New Moleskine Versions, Crash Fix, Skins

by Eric March on May 9, 2008 at 10:41 am

So there I was, in the middle of writing the next Touching Up when I started it on the Moleskine news, and I realized that I have quite a lot of news — enough to cover the next three issues, in fact. (Yes, there’s so much news that we’re that far ahead of ourselves.) So, being that there’s so much to talk about with this app, I decided to spin it off into its own article instead.

Now, I’ve gotta hand it to Databinge, they make fine applications and really stay on top of their game when it comes to fixing bugs and adding features. To begin with, 0.38b1 added the ability to import text files (only) via a related document reader known as WildEyes! (0.13b1 or greater required). Now you can finally bring text-based documents with you from your desktop and have them neatly organized and editable from within Moleskine. A video demonstration on how to do this is available here.

Now, the latest update, 0.41b2, finally adds the ability to import notes directly from the built-in Notes app, which means you can ditch the built-in notes app and use Moleskine exclusively if you so wish — or use the built-in notes app (because let’s face it, it is quick and handy) and then import it into Moleskine for proper filing and later viewing. Additional new features include a selectable font size slider in the editor, and new accelerometer functions to toggle full view while browsing or editing by tipping the device back, and toggle caps lock by tilting the device to the side while in edit mode.

The new version of Installer evidently is causing the program some grief, however. It seems the latest Installer changes the folder ownership to root rather than mobile user, and this is causing some to experience crashing on startup — most notably those on firmware 1.1.3 or higher. Databinge suggest manually SSHing into your device and change the permissions manually to 777 to fix this issue.

Finally, in related news, a pair of new skins are available to spiff up your virtual filing cabinet: Water, and Apixel’s Textures. Both of these are quite nice looking and really brighten up an otherwise dull stack of virtual papers.

All of this is available on Databinge’s own repo (http://repo.databinge.com), and you can view a slew of screenshots below, most of which I have had to borrow from our friends at Apple iPhone School, with a few from Just Another iPhone Blog, because I am at work (no, the other work, the one that pays me) without WiFi, I don’t have my Moleskine properly set up (What can I say? I’m not a huge mobile note taker — at least, not with notes I intend to file away), and I’d like to get this published so I can get back to the next Touching Up before I fall even further behind.