Release Notes for Scrivener Beta 22 (2.9.0.22) - Release Candidate 2

We have made significant progress with this release; however, I don't believe it would be prudent to release on my announced target date of the 31st August 2019. Scrivener 3 for Windows, now with another ~50 fixes, is looking good and functioning very solidly, but there are still smaller details that when addressed will make it really good. As you'll note from the number of fixes in this release, the rate of dealing with these smaller issues is now much faster than before when we were getting the core functionality bedded in.

Producing high utility and high quality software is what we're about. I know some folks will not like what I'm saying, all I can say is that we are doing our best to release as soon as makes sense with our wider community being top of mind. I personally take accountability for not hitting the 31st August 2019 date. I do believe we are a matter of a few weeks away now - I'm certainly not talking months.

I appreciate greatly the continued support from the beta forum helping us identify and iron out issues. I'm quietly confident that this beta community will agree with my assessment based on what I've read these past few weeks. I also think many of the fixes in this release will be appreciated.

(Released 28th August 2019)

Update size: 91.8 MB

Fixes and Improvements

• Styles should not be saved in project templates unless option is selected [3931]
• Incorporate feedback into Tutorial [3848]
• Update project template icons & menu names [2632]
• Compile metadata stored incorrectly, and not used in compiled output [3816]
• Crash when opening the Compile dialog or Compiling (specific forum post) [3897]
• Refine Project Targets options & implement notifications for draft & session targets [1872]
• Scrollbar vertical stripe is visible in the editor when using fixed width editor [3918]
• Scrivenings session will jump to the other pane cursor position [3910]
• The Document Title inside the Inspector does not reflect title changes [3909]
• New title & synopsis behaviour [1430]
• ePub mimetype file is compressed [3906]
• Encoding options for importing text lack UTF-8 [3761]
• Composition Mode Backdrop file is lost [3869]
• Composition Mode word count has black text on black background [3868]
• Remove multiple empty lines and using Copy as Markdown [3875]
• Clicking on project bookmark links should load them in the active editor [3658]
• Live counter is invisible in Composition Mode [3641]
• Provide default Save As name when exporting templates [3933]
• Project Settings: Background Images disable selectors if option not chosen [3880]
• Scrollbar area does not change with Fixed Width Background color [3682]
• Add "Blank" to the "All" group of New Project Templates [3934]
• Add Options to adjust the sizes of the Main Toolbar and the Format Bar icons [3917]
• Shorten display time of composition mode title overlays [3915]
• Composition mode title overlays should use placeholder titles [3914]
• Adjust Scrivener default Options [3912]
• Built-in templates should not be overwritten [3932]
• Index card printing does not print graphic when one is used [411]
• Confirmation needed for importing section type settings [3866]
• Can't load documents into Full Screen navigation history [520]
• Custom metadata should be collapsed in new projects [3753]
• Section Type assignments do not stick when creating new rows [3865]
• Corkboard Options Window should resize to fit menu font [3621]
• Corkboard popup settings dialog too small for some users [3863]
• Dragging Internal Bookmark creates Duplicate instead of altering position [3556]
• Word count popover options in editor footer [1438]
• Outliner: "bold font" for folders and groups should work with "other font" [3858]
• Image document can not be loaded via the Navigate > Open Quick Reference [3846]
• Lists not working in Inspector Notes [2821]
• Add Background Images options to Project Settings [2628]
• Implemented Composition mode shortcut keys: '[' & ']' for navigating Composition mode doc history
• Preserve Composition doc history
• Move vertical scrollbar to right of interface instead of right of editor
• Fixed Page View to zoom correctly along with text
• Project Templates now inline with Mac
• Style information is now written into exported RTF
• Fixed PDF header fonts
• Internal Bookmarks can now be re-ordered along with significnt drag and drop improvements
• Fixed Compiler replacement - broken previously
• Fixed Qt bug when deleting media files
• Added French translation with thanks to Eric
• Added partial Polish translation update

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

This beta release candidate expires after 15th Sept 2019

IMPORTANT NOTE ON MANUAL

We have not yet finished updating the user manual, so this release candidate still contains the old 1.9.7 manual.

Removing Previous Tutorial for those wanting to test Tutorial updates

• 1. Ensure old tutorial is open in Scrivener.
• 2. Select File > Reveal Project Folder - this will highlight the current project folder for the tutorial in File Explorer.
• 3. Close the tutorial project in Scrivener.
• 4. In the File Explorer window that opened in (2), move the tutorial project to the Trash.
• 5. Back in Scrivener, go to Help > Interactive Tutorial… You will be prompted to create a fresh tutorial project.