So usually when I'm done, I do have to export to Word, then open it inside Word 2011 and cleanup the formatting slightly before sending it on. It does save everything in a proprietary format. Usually before figuring out anything high end, I've had to consult the manual, or turn to a forum page (some of you on here REALLY helped me out recently when I needed it and it was MUCH appreciated!).Ģ. I've finally mastered enough of it where I can type my seminary papers easily (I've created a few "template" files). Performance has been great and I love the new iCloud integration.ġ. So far things have been OK with Mellel and my seminary papers. I'm doing this to prepare for when it's time for Biblical Language (such as Hebrew) work, as well as the performance of Mellel is definitely better than Word. I'm currently using Mellel for my academic papers for seminary. Believe me, there is hardly anything you can't do with Nisus.While I'm at the comparisons, I have another question. Of course you don't have to put the statistical data at the end of the text you can have it inserted where your insertion point is, or wherever you want (after each chapter, after every 10th paragraph, etc. And with another key combination I can make all statistical data disappear from the document, if I don't want them anymore. You can, of course, also include the character count or how many words you still need to write to reach your goal. Thus I can immediately see that I have written 2109 words at a particular section in the document. I often just press a key combination and let Nisus insert the number of words I have written so far at the end of the text. As an example, you can put those data automatically on the Clipboard, and you can have them written into your document with attributes that really stand out, so that your eyes can spot them immediately. It is very easy in Nisus to extract all the statistical data you want and place it with a macro wherever you want. I'm off the next few days and will try Mellel some more in my workflow.īut the statistics in a separate pane, and only a separate pane, is a deal breaker for me. It may be I'm the wrong type of user for Mellel, and that's ok. I want something clean, front and center, and not a pane floating off to the side. If my eyes are flicking to the left or right to check word count, I jar myself out of rhythm. When I write (fiction), I'm ripping through a few thousand words a session and I get a sort of 'tunnel vision' - my main focus is on the page, not on the sides or periphery. It may seem like I'm being stubborn, but I want a word count integrated into the bottom status bar, not in a separate pane. But it is quick and responsive like Mellel. But for $80, a 600mb app that crashes right away? No thanks. I think Nisus is great if you're a multi-language writer and need that in a single doc. Additionally, it puts 8 or 9 icons in the bottom status bar that I don't want or need and that I can't get rid of. And like Mellel, it's one of the few word processors that puts the word count in a separate pane. It crashed after spending a few minutes in the preferences (not a good sign). Nisus - I downloaded a demo after not using it for probably 15+ years. I can't imagine what it would feel like with 100K or 200k words. Even with no text in the main doc view it feels slow. When it comes to the actual task of writing? IMO it's sub-standard. Scrivener is fantastic for worldbuilding, plotting and research. Ulysses/Scrivener usually don't work for me because 1) the main doc view is very hard to customize and/or 2) scrolling speed/latency. Ulysses is good for short stuff like blogging, but I would never use it for long papers or books. It has a big circle which changes according to how close you are to your goal. Have you checked out Ulysses? It has the best word count/goal control I have seen. ![]() If you find Bean good, then your requirements are indeed very modest. For now, I'll be sticking with Bean as it's nearly as good as Mellel for what I want
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