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		<title>Full Screen Writer Write Monkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Write Monkey is a text editor that offers several unique features to stand out of the masses of other writers and editors. The first and probably most noticeable feature is the full screen mode which displays a black screen without any text editing buttons and toolbars except for the main menu bar. The light green [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/writer.jpg" alt="writer" title="writer" width="118" height="110" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-12006" />Write Monkey is a text editor that offers several unique features to stand out of the masses of other writers and editors. The first and probably most noticeable feature is the full screen mode which displays a black screen without any text editing buttons and toolbars except for the main menu bar. The light green text is perfectly readable on the background. A right-click in the interface will open a menu that lists all the available options that are at the writers disposal including switching between full and window mode, switching between text and repository or enabling so called jumps.</p>
<p>Jumps display bookmarks, paragraphs and headings of the text in a separate always on top window which makes it convenient and comfortable to navigate the text. The colors and pretty much any design parameter can be changed in the program&#8217;s option to allow the user to select his own fonts, colors and page layout.</p>
<p>The repository which was mentioned earlier is not part of the original text but is connected to it. It can be filled with ideas and text that is not yet ready to be included in the real text document. Texts can be saved in text format only with the option to export markup &#8211; like bold or italic text &#8211; so that it can be viewed correctly in web browsers and word processors.</p>
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<p>Another interesting feature is the progress bar which can be used to define a text length which is often required when writing journalistic texts or essays. The very same menu contains countless statistics about the text that has been written so far and a function called sprint writing which will limit the writing time. Both the text progress and the time limit can be displayed in the main interface.</p>
<p>Additional features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Customizable Printing</li>
<li>Spell Checker</li>
<li>Multi Monitor Support</li>
<li>Firefox Integration</li>
<li>Auto Backups, History</li>
<li>Replacements (add predefined text by writing shortcuts)</li>
<li>Bookmarks</li>
</ul>
<p>The main problem that many writers will face is that the document can only be saved in text format which might require a few additional steps in another word processor to save the document in another format or to beautify it before publishing it or sending it in.</p>
<p><a href="http://writemonkey.com/index.php">Write Monkey</a> (via <a href="http://www.techyard.net/fullscreen-distraction-free-writer-write-monkey/">Tech Yard</a>) is a portable application for the Windows operating system that requires the Microsoft .net Framework 2.0 or higher</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/portable-software/" title="portable software" rel="tag">portable software</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/text/" title="text" rel="tag">text</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/text-editing/" title="text editing" rel="tag">text editing</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/text-editor/" title="text editor" rel="tag">text editor</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/windows-software/" title="windows software" rel="tag">windows software</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/word-processor/" title="word processor" rel="tag">word processor</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/writer/" title="writer" rel="tag">writer</a><br />

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		<title>Write Colorful Texts With Web Gradient</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/27/write-colorful-texts-with-web-gradient/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Web Gradient is a simple tool that makes it possible to create great looking colorful texts easily. The last sentence has been created with a tool called Web Gradient which takes any text input and turns it into a multi-colored experience. This is done by creating the text and selecting the colors in the software [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font color=#000000>W</font><font color=#005500>e</font><font color=#035600>b</font><font color=#065800> </font><font