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1). Why should I use Scribes?

Other editors dwell on accumulating unrelated and superficial features without method. This makes them buggy, complicated and hard to use. They also require lengthy training periods, extensive configuration and plenty manual reading. Surely, you have better things to do with your time.

Scribes deliberately implements functions that have been shown to significantly boost productivity, streamline workflow and eliminate obstructions. In short, other editors are about features. Scribes is about delivering the best text editing experience.

2). What makes Scribes Unique?

If you want to edit text files or source code, Scribes presents the most efficient and effective user interface and experience. Scribes does not try to be a complicated integrated development environment (IDE), or a crippled pseudo IDE. Instead, Scribes focuses exclusively on powerful text processing and manipulation. As well as delivering a transparent text editing experience.

3). No Tabs, Why?

Scribes is a spatial and document-centric application. As a result, it was not designed to use Tabs. However, Scribes features a better, efficient and scalable alternative to Tabs, the document switcher. The document switcher allows you to focus any document opened with scribes by simply pressing F9. See my blog for an elaborate response.

4). But I Really Want Tabs!

No problem, this might interest you.

5). Is there a list of shortcut keys?

Press F1 to launch Scribes's help browser. The browser has a section called "shortcuts." The section lists all functions you can perform with Scribes and their associated shortcut keys. You can also download this image.

5). Are there Pre-made Templates?

Yes, get them here.

6). Can I add syntax color for languages?

Yes, see the mini tutorial for more information.

7). Can I contribute?

One way to contribute is by donating. Facilities to contribute code are still in progress. Otherwise, you can contact me for more information.

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