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Hello! We’re excited to let you know that we’ve updated the Text tool and introduced a new dedicated floating menu for text boxes, including more customization options.
One of the new tools is Pin Text Tool — when enabled, it keeps the Text tool active so you can create multiple text boxes continuously without having to reselect it each time.
This is especially helpful when you're focused on adding or adjusting text in your notes. The pin will automatically turn off once you switch to another tool.
Feel free to try it out and let us know how it works for you!
This improvement is available in the latest Apple update.
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+1 on this post. The new update sacrifices the utility of the old toolbar in favor of a "minimal" interface, which results in an unwieldy experience. A lot of key features are missing or modified to be much less user-friendly.
Goodnotes has great functionality, but this toolbar update has significantly reduced its useability. I would greatly appreciate the option to revert back to the previous toolbar UI and functionalities/behaviors.
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The latest update sacrifices the utility of the old toolbar in favor of a "minimal" interface, which results in an unwieldy experience. A lot of key features are missing or modified to be much less user-friendly.
Some examples which others have voiced:
* Bookmark option missing. Now I would have to open up the sidebar or three-dot menu to bookmark, which is a hassle that did not exist before.
* Customization option of current tool. It was good before when it was contained within the one bar, such as the pen. It was nice to choose between the different tools like pen, highlighter, since they serve distinct functions and I use them often. Now, the menu is unwieldy as these brushes are coalesced together, and the customization palette pops up below as a second row. The old setup worked much better.
* Text box. Similar to above, the new text functionality is unwieldy, unflexible, and unresponsive. The new functionality also presents constraints. After typing one box, it jumps to the select tool; this is counterproductive if I am trying to make multiple text boxes! This behavior did not occur before. The old UI/functionality was more conducive to typing.
* Shape snap: the previous version allowed the user to draw a shape and by hitting undo, leave behind the filled in section without the outline. Now that this option is not available anymore, there is not a similarly convenient way to highlight-box neatly. The shape snap also seems more restrictive.
Goodnotes has great functionality, but this toolbar update has significantly reduced its useability. I would greatly appreciate the option to revert back to the previous toolbar UI and functionalities/behaviors.