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Write annotations on a drawing file (gif) using the iPad and Dropbox app
Hi!
I go sailing on a long trip and use Bracknell maps to analyze the weather conditions at sea. Those gif files are stored (and updated) in my dropbox. As I do not have a printer on board - and we are digitally... off course, that's why we have dropbox! - I would love to find a quick way to make with my pencil annotations on the document (adding arrows, indicating a low pressure area... etc - free hand drawing), using my ipad.
Till now I have even not found a feasible app to do this. A workaround is to download from dropbox to 'Photos' and then edit. But... then the edited file is on my ipad in the 'Photos' app and not in dropbox. My basic rule is to work always in files stored on Dropbox, not to make local copies.
What are your experiences?
- Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hey BasseART, thanks for taking the time to post to the Dropbox Community!
At the moment, it's currently possible to do some modifications to image files and edit PDF files directly from Dropbox, but your exact request is not possible.
If you want, you can first take a look at Emma's tips here and then go to your Ideas section to post your feature request for other users to up-vote!
Let me know if you have any questions!
- Graham
Community Manager
Hi BasseART,
Thanks for posting here on the Dropbox Community. As Hannah previously said, this would make a great addition to our Share an idea section so be sure to post it there. Although, that's not the only reason I'm responding, I'm genuinely curious to hear more about how you use Dropbox for your sailing trips.
Hearing how our Community members use Dropbox is one of the best things about spending time on this Community. Your example sounds really unique and is definitely something that I haven't heard anyone else mention while I've been here. I would love to hear more about how you use Dropbox on your trips, if you have some time to tell me about it. Have you another trip planned soon, and if so where are your travels taking you next?
Thanks again, and have a great day!
Graham
Hi Graham,
Well, Dropbox has for me also in sailing an added value 🙂
First of all, I have a lot of manuals, interesting courses, books and reference books about sailing. I'm not reading those books underway, but from time to time I simply want to look up things in my archive. Instead of carrying my full archive, I have digital copies on my Dropbox - which are offline synchronised.
Secondly, sailing is (also) doing still paperwork. Keeping the logs in a table, planning a passage and drawing on a map is still important, even when having a digital plotter on board. What if the electronics fail and you have no clue where you are....? So, I work with paper and pencil, after arrival I put digital scans of these papers ... in my Dropbox.
Another feature I'm missing is: my weather files should be pushed automatically in a dropbox folder. There is online an update available every 4 hours. This is not more than 5MB of data. I would love to see those in my folders, instead of going to a website and fetch them manually. This has particulary an advantage in case of bad internet during the passage, Dropbox could do the upload/synchro in the background when there is temporarily a better connection.
BR
Bart
