can you see the present?

[Alan Hogan]

Very cool, Bowerbird!

On Jul 27, 2011, at 2:12 PM, Bowerbird at aol.com wrote:


> here's a little present for y'all...

> 

> >   http://jaguarps.com/tools/jaguar-editor-727.png

> 

> that's a screenshot of my latest project...

> 

> i've slapped a little text-editor in front of

> my e-book conversion routines, so that

> the feedback loop becomes much tighter,

> goosing the learning process considerably.

> no more mystery about whether it's right;

> if it looks correct in the preview, go with it.

> this instant positive feedback is a great aid

> for the process of teaching light-markup...

> 

> the app's thrust is e-book output formats,

> but it will also contain features that should

> be very useful for authors finalizing a book,

> such as the "locate words..." listbox shown,

> which performs a search for multiple words,

> displaying all at once, each with its context;

> one usage might be to locate "its" and "it's",

> to confirm that all such instances are right.

> 

> another example is a routine that checks to

> see if the quote-marks are properly nested.

> (i'm amazed how often people do 'em wrong;

> plus ms-word's "smarten" routine is stupid.)

> 

> yet another could verify that links are good.

> 

> in a nutshell, i'm coding tests for the errors

> that i typically find when i'm editing a book,

> so self-publishers turn out a better product.

> 

> i'll release the editor soon, maybe later today.

> 

> >   http://jaguarps.com/tools/jaguar.mac.zip

> >   http://jaguarps.com/tools/jaguar.exe.zip

> >   http://jaguarps.com/tools/jaguar.linux.zip

> 

> new iterations will come fast and furious, but

> i don't expect y'all here to care for much more

> than the screenshot which you've already got...

> 

> -bowerbird

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