jonnicolucci

Excellent explanation and point. This level of improvement may not be for every Evernote user. But a power user like me would pay for this. The current level of app responsiveness for a heavy user like me is inadequate and problematic. I'd pay for upgrading this experience.

Man, I could print this out and have it on my wall! My points exactly. Thank you for putting them together more eloquently and precisely. This wouldn't matter for most light users. But for a power user, this means a lot. It's a problem. My experience exactly. I've experienced this 2-3 times in the past couple of years. Issues similar to this have led me to lose content I thought was safely saved. I'd this is an early sign, one that EN devs should pay attention to. In 10 years, I thought about searching for EN alternatives for the first time. I still believe there isn't anyone out there that matches EN. But EN should not force its users to reach point simply because you don't want to improve your app and cater to different types of users, esp power users.

Thanks. You're right. And so is Mike. But as a heavy user, I wish I can remember every tag from the first word in the tag. That's not possible with dozens and hundreds of tags. That's what I'm trying to convey. Time to evolve.

Mike, are you from the Evernote team? You should say so, if you are. Seems you're more interested in defensive posting, i.e. defending the app. My objective here is to improve the app, not criticize it. I've been using this service for a decade. It's an amazing app. I recommend it to everyone. You probably missed two important words in the title of this thread: HEAVY USERS. There's no question that Evernote can do a good job of searching tags if you keep your tags short and few. But heavy users do heavy searching and heavy note-taking. And yes, sometimes heavy users need to have slightly longer tags. That's the nature of a heavy user's work. I'm just trying to convey to Evernote developers that you need to grow with the needs of heavy users. And I've pointed out a couple of issues to alert you. That's all. And, Mike, if you're a member of Evernote team, you're not doing a good job of promoting the app by trying to suppress helpful points that I'm trying to convey. And, if you're not EN team, then I thank you for your useful input, but it doesn't address my point.

"That's what I would expect - typing in characters in the tag area only searches for tags beginning with those characters." I don't think so. That's not clear in any Evernote promotional content. In fact, Evernote makes it a point of saying its search function is impeccable. The truth is, it is not. Even the search functionality inside notes for premium subscribers is below par. I think improvements on Evernote original code are long overdue.

Thanks Mike. I use your first method. I type in a word, or characters in a word. What happens is that I get single-word tags, or short-sentenced ones. I don't get a longer tag. For example, for the tag 'Israel political crisis 2023', typing 'crisis' doesn't get me this tag. Nor does typing 'political'. I have to type 'Israel' or 'Israel political' to get the dialog box to show that tag. You see what's happening here? The app won't show the tag if I type the third word in the tag, nor if I type the second word. I have to type the first word to see the tag (or the first and second words). As for your second method, Alt+Ctrl+T, this combination doesn't give me any response when I'm entering tags in a note.

I'm a heavy Evernote user and this app is a lifesaver for me. It's a great app. User for a decade now. But I've been noticing a rise in technical issues over the Android app and Windows in the past two years, not a decline. I appreciate it's a work in progress. But for a heavy user, this has become cumbersome and literally a pain in the A. For example, in the Android app, lack of multiple selection of tags is problematic. Quick tagging is very difficult. Tagging, moving the note, and saving take a lot of time, seems like eternity. On Windows, while tagging, the dialog box won't show you a tag unless you type the tag in full. Dialog box won't search the tag for you. I create about 20+ notes daily, sometimes up to 50. This app is not getting easier for heavy users but more difficult. I've been conveying this to Helpline over the months. Haven't seen anything improve. Anyone else in this situation? How are you coping with this? Why widespread is this impression?