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Mariner Write

Mariner Write - 3.9

Powerful, fast word processor.

All Time: (3.7)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 3.9
Release Date: 2009-11-08
License: Update
Downloads (this version): 508
Downloads (all versions): 1,018
Price: $49.95

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Product Description:

Mariner Write is a powerful yet streamlined word processor solution for the masses. Boasting an elegant interface, as well as hundreds of intuitive features such as the ability to read Microsoft Word documents and customizeable headers, footers, endnotes, and footnotes, you will require little need for the documentation. Whether creating a simple letter or composing the next great novel, Mariner Write has the functionality to be your writing tool.

Features
  • Microsoft Word "read" capabilities
  • Enhance your reports with powerful headers and footers
  • Keep documents concise with footnotes and endnotes
  • OS X Services support
  • Mac OS X Font Smoothing technology
  • Use any color" background makes it clearer to see your work
  • Share your documents by saving as PDF in fewer steps in OS X
  • Mail Merge to automate your next mailing
  • Automatic spell checker highlights mistakes as you type
  • Stable, more responsive, uses less disk space and memory than the competition
  • Mariner Write as little as 2 MB of memory!
  • WorldScript savvy supports Kanji and numerous other international scripts
  • Dynamic scrolling makes your pages move as you drag the scroll bar
  • 80,000+ word spelling dictionary
  • Drag and Drop gives you a powerful alternative to cut, copy, and paste
  • AutoSave feature lets you work without worrying about losing your file
  • WYSIWYG font menus let you see the typeface before using it
  • Save your documents to PDF, RTF, and various ASCII text format

What's new in this version:

  • Modernized the toolbar
  • Updated all icons and toolbar buttons
  • Integrated Mac OS spell checking; Mariner Write now shares the same dictionary used by other applications, and no longer uses Mariner Write-specific dictionaries.
  • Integrated Mac OS dictionary & thesaurus (accessible by highlighting a word, right-clicking on it, and selecting Look Up in Dictionary)
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for larger (Cmd - +) and smaller (Cmd - -) text
  • Added Check for Updates via Sparkle
  • The Mariner Write application no longer needs to reside in the Mariner Write folder
  • Fixed the items in the Scripts menu
  • The Insert menu now properly activates for header editing
  • By changing to Apple's spell checking & dictionaries, resolved an issue where Mariner Write could not find the main dictionary
  • Fixed a crash that would occur opening some Microsoft Word documents
  • Fixed a problem where drawing artifacts would appear when pasting large chunks of text
  • Fixed a problem where Find & Replace would delete text in French
  • Fixed issues relating to EPS printing

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6

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Mariner Write CommentarySwell - Version: 3.9, 11/9/2009 01:48AM PST

RoyPDX
Another application that dumps Tiger support. Is this really necessary?
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Mariner Write CommentaryHurry - Version: 3.9, 11/8/2009 08:17AM PST

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kcwookie
If you hurry you might be able to get a free copy of this app by going to www.MacHeist.com. This app is part of their FREE nanoBundle. This app will be unlocked if 500K download the free bundle.
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Mariner Write CommentaryExcellent - Version: 3.8, 10/8/2008 08:51PM PST

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morepowerfulastronaut
This is an excellent little word processor. It has just the right amount of features and manages to avoid bloat. It’s even got bulleted lists, which is unusual for a lightweight word processor.
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