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by Vanceone
2021-10-26 12:02:41
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Using function keys on OS11.6
Replies: 1
Views: 3063

Re: Using function keys on OS11.6

Have you tried https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204436 which discusses how to turn the Function Keys off and on? There's a setting in System Preferences to handle this for apple keyboards. They suggest that if you are using a non apple keyboard then there should be a utility to do it. Hope this hel...
by Vanceone
2021-09-24 12:52:18
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Old files are mojibake
Replies: 9
Views: 9665

Re: Old files are mojibake

For other types of these issues, it is possible using Sheepsaver or Basilisk to run an old "virtual" System 9, 8, or 7 machine, which can install classic Nisus. I frequently do this to access the very old WordPerfect Mac 3.5e, which allows me to open, sometimes, PC wordperfect files collea...
by Vanceone
2021-09-24 12:12:26
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Black on black formatting error
Replies: 18
Views: 16924

Re: Black on black formatting error

Something I've noticed is that I have a black app setting for Safari. It provides dark mode for Safari in Mojave, where it actually rerenderes the page as if dark mode applied to the webpage instead of just the menus. If I copy text from a webpage and then paste into Nisus, it carries the "whit...
by Vanceone
2021-09-01 07:34:00
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Black on black formatting error
Replies: 18
Views: 16924

Re: Black on black formatting error

I too would suspect something with dark mode, somehow. I see that your appearance settings are set to mirror the system preferences. One the one hand, your menu bar is light which suggests "light" mode. On the other hand, if something is corrupted a bit with the system dark mode, maybe tha...
by Vanceone
2021-09-01 07:24:21
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Powerfind Browser doesn't work.
Replies: 4
Views: 6895

Re: Powerfind Browser doesn't work.

I have an early 15 MacBook Pro running Sierra and the latest Nisus; Powerfind works there. Sierra is 10.12, so I think whatever Apple did happened around then.
by Vanceone
2021-06-22 07:55:58
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: hyperlink reference to bibliography
Replies: 8
Views: 10794

Re: hyperlink reference to bibliography

That kind of file size could happen with embedded images or PDFs. I know that I have a 133 page document, which, unfortunately, has about 80 of those pages as inserted PEFS (a sort of appendix). File size is about 24 MB (a pain to email!) and it takes about 10 seconds for an autosave. Maybe 15. It's...
by Vanceone
2021-06-11 18:23:35
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Continued footnotes
Replies: 4
Views: 7694

Re: Continued footnotes

I wondered if the divider line was it. Related question: I frequently see court opinions where footnote 5, say, starts on the page. It's long. Has the [continued...] symbol at the bottom to show it's on the next page. The page again has the footnote reference number 5, with [...continued] as the fir...
by Vanceone
2021-06-10 15:29:01
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Continued footnotes
Replies: 4
Views: 7694

Continued footnotes

So I'm perhaps missing something. I work in a field with lengthy footnotes that very frequently span more than one page. Is there a way to have some sort of [continued...] symbol or other way of marking a footnote that easily lets the reader know that the note spills over onto the next page? I could...
by Vanceone
2021-06-10 15:17:30
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Indesign problem
Replies: 6
Views: 9067

Re: Indesign problem

Could you just export the table of contents and index as separate files, import them separately, and place the 180 odd pages left? So import 3 files?
by Vanceone
2021-05-31 15:04:22
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Indesign problem
Replies: 6
Views: 9067

Re: Indesign problem

Try saving it as an "RTFD" file and importing it. If you don't need to edit the text in InDesign, you could export a PDF from Nisus and place that. Or, try selecting everything in your Nisus Document, including the table of contents and index, and then copying it to the clipboard, then pas...
by Vanceone
2021-05-10 10:08:27
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro Macros
Topic: Any way to listen in the Macro language?
Replies: 0
Views: 11362

Any way to listen in the Macro language?

So I was wondering if there is a way to essentially register an observer or listener to listen for events and then run code. In particular, I'm thinking of asynchronous functions that run a long time... is there a way to essentially call a long running piece of code, and then get notified when its d...
by Vanceone
2021-05-10 10:02:23
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro Macros
Topic: Create array from word list?
Replies: 11
Views: 17596

Re: Create array from word list?

I'd love a version of Map, Reduce, and a few other functional programming concepts! And Lambdas. Recursion? Maybe not... a for loop should do most of that.
by Vanceone
2021-05-10 09:51:40
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: How to immediately drop a selection
Replies: 4
Views: 7992

Re: How to immediately drop a selection

Do you happen to have any of the Mac OS X accessibility features turned on such as Mouse Keys or Sticky Keys?
by Vanceone
2021-04-06 12:21:03
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Highlinting Indexed text
Replies: 1
Views: 4819

Highlinting Indexed text

So I'm not sure, but is there a way to highlight indexed text or otherwise mark it so by just looking at some text I can see at a glance whether it has been marked for indexing? Something akin to "Show invisibles" that will show indexing? I realize that if the indexing palette is open, put...
by Vanceone
2021-04-06 09:06:39
Forum: Nisus Writer Pro
Topic: Removing Periods after Footnote Numerals
Replies: 3
Views: 6726

Re: Removing Periods after Footnote Numerals

When you say "Sample footnote window" are you talking about the text in the preview pane of the style sheet? Because in the footnote style sheet, there is an option under "note References" where you can control the period; it appears in the "after text" box. Delete that...