Update docs and add menu entries for special titles (#850)
* Update Introduction chapter * Update User Interface chapter * Update Novel Projects chapter * Update Novel Structure chapter * Update Exporting Projects chapter * Drop the asterisk notation for unnumbered chapters * Add menu entries and tests for Novel Title and Unnumbered Chapter block formats
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@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ projects are structured is covered in :ref:`a_struct`.
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In addition, the project can contain notes on the various plot elements, characters, locations,
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etc, that make up the story. These notes are organised in a set of category-specific top-level
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folders referred to as "root" folders, and each entry can be tagged and cross-referenced from
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folders referred to as "root folders", and each entry can be tagged and cross-referenced from
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within the novel documents and notes. These tags make it possible to inter-link documents, and
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generate an overview of the entire novel project and how the various documents and plot elements
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are interconnected. The tag and reference syntax is covered in :ref:`a_proj` and :ref:`a_notes`.
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These additional features are not standard in markdown, but are available through special meta
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keywords described in :ref:`a_struct_tags`. Syntax highlighting is provided to make it easier to
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verify that the markdown tags are used correctly.
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These features are available through special meta keywords described in :ref:`a_struct_tags`.
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Syntax highlighting is provided to make it easier to verify that the markdown tags are used
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correctly.
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An overview of the supported markdown syntax is covered in :ref:`a_ui`.
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An overview of the supported formatting syntax is covered in :ref:`a_ui`.
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.. _a_intro_design:
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@@ -34,32 +34,32 @@ at the same time provide a complete set of features needed for writing a novel.
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.. note::
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novelWriter is not intended to be a full office type word processor. It doesn't support images,
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links, tables, and other complex structures and objects often needed for such documents.
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Formatting is limited to headers, and bold, italicised and strikethrough text.
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Formatting is limited to headers, emphasis, text alignment, and a few other simple features.
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.. tip::
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If you do need to align information in rows and columns in your notes, you can achieve this with
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tabs and line breaks. The tab stop width can be specified in :guilabel:`Preferences`.
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The main window does not have a toolbar like many other applications do. This reduces clutter, and
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since the documents are formatted with markdown tags, is more or less redundant. However, all
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since the documents are formatted with style tags, is more or less redundant. However, all
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formatting features supported are available through convenient keyboard shortcuts. They are also
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available in the main menu so you don't have to look up the syntax every time until you've
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memorised it. A full list of shortcuts can be found in the :ref:`a_kb` section.
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available in the main menu so you don't have to look up formatting codes every time you need them,
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before you've memorised them. A full list of shortcuts can be found in the :ref:`a_kb` section.
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In addition, novelWriter has a :guilabel:`Focus Mode` where all the user interface elements other
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than the document editor itself are hidden away.
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The colour scheme of the user interface defaults to that of the host operating system. In addition,
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other light and dark themes are provided, and can be enabled in :guilabel:`Preferences` from the
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The colour scheme of the user interface defaults to that of the host operating system. Some other
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light and dark colour themes are provided, and can be enabled in :guilabel:`Preferences` from the
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:guilabel:`Tools` menu. A number of syntax highlighting themes are also available in
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:guilabel:`Preferences`. A set of icon themes in colour and greyscale are also offered. The icons
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are based on the Typicons_ icon set designed by Stephen Hutchings.
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The main window is split in two, or optionally three, panels. The left-most panel contains the
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project tree and all the documents in your project. The second panel is the document editor, and
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the optional third panel is a document viewer which can view any document in your project
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independently of the document editor. It is not intended as a preview window, although you can use
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it for this, but for viewing your notes next to your editor while you're writing.
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project tree and all the documents in your project. The second panel is the document editor. An
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optional third panel is a document viewer which can view any document in your project independently
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of the document editor. It is not intended as a preview window, although you can use it for this,
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but for viewing your notes next to your editor while you're writing.
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A second tab is also available on the main window. This is the :guilabel:`Outline` tab where the
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entire novel structure can be displayed, with all the tags and references listed. Depending on how
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