In Writer 3.1, the configuration for Preview Mode is retained on document closure, which is greatly appreciated. Preview Mode on iOS always takes up the entire screen, while Preview Mode on Mac OS can be configured to take up either a portion of the window, or the entire window, simply by dragging the divider separating the preview and editor panes.

Conveniently, the preview pane scrolls alongside the editor pane, so that the equivalent content is always shown in both panes. While it is possible for the writer to treat their document purely as beautiful plain-text, Writer’s Preview is useful for seeing what the document’s formatting would look like on a publishing medium, such as Medium^ 1.

Three font styles are available to view the preview in: Sans, Serif, and Mono. Preview Mode allows for the writer to view an approximation of what the Markdown output will look like in its final form. Focus Modeįocus Mode takes on the same functionality as Typewriter Mode, and additionally causes all sentences other than the sentence currently being modified to be a light gray, so that the writer may focus their attention on one single idea at a time. It is a trade-off that I believe is worth it, as searching for the position of the caret is an unnecessary distraction, and Typewriter Mode streamlines this. However, this also leaves the bottom half of the view devoid of text. This allows the writer to eliminate the need to track the current position of the caret, so that they may work more efficiently without having to constantly move their eyes. Typewriter Mode frames and automatically scrolls the view so that the caret is always in the middle of the screen. Writer boasts a range of features that are meant to free writers from distraction and help them refine their writing styles.

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