Compile arbitrary selection of documents

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Typically when I compile I don’t do the entire project but a special section that I want a reader to look at, or that I want to proofread in print paper. Say a section of a chapter, or a chapter. I think it’d be useful to be able to select the documents (typically in a nested structure) and compile the selection. I think there are two possible ways:

  1. In the compile window, under contents, have something like Filter --> Include --> Selected Documents
  2. right-click on a group of binder/corkboard elements and have a “compile selection” option

While (2) would be handy, (1) seems more consistent with the UI and avoids menu bloat imho.

Thanks and keep rocking. This is fantastic software.

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This is already there in 2.x.

At the top of the contents pane, the drop-down menu (usually showing Draft or Manuscript) allows you to choose “Current Selection.”choose selection.png

You can also filter by the selection:filter to selection.png

I don’t think there’s a way to do this in 1.54; you just have to narrrow the selection as much as possible with the top “choose folder” drop-down and then select the documents you want to include.

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I had 2.0.2 and I couldn’t see the “Current Selection” option underneath the Draft drop down. Now I installed it and there it is. Great!!!

Thanks a lot for pointing this out!