So, as I’m spending more time fixing the bugs and doing some general cleaning (some would say, breaking more than I fix ), I thought I should work towards adding something.
So, after a bit of some quick hacking, I’m attaching a link to a video demoing the feature: Outline view
Nice. This will be hide-able, right? I really like keeping my writing space clean most of the time and use a hotkey to open up features like this. I did not get to see the whole video since the connection kept resetting.
As you keep tinkering with it, I wonder if a similar approach might be used to list files in a directory? E.g., one tab lists the headings in the document, another tab lists the files / folders in a directory (similar to the tree view in the Atom app).
This looks fantastic. Since I use FT for developing presentations, this will be extremely useful and make working with complex documents much, much simpler.
Yes! Yes! Yes! I would personally highly welcome this feature. One comment: in the outline sidebar on the left-hand side, I wouldn’t put a blank space between the headings and modes (having the different heading levels indented is of course a very good idea). I think it’s actually easier to read without the spaces, and if you have lots of headings in your document, you have a better chance of seeing the whole structure. Word does it that way and I’ve always found it easy to work with.
Good stuff!
Tom
PS: Agree also with raguay that the sidebar should be hideable. But then again, hideability is what FT is all about, innit?
Très, très chouette option qui s’approche de celle de MultiMarkdown Composer mais, ici, avec des nuances assez sympa…!
Merci pour cette ajout de taille. Et il semble que le doublon en bas de l’informations sur le nombre de mots soit également corrigé…
Bravo !
Note à l’usage… Il manque une option, celle de pouvoir réorganiser les niveaux par un simple déplacement dans cette colonne d’outiline… (drag and drop level to another position…)
Nowadays I spend most of my time on my iPad so I have not looked at FoldingText for months. Today I noticed the update and the Outline View. This is fantastic. I have appreciated the feature in Nisus Writer and OmniOutliner. I want to express my appreciation for the work that is being done to maintain and improve FT.
The side summary outline does two things for me that I find essential in larger projects: (1) it allows me to quickly navigate a large outline (2) it keeps the whole project before me as I focus on one part.
I am beset by many distractions in my life. The pinnacles of reaching memorable work flow has been in simple writing apps such as WriteNow and iA Writer and in structured complex outlines in apps such as OmniOutliner, MindWrite and Nisus Writer. I have really desired FoldingText to bring together these two disparate writing environments. I think you may have done it. I look forward to seeing how it works for me. Thanks.
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