In a couple of places, Ioa and “Not Kevin” say the goal is to get the next version of Scrivener out by “late October” for NaNoWriMo.
Am I the only wrimo here who thinks this is going to be VERY, VERY bad for the word count?
I looked at the new features… this is going to take some getting used to. This is going to require DAYS of screwing around… er… I mean… evaluating the new features to see how they fit in my work flow. If late means after Oct. 28… I’m in deep doo doo on the word count.
If we are talking October 31, then
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT’S HOLY, WAIT UNTIL NOV. 30 AT MIDNIGHT!!
Apollo, we sincerely hope not! Keep in mind the screenshots you see in the announcement, and indeed the wording itself are all showcasing some of the bigger changes. The default 2.0 interface will, icons aside, look remarkably identical to what you are already used to. Working in it will be, by and large, the same experience you are already fluent in. At this level, the hope is that similar-but-even-smoother is how it should feel. If you rely on point-to-click menus a lot, that will be the biggest area of acclimation as the menus have been more logically arranged, meaning things have moved about. Some shortcuts have changed, but not too many.
As for all the wonderful new stuff, there is no need to play with the toys until you have time to do so. And hopefully you will. While there is a lot of new stuff, it isn’t all “whole new program” type stuff. Freeform corkboards are the kind of thing you can probably completely learn in a few minutes. You already know the important and tricky stuff from regular corkboards, like what an index card is.
If you must procrastinate, however, then I suggest you disable your Internet connexion until the 30th. Then when you re-connect with the world, viola! Scrivener 2.0 has been released!
P.S. I know this isn’t entirely serious, but should I move this to the Nano board?
Too late! Yve cast yourself as a weirdo aboard Scriv. Youll have to live with it.
Anyway…assuming youre not a cat or a human, what are y exactly? Dont tell me youre a god, that`s hackneyed. Pertinent Fluff
Fascinating stuff Apollo.
Worrying thing is though, it puts you in orbit with vic-k. He`s a Cosmos junkie. He became addicted on Oct 4th 1957 (his birthday), when the Soviets anounced the launch of Sputnik1.
Yuri Gagarin became his first revered hero/icon, in 61. In 62, having become a, Defender of the Realm, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, he could be heard strutting his stuff in Germany, to the strains of: youtube.com/watch?v=SQdDjy1U … re=related
The police no longer bother responding, when perturbed onlookers tell them theres this old codger, stood on the pavement, staring up at the starry night sky. They tell them, "Leave him, hes harmless…relatively. Hes on his way home from The Red Lion. What ever you do...dont feed him Guiness or Jameson Irish Whiskey...youll never get rid of him."
One more licence, Apollo, and you`ll be legal.
Take care
Fluff
And hopefully you will. While there is a lot of new stuff, it isn’t all “whole new program” type stuff. Freeform corkboards are the kind of thing you can probably completely learn in a few minutes. You already know the important and tricky stuff from regular corkboards, like what an index card is.
Don
