nextcloud / nextcloud/notes

Support for Handwritten Notes/ Drawings

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enhancement needs discussion
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Description

Hey,

has anyone considered adding support for handwriting/drawing using a table to the notes app? Or has any idea what that would require?
I was considering getting myself and e-ink note-taking tablet and was looking at open source self hosted solution for storing and managing my notes. Some of those devices run regular android. So my idea was just finding and android based app. And since I am already using nextcloud, notes would have been a great solution.

I'm just not sure how this could be added nicely together with the already existing regular typed text in the notes app or how it would translate to a web based interface (non touch/pen sensitive devices).

But I though we could start a discussion here.

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No files, tests, or entry points are mentioned. First clarify the target Android and web interfaces, how handwritten content should coexist with typed notes, and the storage format; implementation is not ready to scope until acceptance criteria are defined.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, javascript
Domain
frontend, mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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