well, i suppose it makes sense to keep everything in the deb package system… any new versions that come out of my package will supersede what used to be there, making bug fixing a cinch!
Reading this thread, isn`t unlike, plopping out of the other end of a wormhole, into a parallel universe, where all the inhabitants speak machine code or Linubuntuneseian 
Vic
We took the red pill. 
Seriously, though, Linux and OS X are cousins, since OS X is Unix (well, BSD) underneath. I guess we Linux users just play in the guts of our operating system a bit more. How’s that for a spooky Halloween-ish mental image for you? 
Glad you liked it I did it because we are using different distros and architectures, and I thought it will be helpful to know exactly on what is based our experience 
@ randywallace: good idea to LD_LIBRARY_PATH !
amd64 users will need ia32-libs ia32-libs-gtk lib32asound2 lib32bz2-1.0 lib32gcc1 lib32ncurses5 lib32stdc++6 lib32v4l-0 lib32z1 libc6-i386 (or most of these) - libraries needed to run 32bit apps on amd64
Mr darkhorse,
Vic-k gets a migraine when ever he see the words, ‘Repair Permissions’ He becomes paranoid, and imagines everyone`s out to make him disappear into bowels of OS X.
If he every sees this:
…he`ll become catatonic
Take care
Fluff
Thank you. Interesting! Do companies such as Canonical or Red Hat make their money by selling services on top of the free stuff, then? (I know this has nothing to do with Scrivener, so is a bit off-topic… my excuse is that I’m intrigued, never having thought about the Linux commercial model before.)
Yes, they do. More and more public institutions and private companies are using Linux distros (or THAT distro I will not mention as I don’t like it :d). You don’t sell the software, but you sell expertise and training. It’s a commercial model used before, just that this time you don’t sell the content of the install cd.
As I understand it, that’s how Red Hat works now, making money by providing training and enterprise solutions. Their entirely free and community-supported version of Linux is Fedora. As for Canonical, they were not yet profitable last I heard, but they’ve had a lot of support from their founder, Mark Shuttleworth (otherwise known in Ubuntuland as Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator For Life 
) and some other sponsors.
I’m sure it is extremely difficult to work out ways for Linux to work commercially, but I’m grateful there are companies out there trying.
One of the coolest things about Linux is you can try different distros and find one you DO like. I started out way back in the 90s on Red Hat, but eventually moved over to using Debian. Oddly enough, I really like Ubuntu. Been with them since 2007. But then part of why I like Ubuntu is I find it easier to support for newer users–a lot of Linux users don’t need that and it’s certainly not for everybody.
Well… we all remember that “meritocracy issue”… No wonder more and more distros are ditching that one and moving to debian (sid)
Now about Scrivener… I can’t import anything but .txt and .rtf. Is something I’m missing?
Heaven knows Linux is full of interesting arguments over everything. I’ve watched at least a gazillion of them over the years! Debian is a fine distro, and you just gotta love any distro that names unstable “sid”. Debian’s distro names are the coolest, hands down.
ETA: putting the window buttons back on the right where they belong took about 10 seconds in gconf-editor, and I stuck my tongue out at Mark as I did it. And if the new Unity desktop annoys me next April, I know where sid is. I love Ubuntu, but I don’t love it THAT much.
As for importing–nothing but TXT, RTF and PNG files are working for me. From the list of available file types to import, it looks like maybe JPGs aren’t supported. I can also import websites. But DOC files aren’t supported yet (even in WinScriv, I think) and media files, PDF files and importing html (as opposed to websites using File–Import–Web Page) don’t work yet for me on Linux.
After playing a bit I discovered I can import image files (.png, .bmp) but only in Binder and Research. It looks like I’m not familiar with how Scrivener works 
I was craving for years to use Scrivener after I saw this image
http://www.literatureandlatte.com/gfx/ScrivShots/FullScreenEvolvedBig.jpg
Maybe this feature is still-to-come in Linux version?
Yes, that is beautiful. Sigh. I think our Scrivener will look a lot more like that when Lee gets a chance to fix a couple of things in the fullscreen mode interface. The “distraction-free” mode for writing or reading over what you’ve done is fabulous. Since there’s an area where Mac users are allowed to discuss other writing software, I’ll take that as a cue that it’s okay to mention other software here, too. I use FocusWriter, which is a great distraction-free editor. It’s absolutely not a competitor for Scrivener, but it does have a great interface for fullscreen writing.
DUH. Just noticed we CAN darken the interface in fullscreen mode using the slider on the lower right. Don’t know how I missed that. I obviously need more caffeine.
Not working here…
As for distraction-free editors: PyRoom, Marave, FocusWriter. Also Q10 in wine. But no software I previously used had this combination - organize your work + full-screen mode.
I wonder why I’m able to get the interface to darken in full-screen and you aren’t. 
PyRoom is also quite good. Never could get Marave to work properly for me. FocusWriter wins points for working with RTF as well as TXT.
I’ve tried many programs for writers, and none of them are like Scrivener. It’s the perfect combination of features and yet still simple–and it gets out of my way while I’m working. I love the way it works. I think you can tell it was designed by a writer.
Finding this made my day. Just in time for NaNoWriMo! Installed on Ubuntu 10.10
Couple issues I noticed right away:
- Scrivener extends vertically past the bottom of my screen, and I can’t only resize it down enough to bring the rest into view. I have to switch to the next desktop down to see the bottom of the window unless I hide the main toolbar.
Humorous work around I just discovered: Hide the Main Toolbar, maximize window, unhide main toolbar. Full window is now visible with titlebar hidden behind the top panel. - Clicking on the Text View/Cork Board/Outline View widget in the main toolbar crashes Scrivener.
I’ve had good luck with closing the Inspector (blue button with an “i” on it at the upper right toggles Inspector open / closed). Once Inspector is closed, I can resize my window by dragging the edges. Every time I reopen Inspector, I have to go through the same routine–but at least it works.
Glad to have another Linux user here. Enjoy Scrivener.
Good to know. Until know we had only the “hide Inspector” solution.
It happened to me only one time but in wine, before using the Linux version. I don’t know what is the issue.
Ah! So that’s what’s causing it! Would be nice to be able to have that open in a floating mode.
Not a major issue. Still accessible via Ctrl+1/2/3. More efficient that way anyhow!
Anybody tried or had any luck with getting it to respect gtk themes?
Being built with Qt, I suppose we need a separate gtk-package ?