What Else Does OO3 Have?

[J.P.]

> [I hope I'm not breaking any unwritten rule by sending this. I did send
> a copy to OmniFolks the other day just to make sure but they must be
> swamped.
> I know the NDA period is over but there might be expectations that we'd
> be quiet.]
> 
> J.P. asks about other OO3 features, besides attachments...
> 
> There's quite a few new features. Among the most visible ones is the
> Utility Drawer, which gives access to sections (automatically hoisted),
> styles (customizable), and, perhaps the most impressive feat of design,
> an incremental batch-search field!!
Yes!!! I /love/ incremental search!

> On the other side of the screen: completely redesigned and expanded
> Inspectors. Several of the new features are accessible from there but
> it's mostly a new interface philosophy.
That's always good.

> Other new features include: audio recording, automatic sorting, new
> summary options for Number columns (averages...), grid lines, more
> export options, inline or pane notes, new numbering options (row by
> row), clippings (Services aware), new keyboard shortcuts (including
> some new navigation commands), templates, filtered printing, page
> breaks, auto-save, compressed format... There's some others but these
> are the ones I noticed most and/or found most interesting.
Dude.... *drools on keyboard*.

> Some of these features are Pro Only and the distinction between the two
> versions does imply a big change. But I'd say that the most important
> features are available in the standard version. In other words, the
> standard version is a big improvement over OO2 and the pro version is a
> deluxe version over that improved version...
I want Pro...hope it doesn't cost /too/ much compared to OO2; hmm...
maybe $10 for OO2 -> OO3 Standard, $20 for OO2 -> OO3 Pro??

> There's a few features which aren't implemented in the current beta,
> mostly the XSLT one. But it's already pretty mature a beta.
No clue what that is...

> My verdict? Well, OO3 is an outstanding application overall. Its broad
> design philosophy is one of a kind. If it were included in an ATPO
> column (About This Particular Outliner), it'd probably win praises for
> being the most elegantly designed outliner for Mac OS X at the present
> time. It's beautifully integrated with OSX in both interface and
> features.
Of course it's beautiful.  It's a) on OS X, and b) written by Omni
Group, the GREATEST company in existence (possibly behind Apple, but
Omni doesn't arbitrarily use brushed metal windows...).

> Most of the things we've been talking about on this list are there. On
> the other hand, chances are that some longtime OO users will focus on
> their pet feature, which is kind of sad. Well, I did do that for a
> little while when I first tried OO3. But it's better if one can get
> away from those preset expectations and focus on what the application
> really is: an amazing outliner in and of itself. It's not the last
> program you'll ever need to produce structured documents. But it might
> well be the application in which you'll spend the most time while
> preparing those structured documents.
Yup.

-- J.P.