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Nisus Writer Pro 3.0.4 Release Notes. This is a minor update to fix several important issues. The just-released Nisus Writer Pro 3.0 brings over 300 changes to the legendary word processor, including Split View, greatly improved comments, user interface enhancements, and many bug fixes.
Nisus Writer, originally Nisus, is a word processingprogram for the Apple Macintosh.[1] The program is available in two varieties: Nisus Writer Express, and Nisus Writer Pro.
The program is valued by its users—especially book authors—for its reliability and unique features.[citation needed]
History[edit]
First introduced in 1989, the Nisus Writer was the first word processor for Macintosh able to handle multiple type systems within one document, e.g. Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, etc., thanks to WorldScript. Therefore, Nisus Writer was an indispensable tool for people who had to integrate passages written in non-Roman script into a regular document, for instance theologians and archaeologists. Other distinguishing features of the program were non-contiguous text selection, multiple editable clipboards, one of the earliest implementations of multiple undo, voice recording, and inline annotations. It also offers grep search and replace accessed through a graphical dialog box instead of command line options. These features, which were more advanced than those typically found in word processors of the day, were also present in Nisus' QUED/Mtext editor.[2]
An unusual feature of the Nisus file format was that all font and formatting information was saved in the file's resource fork, with the data fork containing only plain text. Thus, if the file were to be opened in another program on the Mac, or on a Windows PC, the text would be readable (although style information would be lost). This predates cross-platform file formats as used by word processors like Microsoft Word. Contemporary editions of Word had different formats between the Mac and Windows versions and required a translator if the file were to be readable at all. The technique of using the resource fork to store style information was later implemented by Apple Inc. for the standard Macintosh styled text format as used in SimpleText.
Nisus Writer 6.5 is the last classic version of Nisus. It is still available for purchase and runs under Mac OS 9.2.2 and PowerPC-based Mac OS X, but only in the Classic environment.
Rather than porting Nisus Writer to Mac OS X Nisus released a fundamentally new product called Nisus Writer Express. It is based on Cocoa and complies with Apple's Mac OS X user interface guidelines. It was originally developed as Okito Composer by Charles Jolley (now of Sprout Systems). Nisus bought Okito Composer and hired Charles as Managing Director in which capacity he oversaw further development of the word processor he had created. Jolley later left Nisus to work for Apple.[3][failed verification]
Nisus Compact was an extra-lean variant marketed for Apple's 68K PowerBooks. It was designed to fit entirely within RAM to avoid accessing the hard disk and thereby draining the laptop's battery. It was at first a commercial product but was later given away as a freemium with various books and magazines as part of a marketing campaign. 'Upgrades' to Nisus Writer were offered at a discount.
Current product range[edit]
As of November 2017, Nisus sells two versions of its word processor: Nisus Writer Express and Nisus Writer Pro. Both versions come with more than adequate functionality for most users, although Pro leans more towards business documents, and is designed as a replacement for the likes of Microsoft Word for Macintosh. The Pro version supports more file formats.[4]
See also[edit]
- MathMagic, an equation editor compatible with Nisus Writer, supporting automatic baseline alignment
References[edit]
- ^Hiner, Kirk (November 6, 2008). 'Nisus Writer Pro word processor updated to v1.2'. TechnologyTell. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^'QUED/M'. Nisus Software. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^'Charles Jolley Goes Indie'. rentzsch.tumblr.com. July 2, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^Nisus Writer Pro features [1]; Nisus Writer Pro 1.2 added ODF export [2]
External links[edit]
I wrote many Nisus macros, some of which can be probably useful for other users. As I am an user of UserLand Frontier, and Nisus Writer, from its version 4.0x, is able to send commands to Frontier with its macro command 'Frontier Do Script', I wrote many Nisus macros and Frontier scripts that work together.
Here is a new Nisus/Frontier macro/script set, called Frontier Editor Kit(53K to download)
(odbTextEditorNoTrap v. 0.7a1)
This package contains a Nisus macro file, and some Frontier tables: you will be able to edit your Nisus documents in Frontier word-processor objects, outline objects or string objects, and inversely, you will be able to edit your Frontier wp objects, outline objects and string objects in Nisus Writer. This is a new version of odbTextEditorNoTrap, in which I added:
- Support of a new editor: Jedit 2.0x
- Support of a new object type: outline type
This is a very early alpha version. Please use it with caution!