color=#0B5B00>G</font><font color=#125E00>r</font><font color=#1A6200>a</font><font color=#236700>d</font><font color=#2D6C00>i</font><font color=#387100>e</font><font color=#447800>n</font><font color=#517E00>t</font><font color=#5E8500> </font><font color=#6C8C00>i</font><font color=#7A9300>s</font><font color=#889A00> </font><font color=#96A100>a</font><font color=#A3A800> </font><font color=#B0AF00>s</font><font color=#BDB500>i</font><font color=#C9BB00>m</font><font color=#D4C100>p</font><font color=#DDC600>l</font><font color=#E6CA00>e</font><font color=#EECE00> </font><font color=#F4D100>t</font><font color=#F9D400>o</font><font color=#FCD500>o</font><font color=#FED600>l</font><font color=#FFD600> </font><font color=#FFD500>t</font><font color=#FFD301>h</font><font color=#FFCF02>a</font><font color=#FFC903>t</font><font color=#FFC305> </font><font color=#FFBB07>m</font><font color=#FFB30A>a</font><font color=#FFAA0C>k</font><font color=#FFA10F>e</font><font color=#FF9812>s</font><font color=#FF8F14> </font><font color=#FF8617>i</font><font color=#FF7E19>t</font><font color=#FF771B> </font><font color=#FF711D>p</font><font color=#FF6D1E>o</font><font color=#FF6A1F>s</font><font color=#FF681F>s</font><font color=#FE6820>ib</font><font color=#FC6821>l</font><font color=#F96923>e</font><font color=#F56925> </font><font color=#F06A27>t</font><font color=#EB6B2A>o</font><font color=#E46D2E> </font><font color=#DD6E32>c</font><font color=#D56F36>r</font><font color=#CD713B>e</font><font color=#C47340>a</font><font color=#BA7445>t</font><font color=#B1764A>e</font><font color=#A77850> </font><font color=#9D7A55>g</font><font color=#937C5B>r</font><font color=#897E61>e</font><font color=#7F8066>a</font><font color=#76826B>t</font><font color=#6D8370> </font><font color=#648575>l</font><font color=#5C8779>o</font><font color=#54887E>o</font><font color=#4E8981>k</font><font color=#488A85>i</font><font color=#438B87>n</font><font color=#3F8C8A>g</font><font color=#3B8D8B> </font><font color=#398D8D>c</font><font color=#388D8D>ol</font><font color=#388C8C>o</font><font color=#3A8A8A>r</font><font color=#3C8585>f</font><font color=#3F8080>u</font><font color=#437979>l</font><font color=#487171> </font><font color=#4D6868>t</font><font color=#535F5F>e</font><font color=#595555>x</font><font color=#5F4A4A>t</font><font color=#654040>s</font><font color=#6B3636> </font><font color=#712C2C>e</font><font color=#762222>a</font><font color=#7B1A1A>s</font><font color=#801212>i</font><font color=#830C0C>l</font><font color=#860606>y</font><font color=#890303>.</font> The last sentence has been created with a tool called Web Gradient which takes any text input and turns it into a multi-colored experience. This is done by creating the text and selecting the colors in the software program and exporting them either into html or bbcode which can then be pasted into forums, blogs or websites that support them.</p>
<p>It is more of a fun tool than a serious tool that the user would use on a daily basis. It is however well thought out and creates multi-colored texts speedily and perfectly. The <a href="http://anonym.to/?http://www.freewebs.com/keyrider/WebGradient.zip">tool</a> is fully portable and can be executed from any location on the computer or external media. </p>
<p>The interface might look confusing at first glance because of the options and their placement but as I said earlier it is well thought out. The text can be entered or pasted in the top pane of the program. It does appear in the preview area as well immediately. The preview area reflects any changes made to the text in real time.</p>
<p><span id="more-6520"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/web_gradient-500x423.jpg" alt="web gradient" title="web gradient" width="500" height="423" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-6522" /></p>
<p>Colors are added in the lower half of the program interface. The interesting aspect is that a gradient is added to the text which can be altered by changing the colors of existing pegs or creating new pegs to add even more diversity.</p>
<p>Each color can be picked from a set of default colors or by using the whole color wheel which is just one click away. Each addition or change will have a direct impact on the text in the preview area. The user has a few choices like changing interpolation from the default cosine to flat or linear and to enable quantization. A color scheme can be saved to the computer so that the user can reuse it at a later time.</p>
<p>The two buttons Copy HTML and Copy BBCode copy the code to the clipboard from where it can be pasted into websites. The numbers behind both buttons are the chars that are used to create the effect.</p>

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