Writing program?

does macbook have some sort of writing program similar to word? Is it already installed?

TextEdit is included with Mac OS X (look in your Applications folder) and does everything WordPad and Notepad do (and much more) but it isn't as good as Word or Pages (Apple's other word processor included with iWork), even with its ability to open, edit and save Word docs. There are a bunch of different word processors for the Mac (Google "mac word processor"), along with all the best office suites like Microsoft Office ($150-500 for one license), iWork ($79, $129 for 5 licenses), OpenOffice (FREE!!!!!!!), and many others.

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I am a writer of young adult fiction novels.
I want to get a writing program for my new Intel based iMac.
Should I spend $150 for Microsoft Word and get a bunch of other apps I don't use and won't need?
Or, is there one, online, that is free or inexpensive that will allow me to write my stories and create readable files for other computers as well as PDFs?
Best,
Evan Jacobs
www.anhedeniafilms.com

Have you visited < www.puremac.com > ????
They have classified links to finding everything you will need in the way of Macintosh software.
There are SO VERY many companies that make wonderful desktop publishing programs you have never heard of.
Or, better still, go to <www.mause.ca > and download some of the 2007 DoubleClick newsletters: look for reviews of DesktopPublisher Pro, Ready,Set,Go!, QuarkXPress 7, Swift Publisher, MLayout, RagTime & RagTime Solo, Mariner Write, and others. For a while they had a few reviews of excellent desktop publishing articles in every issue.
Check them out !!!!!

Music writing program similar to MusicMaker

Years ago when I had my 512k Mac I used a program called MusicMaker (I think). Easy to use, no manual required, it would play written music in up to four parts, and print it on my imagewriter. I thought it was a wonderful program. So much so that I think I might fire up my FatMac (it still goes) and use it.
But, I'm really looking for something similar to run on my G5, and preferably freeware/shareware. I only want to do simple things, mostly just writing out music for playing on a recorder, but up to four parts might come in useful. From Version Tracker I've obtained this list of programs that may be suitable, but before I spend several hours opening and playing around with them, I thought I'd ask here for advice to save me a bit of time.
Any comments on these programs?
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• Finale Notebook
• Lilypond
Are there any others that may fit the bill?

Finale Notebook is nice ("free" means in exchange for your address and email address in this case) but is probably too restricted for you.
If you take your time into this equation, none of the programs is free. When you want more and you want to take all your work and time into a new software later, you will get a problem if you have chosen a program that exports only MIDI.
That's the reason why I compiled this list: http://www.music-notation.info/en/compmus/compare.html
Click on a program and you will see how you can read your scores in other programs. Be careful, not every conversion is equally successful.
Best regards,
Gerd

Need Help writing program

very new to java, i conceptually know what i want to do, but it is hard to apply that to writing the program. this is very introductory so i'd appreciate all and any help.
i am trying to write a program such that if I select an integer, n, as in input, the program can convert that integer into it's binary representation. for example, if the integer is 4, then the program would output 001 as the binary representation of 4.
that is the first part, the second part is to have the binary representation go from most significan bit to least significant bit, so for the integer 4 it will come out as 100 (or 000100 or 00100).
ok basically i know i want the program to divide the chosen integer by 2 and take the remainder (n%2), which will be 1 or 0. i then want the program to take the value (n/2) and have that be the new n value, then repeat the steps over and over till my n just becomes 0. i am trying to do this with a while loop, but if there is an easier way to do this, please let me know. so far wha ti have is below, kinda stuck on how to write this program, please help. the output just keeps giving me 0 and doesn't end.
import java.util.*;
class Q3a{
static Scanner console = new Scanner (System.in);
     public static void main(String args[]){
          int n;
          n = console.nextInt();
          System.out.print("Choose an integer value :");
          while (true) {
          System.out.println("Remainder on dividing " + n + " by 2 is " + n%2);
          n = n/2;}
          System.out.println("New value of n is n/2 which is " + n);
          System.out.println("Remainder on dividing " + n + " by 2 is " + n%2);
          n = n/2;
          System.out.println("New value of n is n/2 which is " + n);
          System.out.println("Remainder on dividing " + n + " by 2 is " + n%2);
          n = n/2;
          System.out.println("New value of n is n/2 which is " + n);Message was edited by:
kribraider414

consider
while (n != 0){
System.out.println(n%2);
n = n/2;
}put the reverse of the stoping condition in the parens for the loop
This loop will run while n is NOT zero. It wil stop when n is zero. Try it for a few numbers and see what it does.
Pay particular attention to what it does if the number you supplied is zero (which is the one binary number that does not have a single one in it.)
Also take a look at what it does for negative numbers and decide what you want to do in that case.

