Undo in Android

[khalil-i-o]

Have you read the Longevity Statement? Yes, and there is a difference between crazy functions and elementary functions. I think this one should fall into the elementary range.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Virtual keyboards in mobile applications are unstable, lack functions (Control + Z, Control + Y) and making a mistake results in having to perform 8 steps to try to undo a typing error. It's torture to make a mistake, whether you deleted it or pasted text in the wrong place, backtracking is an unfortunate process.

Describe the solution you'd like Have an accessible and quick button to undo or redo changes. Perhaps the synchronization and history interval should be extended so that it can be properly integrated.

Describe alternatives you've considered Make note history intuitively accessible.

Additional context Make it not a bureaucratic process to correct errors while typing.

[JaspalSuri]

Hi @khlinuxdeveloper, we currently do not plan to provide support for undo functions as it might work with varying success across different versions and different flavors of Android. Thank you for your feedback on the History feature; we'll consider additional ways that would make it more intuitive to use.

[Hunter-K13]

Hi, I know it was stated that undo functions were not planned, but up until the latest update on Android I actually was able to use an undo (and redo) button from the cursor menu, but that no longer seems possible with the latest release. I just wanted to know whether this was an intentional change.

[effieeee]

Hi @Hunter-K13, sorry to have to ask, but may I know what the cursor menu you were referring to is? 😅 Is it something exclusive to your keyboard?

[Hunter-K13]

I'm not sure exactly, but it appears in the same menu with Paste that pops up when I long tap the screen. I'm using the built-in Samsung Keyboard on my Galaxy S10. I reverted to the older version to show:

It functions as expected, with the only caveat being that the undo-redo history is cleared if I exit the editor.

[Hunter-K13]

After some testing I think this is actually a feature of my keyboard, in which case I think it may also be related to the issue I opened regarding autocorrect since both are keyboard features that no longer function on Plain Text notes in the newest version.

[effieeee]

Thank you for clarifying! Actually for the undo function, that isn't specific to the keyboards, so it is the context menu that appears while entering text, thanks for sharing a screenshot to show it! In this case, yes, I do notice that Undo and Redo are no longer available actions on Plain Text. I'll open this as a new issue, referencing your comment here 🙏

[myreli]

Closing so we can track under https://github.com/standardnotes/forum/discussions/2759