Hi, discussion group:
On this page:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/ToDo/Competitor_Software
is the line "...please expand".
With that invitation in mind, may I ask that the User Experience group consider
some of the functionality of these two programs (that are very popular among
researchers and creative writers):
Scrivener ==============================
Scrivener is a word processor and project management tool created specifically
for writers of long texts such as novels and research papers. It won't try to
tell you how to write - it just makes all the tools you have scattered around
your desk available in one application.
Edit Multiple Documents
Create limitless documents in the same project and edit them separately or
merge them dynamically and edit them as a whole.
Corkboard
Virtual index cards store a synopsis for every document you create. Storyboard
and rearrange your project by moving them around on the corkboard.
Outlining
A fully-featured outliner helps you take control of the structure of your work.
Keywords
Use a powerful keywords system to keep track of characters, themes or ideas.
Full Screen Editing
View your text in full screen for distraction-free composition.
Export
Export your finished draft to your favourite word processor for final
formatting, including support for footnotes, annotations and images.
I have used Windows for decades and some Linux; I bought a Macintosh just so I
could use this software. It was written by a writer, not a programmer, so the
priorities were aligned with the needs of writers from the start to the finish.
and
Zotero ==============================
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you
collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do
your work — in the web browser itself.
Automatic capture of citation information from web pages
Storage of PDFs, files, images, links, and whole web pages
Flexible notetaking with autosave
Fast, as-you-type search through your materials
Playlist-like library organization, including saved searches (smart
collections) and tags
Platform for new forms of digital research that can be extended with other
web tools and services
Runs right in your web browser
Formatted citation export (style list to grow rapidly)
Free and open source
Integration with Microsoft Word and OpenOffice
Saves records and notes in any language; interface available in Arabic
Austrian German Bulgarian Brazilian Portuguese Catalan Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional) French German Hungarian Hebrew Italian Japanese Korean
Dutch Norwegian Polish Romanian Russian Serbian Spanish Swedish Swiss German
Turkish Vietnamese US English with more on the way
Integration with WordPress and other blogging software
Remote library backup
Advanced search and data mining tools
Access your library from anywhere via the web
Wide variety of import/export options
Best,
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