Add free-text day notes with an always-visible notes log

A new 📝 Note quick-action logs a free-text note (with a date, optional
photo, and any text), defaulting to the day you're viewing. Notes are a
distinct "note" event type, so they edit, sync and delete like any other
event, and a new Notes section lists them newest-first across every day —
independent of the day picker — so records like vaccinations stay visible
whatever day you're looking at.

src/app.js

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "poo":         "Poo",
     "weight":      "Weigh-in",
     "training":    "Training",
+    "note":        "Note",
   };
 
   // ---------- photos: IndexedDB store ----------
@@ -894,6 +895,53 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // Cross-day log of free-text notes (vaccinations, vet visits, milestones…),
+  // newest first. Unlike History this ignores the day picker so the record is
+  // always visible regardless of which day you're viewing.
+  function renderNotes(events) {
+    const notes = events
+      .filter(e => e.type === "note")
+      .sort((a, b) => b.at - a.at);
+    const list  = document.getElementById("notes-list");
+    const empty = document.getElementById("notes-empty");
+    list.innerHTML = "";
+    if (notes.length === 0) { empty.hidden = false; return; }
+    empty.hidden = true;
+
+    const birthday = loadConfig().birthday;
+    for (const ev of notes) {
+      const li = document.createElement("li");
+      li.className = "event";
+      li.dataset.type = "note";
+      li.dataset.id = ev.id;
+      const dateStr = new Date(ev.at).toLocaleDateString(undefined, { year: "numeric", month: "short", day: "numeric" });
+      const age = formatAgeWeeks(birthday, ev.at);
+      li.innerHTML = `
+        <span class="dot"></span>
+        <span class="note-date">${escapeText(age ? `${dateStr} · ${age}` : dateStr)}</span>
+        <span class="note-text"></span>
+      `;
+      li.querySelector(".note-text").textContent = ev.note || "";
+      li.addEventListener("click", () => openEditDialog(ev));
+
+      for (const pid of photoIdsOf(ev)) {
+        const img = document.createElement("img");
+        img.className = "thumb";
+        img.alt = "photo";
+        img.loading = "lazy";
+        img.dataset.photoId = pid;
+        img.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+          e.stopPropagation();
+          openLightbox(pid);
+        });
+        li.appendChild(img);
+        photoSrc(pid).then(url => { if (url) img.src = url; });
+      }
+
+      list.appendChild(li);
+    }
+  }
+
   // ---------- lightbox ----------
   const lightbox      = document.getElementById("lightbox");
   const lightboxImg   = document.getElementById("lightbox-img");
@@ -1973,6 +2021,7 @@
     renderHourHeatmap(events);
     renderTraining(events);
     renderWeight(events);
+    renderNotes(events);
     renderHistory(events);
   }
 
@@ -2204,11 +2253,21 @@
   function openNoteDialog(type) {
     pendingType = type;
     noteInput.value = "";
-    noteTimeEdited = false;
+    const isNote = type === "note";
-    const now = Date.now();
+    // A note is about a day, so default it to the day you're viewing (at the
-    noteDate.value = toDateInput(now);
+    // current clock time). The logging types default to "now"; leaving
-    noteTime.value = toTimeInput(now);
+    // noteTimeEdited false lets noteDialogAt() stamp the exact instant.
-    noteTitle.textContent = `Log ${EVENT_LABELS[type]}`;
+    let base = Date.now();
+    if (isNote) {
+      const day = selectedDay();
+      const now = new Date();
+      day.setHours(now.getHours(), now.getMinutes(), 0, 0);
+      base = day.getTime();
+    }
+    noteTimeEdited = isNote;
+    noteDate.value = toDateInput(base);
+    noteTime.value = toTimeInput(base);
+    noteTitle.textContent = isNote ? "Add note" : `Log ${EVENT_LABELS[type]}`;
     const isWeight = type === "weight";
     const isEat    = type === "eat";
     noteWeightField.hidden = !isWeight;
@@ -2258,6 +2317,10 @@
   document.getElementById("note-save").addEventListener("click", async (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
     if (!pendingType) { noteDialog.close(); return; }
+    if (pendingType === "note" && noteInput.value.trim() === "" && notePhotos.length === 0) {
+      alert("Write something for the note, or add a photo.");
+      return;
+    }
     let weight;
     if (pendingType === "weight") {
       weight = parseFloat(noteWeight.value);
@@ -3310,9 +3373,9 @@
   document.querySelectorAll("button.action").forEach(btn => {
     btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
       const type = btn.dataset.type;
-      // Weigh-ins need a typed value and meals ask for grams, so those two
+      // Weigh-ins need a typed value, meals ask for grams, and a note is all
-      // keep the full dialog.
+      // free text — so these open the full dialog instead of one-tap logging.
-      if (type === "weight" || type === "eat") { openNoteDialog(type); return; }
+      if (type === "weight" || type === "eat" || type === "note") { openNoteDialog(type); return; }
       quickLog(type);
     });
   });

