scrivenings
is some sort of "scrivenings" available in nvUltra?
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I'm not sure what you mean by this.
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like in Scrivener, a simplified sort of...
"https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/view-and-edit-multiple-documents-with-scrivenings"
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That is outside of the scope of what nvUltra is for, which is more generally focused on folders with lots of (generally) shorter files.
MultiMarkdown Composer is designed for working with longer and more complex documents (v5 beta available here). It allows quick navigation around longer documents using the Markdown header structure.
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I am sorry to say, that the link
https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.multimarkdown.com/composer5/MMDComposer5-2023-04-04.zipdoes not seem to allow downloading (in various browsers, after tweaking various settings). I have to say that I do not want to give up using my VPN protection. Is this the reason for not being able to download?
I use MMD (4.5.12) quite intensively, and I'd like to give it a go also to MMD 5, insofar relatively stable.
Why is MMD nvUltra's Cinderella? We do not need a spoilt sister and an oppressed sister.Some in Fletcher's followership might want to use one application in some circumstances, other might prefer the other application in other circumstances.
Thank you,Adrian
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Adrian Fronda -- huh.... I updated the link but it didn't "take." I just updated it again and now it works. Thanks for pointing this out.
Not sure I understand your "Cinderella" comment.... The two applications are different, and as you note, different people's needs will be met better with one vs other. I personally now use nvUltra the vast majority of the time because I largely work with folders of related files (mostly text files, but also PDFs and iThoughts mind maps), and then use Composer when I have a long form document to work with.
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Thank you, Fletcher, for you swift answer.
What I meant by the «Cinderella» relation was, that I have the mere impression (surely subjective, and possibly false), that MMD Composer is somehow neglected, that the thrust of development goes mainly towards nvUltra, and not towards a stronger integration of the two with smoother transitions back and forth, or, if both applications are used mainly independently by most of us, then definitely less attention (as I said, as perceived subjectively by myself) goes towards Composer support.I was lately frustrated, that I could not download the β-version of MMD Composer version 5, that there are no lists to my knowledge of not yet solved bugs in every such β-version one should be aware of, etc..
I would be happy be a more active β-tester for MultiMarkdown Composer v5, but I do not know what is the framework for this.––––––––––
I very much understand that Fletcher is so kind to develop both applications in his free time after intensive and tiring full-time day work in his profession, so I definitely do not have the same expectations as from an software artisans who develop their applications as their unique job.
Thank you,
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Composer is not being neglected. The v5 beta almost has feature parity with v4, but with fixes for the known bugs and multiple other improvements. There is not a lot of *new* functionality in v5, just better functionality. The main exception being an "Action View" that I am experimenting with that is similar to some functionality contained in Sublime Text.
The main things that need addressing are:
1. There's an issue under certain circumstances where the file is flagged as modified on disk while working, leading to requiring the user to repeatedly respond to an alert dialog.
2. I need to decide what I want to do about the prior "Open Folder" functionality that existed in Composer 4. This was obviously a predecessor to nvUltra in that it allowed you to open a folder and work with the files it contains. Except that nvUltra does it *much* better and offers much more flexibility. I don't love the idea of dropping this completely from Composer, but I haven't figured out the proper middle ground between what Composer could benefit from and what nvUltra offers.
3. Support to enable users to actually pay for it. ;)
Otherwise, Composer 5.0 is effectively done (other than bug fixes and tweaks), and then I want to work on a few ideas that I've had over the years for future versions.
Discussions for Composer v5 are on this same site, just in a different section since they are separate apps. There is less traffic there, in part because I have not been as aggressive about publicizing the beta at this point. It's not a secret, so feel free to share the link if you wish.
Yes -- my software development time is limited due to work and family constraints, which affects when I can work on some things. Brett has constraints as well. But to be clear, that doesn't mean that I think that users need to put up with bugs or other issues that they would not accept from others, just that I want to be up front about the fact that I still have to pay bills. I would love it if developing software applications that I loved brought in enough money to live on, and maybe some of my future interests will align with larger markets to be more profitable. But in the meantime I am content to make money in my "day job" (which I also love), and to be able to build software programs (open-source or commercial) that I use myself and that are also useful to others. Even if on a smaller scale.... :)
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thanks for the long and precise answer...
Now a short question: any nvUltra ETA?
:)
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nvUltra is there right now. The only thing you can't do is pay for it.
:)
For a short and very imprecise answer == "soon"...
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sorry probably I asked a dummy question...
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I don’t use outline mode so can’t really speak to it.
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