diff --git a/docs/source/images/fig_project_tree_detailed.png b/docs/source/images/fig_project_tree_detailed.png index e46c5d30..ec451ccc 100644 Binary files a/docs/source/images/fig_project_tree_detailed.png and b/docs/source/images/fig_project_tree_detailed.png differ diff --git a/docs/source/int_introduction.rst b/docs/source/int_introduction.rst index c67588e7..ca20986e 100644 --- a/docs/source/int_introduction.rst +++ b/docs/source/int_introduction.rst @@ -12,16 +12,17 @@ text without having to deal with formatting until you generate a draft document Instead, you can focus on the writing right from the start. Of course, you probably need *some* formatting for your text. At the very least you need emphasis. -Most people are familiar with adding emphasis using underscores and asterisks. This formatting -standard comes from Markdown_ and is supported by novelWriter. It also uses Markdown formatting for -defining document headings. If you need more specialised formatting, additional formatting options -are available using a shortcode format. See :ref:`a_fmt_shortcodes` for more details. +Most people are familiar with adding emphasis using ``_underscores_`` and ``**asterisks**``. This +formatting standard comes from Markdown_ and is supported by novelWriter. It also uses Markdown +formatting for defining document headings. If you need more specialised formatting, additional +formatting options are available using a shortcode format. See :ref:`a_fmt_shortcodes` for more +details. .. admonition:: Limitations novelWriter is designed for writing fiction, so the formatting features available are limited to - those relevant for this purpose. It is **not** suitable for technical writing, and it is **not** - a full-featured Markdown editor. + those relevant for this purpose. It is *not* suitable for technical writing, and it is *not* a + full-featured Markdown editor. It is also not intended as a tool for organising research for writing, and therefore lacks formatting features you may need for this purpose. The notes feature in novelWriter is mainly @@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ instead of a single, large document. The idea is to make it easier to reorganise structure without having to cut and paste text between chapters and scenes. There are two kinds of documents in your project: :term:`Novel Documents` are documents that are -part of your story. The other kind of documents are :term:`Project Notes`. These are intended for +part of your story. The other kind of documents are :term:`Project Notes`, which are intended for your notes about your characters, your world building, and so on. You can at any point split the individual documents by their headings up into multiple documents, @@ -51,9 +52,12 @@ Below are some key features of novelWriter. **Focus on writing** The aim of the user interface is to let you focus on writing instead of spending time formatting text. Formatting is therefore limited to a small set of formatting tags for simple things like - text emphasis and paragraph alignment. When you really want to focus on just writing, you can - switch the editor into **Focus Mode** where only the text editor panel itself is visible, and - the project structure view is hidden away. + text emphasis and paragraph alignment. Additional shortcodes are available for special + formatting cases. + + When you really want to focus on just writing, you can switch the editor into **Focus Mode** + where only the text editor panel itself is visible, and the project structure view is hidden + away. **Keep an eye on your notes** The main window can optionally show a document viewer to the right of the editor. The viewer @@ -72,19 +76,22 @@ Below are some key features of novelWriter. **Multi-novel project support** The main parts of your project is split up into top level special folders called "Root" folders. Your main story text lives in the "Novel" root folder. You can have multiple such folders in a - project. This allows you to keep a series of individual novels with the same characters and - world building in the same project, and create manuscripts for them individually. + project, and rename them to whatever you want. This allows you to keep a series of individual + novels with the same characters and world building in the same project, and create manuscripts + for them individually. **Keep track of your story elements** All notes in your project can be assigned a :term:`tag` that you can then :term:`reference` from any other document or note. In fact, you can add a new tag under each heading of a note if you - need to be able to reference specific sections of it. + need to be able to reference specific sections of it, or you want to keep several topics in the + same note. **Get an overview of your story** It is not the documents themselves that define the chapters and scenes of your story, but the headings that separate them. In the **Outline View** on the main window you can see an outline - of all the chapter and scene headings of your project. If they have any references in them, like - which character is in what chapter and scene, these are listed in additional columns. + of all the chapter and scene headings of each novel root folder in your project. If they have + any references in them, like which character is in what chapter and scene, these are listed in + additional columns. You can also add a synopsis to each chapter or scene, which can be listed here as well. You have the option to add or remove columns of information from this outline. A subset of the outline @@ -100,9 +107,9 @@ Below are some key features of novelWriter. Whether you want