IA Writer update: tree view (and upcoming document outline)

Posted by Amontillado
Oct 23, 2024 at 06:52 PM

That’s a nice update to iA Writer.

I’ve recently done some outlining with my word processor. I use (Mac only) Mellel, which I think handled the task nicely. Many word processors would work as well.

My outlining style set has four levels of headers. I could probably do with two levels. For narratives, I like more of a series of screen cards than a hierarchy.

The top level was configured to include a leading page break. The lower levels of headings (auto-titles) just added a line break.

A new top level heading opened a new page. Lower levels filled out the page.

It worked well. I had a new playground for each new top level heading. The document navigator, what Mellel calls the Outline, let me drag and drop reorder the sections of the document, promoting/demoting works, and while folding doesn’t fold the document text, the outline topics can be folded.

I’m looking forward to iA Writer’s further development of the new tree view. IA Writer is already a polished and very pleasant editor. Good to hear there’s more to come.