Scrivener 2.8 for the Mac was released today; a Windows update will be released early next week, before the iOS version is out. You will need these versions to work with the iOS version.
Good to know when the windows version will be released
And I think it’s a good idea as well as practice, to stagger releases like Lit&Latte are doing. At least from a Customer service and support point of view. That way no one is overwhelmed once the product has moved from beta into the wild.
Oh, that’s double good news. Getting an update, plus knowing that MM is still with the Scrivener team. Katherine does a super job on the Windows forums, and Ioa always, but Jennifer is much missed.
I believe, but could be wrong, that while you have to use the latest Scrivener for Word or Mac to sync the updates with Scrivener for iOS, once it’s been synced into a desktop version the resulting project would still be compatible with Scrivener for Linux 1.9.
Chris - The last Linux version is compatible with the Windows 1.9.5 and macOS 2.8 versions, it just cannot itself work directly with iOS-created or edited projects. One note on this, though, the Windows version did make some adjustments to font encoding in order to work smoothly with iOS (and macOS), which could affect formatting on your projects going back to Linux. I would make a backup copy of the project during each stage of the cycle to check on how this will go for your particular project, in case you need to experiment a bit with the fonts. If you’re not editing the files on Windows 1.9.5 but just using it as a way to pass changes between Linux and iOS, it may not matter (although you’ll still be facing the font challenge between Linux and iOS, which could likewise have some quirks). The trick, if you’re running into trouble, is probably going to be to use a font (the same one on all the platforms) that has an identical PostScript name and font family name. Trebuchet and Verdana I think both fit that bill and are available on at least iOS and Windows.
Peter - Have you restarted the computer? That might do it. (An oldie but a goodie!) Otherwise, yes, you can always just download directly from the site to replace your current version.
Jerome - Aw, thanks! I’m still here, just busy away from the forums. I need clones. (An army of clones. A loyal army of clones that obeys my every whim. Yes!)