to assemble a manuscript, or export all your notes, or generate an outline of your chapters and scenes with a synopsis included, you can use the **Build Manuscript** tool to do so. The tool lets you select what information you want to include in the generated document, - and how it is formatted. You can send the result to a printer, a PDF, or to an Open Document - file that can be opened by most office type word processors. You can also generate the result - as HTML, or Markdown, both suitable for further conversion to other formats. + and how it is formatted. You can send the result to a printer or PDF, or generate an Open + Document file that can be opened by most office type word processors. You can also generate the + result as HTML, or Markdown, both suitable for further conversion to other formats. .. _a_intro_screenshots: diff --git a/docs/source/int_overview.rst b/docs/source/int_overview.rst index 96c938b7..db450b5c 100644 --- a/docs/source/int_overview.rst +++ b/docs/source/int_overview.rst @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ but you don't need all of them to get started. The chapters below labelled "Essential Information" are the ones you need to know to use the application correctly. By "correctly", it is meant: in a way so novelWriter understands the basic structure of your text. It collects a lot of information from your text and uses it to display the -structure of it in various ways to help you get an overview of your project. +structure of it in various ways to help you get an overview of your writing. The chapters labelled "Recommended Reading" includes additional information on how the different parts if the application work and what the features do. diff --git a/docs/source/project_overview.rst b/docs/source/project_overview.rst index a84c2cc3..789642d7 100644 --- a/docs/source/project_overview.rst +++ b/docs/source/project_overview.rst @@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ Status and Importance Tabs -------------------------- Each document or folder of type **Novel** can be given a "Status" label accompanied by a coloured -icon, and each document or folder of the remaining types can be given an "Importance" label. +icon with an optional shape selected from a list of pre-defined shapes. Each document or folder of +the remaining types can be given an "Importance" label with the same customisation options. These labels are there purely for your convenience, and you are not required to use them for any other features to work. No other part of novelWriter accesses this information. The intention is to diff --git a/docs/source/usage_breakdown.rst b/docs/source/usage_breakdown.rst index f34f40ec..814a445b 100644 --- a/docs/source/usage_breakdown.rst +++ b/docs/source/usage_breakdown.rst @@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ project-related tools and quick access to settings at the bottom. .. versionadded:: 2.2 A number of new formatting options were added in 2.2 to allow for some special formatting cases. - At the same time, a small formatting toolbar was added in the editor. It is hidden by default, - but can be opened by pressing the icon button in the top right corner. + At the same time, a small formatting toolbar was added to the editor. It is hidden by default, + but can be opened by pressing the button in the top right corner of the editor header. Project Tree and Editor View @@ -148,6 +148,20 @@ in the document editor that acts on the open document. .. versionadded:: 2.4 +Switching Focus +--------------- + +If the project or novel view does not have focus, pressing :kbd:`Ctrl+T` switches focus to +whichever of the two is visible. If one of them already has focus, the key press will switch +between them instead. + +Likewise, pressing :kbd:`Ctrl+E` with switch focus to the document editor or viewer, or if any of +them already have focus, it will switch focus between them, + +These two shortcuts makes it possible to jump between all these GUI elements without having to +reach for the mouse or touchpad. + + .. _a_breakdown_project: Project Layout diff --git a/docs/source/usage_project.rst b/docs/source/usage_project.rst index fceca8b5..7a1a8948 100644 --- a/docs/source/usage_project.rst +++ b/docs/source/usage_project.rst @@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ At the top of the project tree, you will find a set of buttons. * The next two buttons can be used to move items up and down in the project tree. This is the only way to move root folders. * The next button opens a dropdown menu for adding new items to the tree. This includes root - folders. You can also activate this dropdown menu by pressing :kbd:`Ctrl+N`. + folders and template documents. You can also activate this dropdown menu by pressing + :kbd:`Ctrl+N`. * The last button is a menu of further actions you can apply to the project tree. Below the project tree you will find a small details panel showing the full information of the diff --git a/docs/source/usage_shortcuts.rst b/docs/source/usage_shortcuts.rst index a8f8163f..420d1456 100644 --- a/docs/source/usage_shortcuts.rst +++ b/docs/source/usage_shortcuts.rst @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Main Window Shortcuts ":kbd:`F9`", "Re-build the project's index" ":kbd:`F11`", "Toggle full screen mode" ":kbd:`Ctrl+,`", "Open the **Preferences** dialog" - ":kbd:`Ctrl+E`", "Switch focus to the document editor" + ":kbd:`Ctrl+E`", "Switch or toggle focus for the editor or viewer" ":kbd:`Ctrl+T`", "Switch or toggle focus for the project tree or novel view" ":kbd:`Ctrl+Q`", "Exit novelWriter" ":kbd:`Ctrl+Shift+,`", "Open the **Project Settings** dialog"