Writer is often my word processor of preference, more agile than Word, able to read docs on my iPhone unlike Apple Pages, better formatting and interface than Google Docs etc. And the collaboration functionality is best of class. But one limiting drawback is...

I often need to edit two docs, or two versions, side by side, and it appears that I can't do this in Writer.

There does not appear to be a way to open a second window without losing the window that is open.

Most other writing applications (like those mentioned) will allow this.

Another approach, which as a writer I think is even better, is to have the option of opening a second editor pane. Scrivener and Ulysses take this approach and it is very stable and helpful.

I appreciate that Writer (unlike some of the others mentioned) is receiving fairly freguent updates and feature improvements, and it would not surprise me to learn that this request is on the road map.

The sooner we can have that second pane or window, the better! Thanks for listening.