![]() ![]() 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. With a Bluetooth keyboard or Apple's iPad Keyboard Dock attached, you're ready to begin typing. 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. ![]()
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