Scrivener for qualitative research

[AmberV]

@tdq

Create a toolbar button and keyboard shortcut for the “Swap Documents” function.

Changing keyboard shortcuts.

Might it be possible to create a Preferences setting to have the Binder selection “track” the editor document with the current focus?

Binder selection and the Editor

I wanted to transcribe my interview audio files in Scrivener, but quickly discovered it was too cumbersome.

That’s a pretty cool idea about automatically rewinding a few seconds. You can’t do that in Scrivener, but you can control a QuickTime media object that is in another split with Cmd-RETURN and Cmd-Opt-Shift-[ & ] to step back and forward by a few seconds. This can be done while typing, basically, without moving focus from the editor.

I discovered that changes to a keyword in the Keywords HUD do not update all instances of that keyword assigned to snippets. I understand that keywords are simply text strings without unique identifiers to “link” them together within Scrivener (as they would be within a relational database). How about a Find & Replace for keywords?

I think you’ll find the new and improved keywords to be more what you are looking for, but they aren’t due out for a while yet. However you should be getting a message regarding global name adjustment. When you double click on a keyword in the HUD and rename it, do you not get a message asking if you want to change all identical keywords in the project to the new string?

You already allow your users to set their own words per page in the Project Statistics dialog box. Why not provide an estimated-page-count option in the Outliner and editor footer?

Again, I think you’ll like the next version. It will have a page preview function which, while not intended for layout, will give an accurate (so long as same fonts and metrics are used) count as you work, as well as a visual representation of the page, which a lot of people appreciate.