Release Notes for Scrivener Beta 17 (2.9.0.17)

(Released 14th May 2019)

Update size: 81.7 MB

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

This beta expires after 20th June 2019

Bugs Fixed

• Embedded placeholders not working [3544]
• Section type name does not update in Default Types by Structure [3113]
• Project Search not working for keywords [2814]
• Word and character count not updating in Quick Search Target bar [2901]
• Icons missing from external bookmarks [2549]
• Links in alphabets other than English revert to ??????? [3554]
• Save As should use the new name for the .scrivx file [3548]
• Dragging item over the copyholder titlebar while the copyholder is empty causes a crash [3523]
• Closing the compile dialog via the "X" dialog button always resets the settings [3532]
• Implement Scrivener Themes via Windows > Themes menu [3570]
• Implement missing subdoc defaults for Section type inspector UI [3443]
• Cannot Export Multiple Documents [3571]
• Spaces Split Comments [3583]
• Replace All does not work with RegEx [3566]
• Implement Copy Document as External Link [1828]
• Implement "Insert links back to Scrivener in each section" [3522]
• Load Scrivener URL Links from external projects inside the Bookmarks [3521]
• Fix the Compile Format dialog default size [3531]
• Quick Edit section layouts from the Section Layout list of the Compile Dialog [3533]
• Enable/Disable revision level per project and not globally for all projects [3526]
• Recognize "https://" web prefixes in Add Link dialog [2991]
• Web Page links with special characters won't import [3291]
• Outliner should show numbers for Untitled Documents [3585]
• Edit > Speech > Settings won't close on first attempt [3573]
• Project Search cannot be reset to "Any Word" [3574]
• Make the Target Progress Colors configurable in Options > Appearance [3578]
• New Items in Hoisted Binder Problem [3576]
• Add "Comments Area Background" for the Main Window and the Quick Ref Windows [3590]
• Hyperlink range extends beyond applied text [1902]
• Generated Titles should Appear on Loading Project [3584]
• Implement Progress Target Start Color and Smooth Color Transition [3593]
• Dark Mode and other Themes with checkboxes cause UI problems [3591]
• Enable console debugging output via the Options [3559]
• Hitting "Enter" with text selected no longer replaces text with carriage return [3495]
• Exporting from Snapshot Manager non-functional [3550]
• File > Export Should Remember format by project [3552]
• Add "Binder Affects" to the Binder context menu [3543]
• Resizable Windows Should Remember Dimensions [3547]
• Implement <$include> placeholder [3229]
• Use Selection for Find opens the Find panel [3530]
• Assigning "Group" anything but "AS IS" causes epub TOC to show "Unknown" [2992]
• Add user option for the spell-check underline styles [3520]
• Implement Main Editor title bar drop down menus for the history buttons [3537]
• Main editor Inspector note tooltips show a black area before displaying [3538]
• Conflicting Accelerator keys in Context Menus [3540]
• Custom Metadata text color problems [3534]
• Improve the message boxes in Scrivener themes [3374]
• Move tabs to left list in Options dialog to be more inline with Mac Preferences

A few IMPORTANT things to be aware of in the current v17 beta

Dark Mode is now a theme and is no longer set in the Options dialog, but in the Windows > Themes menu. If you have Dark Mode enabled it is recommended to switch back to 'Default' in the Windows > Themes menu, restart Scrivener, then select 'Dark Mode' in Windows > Themes menu, restart Scrivener again to ensure Dark Mode runs as expected. We will endeavour to post here about how you too can create and share your own themes in the coming weeks.

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.

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!