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Extra nice: the macro bar stays on-screen even if you are using the bluetooth keyboard. I can already see how I’d use that to make some killer HTML macros. This includes the ability to create macros that wrap selected text. I am sure, though, that Nebulous adds the fantastic ability to customize the keys in the row, making them effectively one-key shortcuts to common snippets. Nebulous has a upper row of extra characters, similar to Textastic, even down to the fact that the row can scroll, which I’m still not sure about. As far as I can tell Notesy has no other fancy keyboard features. However, Notesy does allow you to search the body of all the files in the folder, where Nebulous is limited to only a list sorted by name.īoth programs support TextExpander. The auto sync is nice, but the folder constraint is a minus. Notesy syncs with one folder on Dropbox, your choice, and automatically syncs when you change the active document if you are connected.
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I’d rather have full auto-sync, but the implementation here seems clear and safe. Overall, once you get used to the naming scheme, the sync seems to work pretty well.
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The setup is a little non-intuitive (I think calling the lost “local” files would go a long way.) Nebulous does, however, seem to automatically notice and update if the Dropbox version has changed. You can upload a file as you work on it, or from the list of open auto-saved files. When you select a file, it goes into a “auto-saves” list, which is basically local storage – the “auto” refers to automatically saved locally. It does let you open files regardless of type or file extension, which is a big win. Nebulous let’s you read anything on your Dropbox folder, but it doesn’t auto-sync. Without much more ado, lets see how they stack up against the functionality that I find useful in my iPad text editor. One is named Nebulous, which is a criminally low $2 on the app store right now, the other is Notesy, which is $3. I’ve been using PlainText, which has a nice direct sync with Dropbox, but is deliberately not as fully featured as some of the other tools. Textastic fixed some of its bugs, but typing is still laggy from the bluetooth keyboard, and the actual display of the text is awkward if you are doing text and not code. It also has a charming habit of not remembering the last open file, and choosing which file to start with seemingly at random. Plus, its sync feature is annoying, and likes to recreate files that I have deleted. I still like them, but I’m getting resigned to their limitations.įor example, iaWriter doesn’t see subfolders, meaning that it doesn’t work with Scrivener sync directories. But all the editors I’ve used have flaws that have been making them less than workable for me. It’s a very lightweight, fun writing machine. The thing is… I really like writing on the iPad, with or without the bluetooth keyboard. Hey, guess what, I’ve got another iPad text editor or two to review.
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