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"Mobile Text Editor X1 is a state-of-the-art internet text editor which allows writers to get their work done while traveling or vacationing all over the world. It provides the capability for creating and editing text documents on the internet from any location in the world with cell phone service. Mobile Text Editor X1 includes the MFS™ mobile internet file system and requires a MobileMe/iDisk account for 20 GB of internet storage. Mobile Text Editor X1 also provides the capability for storing thousands of PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, photos, videos, and plain text files on the iPhone hard drive or MobileMe/iDisk internet servers. In addition, it includes a built-in Wi-Fi web server for viewing, downloading, or uploading files from any local Mac or PC web browser with password protection. You can also edit the cached documents online or offline, and e-mail any plain text document instantly. With Mobile Text Editor X1, you can experience the freedom of having internet editing capability and instant access to thousands of important articles, blogs, books, essays, journals, outlines, scripts, and speeches right in your pocket. Mobile Text Editor X1 runs on both the iPhone and iPod touch."

"This is a high-end text editor that includes a wide array of nice features. Powerful storage and synchronization tools allow you to organize files in folders, and transfer files using Wi-Fi or iDisk. The app supports viewing XLS, PDF, DOC, PPT, multiple image formats, and multiple video formats. The advanced interface allows you to open and view/edit multiple files simultaneously, change display fonts, and copy/paste between open documents. However, text editing is limited to plain text files. You can adjust saturation, luminosity, temperature, and color balance on images. Find/replace, undo/redo, and very stylish user interface top off the rich feature set for this moderately priced ($15.99) app. Access to the 'Users Guide' takes you out of the app and into the Safari browser offering basic FAQ style help.

Some of the user interface elements are a little small for my big fingers and I'd love to see MS Word .doc file editing support. Otherwise, the advanced interface and rich feature set make this a nice app for anyone serious about mobile document access.

The feature that allows you to change the font changes the font selection for the whole document not just the selected text.

Text Editor Pro also by Impact Financials, Inc. offers the same rich feature set without the iDisk web storage support option for $9.99. 

I have over 400 apps in my library, and this one will make the cut and get one of the limited spots on my iPhone.

Note: The developer provided a promo copy of this app for review. "

Clean Installation Did the app install easily and cleanly? (assigned weight-5)

10

Easy Configuration Was initial configuration simple and easy to understand? (assigned weight-5)

10

Configuration Options Does app offer configuration options to allow customization? (assigned weight-5)

10

Learning Curve Is app easy to lean and use? (assigned weight-5)

9

Support Website Does the developer offer a comprehensive support site? (assigned weight-4)

7

Feature Set - Does the app have a full feature set for the purpose? (assigned weight-5)

10

Help - Does app have built in help that is really helpful? (Direct access in app, access via web, or none. (assigned weight-5)

8

Bugs - Does the app work as expected, without bugs (assigned weight-5)

10

Load Time - Does the app load quickly? ( ready to use in less than 10 seconds on 3GS) (assigned weight-3)

10

Controls Does app offer adequate controls for purpose? (assigned weight-5)

10

Regular Updates Does vendor appear to keep app up-to-date (updated or released in last 6 months=10,-1 per month after 6 unless reason update is not required)? (assigned weight-3)

10

Alternative Languages Does the app support alternate languages? (assigned weight-2)

1

Intuitive Interface Is the interface intuitive (icons, menus, and directional symbols) for average users and does it adhere to good iPhone design principles? (assigned weight-5)

9

Screen Layouts Are screen layouts logical and well-designed? (assigned weight-5)

10

Navigation Is the app navigation logical and easy to use? (assigned weight-4)

10

Readability Legible text and print size that is appropriate for the intended audience. Are fonts and interface elements easy to see and read? (assigned weight-5)

10

Recovery from Incoming Call Does the app recover after being interrupted by an incoming call or message? (to test interrupt app during operation ) (assigned weight-5)

10

Restart/Pause/Shutdown If applicable, does the app allow user to pause or shutdown and restart at a meaningful and logical point after previous use? If game, does it restart to place in level, or can you pause before closing app. (to test close and reopen app to see if it restarts to a meaningful point) (assigned weight-5)

10

Graphics Quality Are the graphics of good quality and resolution; do images load within reasonable timeframe? (assigned weight-5)

9

Graphics Usefulness Are the graphics meaningful and useful? (assigned weight-5)

10

Word Processor - Creating new document/text file Is it easy to create and save a new file? (assigned weight-5)

10

Word Processor - Sync to cloud (iDisk, Google Docs, WebDAV) Does the app support cloud sync(iDisk, Google Docs, WebDAV..)? (assigned weight-5)

10

Word Processor - Sync/save to desktop computer Does the app support easy sync to desktop computer? (assigned weight-5)

10

Word Processor - Type ahead Does the app support iPhone (or other) type ahead? (assigned weight-5)

10