoho.com/blog/notebook/introducing-notebook-app.html https://www.zoho.com/blog/notebook/introducing-notebook-app.... in design…

handrous 5y ago

Notes.app can hold so much more than would work in a sticky. Whole embedded PDFs in the middle of a note, images, tables.

derefr 5y ago
Sticky Notes are full RTF documents, and can at least hold embedded images. (Not sure about the other things, I haven't tried.)
- handrous 5y ago
  Ah, the problem may just be that I've never explored their full features. I think of them as those little square text notes you can put on the screen, and have never tried to do more with them. Given that understanding, I don't see how they'd map well to Notes, but if there are other ways to display or interact with them that I wasn't aware of, then maybe it does make sense.