Which version would you prefer as the default when you add a PDF? (preview on or preview off).
Would you like the option to resize a PDF preview? Is this important for you?
If we choose to only offer a set size, do you prefer a small preview or something that takes all the available space?
Is the PDFs information (name, date, size) something you’d like to always have visible? or do you prefer the hover option as shown in the example?
If there is anything else you’d like to add regarding the PDF previews, please let us know. We really appreciate all your help and feedback in testing Bear
I would prefer preview on, since at a glance it is easier to parse what the document is via an image. Also I use for my work vector plots which the software generates as PDFs so having it as a preview, would allow me to use pdf figures like regular png figures.
Resizing, would be nice feature, but if you decide that other features have higher priority I would be ok with that. Having said that, If possible I would like to resize the preview.
in that case for general usage, since PDFs, except for the figure example above, need to paginated to really be understood I would go with the smaller version. It looks a little cleaner, since pdfs are often in A4 format and hence look like huge cinema posters if they can take up all the available space. So in short: if no resize, then small preview.
The PDF information is important, but hovering would be perfect, since if the PDF is used as an image the additional info would obscure it. So in short: show info on hover; not always.
Resizeable: Yes, because you may have a Powerpoint slide and an essay, both in PDF, but you want to see the slide details and maybe just click on the essay to read it
Small size or Window size: small size default, but check point 2
File metadata: visible on-hover, because is more important the name I can type on the side of a file, since files may have hyphenation, uppercase/lowercase, file extensions
But some of the most relevant things are not there:
Reading a PDF and pagination, like Apple Notes
Link view. Icon view is useful if you’re writing a blog post of a book and want show a page, but if you are writing a document what you need is seeing the PDF as a link.
Resizing option is always good, but not necessary if the default size is reasonable.
Smaller one please. It is a hassle to scroll through the document when the only available size is very big.
Hover is better, however, how would this be implemented on iOS?
When I try on the Apple Notes, the horizontally long documents (ppt slides) are rotated to be shown in the same dimension. I wish the preview kept the same dimension as its files and maybe rotatable.
Preview off by default - For me, PDFs are usually a part of larger context provided by the note.
Resizing the preview is not important. Having less things to fuss about is IMHO a key reason why Bear is elegant and fantastic.
Small preview - a preview is useful to know if I’m clicking into the right doc, and if I need to read something in detail, I should just click to open it.
Meta info as hover detail keeps the basic experience nice and clean, which as you can tell, I highly prefer!!
Keep up the good work, guys. Absolutely love Bear!!
Resizing would be nice, but would only be critical if the preview were large.
I would prefer a smaller size, although not a postage-stamp preview. Something more like Craft cards. I want to be able to recognize the document and its contents, but I don’t need to be able to read it. And I definitely don’t want it taking up critical real estate in my note.
The PDF info is generally not important to me. If there were a hover feature, I would prefer it display a larger preview of the PDF, much like double-clicking does in the current editor.
I second the motion by @aspublic to be able to display PDF’s as links. I often link files instead of embedding them to avoid the clutter in my notes. If we had the option of displaying the file as a link, I would use the embed feature a lot more.
It’s depends on the default size so I guess my answer would be yes.
Something that takes over the available space. I would like to be able to read the pdf.
Prefer the hover option.
Also I think once you have rich attachments you need some kind of selective sync so you can leave some stuff in the cloud without it taking space up on the phone.
Resizing the PDF preview is not important to me as long as the PDF preview is fully visible on the page… that is to say the preview is not 100% of the width of the workspace, potentially leaving part of the preview truncated. Also, since notes in Bear are primarily vertical (ie. PDFs and images rarely need to be placed next to each other on the same line) I think the 3/5 width preview you have works well.
One element to consider is when someone takes a Screenshot of a webpage in iOS and chooses to capture the entire webpage, the PDF itself is one single long page. In that scenario I’d shrink the preview to keep it in the preview box that you have in your examples from above. (I’ve attached a JPEG to demonstrate the LONG PDF iOS creates – the PDF file format was not an allowed upload).
If you offer a set size, fitting the PDF preview into the size you have for the examples would be great for me.
The PDF information is not important for me. I do prefer the hover option.
The only other feedback I’d give is in regards to my previous post on what happens when we click into the PDF with Markup: Apple Markup in Bear vs. Panda
The attached file was made using the Screenshot option choosing “Full Page” on an iPhone:
may be getting a little late to provide feedback but here goes.
Which version would you prefer as the default when you add a PDF? Preview ON
Would you like the option to resize a PDF preview? Yes
Is this important for you? Not Critical
If we choose to only offer a set size, do you prefer a small preview or something that takes all the available space? Small Preview
Is the PDFs information (name, date, size) something you’d like to always have visible? or do you prefer the hover option as shown in the example? Hover
More late feedback. I’m a recent convert from Evernote to Bear and loving it so far!
One small piece of feedback on PDFs. The previews don’t make it obvious when a PDF is multiple pages. In Evernote, I can flip through the pages right in the preview. In Bear, I don’t even know that a PDF has more than one page until I double-click to open it up. It would be great just to include some metadata about the size/length of the PDF in the preview (e.g. “4 Pages”).
