Wordless 99

Wordless 99 is a word processor which does what I really need; it counts my words as I write, not just when I stop and ask.

Download it here - Last updated 1:30pm GMT+0 July 23rd 1999
(806K stuffed, binhexed file, extract with Stuffit Expander 5.x... earlier versions won't work, sorry!)

If you're interested in editing the source, you'll find it here.

Tech specs:

• Application requires a Mac with 4Mb of free RAM
• Application size is 2.4Mb on disk

Features at a glance:

• Live wordcount (The original reason for building this)
• Live count of selected text
• Ability to 'mark' text 2 ways: red for highlighting, and grey for knocking back text
• Optional smart quotes
• Text drag and drop
• 'Final Report' form (specifically for MacUser review writers)
• Native document save and text export
• ASCII formatting including linewrap and unwrap
• Basic text-to-speech implemented

Current known failings:

• Can't work with more than 32K of text
• Limited speech controls (more later)

The future? Well, maybe...

• RTF text import and export
• Support for greater than 32K text
• Browser-based edition of Wordless - use it online!

Oh yeah - it is currently free.

Anything else? Please tell me what you think!

Here's a quick look at the interface:

Keith Martin - Technical Editor, MacUser magazine
developer@vortex.co.uk
1999