[Toolbar] Make the New Floating Toolbar Optional / Revert to Old Toolbar
The latest update introduced an obnoxious and distracting floating toolbar below the primary toolbar, taking up more space and reducing the amount of room there is to actually write on the document. Further, it’s shorter in width, so you have to scroll more to find different highlighter colors, pen options, etc.
The new toolbar offers LESS functionality than before and I didn’t see anyone complaining or asking for it to be overhauled for everyone. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Please introduce a toggle where you can choose whether you want this new toolbar or the old one, as it’s fine if it’s an option but the old toolbar that a lot of people liked should also be an option still.
Jacob Halka
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Priscilla
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I cannot believe how terrible this update is, i cant add a simple straight line to make my tables or move that line to exactly where i want it or if i want to increase the length like i used to.
Adding and removing bullet points is impossible to do and cant just double enter like you used to in the past.
WHY does it automatically default to selection everytime im wanting to just use a text box and tap in a different space!! ughhh why did you change anything this is incredibly frustrating i will definitely be switching it takes hours to make simple notes and too much clicking no shortcuts at all. numerous numerous terrible updates. -
Nairy X commented
I'm really angry about the new update. It sucks beyond words! Have you really considered customers feelings and suggestions? Even can't see any effort you guys put into. What are you doing all the day, just eating your heads off? Updating a new UI providing nothing useful and even becoming more inconvenient, never taking customers useful requests seriously and never trying to realize good suggestions efficiently...oh what great jobs you did! Good for you!
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Bianca Henley commented
I am also noticing that the eraser tool doesn't fully autoselect back to the previous tool. When selecting highlighted items, it will also select the lasso tool and not revert to the highlighting tool. Which is frustrating...
The more I use the app with the new update, the more frustrated I become with all the issues it has. I am seriously considering using a different app because the update sucks so bad. Everything about it is just horrible.
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I like the old toolbar better. To me, it is very ineffective to have the toolbar split up how it is now. I also hate the text box menu being constantly in the middle of the screen; it is annoying and in the way. Also, in the zoom box, you used to be able to edit shapes, and now you can't. The highlighter tool doesn't like to do a rectangle; it keeps giving me an oval, even when I explicitly draw rectangles. Also, if you are recording, it doesn't like to let you look at all the pages; it keeps just giving the transcript options, which is annoying.
I honestly don't like this version of GoodNotes; it's very hard to work with everything being in the way.
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Pluto Steudlein commented
I do not like the interface updates of the most recent update 7.0.0 and 7.0.1 and the new features and tool processes interrupt my established workflow. I want there to be a reverting feature, like the one introduced in Goodnotes 6 to go back to Goodnotes 5. I just want my Goodnotes 6 interface back, I do not like the changes and don't think I should've been forced to update without any notification of the coming update.
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Talie Oakley commented
Can we have the option to downgrade from the new GoodNotes (7) back to GoodNotes 6 like there’s the option to go back to 5? I’ve loved GoodNotes for years and it’s the thing I use most on my iPad, but the tool bar and other small design changes make it so much harder to use and it’s making me want to quit this app