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EDITOR NOTES
Multilingual version available in 'Related Links', below on this page.
DESCRIPTION

Bean is lean, fast, and uncluttered. If you get depressed at the thought of firing up MS Word or OpenOffice, try Bean.

If you use Text Edit but have to jump through hoops just to get a word count or change the margins, try Bean.

If you're pining away for Write Now-esque simplicity or just want a low-pressure writing environment, try Bean.

Features:
  • a live word count
  • a Get Info panel for in-depth statistics
  • a zoom-slider to easily change the view scale
  • an Inspector panel with lots of sliders
  • date-stamped backups
  • autosaving
  • a page layout mode
  • an alternate colors option (e.g., white text on blue)
  • an option to show invisible characters (tabs, returns, spaces)
  • selection of text by text style, paragraph style, color, etc.
  • a floating windows option (like Stickies has)
  • easy to use menus
  • remembers cursor postion (excluding .txt, .html, .webarchive formats)
  • all of Cocoa's good stuff (dictionary, word completion, etc.)
  • please keep in mind that Bean is betaware
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.3.3:
  • Fixed a severe bug that would crash Bean when editing text lists in Alternate Colors mode (the bug originated in the new Alternate Colors code added in 1.3.1); this same bug would crash Bean when various dead keys were used for adding accents in Alternate Colors mode
  • Added LSHandlerRank=alternate to Word 97 info.plist section (it had been omitted by mistake); this should distance Bean’s association to the .doc format a bit more (giving priority to MS Word)
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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SCREENSHOT

Developer:James Hoover
Downloads:23,951
  - Version d/l:2,130
Business:Word Processing
License:Free
Date:20 Jun 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
****½
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Bean User Reviews (37 posts)Write A Review
Jun 20 2008

FONZO  Thanks a lot for the updated international version!  (Version 1.3.3)

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Jun 19 2008

FITS  could someone, please, tell me how I insert/delete footnotes in the text?

I haven´t found any clue/link to footnotes in the bar menu neither in the help.

Thanks in advance.  (Version 1.3.2)

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May 13 2008
*****

WASTED MY TIME  -

Bean is great!

Possible enhancements:

- Convert multiple spaces to one space (I often type two or more spaces if I write fast.)

Search & Replace is such a long way for that correction. A shortcut for that (maybe ctrl-alt-apple-space) would be great.

- Delete line breaks/line feeds in a selection (usefull if you get a hard formatted text with to long lines from someone) A shortcut for that

- Ability to delete points in a selection (Some people use points instead of spaces in some documents, Search & Replace can't replace points, I don't know why it can't do that)

- Standard background in another color (light grey or so) instead of white (white is so hard for the eyes on modern LCDs)

- Delete given background colors

- Save Search & Replace actions for later use (if possible)

- The Multilingual Edition is still at 0.91...

Is it hard to localize for some reasons?

Again: even in it's early state an absolutely great app, many thanks.  (Version 1.2)

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May 8 2008
*****

DANSILLUMINE  This is by far the best text editor I have encountered for my needs. I find it to be intuitive and streamlined. It allows for as many or as few features I need for any given preliminary writing project. The full screen mode allows me to write without the distraction of background programs or toolbars. At times it is easier for me to focus utilizing a black background with light colored text, that is a great benefit. It is also good for outlining a project without the fuss of loaded word processors. I think the Bean crew has done an excellent job of creating an editor which inspires a writer with a bad case of writers block, that is no easy task!   (Version 1.2)

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