Content
Step 1 - select object and take picture
Step 2 - Review picture or take new
Step 3 - comment (optionally) and send video to Evernote.
Requirements
The document describes a mobile application that works on Android and iOS platforms and saves data to Evernote.
The app must be developed using a cross platform UI framework for mobile devices.
Files must not be saved on device. Only send to evernote and remove. Work with temporary file handlers that are automatically removed by OS on handle close.
Keywords
android, mobile, evernote, api
Intro
Evernote saver is a mobile app that sends notes, pictures, videos and voice messages to Evernote each time creating a new evernote page in specified folder (this folder must be set in app settings as long as user’s evernote credentials).
The app works in offline mode caching all data locally and sends it to Evernote when any Internet connection is available.
Main screen (initial)
After the app is started the following main screen is shown to user where user can select what type of data he likes to send to evernote.
Notes on navigation
On every screen the following buttons are used:
- - Next button. Pressing this button makes the app to go to the next screen.
- - Back button. Pressing this button makes the app to go to the previous screen.
Adding notes
ENML for notes, example:
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When user selects New note on the main screen the following screen is shown:
- Back button goes to the main screen removing the note. Next time New note goes to a clear screen.
- Next button sends the note to Evernote and goes to the main screen.
Adding pictures
ENML code for pictures, exampe:
<div> This is a very old and valuable vase... </div>
<div>
<en-media width="320" height="240" hash="614eb4465b3d0e7b57ea5fa2182142ea" type="image/png" />
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When user selects New picture from the main screen he immediately goes to step 1 - picture take where he can select and object and press take picture button.
Step 1 - select object and take picture
Step 2 - Review picture or take new
Step 3 - comment (optionally) and send video to Evernote.
Adding sounds
ENML code for sounds, example:
<div> Sound comment... </div>
<div>
<en-media type="audio/amr" hash="f19e8a3611db657ea2d2ce7550476d02" />
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When user selects New sound immediately voice recording starts and he goes to screen Sound recording.
Step 1 - sound recording
If user goes back to main menu then sound is discarded.
User can write comments while recording.
Recording can be paused. And resumed (prev. slide)
Step 2 - Sound pause
Step 3 - Sound comment
When back button is pressed - we go to record / pause screen and continue to record the sound after review.
When Pause / Play button is pressed the sound playing is paused and resumed.
We can REW/FF the sound by moving the slider.
Adding video
ENML code for Video, example:
<div> Video comment... </div>
<div>
<en-media hash="bdf36b16d93d8d32f6ee0e93cbccac19" type="video/mp4" />
</div>
Step 1 - Position
When user selects New video from the main screen then we show camera view.
User presses Record and recording starts.
Step 2 - record and pause
As recording goes time counts up.
User can pause recording and record again.
User can press New to cancel the current video and remove from temporary files and start from step 1 - positioning.
Step 3 - Play (review)
Back button goes to the previous step and continues to write video clip (append to file).
Step 4 - comment
Pressing video clip area go the the previous step (does not show here it is just a link to previous step).
App settings
The is also a screen where we set options:
- evernote creds
- evernote folder to save
- Sync on 3G (yes / no, WiFi sync only)
- What else?
Open Questions
- How the app can know what kind of internet connection is available? For example if user does not want to allow the app to use 3G connection and only flush cache on WiFi connections.
- What are storage requirements? What if storage is over? Will the program be able to record sound or video? Where temporary files are created? May be select a folder for tmp files on flash and make this option visible in settings?