vampApr 11, 2017

So I've been going back through my writing folder and exporting every scrivener project from the last 8 years because the Linux version is no longer in development and it don't work post Ubuntu 16.04.

PROPRIETARY FORMATS ARE BAD, M'KAY?

There's so many projects *falls over*

Show threadTris HusseyApr 11, 2017
@vamp scrivener isn't proprietary. It's just rtf files in a series of compressed folders. I've unpacked them before.
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@trishussey @vamp But do any other tools open / access them natively?

(I suspect LibreOffice might.)

Christ. When's the last time I used a full-fledged wordprocessor for anything? I think /that/ has been decades.

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Show threadTris HusseyApr 11, 2017
@dredmorbius @vamp anything that reads Rtf will do. It was the official suggestion for a while before Scrivener for Windows came out. Granted it's a touch messy, but it's not closed at all.
Show threadvampApr 11, 2017
@dredmorbius @trishussey the rtf files, sure (yes, libreoffice), but not in any form that makes sense - the files are named according to creation, so if you outline/write in anything but perfect chronological order, you're pretty much screwed. You'd need a tool that worked like Scrivener and read the Scrivener configuration files to open the project as a whole. Other than that you've just got a bunch of numbered files and a puzzle to put back together.
Show threadTris HusseyApr 11, 2017

@vamp @dredmorbius Yes, that is true. I guess it's faux-proprietary then. Yeah you can get to the files and content, but using them is a whole other kettle of fish.

I love Scrivener for long form content, but not posts and such. And I'm on Mac and Windows so I don't face your challenges.

Show threadvampApr 11, 2017
@dredmorbius @trishussey manuskript, by contrast, has everything organised behind the scenes really well, folders and named files that correspond to the location of the files when opened in manuskript. I've been able to edit manuskript projects on mobile because of this with just a text editor.
Show threadTris HusseyApr 11, 2017
@vamp @dredmorbius Yes, I took a look and it looks like a solid tool. I don't need it now, but it's good to know it's there.
Show threadvampApr 11, 2017
@trishussey @dredmorbius Yeah, I was pleased to find it. It's not as pretty as Scrivener, and the fact there's no 32bit build is reasonably frustrating (I use an older netbook for most of my writing), but it's filled the gap for now. I still stick to plain text/markdown for anything that doesn't require a lot of organisation though.