The NaNoWriMo trial was updated to version 049, so you can download and install that if you want (clear your browser cache before redownloading from the offer page, as some browsers have a habit of just regurgitating the old file). it won’t be switched over to 1.0 code, but you should be able to get through November with it just fine. A lot of the final work going into 1.0 deals with compile–cleaning up some formatting bugs and so forth–so you’re not likely to run into these issues while drafting your novel.
You could also just switch over to 1.0 when it’s available and run it as the trial version; since you’ll already be a week into NaNo at that point, you’ll be able to carry through into December on the regular 30 day period and then purchase a license with your winner’s coupon and register if you want to keep it.
When I pulled up my code from last year’s NaNo, it says it expires September 7, but NaNo never sent another code. Will that code still work? I won’t be able to pre-order, but I want to make sure that I’ll still be able to get my 50% off.
The code that was stated to expire Sept 7th is the “good” one; it was extended again to last to the end of the year, although that was never written up on the NaNo website. Are you using this on the standard Windows version? It won’t work for the educational license.
Yes, those 50% codes should definitely work - we extended them so they will work until the end of the year. We had lots of users successfully use their NaNo '10 coupons yesterday, too. As MM says, make sure you choose the regular licence, because the coupons aren’t valid for the educational licence.
Question on the license. I use multiple computers for writing (Home, Work, linux netbook). Will I be able to install it on multiple computers, if need be? I could do without the work computer, but it would be nice to make notes as I think of them.
If I recall correctly the license says something about up to 5. Typically that covers just about everyone to have it installed at home/work. Not sure if the license carries over to linux or not though… someone from L&L will have to answer that part of the question. A Mac license won’t work for Windows and a Windows License won’t work for Mac, but I suspect the Windows/Linux one might be the same.
What some users have been able to do is put Scrivener on a thumb drive and use it from there. I haven’t tried it but theoretically you should be able to install wine on the linux box, use Scrivener there then use the same Scrivener on your other computer. Wine doesn’t care where a program is run, so long as the WINEPREFIX is correct. (Only really an issue if you have different ones.)
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So that should probably cover you. The Linux version does not have a license yet, as it’s still an officially unsupported beta, so you won’t need to register that for now. Once it becomes its own entity and has proper Linux-specific development, it will be its own platform and will need a Linux license (in all probability–this is a hazy day in the future right now), but for now you don’t need to worry about this.
You will want to just install directly on your multiple machines, however, rather than trying to run from a USB stick. Although I know users have done it, once the registration kicks in, this is going to be much more of a hassle since every time you plug in the computer will look unregistered. Additionally, since user settings and a host of preferences are saved locally on the machine, none of that will easily transfer when you move place to place. Working from an external is going to be slower and you may find other issues crop up–it’s not a recommended or supported method of working, so i can’t promise you things will go smoothly. Since you own all the machines in question (with the exception of the work computer, which is allowed by the license if you’re the only person using it and you make reasonable effort to ensure you’re the only person using the installed copy of Scrivener), there’s no reason not to just install on each.
I’m not sure what its problem was yesterday - entered the same code on the same version (regular, not education, because I read that part of the thread before I tried it) - and today it likes it and is all happy and I’m all happy.
And yes, that IS as coherent as I’m going to get today. Been a long day.
I am so pre-ordering now! A great many, many thankyous! I’ve been using this thing non-stop (and submitting bugs when I find them, but I haven’t run into any for a good while…) since last NaNo and it - and you guys - are absolutely the best!
I just pre-ordered (found you from Nano ). I ordered 2 because I wanted to get one as a present for my brother who does a lot of writing but has his own household. However I only got one serial number and they were both purchased under my name. Should I have done something different? What can I do now? Thanks in advance!
