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Taking another look at Ulysses
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Posted by steveylang
May 16, 2014 at 11:17 PM
I want to like Scrivener, but Ulysses and Daedalus Touch are the apps I actually use. One day I may actually go back and try Scrivener again, it’s just more complicated to get going with and as much as I like stuff like notes and writing on backs of cards, I feel like I’m going to lose track of things.
Posted by MadaboutDana
May 17, 2014 at 12:10 AM
I must say, I’m increasingly attracted to Ulysses, especially after what you’ve both said. It’s the combination of simplicity and underlying power that attracts - a kind of mix of Scrivener and ConnectedText. And the elegant inclusion of Daedalus is, I have to say, very cool…
Posted by Paul Korm
May 17, 2014 at 11:50 AM
Steve Zeoli recently posted his thoughts on using Ulysses III for spark notes (http://welcometosherwood.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/further-ruminations-on-the-spark-file/).
I have Ulysses in the Dock and use it extensively. Beside rich features, the main reason I like it is that is a very pleasant place to write. A few markdown things are missing—principally tables—that The Soulmen say will come along eventually. Daedalus and Ulysses are not 100% compatible, because Daedalus is older and Ulysses iOS is still in the works. That gap will get filled eventually. The Soulmen are very careful and particular about quality, and I’m fine with waiting.
The Preview mode is excellent. I’ve tweaked some of the styles, and there are other custom styles available for download from Ulysses’ site. For long documents, I’ve had excellent results from exporting from Ulysses to Calibre (ePub export mode) and importing the result to iBooks.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
May 17, 2014 at 06:12 PM
I would just concur with what Hugh, Prion, Stevey and Paul have said about Ulysses III. It is a terrific app. I use it on smaller, more focussed projects, and Scrivener for bigger, complex projects. I’ve always preferred writing in plain text, so Ulysses fits that bill nicely. I think Ulysses uses screen space more efficiently than Scrivener, which matters on a MacBook Air, too.
Steve Z.
Posted by Franz Grieser
May 17, 2014 at 09:51 PM
Funny thing. I tried to get the hang of Ulysses before Scrivener came out. But didn’t get it. I switched to Scrivener - but find myself using Scrivener mainly for structuring huge projects and for keeping notes (for 2 projects). For writing I still use LibreOffice Writer - and paste the finished text back into the Scrivener outline/folder structure. Just to to turn it into a scrivening which is processed in LibreOffice or Word or (for the current project) Calibre. All on Windows.
For the next projects (which are more visual), I plan to get a Macbook Air 13” for Scrivener and Curio - and I will give Ulysses 3 a try again, instead of LibreOffice.
BTW: I quit the Windows RT experiment (Dell XPS 10 plus keyboard dock). Windows RT just is not instant-on as the iPad or Android tablets. And if I have to wait for the tablet to boot I can do so on a Windows or Mac notebook and have the full scope of Windows or Mac OS X apps. Moreover, the Dell plus keyboard dock is as heavy as a Macbook Air but the Dell keyboard is not as good as the Macbook keyboard.