Now that I'm writing book-length projects with Mellel, I would really like the ability to view two places in a document simultaneously. You know, look at p. 28 and p. 212 at the same time to compare, fix incompatibilities, etc.
Word, BBEdit, and others do this by allowing you to split the main window horizontally, and scroll (and search) both panes independently. You can even drag-drop text from one pane to the other.
I think this would be a superb addition to Mellel.
Don’t know what’s the benefit of a vertical split, but I like to see a diagonal one. No other software I know has this, so Mellel would be the market leader!
O.k., seriously, a horizontal split would be great, especially with the planned cross-references feature. Then you could see the reference and the part it references to at a glance.
nvalvo wrote:Bi-directional split is really cool. Pixen, a graphics program, has a really interesting implementation if the Redlers wanted some inspiration...
I’ve downloaded and tried Pixen but I couldn’t find the Bi-directional spilt you’ve mentioned. Could you give a hint how to activate it?
Yes, I would also really like this option, to solve the problem of chapters in books, I currently keep all chapters as single files to be able to read at two different places.
- cheers, arent