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   Scrivener 2.4

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Literature and Latte has released [1]Scrivener 2.4 with an abundance of
   refinements and fixes for the word processor that's focused on
   long-form writing projects. (To learn how to use Scrivener to write
   scripts, novels, academic works, and more, check out [2]Take Control of
   Scrivener 2 by Kirk McElhearn.) The update adds support for Retina
   displays, separate global and project-based compile presets, an option
   to include a standard Adobe Digital Editions page template when
   compiling (this can be unchecked to avoid errors with its inclusion in
   files destined for iTunes Producer), an option to explicitly start a
   Kindle book after the front matter (or at the very first page if left
   unchecked), support for the Fountain screenplay syntax, support for
   dragging Scapple notes into Scrivener's freeform corkboard mode, and
   larger text fields for the Find and Project Replace panels that also
   display invisible characters. The list of fixed bugs include a critical
   data-loss issue where edits made in scrivenings mode could fail to save
   if the project had been open for more than two days, a crash that
   occurred after creating a new project and immediately applying a
   layout, and a problem with the sandboxed Mac App Store version where
   projects couldn't be saved as templates.

   It's available in two versions from the Literature and Latte Web site's
   [3]downloads page ' one for 10.6 Snow Leopard and later (also available
   from the [4]Mac App Store) and one for 10.4 Tiger and 10.5 Leopard. As
   of this writing, Scrivener is still stuck at version 2.3.1 at the Mac
   App Store. However, you can download the demo from the Literature and
   Latte site and replace the Mac App Store version on your system, where
   the demo will run as though it were registered normally. ($45 new from
   Literature and Latte and the Mac App Store, free update, 35.7 MB (31.4
   MB for OS X 10.4/10.5 version), [5]release notes)

References

   1. http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php
   2. http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/scrivener-2
   3. http://www.literatureandlatte.com/download_mac.php
   4. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scrivener/id418889511?mt=12
   5. http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivChangeList.php

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