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When you're done, you can save your document by tapping the wrench icon on the keyboard's lower left-hand corner to open the preferences window. This is less of a problem with a hardware keyboard (note that key-press sounds are unavailable with a hardware keyboard).Īlso, the key-press 'ghosting' animation makes the keyboard look muddy once you're typing quickly. In fact, Ommwriter increased the time required to get something written. I typically make the most errors with an on-screen keyboard.

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It's safe to assume that many users will use the software keyboard, as they want the full Ommwriter experience. First and foremost is the lack of auto-correct.

Typing is easy enough, but there are some rough spots. This behavior is in keeping with the app's overall aesthetic, but I found it distracting. A small splotch of dark grey appears at your finger's landing point before fading away over two or three seconds.įinally, the keyboard itself jiggles with each tap, as if it were made of Jell-O. Each key press also leaves a ghost image on the keyboard itself. First, each letter is placed at the cursor, as you'd expect. Ommwriter's software keyboard exists in a semi-transparent rectangle with rounded edges and rests on the lower half of the screen (note that the keyboard is only available in the landscape orientation). It, too, has been 'Ommwriter-ified.' Tap the '0' at the bottom of the page (that number is a running word count) to summon it forth. Those without a hardware keyboard can use the software keyboard, but it's not what you might expect.

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With a Bluetooth keyboard or Apple's iPad Keyboard Dock attached, you're ready to begin typing. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu. A musical arrangement of wind chimes, synthesizers and other electronic bits and bobs can be heard, while a cursor blinks in the upper left-hand corner.

Barren trees stand in a snowy field as snowflakes fall from a grey sky. Ommwriter for iPad offers a wintry scene at launch. If you don't, the iPad app will grate on your very last nerve. The short of my review is this: if you like Ommwriter for the Mac, with its New Age music and bony trees, you'll love it on your iPad. Many people either love it or can't stand it. Its unique features - background image, ethereal music and key-press sound effects - are also on the iPad app, along with a few others. Ommwriter was born as a 'distraction-free' text editor for the Mac ($4.99 in the Mac App Store a free version is also available). Most users graduate beyond the Notes app quickly, and that's when a text editor like Ommwriter for iPad (US$4.99) is considered. It's something you can pop into a bag, pair with a keyboard and use for composition on-the-go.