[TxMt] rave

[Patrick Burleson]

Oh, I just realized that Ulysses has a fullscreen mode...you can tell
how much I've used it. :-)

Patrick


On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:36:19 -0500, Patrick Burleson <pburleson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Not to rain on TextMate's parade ( I use the thing all the freaking
> time ), but I saw a program target a writers that I didn't see in your
> list. Have you looked at Ulysses (http://www.blue-tec.com/ulysses/)?
> It might do some of the things you want as well.
> 
> And I agree, a full screen feature would be great. Block out all that
> crap I want to check in Firefox. :-)
> 
> Patrick
> 
> 
> On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:51:09 -0500, Tobias Buckell
> <tobias at tobiasbuckell.com> wrote:
> > I'm truly and deeply impressed with this program. I'm working on my
> > second novel, due to be turned in this September and am about 15,000
> > words into it. Previously I used TextEdit to create each chapter, used
> > omnioutliner to manage the chapter structure and create the outline and
> > do rearranging, and then merged all the files into Word to finish it
> > up, and then had to edit it.
> >
> > I started the current novel using that system, then switched to a
> > program called 'copywrite' which is cool, gave me some of the
> > organization features combined with a basic text editor, but it's a bit
> > slow when I click around quickly, and I hate having the program get in
> > the way of my creative process/writing, which is why I started testing
> > programs tonight to see if I could find something better. That and now
> > that I've seen this program's project handling I'm deeply in love.
> >
> > But there is just one thing I was hoping I could include on a feature
> > request to spur me on. Full screen editing! The reason I purchased a
> > copy of copywrite is that they said full screen editing would be
> > coming, which is where I press a button and the program takes over the
> > screen and I have nothing but text and a screen. This is the greatest
> > procrastination breaker, and the only program besides copywrite that
> > looks to have this feature is MacJournal. Right now I'm seriously
> > considering drafting in MacJournal, then copy and pasting into
> > Textmate, but man, I'd pay extra for the full screen feature, it's
> > worth it.
> >
> > Secondly, I've only played with this program for a few minutes, but I
> > may be converting my Getting Things Done 'Next Actions' list to it and
> > using documents to go to sync the plain folder text files for project
> > management.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Tobias Buckell
> >
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > By day I'm a mild-mannered tech worker, by night, a Science Fiction and
> > Fantasy writer. You can find out more about my fiction at my website at
> > http://www.tobiasbuckell.com where you can read my weblog, join my
> > newsletter, find excerpts or free fiction, and find out where you can
> > buy my fiction...
> >
> > Coming Soon:
> > -novel "Crystal Rain" from Tor Books (2006)
> > -novel "Ragamuffin" from Tor Books (TBA)
> >
> > You can find my short stories in these anthologies out now or coming
> > soon:
> > -Anakoinosis - I Alien (April 2005)
> > -Necahual - So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial SF&F (Oct. 2004)
> > -Aerophilia - All Star Zeppelin Stories (Sep. 2004)
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
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