Help writing programs!

I have recently taken it upon myself to learn Java, and I am having a few problems with a few programs. I am not understanding how to do certain things when writing the program. I am taking this class as an independent study, but we have a general guideline of programs that may help us prepare for the A.P. Exam. On of the programs that I am having difficulty with is a program designed to remove blanks. I have looked on the internet and found programs, but I need to write it in a certain way using arrays.
I am using BlueJ.
What I have so far is:
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String withblanks;
String removeblanks;
int num = 0;
ArrayList Array;
ArrayList Letter;
Letter = new ArrayList();
Array = new ArrayList();
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withblanks = "Take out these spaces";
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In the future, post code between [co[i]de] tags. Some pointers:
1) You're confusing arrays and ArrayLists, they are two very different things.
2) All variable names should begin with lower case letters.
3) It is pointless to have two { in a row.
4) In order for a program to run, it needs a main() method.
5) Always compare Strings with the equals() method, not ==.

Writing Programs with java in 10.3.9

So, I'm trying to teach myself the basics of Java. Here's what I did:
I went to the apple website and poked around until I found what I THOUGHT was the right download. (JavaForMacOSX10.3Update5.pkg). This SEEMS to have created a Java folder (Applications/Utilities/Java) However I can't confirm that it wasn't there before I downloaded and ran the JavaForMacOSX10.3Update5.pkg. Inside this folder are four applications (Applet Launcher, Input Method HotKey and two other PlugIns).
After reading a bunch of stuff about Java it seemed like I needed to be working with the Terminal Application in order to do command line stuff. I wrote a little program in TextEditor, saved it as "HelloApp.java" (like the book told me to) and then went to Terminal to try to compile it.
When I open Terminal, here's what I see:
Last login: Tue Jun 10 19:29:19 on ttyp1
Welcome to Darwin!
[Peter-Booths-Computer:~] peterboo%
I typed in <javac HelloApp.java> and here's what I got back:
error: cannot read: HelloApp.java
1 error
[Peter-Booths-Computer:~] peterboo%
Sooo... my questions:
How do I tell the computer through command line entries exactly WHERE my HelloApp.java file is? On a PC, they do something like cd C:/ to change directories to the location where the file is saved. Is there an equivalent command on a Mac?
I'm not even sure that I've got the Java JDK or JSE or whatever the heck it's called on my computer. Can someone tell me how to figure that out?
Is there a slicker way to compile, run etc. code with Java beside command line stuff in Terminal?
Thanks a TON to anyone who can help me.
Peter Booth
Message was edited by: Peter Booth1

Specify the path in the Terminal; a path will look like ~/Desktop/HelloApp.java if the item is on your desktop; when starting a path, ~ refers to your home folder, while / refers to the top level of the drive. Using 'cd' followed by a path will take you to that location from your current folder unless the path starts with a ~ or /, which work as above.
A path which starts with ../ refers to the folder enclosing the one you're currently looking at.
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Is it necessary to preconfigure input mode in MAX prior to writing program in Measurement Studio?

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You can do it using VB. Please make sure that if you are changing the input mode (CWAIChannel.inputmode) or you can use functional call to change it too.

I am writing a program that needs to draw gradient lines according to the points that i touch on ipad. For this i am using "DrawLinearGradient" function. But the 2 colors that i am giving for drawing gradient is not dividing equally in the complete line.

Can anyone please help about the parameters that need to be passed corectly.
CGColorSpace colorSpace = CGColorSpace.CreateDeviceRGB();
CGColor[] colors = {UIColor.Red.CGColor,UIColor.Green.CGColor};
float[] locations = {0.0f,0.5f,0.5f,1.0f};
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Wouldn't this be better posted in a developers forum? This forum is for Using an iPad, not writing programs for one.

