Scrivener User Manual Corrections

[Achim63]

I think left and right were mixed up here:

4.1.4 TheBinder
The large sidebar on the right-hand side of the project window is what we call the Binder.

[AmberV]

Thanks, that was fixed before already it seems.

[legacy_rdale]

Section 15.5.2 “The Basics of Styles”

You can even transfer projects directly between other projects by importing styles.

I don’t think you meant to use “projects” twice there. I assume you meant “styles” in the first instance?

[AmberV]

Thanks! That paragraph has been cleaned up.

[timjthomas]

The Scrivener project download for Mac downloads the Tutorial project, not the manual.

[AmberV]

Do you mean the one labeled: “iOS / Scriv Project / Zip”? If so that’s the iOS tutorial. When the Mac manual is available it will be called “macOS / Scriv Project / Zip”.

[timjthomas]

Yep - thanks!

[brookter]

Doubled word in S15.5.2: subsection The Styles Panel, list item 4.

“Continuing to the right on the same row you will find two two buttons”

End of next section S15.5.2: link not yet formed:

If you are looking for a way to batch assign styles from existing formatting, refer to [Updating a Document Without Styles to Use Styles].

[AmberV]

Got them them. Thanks!

[whaynes]

I don’t need all of this; just print my words!
Aren’t to worried about the specifics and just want to get all of the text you…

That should be

Aren’t too worried

[whaynes]

On page 560 Convert rich text to markdown

But if both can do a think, like create a text link to a web page, then we strive to convert it.

[AmberV]

Thanks; those have been fixed.

[whaynes]

In section 15.6.5 ImagePlaceholderTags

Since they are text based, they can be hinged upon compile settings, and thus you could images into one document format but not another if you pleased.

Also, I’m not sure what you mean by hinged. Is this supposed to be “changed using compile settings”?

[nontroppo]

§20.5 Using Equations with MathType — link to MathType in first paragraph is broken.

[AmberV]

Meanwhile, I need to work out why headings are copying without spaces!

@whaynes

Since they are text based, they can be hinged upon compile settings, and thus you could images into one document format but not another if you pleased.

I mean that metaphorically, in the same sense you could say “the outcome of the vote hinges upon when the vote takes place”. It is perhaps a touch too idiomatic, I’ll use plainer English.

@nontroppo

§20.5 Using Equations with MathType — link to MathType in first paragraph is broken.

The link should be fixed—in fact I’ll tentatively say all links should be fixed in the next revision. I did a big sweep for that after being alerted to there being some broken links throughout.

[whaynes]

In appendix A.4 page 687, this snuck through

Writing Tools ▸ Look Up in Dictionary and Thesaurus Sends the cur- rently selected word, or the word that the cursor is currently lo- cated within, to Apple’s Dictionary application. You can also use D to do quick spot-checks, or use a “force click” action on compatible hardware.

and this on page 398

If you are looking for a way to batch assign styles from existing formatting, refer to [Updating a Document Without Styles to Use Styles].

and again on 829

You might also want to read over [Updating a Document Without Styles to Use Styles].

On page 415

As with many modern apps, Scrivener which automatically saves automatically as you work.

[AmberV]

Those two problems have been fixed (and the snapshots introduction in general has been reworked and better proofed).

I’d hold off on reporting any broken links, as mentioned above:

@AmberV

The link should be fixed—in fact I’ll tentatively say all links should be fixed in the next revision. I did a big sweep for that after being alerted to there being some broken links throughout.

[whaynes]

21.4.7 Preserve Formatting

…or if you create your own, set them up in your compile settings use thing MultiMarkdown and Pandoc Options (sec-tion 24.14) compile format pane

19.1 Formatting a Script in Scrivener

paragraphs in are wrapped with | … text… | | :—– | |

[AmberV]

The preserve formatting typo has been fixed there, and also in the What’s New section.

The rogue table formatting is fixed.

[ummyasmin]

Little thing, but in:

The Basics > Get Oriented > Main Interface > The Inspector > Comments & Footnotes

The tip:
Tip: If the comments aren’t open in the inspector and you don’t want to show them, Cmd-click on a comment or footnote to open it in a popover instead of in the inspector.

I think it should be Alt-click not Cmd-click (at least Cmd-click doesn’t work for me, but Alt-click does, and I don’t think I adapted any settings).

Best
Rachel