Formatting created on nvalt (for mac) is lost when sync with simplenote (for android)
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If I format part of a note (ex: bold) on nvalt (2.2.7) on my mac (OS 10.12.6), and activate synchronization with simplenote on my android (7), the formatting is not saved: neither on my mac, nor on my android.
If synch is turned off, the formatting is saved.
@brunolajoie I had the same problem. It worked fine but then for some reason stopped going bold. I fixed it by going to Settings -> Notes -> "Store and read notes on disk as:" Rich Text Format
Still not working for me:
- Bold text
- Quit nvALT
- Re-open
result: Text is not bold
Storage is set to .rtf:
If I turn off SimpleNote syncing the formatting is retained.
On 2.2.8 nvALT and 10.13.2 High Sierra if that matters...
Any ideas?
I have the same trouble, unfortunately, it seems that is impossible to fix by design:
According to @ttscoff "Simplenote does not maintain rich formatting. And all of the features in nvALT were designed to work with Markdown, so there's technically no rich text support."
Got it. But what does 'designed to work with Markdown' mean exactly? If I start a line with # for example, the text style doesn't change at all. Also IIRC this wasn't an issue in classic NV if that offers a hint.
Ok, thanks for clarifying. So just to confirm - there's no way to retain text formatting in the editor with simplenote sync? Any other creative ideas for how to enable editing on iOS without running into this issue?
Obviously not a huge deal but definitely a nice-to-have.
Thanks!
@ttscoff I'm actually HAPPY to use markdown for formatting but I think I'm missing something obvious here. Should the editor actually show markdown formatting? I neither see formatting when I use markdown syntax in the editor nor is there a .md storage option:
Am I doing something wrong here?
Sorry for all the back-and-forths!
Apologies, I thought this was the nvALT repo all along!
But what is the meaning of such direct formatting in a markdown editor?
When applying ⌘B on a word, instead of getting bold in the editor with no change in the preview window, shouldn't it be transformed to **word** in the editor, and appear bold in the preview?
The point is to use the editor to both write and read your text. The whole point of nvalt being for me to use as few clicks as possible to read or write notes on the go
I had the same problem but never used SimpleNote syncing. I store my nvALT notes as plain text in a Dropbox folder. Once the file is autosaved, direct formatting was lost.
However, I found that under "Editing", if I choose to keep copied formatting, the direct formatting is not lost when saving / syncing. Not sure why but, well, there it is.
Thank you for making it clear that there was no change to sync behavior. Yeah, well, as you can see, doubts got the better of me and I had edited my post (before your reply).
But to clarify, I was referring to nvALT's ability to save a note as plain text---no rich text formatting---but in nvALT nevertheless have direct formatting.
This now was lost during autosave. I don't think that was the case in previous versions. The solution is to choose to keep copied formatting in the "Editing" options. I only made the connection after I had already posted the wrong guess.
same problem here. I don't use Simplenote to sync, but have my notes stored in Dropbox. I've updated to High Sierra (using a refurbished 2010 MBP) but unlike my other mac with the same settings running El Capitan, here the formatting in NValt is directly lost.
EDIT: I save them as plaintext .md files (if that makes sense) and use 1Writer on IOS to open and edit them on my phone.