September 30, 2020
Greetings From Nisus Land
"Bad Hair and Big Sur"
Let me start this by saying I finally got a haircut so I no longer look like I'm wearing a mop on my head. I had to drive to a different county to do so, but it's done.
Let me also say that I have been using developer versions of macOS Big Sur and in my opinion it is less problematic at this point than macOS Catalina. That operating system filled me with rage in a way none has since Leopard. Big Sur does not make me want to chuck my computer in the bin, so I guess that is progress.
If you haven't already you should familiarize yourself with how Big Sur looks and works. It's quite a change! As I wrote with Catalina when it was released, read reviews and see what people are saying. I also suggest waiting until some of the most annoying bugs are fixed before jumping into the breach. Look before you leap, in other words.
Now on to the main part of the newsletter: how not to cut your own hair during a pandemic.
Being serious for a second, please stay safe, wash your hands, and wear your mask. It really does make a difference.
Nisus Apps, Big Sur, and Apple Silicon
"Compatibility is Good"
We have received a fair amount of email asking us if our applications will be ready for the new Apple Silicon based Macs. The answer to this is that we hope to be ready when the first of the new machines are released near the end of 2020. Personally I am excited to see what the future will bring with these new Macs.
We also receive quite a bit of email regarding macOS Big Sur and compatibility with Nisus apps. We have done some testing and so far it seems, apart from cosmetic issues, our apps are compatible with Big Sur, pending the final release of the new macOS.
If you want the latest news on these issues the Nisus Blog is the place to find it.
Tips and Tricks
"Nisus Writer's Improved Document Versioning"
As you probably already know, Nisus Writer adopts macOS autosave, which means copies of your document are automatically and periodically saved while you're editing. The system preserves earlier autosaved copies so you can restore prior document versions by using the menu File > Revert To > Browse All Versions. That will activate Apple's version browser.
The version browser provided by Apple works well enough, but it can be a frustrating experience. It's hard to see exactly what versions are available and when they were created, it's impossible to see more than a single earlier version, and there's a somewhat cramped feeling in how the windows are constrained by the browser.
To fix all of these issues we added our own version browser to Nisus Writer Pro version 3.1 and Nisus Writer Express version 4.1. To see a straightforward list of all prior document versions use the menu File > Versions. From there you can can open any number of prior versions in read-only mode so you can compare the documents at your leisure.
For more details please see our blog post on document versioning.
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