The macosxhints Rating:
[Score: 8 out of 10]
- Developer: Amar Sagu / Product page
- Price: Freeware
I use Tofu quite a bit when reading articles that are long on text and light on images (Tofu can display them, but since the layout gets modified, they may not make much sense where they show in the reformatted text). Just copy and paste a bunch of text into Tofu, and you're ready to go. The text flows into justified columns, fitting the window size you've chosen, and you're ready to read, scrolling left to right as you go.
Tofu includes a "live search" feature, too, so you can jump directly to any spot in the text just by typing a few characters that you'd like to search with. And if you use services-aware applications like Safari or OmniWeb, there's a service available (View in Columns) to make the process even quicker (though it opens the new window behind any existing Tofu windows, which might make you think it didn't work at first). You can set your preferred font, background color, and other options in Tofu's prefs, and there are a variety of keyboard and mouse-based scrolling shortcuts. If you find yourself with tired eyes after reading long articles on the web, give Tofu a try...

