Meanwhile, it’s much more useful to keep markdown shortcuts persistent, particularly for those who prefer activating them through the trackpad instead of the keyboard. iA Writer 4’s grammatical syntax toolbar was a waste of horizontal space - and syntax highlighting isn’t something I frequently change, mostly setting it to adverbs and then forgetting it. Splitting these options into separate toolbars makes a lot of sense. Markdown shortcuts are now on the bottom, along with the document statistics. The arrow icon to the right of the drop-down activates the preview - as does a two-finger swipe on the trackpad, which is what I mostly used. They are available from a convenient drop-down box, and then fade away when not used. Syntax and focus controls are now on the top bar. In iA Writer 5, this has changed, and for the better. iA Writer 5 UI in Dark Mode Tool- and formatting barsīack in iA Writer 4, there was a common toolbar on the bottom of the editor where you could either access markdown shortcuts or configure syntax highlighting. There are refinements both to layout and the general aesthetics of the app. User interfaceīy far the most significant changes - and improvements - are the user interface (UI). As a release it certainly doesn’t lack for shiny new stuff - and, a fresh lick of paint for many of the existing features. Let's find out! What’s newįirstly, let’s look at some of the new features in iA Writer 5. Civic virtue aside, I was also curious to see if the current version addressed my previous niggles. So, not wanting to do them a disservice I decided it was time to review iA Writer 5.
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Desperately needs an update though as it doesn’t reflect the latest version. When I tweeted that I'd reached more than 1100 views, the developers of iA Writer took notice and called me out stating my original review no longer reflected the current version.
My review, which was generally favourable, continues to be one of my most popular posts. It's been about 18 months since I last looked at iA Writer. I'm very impressed, and I make a surprising admission along the way. I return to iA Writer to review version 5, having previously set it aside in favour of Ulysses.
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