src/changelog.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [
+  { "date": "2026-08-02", "text": "Added free-text notes: tap 📝 Note to jot down things that happened on a day — vaccinations, vet visits, milestones — with a date, optional photo, and any text. All your notes are collected in a new Notes section that stays visible whatever day you're viewing, so you can see at a glance when things like a tick vaccination were done" },
   { "date": "2026-08-02", "text": "The Daily counts chart now has Pees / Poos / Meals checkboxes so you can focus on just the metrics you care about — untick the rest to see, say, only poos; your choice is remembered" },
   { "date": "2026-08-01", "text": "Logging a pee or poo now sets off 💧/💩 fireworks that shoot up from the bottom of the screen — a little celebration you can switch off in Settings (and it honours a reduced-motion preference)" },
   { "date": "2026-08-01", "text": "Tidied the header on long names and ages — the name now truncates instead of shoving the buttons, and the age reads as a compact \"16 wk · 3 mo 3 wk\"; weight-log rows are a single line again (\"Aug 1 · 16 wk\")" },

src/index.html

@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
           <button class="action pee" data-type="pee">💧 Pee</button>
           <button class="action poo" data-type="poo">💩 Poo</button>
           <button class="action weight" data-type="weight">⚖️ Weigh-in</button>
+          <button class="action note" data-type="note">📝 Note</button>
         </div>
       </section>
 
@@ -261,6 +262,12 @@
         <p id="weight-empty" class="empty">No weigh-ins logged yet.</p>
       </section>
 
+      <section class="notes-log" data-panel="notes">
+        <h2>Notes</h2>
+        <ul id="notes-list" class="event-list"></ul>
+        <p id="notes-empty" class="empty">No notes yet. Use the 📝 Note button to jot down things like vaccinations or vet visits — they'll be listed here across every day.</p>
+      </section>
+
       <section class="history" data-panel="history">
         <h2>History</h2>
         <ul id="event-list" class="event-list"></ul>

src/style.css

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   --poo: #8a5a3b;
   --weight: #2bb3a3;
   --training: #b04ecf;
+  --note: #6f7a90;
   --danger: #d64545;
   --gain: #2e9e5b;
   --border: #e9e6f5;
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ button.action.eat   { background: var(--eat); }
 button.action.pee   { background: var(--pee); color: #2b240a; }
 button.action.poo   { background: var(--poo); }
 button.action.weight { background: var(--weight); }
+button.action.note  { background: var(--note); }
 /* Unlikely given the current sleep state (see renderActionHints) — dimmed
    but fully tappable, so corrections are never blocked. */
 button.action.unlikely { opacity: 0.4; }
@@ -435,11 +437,16 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; }
 .event[data-type="poo"] .dot { background: var(--poo); }
 .event[data-type="weight"] .dot { background: var(--weight); }
 .event[data-type="training"] .dot { background: var(--training); }
+.event[data-type="note"] .dot { background: var(--note); }
 
 .event .time { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; color: var(--muted); min-width: 60px; }
 .event .label { font-weight: 600; min-width: 110px; }
 .event .note { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; flex: 1; }
 
+/* Notes log rows: a date instead of a time-of-day, then the note text. */
+.event .note-date { font-weight: 600; white-space: nowrap; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
+.event .note-text { flex: 1; white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
+
 .empty {
   color: var(--muted);
   text-align: center;