Released on 28 March 2021
-This patch release is a bug fix release addressing some inconsistencies and issues with the -document header buttons when Focus Mode is active. The keyboard shortcuts for search and replace -should now also work in Focus Mode. In addition, the setup script for novelWriter has been improved -when installing on Windows.
+This is a pre-release of 1.3. The primary feature of release 1.3 is the addition of +internationalisation (i18n) of novelWriter. The release introduces support for Portuguese, French, +and Norwegian in addition to the default English.
+This is a beta release. Use with caution on live project.
See also the Releases page.
-Released on 21 March 2021
-This patch release is a bug fix release addressing issues with the document editor's search and -replace tool. Due to some recently added restrictions on when various tools are active, depending -on which part of the main window has the user's focus, the search tool keyboard shortcuts and -buttons were blocked when they shouldn't. This release resolves these issues.
- -Released on 14 March 2021
-This release is mainly focused on the Build Novel Project tool. Completely new export classes -have been written to support Open Document and Markdown exports. In addition, the way document -layouts are handled have been automated a little to assist the user in keeping header levels and -document layout flags in sync. The third new additoion is the ability to record and log idle time -during a writing session to improve the writing statistics information as requested by several -users. Finally, it is now possible to directly edit the project dictionary via a new, simple GUI -dialog.
- -The main changes for this release are to the Build Novel Project tool. The Open Document export, -as well as the Markdown export, is now handled entirely by code written for novelWriter. -Previously, these export features depended on the underlying Qt library's save routines connected -to the preview document shown in the build dialog. Using this method of export both meant that the -content of the document was dependent on the preview being generated first, and it also meant that -the exported document had limited support for novelWriter-specific features and custom formatting. -The new export class should generate a much better result, especially for the Open Document -formats. The Open Document standard is supported by Open Office, Libre Office, Google Docs, -Microsoft Word, and probably a number of other applications too. The Markdown export hasn't changed -a lot, but should be a slight improvement on the previous export feature.
-These changes to the build tool also imply that the saving process is now independent of the -content of the preview window, meaning you don't have to rebuild the preview before saving, which -was previously the case. To make this more consistent, the PDF export option has been moved to the -print button as it is actually a print-to-file feature under the hood, not technically a proper PDF -export format. It is exactly the same as printing to file from the print preview dialog.
-In addition to the changes to the export features, the Build Novel Project tool now also has -controls for line height, which applies to all rich text export formats, and the option to replace -unicode characters with appropriate html entities for html export.
- -Among other changes in this release are a few improvements to the process of creating and -changing documents. When a new document is first created, the header is generated from the assigned -label and layout.
-In addition, for some document layouts, when the user changes the header level of the first -header of the document, the document layout setting is updated accordingly. This should reduce the -need for the user to maintain two ways of assigning the role of a given document. This automation -only applies to combinations of header level and current document layouts where there is no -ambiguity. For instance, changing the header level in a "Scene" document from level 3 to 2 changes -the document layout automatically to "Chapter". But changing the first header of a "Book" layout -document from 1 to 2 does not change the document's layout as the "Book" layout is a generic -document layout and it's perfectly reasonable for its first header to be a chapter header.
-Keep in mind that novelWriter treats documents with layout "Book", "Chapter" and "Scene" exactly -the same during exports. The distinction is only meant as a way to indicate the purpose of a -document in the project tree. This new automation is meant to assist in keeping this information up -to date. The other layouts do have an effect on formatting during export, and are generally left -alone.
- -Another change that has been requested by a couple of users is to have the session timer in the -status bar stop counting when the user is inactive (idle). This feature is optional, and can be -controlled from Preferences. The definition of "idle" in this context is either that the user is -active in a different application than novelWriter (loss of focus) or that the user has not made -any changes to the current document for a given amount of time. The time threshold is by default -five minutes, but can be altered in Preferences.
-In addition, the idle time is also recorded in the session log, and can be viewed in the Writing -Statistics dialog and exported with the rest of the information. The idle time is recorder in the -logs regardless of whether the status bar clock takes idle time into consideration or not. So even -if you turn off the idle time switch in Preferences, the other idle time setting still affects the -writing stats log entries.
- -The user dictionary of the project, where words added to the dictionary from the document editor -go, can now be viewed and edited with a new "Project Word List" tool in the "Tools" menu.
-A small additional feature added is also the ability to undo the last move of an item in the -project tree. The keyboard shortcut for this is `Ctrl+Shift+Z`, or it can be accessed from the -menu. The feature can only undo the last move, but it includes both documents moved to trash, moves -by up/down keypress or menu entries, and drag and drop moves.
-A new keyword has been added to mark characters in the story. The new keyword is intended to tag -a character as the focus character for a chapter or scene. This is useful for stories where the -point-of-view character and the focus character are different.
-Lastly, two bugfixes have been made as well. The Empty Trash feature was no longer working due -to an earlier fix solving another issue. The feature has now been restored. In addition, the -indexer now checks that a keyword (tag or reference) is valid before saving it to the index. -Previously, an invalid keyword could be saved to the index and potentially crash the application. -
- diff --git a/nw/assets/text/release_notes_1.2.htm b/nw/assets/text/release_notes_1.2.htm new file mode 100644 index 00000000..864521b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/nw/assets/text/release_notes_1.2.htm @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ + + + + + +Released on 28 March 2021
+This patch release is a bug fix release addressing some inconsistencies and issues with the +document header buttons when Focus Mode is active. The keyboard shortcuts for search and replace +should now also work in Focus Mode. In addition, the setup script for novelWriter has been improved +when installing on Windows.
