You got me completely right about the line numbers. Writing my earlier post I was stucked in page thinking (or paper document ). Sure if the line has no limitations, it does not make much sense to number them depending on the size of the viewer you choose.
Thinking that way, I will import my data as PDFs with line numbers already in them and stop importing them via copy & past from the transcription software. It may be a little more work, but at least I all the files I need will be there in Scrivener.
So thank you for the (maybe not inteded) thought-provoking impulse
You may already know this, but to import PDF into Scrivener, all you have to do is click on āPrintā on your original document, go down to āPDFā in the Print Dialogue, then hit āSave PDF to Scrivener.ā
I didnāt know this either. Just tried it but donāt know where the document I made a pdf of is (it didnāt automatically show up in the scriv project I had open to test.) Where can I find it?
You can find the PDF in the documents-section in the project. It should be the last file. You may have to expand the document tab. At least this is the location my imports are saved to.
It goes into the research folder of my open project. If no project is open, I get a dialogue box telling me that and then I have to re-send once I have opened a project.
I tried it again (and forgive me if this topic was derailedā¦).
Created new project from blank template.
Called up a web page. Save PDF to evernoteā¦ up popped new note in evernote.
save PDF to scrivenerā¦ dialogue box goes away. nada. no file to be found.
Called up a pages document. Same.
Works for evernote, not for scrivener. Donāt know why
At first, I was getting an error message when I tried to āsave PDF to Scrivener.ā I figured out that it was trying to send it to a different copy of the program (an earlier version of Scrivener that I had not deleted). I fixed it by scrolling to the bottom of the āPrint to PDFā list (past, the save to Evernote, Scrivener, etc.) and opened the āEdit Menu.ā I then deleted the āSave to Scrivenerā choice. I also made sure I only had one version of Scrivener in my Apps folder. I then restarted my Mac and tried again. The āSave PDF to Scrivenerā choice was there again, and it linked perfectly.
Was this ever added? I have a beta reader who would like my manuscript in PDF, but she requested line numbers as well as page numbers. I know how to do page numbers in the compile, but the line numbers is a new one to me. (I see it in the editor, but not compile)
I have a beta reader who would like my manuscript in PDF, but she requested line numbers as well as page numbers so she can just take notes in parallel, (rather than the usual word/track changes/commenting people usually do).
I know how to do page numbers in the compile, but the line numbers is a new one to me. (I see it in the editor, but not compile).
Sorry for any confusion. Iāve merged this back into the main discussion, as I donāt know why we need another wish list thread for the same request.
This was never added because it is technically very difficult to do. Meanwhile it is not difficult to compile to .rtf or .docx, open it, and turn on line numbering in the word processor, then save as PDF from there.
Iām not sure how scrivenerās backend works, but it looks like thereās a āballparkā solution using XSL-FO on stack overflow. Itās not an exact line number to line, but it at least creates āmarkersā on each page so if she makes a note, I can find it, which I think is the main thing.
Then per paragraph numbering should do. (I do it all the time with my printouts/rewriting, and unless you use 50āāx80āā paper ā or a movie theatre for computer screen -, that wonāt make a real difference.)
Ask your partner, if it works for you guys, this can be compiled.
Yeah, in reviewing that approach and its limitations, I think if we did want to āroll our ownā Iām not sure if weād want to settle for something that misaligns so easily like that. For oneās own quick and dirty solution, thatās fine, but if weāre going to put an official stamp on it, weāre going to have to strive for a higher level of excellence.
Of course for compiled output, what I demonstrated above in LibreOffice, also available in Word, is part of the specification rather than being a manually typeset column. Itās a thing you just turn on and give some settings to influence how it works. That we could do without much difficulty (similar to how we could trigger a multi-column layout) but the main problem is that most of the reasons for having a tool like this are to make editing notes easier on both parties, which means the primary desire is to have them in the editor too. Thatās where it gets messy. A word processor can do this because itās simulating the actual piece of paper (or the digital one, in the case of PDF) to proofreader will see.
I mean, when people send me stuff back with ātrack changesā and comments in word, Iām just looking it up side-by-side with the scrivener file anyway, so, itās not going to be āconvenientā no matter how you look at it. She said sheāll do track-changes. Iām just trying to make it easier for peopleās preferences because itās so darn hard to get anybody willing to help out in the first placeā¦
). Sure if the line has no limitations, it does not make much sense to number them depending on the size of the viewer you choose.
