In the future? Byword will do it for you.īyword supports both plain and rich text editing you can switch between them with a keyboard shortcut (this app associates almost any function with a keyboard shortcut) and even trigger an iOS-like popover menu for rich text editing. Right now, you’re still forced to manually. I can see the developers already implemented the “Revert to Saved” menu item for Lion’s Versions, which is of course grayed out on Snow Leopard. As far as documents are concerned, Byword doesn’t provide an “organizing interface” like iPhoto or iTunes to see all your files: just like Text Edit, you create a new blank document and then save it or discard it. You can also toggle fullscreen with the keyboard using CMD+Enter. Just you and the cursor.Īs you move the mouse, Byword will display two icons in the upper right corner: one to search for text within a document, one to exit fullscreen mode. When you’re writing in Byword, nothing else is on screen. You can run the app in its own window, but Byword is meant for distraction-less fullscreen mode that will feel just right on Lion, but works well on Snow Leopard as well. When combined with apps like Think, Text Edit can become the ultimate writing app for the Mac.īyword, however, wants to step up the game with a really minimal interface made of no toolbars, and just text on a light background. The OS X platform isn’t new to this kind of applications that want to take the distraction away from your writing experience: Ommwriter for Mac tried to provide an uncluttered background for your text that, eventually, turned into a distracting experience for many due to the use of sounds and animations the usual Text Edit, on the other hand, still maintains a strong hold on users with its minimal UI and powerful text editing features. Byword, a new app by Metaclassy, aims at bringing a minimal, focused writing environment to the Mac.
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