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Elements 1.1: New UI and Improved Usability

Elements is the best Dropbox-powered text editor currently available in the App Store, and the latest 1.1 update, which was approved earlier today, brings many improvements and fixes users have been asking for since the first release of the app.

A new UI, if you were not a fan of the previous “marble-like” one, with subtle navigation bars and backgrounds. Elements now comes with full-text search for your documents stored in Dropbox, so you’ll be able to either enter a title or some text and start searching. You can also rename and delete files, sort them by modified date or title.

Last, lots of fixes and “under the hood” improvements. Elements is still available at $4.99 in the App Store, and the 1.1 version is more recommended than ever. Check out the full press release and screenshots below.

September 27, 2010

Elements 1.1 Features Search, File Management, New User Interface.

Carmel, IN – Second Gear is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Elements 1.1, the latest version of their new text editor for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Elements allows you to view, edit and share plain text documents on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. All of your data is stored on your personal Dropbox account so that its accessible from any device you have.

Version 1.1 adds support for many features requested by our users such as the ability to search the contents of each of the files stored in your Elements. Version 1.1 also adds support for renaming and deleting files inside the application.

Elements 1.1 also sports a refined application icon and an all new user interface for both the iPhone and iPad platform. The iPad also adds a file listing view in addition to the file grid layout of previous versions.

Elements is available for an introductory price of $4.99.

Elements 1.1 requires an iPad running iOS 3.2 or an iPhone/iPod touch running iOS 4. A free Dropbox account is also required. Elements can be downloaded from the App Store.

## What’s new in Elements 1.1:

* Files can be deleted within Elements
* Files can be renamed within Elements
* Added ability to sort by file name and creation date
* Added ability to search the contents your Elements files
* Added file list view for iPad version
* All new user interface
* Refined version of the app icon
* Dramatically improved the file creation process to be less intrusive and jarring
* Scratchpad should behave better with VoiceOver
* Added some padding to edges of text view. Landscape mode on the iPad now more narrow to mimic a writing environment
* Updated to latest version of TextExpander SDK
* Miscellaneous bug fixes and performance improvements

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