I want to save important files/programs on an external hard drive, delete EVERYTHING on my computer, install snow leopard, and reload everything i saved on to a clean slate. Is this possible/practical?

I was just thinking that it would be better to wipe the entire hard drive clean and reinstall some programs rather than go through and move certain things to the trash. Basically rebuild my software and file collection from the ground up, omitting what is unnecessary. Then again, I have no idea what i'm doing.
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also, i have alot of projects in ableton (a music recording/writing program). Would saving and transferring them be just as simple as finding the song? or are other components of a certain song saved in other locations?
sorry this is so lengthy. i should probably stick with something simple but i just want things to run as smoothly as possible for as long as possible
thanks very much

Here's some info that may be helpful.
Installing Snow Leopard: What you need to know
http://www.macworld.com/article/1142454/install_snow_leopard.html.
You should get a Firewire connected hard drive and backup your MB's HD to it. That way, if something goes wrong during the installation, you can recover your current sytem, apps and files. After the SL install, you can use the external HD for frequent backups.
 Cheers, Tom

Program run in Netbeans but NOT running as jar file

Dear all ,
i hope any help in this problem.
i am writing program to access parallel port i put next files :
1. [ comm.jar + javax.comm.properties ] in
[ C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_18\lib ] and [ C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_18\jre\lib ]
2. [ win32com.dll ] in [ C:\WINDOWS\system32 ]
when i run application in NetBeans IDE 6.8 work fine and every think is ok
BUT when i produce jar file , generated jar file does not work [GUI appear but can not get ports on PC]
- I try to set Environment Variable as next :
CLASSPATH = .;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_18\lib\comm.jar
also does not work
any tip please ?
Thanks in advance
Nabil

First of all, leave the lib and jre/lib directories of the JRE alone. Never ever touch them again. Remove any jars you have put there yourself, or better yet completely remove and reinstall the JRE to make sure you put it back in a correct state.
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Command line: this depends on if you run a single class, or you invoke an executable jar.
Single class: you use the -cp command line switch to define the classpath
Executable jar: the jar itself defines the classpath in its META-INF/manifest.mf file. The -cp command line switch is ignored.
Since you use Netbeans, you'll get an executable jar so make sure to learn how such a jar is structured.

Want to learn iPhone Programming on 10.5 PPC, can i do this?

I want to self teach my self to program iPhone applications, i have no programming experience so inwill be starting from scratch. I have got the book 'Objective-C For Absolute Beginners' but before I begin I wanted to check I can learn using my system. I have a iMac G4 PPC running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard which means I cannot run the latest version of Xcode. Is the latest version of Xcode that can run on 10.5.8 and on a PPC machine okay for me to practice and learn how to use Xcode and program for the iPhone? Because I don't have the money but when I can afford it I will upgrade to an intel computer maybe in a years time. But will it do for now?

AndiWhitts wrote:
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Writing email: doesn't fit in screen

After updating to ios 4.0 on my 3GS I noticed that when I'm writing an email & I get to the end of a line the whole email shifts to the right for about 2 letters (which makes the first word of the email shift off screen to the left). The words don't all fit on the iphone screen by about 2 letters. The screen does not stay locked, it shifts to the right with the extra letters. This happens when composing a new email or replying to old emails. It does not happen with other writing programs I'm using in ios4 and it didn't happen in 3.0.
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Dear People,
I have been studying Collection classes in Java and now would like to learn how to permanently store data in a database. Up until now I have been writing programs where the data disappears after I turn my computer off.
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ps try to avoid telling me to go to a tutorial please. A few sequenced
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Using different font while writing ABAP code

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Hi,
I have an issue with the xfa.resolveNode function, i have added at comment //
at below coding at the line where the issues is occuring, please advise what can be done in order to make the loop works and enter the loop for the last line.
Any help/comment is highly appreciate!
FormQuoteNotification.bdyMain.frmTableBlock.tblTable.rowTableSection.rowTableItem.colNetV alue::initialize - (JavaScript, client)
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var k = 0;
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var finalPrice = new Array();
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