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Express 2.1.2 is out, and you can get it from here or you can use the “Check for Updates” feature in Nisus Writer Express, located under the “Nisus Writer Express” menu.
There are no new features, just fixes to ensure Tiger compatibility. Also, Spotlight can search inside of Nisus Writer Express documents, because it understands our file format.
So we have that going for us too!
For anyone interested, we have put up a new page on our site, the Nisus Sneak Peek Page. We wanted to provide a way for people to have a look at what we are currently working on, and to receive feedback for those interested in giving it.
We do not offer support on Sneak Peek builds. These builds are development builds. There will be some stabililty issues, and it will have bugs. You probably do not want to use one of these dev builds for everyday work. However, if you are interested in trying some of the new features, such as bullets and numbering, the new style sheet navigator, and right to left input, we are interested in hearing your feedback.
So, for those of you who are brave, please have a look and let us know what you think.
Since Apple has announced that Tiger will be released on April 29th, we can now answer the question “Is Express compatible with Tiger?” The answer at this point is yes, but no. There are some potential gotchas that need to be addressed, so there will be an update to Express that will come out before Tiger is released. That version, Express 2.1.2, will address only issues that affect Tiger compatibility. It will add no new features. I don’t have a release date on 2.1.2 at this point, since we have not seen the final build of 10.4 as of today.
Of course, there will be another release that has new features, etc. That version, Express 2.5, will include bullets and numbering, right to left input, support for LinkBack, and the usual bug fixes and enhancements. That release is due shortly, though it may not be ready in time for Tiger’s release. There has been a lot of work done on this version, and we want to make sure that the quality is there before we release it into the wild.
There will be a public beta of this new build, as we want to make sure that everyone who wants to can contribute to the development process. Plus, we can blame you folks in case there are issues …
Seriously, watch this space for details. We will post here and in the newsletter when we release these new versions.
As someone who just about lost all of their important files, I would like to remind all of you to back up your data!
I bring this up because I very recently had a drive go bad, and without a backup I am in big trouble. And by trouble, I mean that I lose my documents, mail, my pictures and music files. Luckily, I was backing up to my iPod (really!) and was able to restore my files, thus saving myself a giant headache, not to mention heartache.
I know this sounds like a public service announcement, and it is. If you are like me, and you have thousands of pictures and music files, backing up is one of the smartest things you can do.
At a cost of millions of dollars and several months of R&D, I give you:
The Ensorcelled 7 Sphere Version 1.0
Sure, we could have been doing other things, like making Express compatible with Tiger, but this just seemed more important at the time. Then again, I have a tenuous hold on reality, so I have that going for me as well!