This is to be used with Frontier 4.2.3, not with Frontier 5.0
Here is a little macro file
named Batch Process Macros; it will be useful for macro writers. (Uploaded 04-05-05)rtf to html for Nisus Writer Pro
An AppleScript droplet which will batch convert Nisus Writer rtf files into html files, using Nisus Writer Pro. This is the first Nisus Writer Pro file...Import_default_styles
A Perl macro for Nisus Writer Express 2.7 which will import in your frontmost document the styles that are defined in your Nisus New File.dot.Make Table for NWE 2.x
A macro set to make easily tables in Nisus Writer Express. It is based on scripts written by Kino-san. Uploaded 06-09-30.'Essential Files' for Nisus Writer Express
A set of AppleScript macros for NWE 2.7x: these macros try to simulate the menu item 'Essential Files' of Classic Nisus Writer.Perl macros for Nisus Writer Express 2.7x
A pair of AppleScript macros that can be used when you want to write Perl macros or scripts in Nisus Writer Express:check_syntax.scpt
execute_frontScript_on_rearDoc.scpt
Classic Nisus Writer to Nisus Writer Express (in the Research Tools site)
An AppleScript droplet with which you can convert a bunch of Classic Nisus Writer files to Nisus Writer Express files; it supports the conversion of the special encoding font ITimesSkRom (I can add the support of other non-standard encoding fonts on request...)Export Classic Nisus Writer Glossaries and Global Replace in NWE
Macro and script set with which you can export your Classic Nisus Writer glossaries; you will use the glossary data via Nisus Writer Express 'QuickFix' feature.Mail merge and address label macros for NWE 2.x
Two Perl macros for NWE 2.x, for mail merging and address label printing. Uploaded 05-07-22.I uploaded a new version of mail merging macro on 06-10-04.
Convert Classic Nisus files to NWE files with styles
A Classic Nisus macro file and an AppleScript droplet calling a Perl script. This set of macro/scripts is intended to generate rtf files with style sheet from tagged Classic Nisus files. Thus, we can convert Classic Nisus files to Nisus Writer Express 2.x files with styles. Uploaded 05-01-15.Concatenate_rtf for Nisus Writer Express v. 1.x, v. 2.0.x and TextEdit
A set of utilities to concatenate a bunch of rtf files (for example chapters of a book, to make one single file for the whole book). (new version uploaded 04-10-19). This page replaces the old page which was named 'Concatenate_rtf for Nisus Writer Express v. 1.1.2'Add styles to paragraphs of same style values: Nisus Writer Express v. 2.0.x
A Nisus Writer Express macro (Perl script) that adds style names to paragraphs of style attributes defined in the stylesheet. Uploaded 04-10-19.Toggle Footnotes/Endnotes macro for Nisus Writer Express v.2.0.x
A Nisus Writer Express macro (Perl script) which toggles footnotes to endnotes, and endnotes to footnotes. Uploaded 04-10-19.I uploaded a new version for Nisus Writer Express 2.7x [2006-05-20]
Note macros for Nisus Writer Express v. 2.0.x, and Note macros for Classic Nisus Writer
Two macros for Nisus Writer Express 2.0.x : one converts notes in the main text enclosed between the tags '<fn>' and '</fn>' to real footnotes, and the other converts footnotes to notes in the main text enclosed between the tags '<fn>' and '</fn>'. And a macro file for Classic Nisus Writer to deal with different aspects of footnotes, 'Text Endnotes' and 'Notes in Text'. [I uploaded three versions of macros for Nisus Writer Express; the final one is for Nisus Writer Express 2.7x. This one should work better...! 2006-05-20]Here is one macro set
named Hypertext Macro, which will allow to make hypertext-like links between two Nisus document files. These macros use only Nisus Writer built-in macro language (a new version uploaded 28/01/98).In addition to the original 'Hypertext like' and 'Document navigator' features, this new version implements some rudimentary Outliner features.
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On the other hand, it seems that I have left by inattention some Japanese specific font or personal font in some file(s) (?) included in the previous release of this macro set. I am very sorry for the trouble that this careless mistake may have caused to those who have downloaded it. This time, I take care to not make the same mistake.Anchor Macro is a little macro set, which will help the user to make easily html 'inner document links' in Nisus Writer. (28/12/98)
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MacPerl Macros(5K to download)
is a set of macros to be used with MacPerl (or MacJPerl) and Frontier. It requires my Nisus/Frontier Kit v. 1.2 (see below). With these macros, you can use Nisus Writer as a MacPerl editor, check syntax of Perl scripts, or execute Perl scripts on Nisus documents.I uploaded a new version with some new macros on June 30 1998.
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Here are some of my Nisus /Frontier macro/script sets.
- Here is the latest version of Nisus/Frontier Kit v. 1.2b1 for Nisus Writer 5.1x (dated Sat, Jun 6, 1998). It includes a glue table for Nisus Writer, a ReadMe in Nisus document file, a Frontier Sample Macros (Nisus macro file) and some other Frontier glue tables or scripts that are used in the Sample Macros.
This is a much improved version of my previous Nisus/Frontier Kit v. 1.1x, with many new features.
I would be very grateful if you could send me your comments, feedback, bug reports, suggestions of improvements on my scripts.
Thank you very much in advance!
As of Wed, Sep 27, 2000...
I began to manage a site made of extracts from the postings to Nisus mailing list and Nisus-Hub mailing list, named Nisus Macros Tips Center. You will find there many interesting tips and macros contributed by the members of these lists. Please visite...!