I agree on the more frequent updates. I literally gave up expecting
any further development on NWP! And was forced to invest quite a bit
of effort in other directions, which will take a lot to retract back
to Nisus, which apparently still has the little Cocoa-conflict-thorns
in the way-- triple-click and system find string sharing... which
apparently nobody else cares about. (But hey, there's finally a
vertical ruler, eh? My hope is renewed!:-)
But thanks for bringing up the idea on the limited use of the doc
manager— sort of like the Nisus Classic recent menu that we could
lock in certain files... the rest of us need a bit of help with
practical applications of tools that are a bit beyond full
understanding. Which is why we need documentation more on the order
of Joe Kissell's Nisus Way. We do need a new Nisus Write Way book!
Ben
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On 2011 Jun 12, Sun, at 3:53 am, Geoffrey Heard wrote:
> At 4:58 PM +1000 12/6/11, Brian Ferguson wrote:
>> Yes, it is a very interesting review and well worth reading.
>> Thanks Kino. And it is written by Joe Kissell.
>> If you are able, employ the Safari "Reader" extension.
>>
>> Right near the end, last page, Joe says:
>>
>> "While the number of improvements Nisus Writer Pro has accumulated
>> in the last year is breathtaking, I'd be happier with slow, steady
>> progress - for example, monthly bug-fix releases and a handful of
>> new features once a quarter. It's fine to save up major changes
>> for a paid upgrade every two or three years, but in my experience,
>> customers are more content and loyal when they feel their needs
>> are actively being addressed. And, I'd rather get 10 percent of
>> the features I'm still missing in a few months' time than to get
>> them all - but only after waiting for years."
>>
>> Whilst most of the comments he makes are about features I have
>> never used, or even thought of, the concept of issuing regular
>> updates should be followed up, in my opinion.
>
> I'll second that. In fact, there is an excellent marketing
> principle involved. Research shows unequivocally that people need
> their interest piqued at 90 day intervals or less or it tends to
> drop off -- and very rapidly.
>
> Interesting review in general. I disagree with Joey Babes on two
> points:
>
> 1) NWP is a great app for writing the odd business letter. It is a
> very nice space in which to work and it is great to know you have
> lal that power under the bonnet when you need it.
>
> 2) I love the document manager. I don't keep my documents there, I
> keep documents I use again and again including a document of
> invoices which runs for a year, various lists of passwords and
> whatnot, two or three "Nisus New Files" for different formats
> (including outlining), some labels, and various letterhead
> templates. I have the Document Manager open on launch and nothing
> else so with the normal New File and the Recent Files (set to 30),
> I have all my possible starter documents (including the normal
> Nisus New File, of course) ready to hand.
>
> Cheers, geoff
>
> Geoffrey Heard
> Business & Environment Writer, Editor, Publisher
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