Mac OSX and Omnioutliner
Posted by max30
on 5/16/2001
max30
5/16/2001 6:10 am
Last time I checked the Omni-outliner program (http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnioutliner/download/ looked a little weak, but since then Omni has made some changes and this looks to be a fine little outliner. If you're using Mac OSX then I recommend that you take a look. The home page says:
OmniOutliner is the premier tool for outlining and organizing your thoughts on MacOS X. We are working to make a tool with all the fun of Symantec's much-loved and missed MoreTM application for Mac OS, but we're going to be adding new features in later versions that no outliner has ever had.
* It's a multi-column outliner or it can be used in single column mode.
* Takes advantage of the OSX built-in inline spell checker.
* Runs fast.
* It looks gorgeous-- the most aesthetically pleasing outliner to date.
OmniOutliner is the premier tool for outlining and organizing your thoughts on MacOS X. We are working to make a tool with all the fun of Symantec's much-loved and missed MoreTM application for Mac OS, but we're going to be adding new features in later versions that no outliner has ever had.
* It's a multi-column outliner or it can be used in single column mode.
* Takes advantage of the OSX built-in inline spell checker.
* Runs fast.
* It looks gorgeous-- the most aesthetically pleasing outliner to date.
formido
5/16/2001 8:53 pm
What can you do with multiple columns in an outliner? I notice a bunch of people in this forum swear by them, but I can't think of any use.
bcarlsmith
5/24/2001 9:18 am
Will the Omnioutliner be able to convert More 3x files? Will it run on OS 9x?
Bobb
Bobb
formido
6/4/2001 10:14 pm
No, it can't convert MORE files. You might be able to use MORE2Text (do a Google search) and then open the text file or paste the text into an outline document, but I don't know if that would work well. But it might.
"Will it run on OS 9x?" OmniOutliner is written in OS X's native Cocoa environment, so it uses programming objects and libraries that are incompatible with Classic Mac OS. OmniGroup, which created OmniOutliner, is a long-time NeXT outfit who suddenly find themselves at the fore of consumer Mac program development by virtue of Apple inheriting NeXT's operating system. Incidentally, they do wonderful work.
"Will it run on OS 9x?" OmniOutliner is written in OS X's native Cocoa environment, so it uses programming objects and libraries that are incompatible with Classic Mac OS. OmniGroup, which created OmniOutliner, is a long-time NeXT outfit who suddenly find themselves at the fore of consumer Mac program development by virtue of Apple inheriting NeXT's operating system. Incidentally, they do wonderful work.
formido
6/12/2001 11:17 pm
Update: The new version of OmniOutliner does import MORE files, and has new features such as hoisting.
