look no further!
Drafts has become a first-screen app, for me. Im not sure "first-screen" is a real phrase, and while its meaning may be obvious, i should clarify so im not seen as being vague.
first-screen apps are those apps on which i depend most. i move most of the default apple apps to screen two and use screen one for my prize apps that are used daily.
Drafts 4 is the king of first-screen!
This review? written in Drafts (using TextExpander). You see, TextExpander allows you to create preformatted templates within which you can populate comments. Because the app store review format is consistent across reviews, I built a template in TextExpander that launches from Drafts 4.
I use a small code, something like, "blah", in a new Drafts document and this tells TextExpander to invoke my review template. My review template contains a field for the title, a drop down menu so i can select 1-5 stars, and an open text area for writing the actual review, then i click done and this predefined format is pushed back into Drafts as a finished document.
At this point, all i do is add my review then copy and paste it into the app store review screen.
This is ONE example of what Drafts 4 can do for you.
Want to sort your documents? No problem! Drafts comes with a handful of tabbed screens, but you can easily add more...and you can identify search terms that will look through your documents and make those documents appear on the tab that you created!
Naturally, I have a tab for app store reviews and the tab i created simply searches for the unique phrase that i use to start each review. Because that phrase occurs in no other documents, they only show up on the tab for reviews. simple simon!
Then there are the operations that are not only built into the app, but also open to you to self-create. You can write in Drafts, then export to any number of apps, or to a wifi printer or save a copy to iCloud Drive, or...well you get the idea...the same concept applies to extended keyboard features.
Do you want to UPPER CASE A DOCUMENT? You can go to the app website and download a small script that appends to the keyboard; its simply called UPPER CASE.
Want to easily add a parenthetical with as few keystrokes as possible? same deal...add the () keyboard extension tap () before you type your statment, and it knows to start off with (, then type your statement and press () and it knows to end with ). In a world measured by screen-taps, this is a life saver.
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