Release Notes for Scrivener Beta 12 (2.9.0.12)

(Released 21 December 2018)

Update size: 80.5 MB

These release notes are also available on our website at http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=57

This beta expires after 28th February 2019

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed: Copy and paste formatting in Compiler Section Layout rows [#852]
• Fixed: Edit > Move Menu Options not refreshed after use [#3306]
• Fixed: Font size -1 results on paste of text from some websites [#3313]
• Fixed: Update default Section Types names as per Mac [#2729]
• Fixed: Section Type name does not update in Default Types by Structure [#3113]
• Fixed: Remove hyphen from "meta-data" [#2569]
• Fixed: Comments do not delete [#3195]
• Fixed: Total Counts in Outliner always 0 [#3293]
• Fixed: Session Targets are not reset and calculated properly - fully rebuilt [#3290]
• Fixed: Spellchecker dialog will not search after "eg" within the text [#3307]
• Fixed: Sort collection by date, "newest first" is backwards [#3315]
• Fixed: Various spelling check bugs and defaults [#3292]
• Fixed: Document title in Editor is tiny [#3309]
• Fixed: Warn when starting Scrivener from not its installed location [#3140]
• Fixed: Drag and drop of JPEG files inside the Inspector Synopsis image area [#3296]
• Fixed: Allow configuring the Editor status bar text to show chars instead of words [#3294]
• Fixed: Project Bookmarks every other row is blank in Normal mode i.e. not Dark Mode [#3297]
• Fixed: "Show target notifications" is not saved within the project file [#3299]
• Fixed: Custom Metadata date "yyyy" converts to 'y' upon restart [#3304]
• Fixed: Inline note spreading paragraphs not converting to Inspector notes [#3301]
• Fixed: Auto-corrections and spell checking in notes and synopses [#1241]
• Fixed: Reduce the brightness of the horizontal lines in Dark Mode [#3311]
• Fixed: Add Help > "List of All Placeholders" menu [#3289]
• Fixed: Page View footer should show page navigation [#3108]
• Fixed: Typewriter Scrolling in new Project not working [#3300]
• Fixed: Increase the height of the Assign Section Layout dialog [#3302]
• Fixed: Edit/Clear custom metadata context menu entries disappear on hover [#3303]
• Fixed: Document Inspector label text and color can't be the same [#3308]
• Fixed: Scrivenings Composition mode always starts at 100% zoom [#3305]

A few issues to be aware of in the current v12 beta

We still have aspects of the Compiler back-end to hook-up; however, the Compiler interface is now complete. So, feel free to post Compiler bugs as we'll be looking to close these out pretty quickly in the coming weeks. Then our focus will be on closing out on remaining reported bugs.

Dark Mode is experimental only and may or may not make the release. It was a recent Mac Scrivener 3.1 addition in light of MacOS Dark Mode. However, I suspect a few folks, like me, will start throwing toys out their cot if they don't get an ice cream too. There are two issues I'm aware of today:

1. Pop-up message boxes get cut in half in Dark Mode.

2. Returning from Dark Mode to normal mode the Corkboard background remains dark. Easily fixed by going into Options and changing the Corkboard background color. Both these issues will be addressed in future builds.

We have not yet updated the user manual, so the beta still contains the old 1.9.7 manual. We have however included an updated interactive tutorial for 3.0, which we recommend working through to familiarise yourself with the new features.

Project templates have not yet been updated for 3.0, so are not taking advantage of new features and may have some outdated content.

Titles are not editable in the editor header while in Scrivenings mode. They can however be updated in the Inspector, Binder, or, if View > Text Editing > Show Titles in Scrivenings is enabled, directly in the editor and the change will be reflected in the header.

A Note on Suggestions

To help resolve remaining bugs, we'd appreciate keeping the beta forum posts dedicated to bug reports or questions on working with the beta. Suggestions for the interface or functionality should instead be posted in Scrivener's general wishlist forum, since most of these affect the design for both Windows and macOS. Thank you!