Post-release fixes and updates (#903)
* Add an extra pause to the windows scripts * Update main readme * Add mention of Linux Mint in docs
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@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ synchronisation tools. All text is saved as plain text files with a meta data he
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project structure is stored in a single project XML file. Other meta data is primarily saved as
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JSON files.
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The full documentation is available on [readthedocs.io](https://novelwriter.readthedocs.io).
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The full documentation is available at
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[novelwriter.readthedocs.io](https://novelwriter.readthedocs.io).
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The full credits are listed in [CREDITS.md](https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/blob/main/CREDITS.md).
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The full credits are listed in
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[CREDITS.md](https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/blob/main/CREDITS.md).
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## Implementation
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@@ -34,10 +36,9 @@ met. It is regularly tested on Debian and Ubuntu Linux, Windows, and macOS.
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## Installation
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### Ubuntu and Debian
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### Linux Mint, Ubuntu and Debian
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The Releases page has a `.deb` package (from version 1.5rc1 and on) that should install on both
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Debian and Ubuntu.
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The Releases page has a `.deb` package that should install on Mint, Ubuntu and Debian.
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You can also use the novelWriter [PPA](https://launchpad.net/~vkbo/+archive/ubuntu/novelwriter).
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For more details, check the [Linux](https://novelwriter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setup_linux.html)
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@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ existing code unless there is a very good reason for doing so.
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Fixes and patches are welcome. Contributions related to packaging and installing novelWriter will
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also be appreciated, but please make an issue or a discussion topic first. Before contributing any
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code, please read the full [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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code, please also read the full
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[Contributing Guide](https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
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New translations are always welcome. Please read the additional
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[instructions](https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/blob/main/i18n/README.md) for further details.
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@@ -92,18 +94,9 @@ set of formatting that is useful for the specific task of writing novels.
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| `<<` | Suffix | The paragraph is left-aligned. |
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| `>>`, `<<` | Wrapped | The paragraph is centred. |
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<sup>1</sup> If the first word of the comment is `synopsis:`, the comment is indexed and treated as the
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synopsis for the section of text where it occurs. These synopsis comments can be used to build an
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outline and exported to external documents.
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In addition:
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* A variety of thin and non-breaking spaces are supported. Some of them depend on the system
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running at least Qt 5.9. Earlier versions of Qt will unfortunately strip them out when saving.
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* Tabs can be used in the text, and should be properly aligned in both editor and viewer. This can
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be used to make simple tables and lists. Note that for HTML exports, most browsers will treat a
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tab as a space, so it may not show up like expected. Open Document exports should produce the
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expected result.
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<sup>1</sup> If the first word of the comment is `synopsis:`, the comment is indexed and treated as
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the synopsis for the section of text where it occurs. These synopsis comments can be used to build
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an outline and exported to external documents.
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### Export Formats
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@@ -112,7 +105,7 @@ standard for office type documents that is supported by most office applications
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[Open Document > Application Support](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument#Application_support)
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for more details.
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You can also export the entire project as a single novelWriter-flavour document. These can later be
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You can also export the entire project as a single novelWriter-markup document. These can later be
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imported again into novelWriter. In addition, printing and export to PDF is offered through the Qt
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library, although with limitations to formatting.
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@@ -159,6 +152,8 @@ Dependencies can generally be installed from PyPi with:
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pip install -r requirements.txt
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```
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On Linux, the dependencies are generally available in the standard package repository.
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For more details on running or installing from source, see
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[Other Setup Methods](https://novelwriter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setup_other.html).
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@@ -168,13 +163,13 @@ If you need to debug novelWriter, you must run it from the command line. It take
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which can be listed with the switch `--help`. The `--info`, `--debug` or `--verbose` flags are
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particularly useful for increasing logging output for debugging.
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## Licenses
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## Licence
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This is Open Source software, and novelWriter is licensed under GPLv3. See the
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This is Open Source software, and novelWriter is licenced under GPLv3. See the
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[GNU General Public License website](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html) for more
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details, or consult the [LICENSE](https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/blob/main/LICENSE.md) file.
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Bundled assets and their licenses are listed in
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Bundled assets and their licences are listed in
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[CREDITS](https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/blob/main/CREDITS.md).
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## Screenshots
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@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ recommended that you download either the full source or the minimal package and
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practical location on your system and run the ``setup.py`` script.
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Debian or Ubuntu
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================
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Debian-Based Distros
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====================
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A general Debian package can be downloaded from the `main website`_. This package should work on
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both Debian and Ubuntu.
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both Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint.
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If you prefer, you can also add the novelWriter repository on Launchpad to your package manager.
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Ubuntu
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------
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Ubuntu and Mint
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---------------
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You can add the Ubuntu PPA_ and install novelWriter with the following commands.
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@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ echo.
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echo Please download and install it from https://www.python.org/downloads/
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echo Also make sure the "Add Python to PATH" option is selected during installation.
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echo.
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pause
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goto:eof
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:errorNoSetup
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@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ echo.
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echo Please download and install it from https://www.python.org/downloads/
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echo Also make sure the "Add Python to PATH" option is selected during installation.
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echo.
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pause
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goto:eof
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:errorNoSetup
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