+ +See also the Releases page.
+ +Released on 21 March 2021
+This patch release is a bug fix release addressing issues with the document editor's search and +replace tool. Due to some recently added restrictions on when various tools are active, depending +on which part of the main window has the user's focus, the search tool keyboard shortcuts and +buttons were blocked when they shouldn't. This release resolves these issues.
+ +Released on 14 March 2021
+This release is mainly focused on the Build Novel Project tool. Completely new export classes +have been written to support Open Document and Markdown exports. In addition, the way document +layouts are handled have been automated a little to assist the user in keeping header levels and +document layout flags in sync. The third new additoion is the ability to record and log idle time +during a writing session to improve the writing statistics information as requested by several +users. Finally, it is now possible to directly edit the project dictionary via a new, simple GUI +dialog.
+ +The main changes for this release are to the Build Novel Project tool. The Open Document export, +as well as the Markdown export, is now handled entirely by code written for novelWriter. +Previously, these export features depended on the underlying Qt library's save routines connected +to the preview document shown in the build dialog. Using this method of export both meant that the +content of the document was dependent on the preview being generated first, and it also meant that +the exported document had limited support for novelWriter-specific features and custom formatting. +The new export class should generate a much better result, especially for the Open Document +formats. The Open Document standard is supported by Open Office, Libre Office, Google Docs, +Microsoft Word, and probably a number of other applications too. The Markdown export hasn't changed +a lot, but should be a slight improvement on the previous export feature.
+These changes to the build tool also imply that the saving process is now independent of the +content of the preview window, meaning you don't have to rebuild the preview before saving, which +was previously the case. To make this more consistent, the PDF export option has been moved to the +print button as it is actually a print-to-file feature under the hood, not technically a proper PDF +export format. It is exactly the same as printing to file from the print preview dialog.
+In addition to the changes to the export features, the Build Novel Project tool now also has +controls for line height, which applies to all rich text export formats, and the option to replace +unicode characters with appropriate html entities for html export.
+ +Among other changes in this release are a few improvements to the process of creating and +changing documents. When a new document is first created, the header is generated from the assigned +label and layout.
+In addition, for some document layouts, when the user changes the header level of the first +header of the document, the document layout setting is updated accordingly. This should reduce the +need for the user to maintain two ways of assigning the role of a given document. This automation +only applies to combinations of header level and current document layouts where there is no +ambiguity. For instance, changing the header level in a "Scene" document from level 3 to 2 changes +the document layout automatically to "Chapter". But changing the first header of a "Book" layout +document from 1 to 2 does not change the document's layout as the "Book" layout is a generic +document layout and it's perfectly reasonable for its first header to be a chapter header.
+Keep in mind that novelWriter treats documents with layout "Book", "Chapter" and "Scene" exactly +the same during exports. The distinction is only meant as a way to indicate the purpose of a +document in the project tree. This new automation is meant to assist in keeping this information up +to date. The other layouts do have an effect on formatting during export, and are generally left +alone.
+ +Another change that has been requested by a couple of users is to have the session timer in the +status bar stop counting when the user is inactive (idle). This feature is optional, and can be +controlled from Preferences. The definition of "idle" in this context is either that the user is +active in a different application than novelWriter (loss of focus) or that the user has not made +any changes to the current document for a given amount of time. The time threshold is by default +five minutes, but can be altered in Preferences.
+In addition, the idle time is also recorded in the session log, and can be viewed in the Writing +Statistics dialog and exported with the rest of the information. The idle time is recorder in the +logs regardless of whether the status bar clock takes idle time into consideration or not. So even +if you turn off the idle time switch in Preferences, the other idle time setting still affects the +writing stats log entries.
+ +The user dictionary of the project, where words added to the dictionary from the document editor +go, can now be viewed and edited with a new "Project Word List" tool in the "Tools" menu.
+A small additional feature added is also the ability to undo the last move of an item in the +project tree. The keyboard shortcut for this is `Ctrl+Shift+Z`, or it can be accessed from the +menu. The feature can only undo the last move, but it includes both documents moved to trash, moves +by up/down keypress or menu entries, and drag and drop moves.
+A new keyword has been added to mark characters in the story. The new keyword is intended to tag +a character as the focus character for a chapter or scene. This is useful for stories where the +point-of-view character and the focus character are different.
+Lastly, two bugfixes have been made as well. The Empty Trash feature was no longer working due +to an earlier fix solving another issue. The feature has now been restored. In addition, the +indexer now checks that a keyword (tag or reference) is valid before saving it to the index. +Previously, an invalid keyword could be saved to the index and potentially crash the application. +
+ + + diff --git a/sample/nwProject.nwx b/sample/nwProject.nwx index c4351b24..dad308da 100644 --- a/sample/nwProject.nwx +++ b/sample/nwProject.nwx @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ -