# Latest Catalina beta doing something visually weird to Scrivener **URL:** \ **Category:** Beta Testing (Mac)\ **Created:** [September 12, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079 "2019-09-12T01:20:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![xiamenese](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/xiamenese/32/23720_2.png) [@xiamenese](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/xiamenese)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079/41 "2019-10-09T21:47:21Z")
> [@AmberV](#): > > That old G4 Titanium was a classic; they are arguably still making lookalikes of that design. I’d be as reluctant to let go one of those, as I would an old 1984 Macintosh! I have one of those … the lower spec of the two that were produced. Sadly, I need a functioning power pack for it! 🙂 Mark ---
**Author:** ![t3l01v](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@t3l01v](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/t3l01v)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079/42 "2019-10-10T00:17:37Z")
> [@AmberV](#): > > There is a way to patch around it, and I’m happy to report the project window looks solid now. We should be getting this fix out (along with all other major 10.15 bugs that have been reported) very soon. Very cool, thank you for all the hard work and for keeping the software up to date. I purchased from the Apple store, will the update appear automatically like other apps? I really love Scrivener. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![cjhawkings](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@cjhawkings](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/cjhawkings)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079/43 "2019-10-10T02:53:53Z")
Attention all! A tweet was issued by Literature and Latte twitter account and they say to hold off updating to Catalina. However, I’ve already done it so I’m just going to wait until the update for Scrivener comes out. ---
**Author:** ![kewms](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/kewms/32/15720_2.png) [@kewms](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/kewms)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079/44 "2019-10-10T04:25:32Z")
> [@t3l01v](#): > > Very cool, thank you for all the hard work and for keeping the software up to date. I purchased from the Apple store, will the update appear automatically like other apps? Yes. Note that the App Store update will lag behind the direct sale version, due to Apple’s review process. Katherine ---
**Author:** ![xthursdayx](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/b19c9b/32.png) [@xthursdayx](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/xthursdayx)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079/45 "2019-10-10T17:17:14Z")
Same issue here it seems. I upgraded to Catalina without thinking about it and now my thesis chapter is displaying strangely on the second monitor. The editor seems to be stuck in fixed width at 1280. It was smaller than that originally, but I was able to get it to 1280 by going to Preferences \> Appearance \> Main Editor \> Option \> Default editor width \> “Use current”, which resized to 1280, even though the screen I’m on is much larger than that. I reset this to 0, but this doesn’t seem to do anything. What it looks like: [imgur.com/A5fZbR1](https://imgur.com/A5fZbR1) ---
**Author:** ![godell99](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e9a140/32.png) [@godell99](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/godell99)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079/46 "2019-10-10T22:25:09Z")
I know it’s a lot to ask (I’ve done software support for years). However, is there a target release date for the fix to this issue.? It’s a bit difficult to deal with especially when I go between dual monitors at different resolutions. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/amberv/32/13021_2.png) [@AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AmberV)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079/47 "2019-10-11T11:45:25Z")
We’ve been working around the clock to get it all done, and it _should_ be available for immediately download on the site, later today, as well as through the auto-update feed in the software. As you say though, it’s never good to make promises since you never know if a bad crasher may pop up in last minute checking, or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![godell99](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e9a140/32.png) [@godell99](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/godell99)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079/48 "2019-10-11T17:51:27Z")
Thanks for that info. I appreciate all that you and the team there are doing… hope y’all get some rest soon. ---
**Author:** ![AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/amberv/32/13021_2.png) [@AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AmberV)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079/49 "2019-10-11T18:27:29Z")
Scrivener ▸ Check for Updates… everyone! And for those on the MAS, you can try using the direct-sale version, it might unlock itself if it finds your MAS receipts. If not, you’ll have a few more days to wait while we make sure there aren’t any major issues left in this release. ---
**Author:** ![matsgz](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/matsgz/32/28294_2.png) [@matsgz](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/matsgz)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079/50 "2019-10-12T18:41:59Z")
According to the realese notes you > [@](#): > > Worked around an OS bug whereby the bold and italic menu items would not work on Catalina. > Worked around an OS bug whereby the UI elements of the main window may not resize correctly on Catalina. Downloaded the latest update. The resizing issue seems to be addressed. Thank you! The bold/italics issue seems to remain though. In my live project both the italics and bold was greyed out in the headlines (Palatino). In the main text (Courier Prime Sans) the italics option was greyed out. Also updated Scrivener in my unadalturated test account (see screen-shot). There, using default Palatino, bold was greyed out (more expanation in the attachment). Edit: apparently the attachment quota is filled. I’ll send the screen shot by mail. ---
**Author:** ![voltz2525](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/779978/32.png) [@voltz2525](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/voltz2525)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079/51 "2019-10-13T16:13:09Z")
I’m having the exact same problem. I just updated to Catilina this morning. I’m trying to attach my screenshot but apparently our quota has been met for attachments on this chain. [Previous page](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/latest-catalina-beta-doing-something-visually-weird-to-scrivener/47079.md?page=2)