They Call it "Hydra"

[City of Glass]

Hey everyone,


I just downloaded a new, multi-user text editing application called "Hydra" . . . (link below):

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/productivity_tools/hydra.html

It's not Shareware, so you don't have to worry about the annoyance of nag messages -- like the beautiful but persistent "Acquisition."

About Hydra: I love it. I use it now more than any other text editing application, which is something. For screenplays, I used to pull out the old "Final Draft" -- but Hydra handles that kind of project in a much more intelligent way.

It's also a "concise program," using very little memory while being both graceful and efficient. There are no ungainly panels of "endless" features to tinker with here. Just a quaint text-editing program which sometimes causes me to wish that every document could be ASCII.

Anyway, don't forget to download it . . .

Sincerely Yours,


City of Glass

 

[chicagdan]

For screenplays, I used to pull out the old "Final Draft" -- but Hydra handles that kind of project in a much more intelligent way.

Huh? How can a simple text editor compare with Final Draft? I can see using Hydra for projects where real-time collaboration was a necessity, but for single-writer screenplays, nothing compares to Final Draft.

 

[teabgs]

Originally posted by chicagdan
Huh? How can a simple text editor compare with Final Draft? I can see using Hydra for projects where real-time collaboration was a necessity, but for single-writer screenplays, nothing compares to Final Draft.

Yeah.....How can it be better than Final Draft?!?!?!


Final Draft is so easy and formats everything so very well....

 

[NavyIntel007]

I've been using Hydra for like a month. I love it. Although I haven't connected with anyone to edit a document, it's prefered over emacs or TextEdit.

 

[City of Glass]

I didn't say that Hydra was "better" or more feature-rich than Final Draft. It isn't . . . but it's more fun to use. More intelligent. Concise. Tighter.

The difference between a new, speedy 350Z and a luxurious, late-nineties Semi Truck.


C.o.G.

 

[maradong]

It looks really great. That s all i can say

 

[NavyIntel007]

Anyone tried to link two Hydras together?