Veronica K. B. Olsen
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33 lines
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# novelWriter
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This is a reboot of my novelWriter application using Qt5 after abandoning the Gtk3 version now renamed novelWriterGtk.
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The first usable version is under initial development.
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The application is written with Python3 and PyQt5, and developed on Linux. I will try to make sure it works on Windows as well.
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**Note:** This application is designed specifically for my own needs as I work on my projects.
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I will only add features as I need them. I am trying to make the application as general as possible within that limitation.
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## Features
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The file format for the written text is plain html as generated by the Qt5 text editor. Meta data is stored as XML.
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Here is an overview of the core features I want to implement as a starting point:
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* A simple rich text editor with a minimal set uf text decoration features.
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* The structure of the novel is broken down into individual scene files within chapters.
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* A non-sorted tree view for easy navigation between the scene files. The elements of the tree reflect the order they appear in the chapters.
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* Scene meta data including POV, character, location, plot and timeline information in a tag-style manner.
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* Basic visualisation tools for the novel meta data.
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* The file format should be such that version control software can be used for the projects. That is, no binary files.
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Future features that will be added:
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* Export options for HTML, open document format and PDF (probably via LaTeX or Pandoc).
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## Dependencies
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* python3-pyqt5
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* python3-appdirs
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* python3-lxml
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