I confused how the "Notes" panel works. You have options for Galactic Mapping Notes and System Notes. But its not editable and its not clear to me how the panel gets populated. In fact, I am rather confused by the whole note taking mechanic in general. Here is my path experimenting with notes:
Presently, have been recording a "First Mapped" note in the Detailed Scan event in the History panel as I exploring and map systems. By filtering the text "First Mapped", I can see all the planets I've been the first to map, which I can later reference after I turn in the exploration data. I also use the Exploration panel to populate systems as I explore them (usually in connection with a Road to Riches plan) and add a System Note for first discoveries. I suppose any planets "First Mapped" could be noted there too. It appears that a System note associates with the Jump to System event in the history panel. (Hope that makes sense.) I did notice that when I add a note to a system in the Visited Stars panel, the note also associates with the Jump to System event in the History tab.
None of those notes show up in the Notes panel. The only note I see there is the a note for the current system I am in that is also attached to the Jump event in the History panel. (I have not tested this in game yet, but I think that is what is happening).
So how does the Notes Panel work?
I have also experimented with using the Captain's Log to record these first mappings and discoveries but have not yet decided on which method is better and more useful.
Sorry if my explanations are confusing.
Anyone here understand how these notes interact with each other? How is the Notes Panel supposed to work? Every time I think I figure something out, I get a bit more confused about it later on!
Anyway, any thoughts or suggestions would be most welcome!