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by Icelander
Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:12 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: how to find bold text
Replies: 6
Views: 9421

Re: how to find bold text

miles11,

Is there any way to assign keyboard shortcuts to Find Actions?
by Icelander
Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:51 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Can't copy and paste into other applications. Is this normal
Replies: 2
Views: 3042

Can't copy and paste into other applications. Is this normal

I can't copy text in Mellel and paste into other applications. I can only copy and paste or drag text between Mellel documents. I also can't drag text from Mellel to the Finder to create text clips. The only way to get text from Mellel into other applications is Export from the File menu. Is this no...
by Icelander
Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:27 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: how to find bold text
Replies: 6
Views: 9421

Re: how to find bold text

Is there a simple way to find bold text using the find function? I see none of the old hands here has answered your question, so I'll have a shot at it. I haven't found anything faster than creating a Find Action. 1) Search for "Anything" with the attribute 'Face Bold' and Replace it with...
by Icelander
Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:23 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Word count in bottom bar
Replies: 4
Views: 6174

Re: Word count in bottom bar

Scrivener […] Even with no text in the main doc view it feels slow. I can't imagine what it would feel like with 100K or 200k words. I just crammed Scrivener full with long text documents that I downloaded from Gutenberg (long novels), over one million words. Scrolling was no problem; it was as sna...
by Icelander
Sun Jun 11, 2017 5:33 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Word count in bottom bar
Replies: 4
Views: 6174

Re: Word count in bottom bar

OK, I see the screenshots were not included in my previous post. What a bummer.

Is there any way to send screenshots in this forum? — What's the "Img" button for anyway, if it can't be used???
by Icelander
Sun Jun 11, 2017 5:28 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Word count in bottom bar
Replies: 4
Views: 6174

Re: Word count in bottom bar

Scrivener, Pages, Word... none of them have come as close to being my perfect word processor as Mellel Why don't you mention Nisus Writer Pro? It's usually considered the best. But the statistics in a separate pane, and only a separate pane, is a deal breaker for me. […] I'm very word count goal- o...
by Icelander
Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:01 am
Forum: The Nitty and the Gritty
Topic: Protect a document from changes
Replies: 2
Views: 5196

Re: Protect a document from changes

Jezpakani wrote:how do I protect a file from changes while it is opened?
How about locking the file in Finder? Choose 'Get Info' and then click the appropriate check box.