I’ve been using the Journal app on macOS since it was in beta, as a test to see if it could replace the text documents I had been using up until then. I’d migrated from Day One a couple of years ago, having become less than enthusiastic about its owners once it was sold on.
I migrated everything to Ulysses, and made each entry an .md file and stored them on a synced and encrypted drive so I could always find them again if needs be and have peace of mind about security. There are very private thoughts, remember.
When the Journal app came along, I wanted to give it a try to see if it would work for me. The type of journaling I do is basic and is easily suited to plain text files. But I wanted something that had a few bells and whistles to help get me into the mindset to use it, and using the same editor I use for long-form writing was fine, but it didn’t really gel. I checked that I could export all the entries, if needs be, because that was a deal-breaker if it wasn’t possible. And I started using it.
So far, I’m pretty happy with it, but it has its idiosyncrasies. For example, when I start a new entry, text input is not always ready to accept typed words. I click in and out of the window a couple of times, and then I can write. It’s a bit shoddy for a company like Apple, but it’s hardly the end of the universe either.
However, the biggest issue for me is that there are no controls to adjust the size of the text displayed. Being able to scale text would make such an improvement to the app, particularly if, like me, you primarily use a 27” monitor.
So that’s my request of Apple. Please include text sizing options to help make it more inclusive for users.