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Post by Daniel on Sept 14, 2019 8:21:56 GMT -5
A couple of months ago, Scrivener released an update to their Windows version (not sure if Mac was affected) related to their move to a new software licensing service. That update is currently causing problems, so if you have not updated Scrivener recently, don't do so for a while yet.
They are apparently having problems with the new licensing server on startup that causes program loading delays and an error message that says your software will revert to trial mode unless your license can be verified within a certain period of time. In some cases, the program will just hang and not load at all (this happened to me yesterday.)
Literature and Latte say that a fix is imminent, but for now, there are many freaked-out users. If Scrivener is working fine for you right now, don't mess with it until L&L get this straightened out.
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Post by Miss Terri Novelle on Sept 14, 2019 10:02:01 GMT -5
I've been experiencing this glitch almost daily now for a couple of weeks. Nothing actually happens other than the message popping up, but I do hope they get it figured out soon.
On another note, I'm using the 3.0 Beta and have been for quite some time. I do love the new interface, and the new compile function is far superior and will allow for much more control over the output, with what I'm told, less bloat in the coding. I've never actually worried about coding bloat to be honest, I've used multiple methods for creating ePubs (I no longer upload or bother to create my own .mobi files for reasons I will explain later) and saw not enough noticeable difference in file size to be overly concerned.
The 3.0 version was slated to come out 2 weeks ago and has been pushed back yet again, understandably so as there were some pretty good glitches, and are still a few more to go. I do hope they're working on the word counts/targets functions because I won't purchase if they're still as buggy as they are now. Counts do not reset most of the time using the new options (you can choose to reset at a particular time of day, on next day open, when closing). The option to reset at a particular time allows for closing Scrivener during the working day and not losing word counts. I'd dearly like it to work.
Also, when cutting and pasting text from one document to another, and even within the same document, the targets do not reduce by the number of words in the cut text, so that when you paste, all of those words are counted again which is an even worse problem.
They have, however, addressed some of the sizing issues with the compile menu that were highly annoying. On my widescreen, the box would not resize which pushed the buttons below the Windows Taskbar and in some instances, out of the screen entirely. To use the compile, I would have to change the resolution on my monitor which was a total annoyance. This has been fixed for the most part.
The 3.0 interface is cleaner, easier to use, and a bit more scalable for anyone who needs larger icons and such. I do love it, I just hope they get all the bugs out, and they have made great strides with that because the compile function had been a hot mess until the last update.
As to epub vs. mobi files...I've noticed that they convert perfectly within the KDP system, and the resulting files are smaller, which means I save a penny or two in delivery costs.
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Post by Daniel on Sept 19, 2019 18:18:56 GMT -5
Scrivener released a hot fix for the licensing problem on September 17, which I just downloaded and installed. It appears to have solved the problem. Well, let's just say my manuscript opens without any error messages.
Be aware that the update is about 85 MB. (I'm sure most of you have real Internet connections and download size isn't an issue.)
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Post by Miss Terri Novelle on Sept 19, 2019 18:23:06 GMT -5
I haven't had a problem since the hotfix, either. It's about time, that was getting old.
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Post by carlos on Sept 26, 2019 13:51:58 GMT -5
I'd like to like Scrivener, but I have never gotten the hang of it. Maybe there is too much detail for my 14" laptop screen. I find it difficult to click on what I want.
Also, after 80 years of strictly linear thinking I find it difficult to do things 'out of order' even though the benefits of a non-linear approach are so obvious.
Also, (again with the 'also') I am not sure what my status is with the publisher. I subscribed long ago, but for some reason I apparently didn't download it correctly--so on the few occasions when I think "Oh... I should try Scrivener, again..." I end up with the thirty day trial version, not with the 'actual' Scrivener that I am quite sure I paid for, and even have a receipt for, somewhere in the bowels of my computer.
Now that I have trouble thinking consecutive thoughts I should probably check back in--any help with organization is to be desired.
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Post by Suzy on Sept 26, 2019 15:10:14 GMT -5
Sorry, can't help you. I never got the hang of those programs. I use Word and nothing else and file everything in my head. So far it works perfectly and I don't have to worry about anything breaking down (except when I get a little muddled)
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Post by djmills on Sept 26, 2019 16:12:38 GMT -5
I was a beta tester for Scrivener way back at the start of the Windows version. Quite liked it. Purchased it and never wrote anything in it. :-) I use Word to write and Excel spreadsheets for all data collection.
I do like the cork board for plotting a new novel, but would rather have the text file accessible and readable via other programs for future retrieval. I also do the html coding myself. Safer to create a smaller file then by any other program, including Scrivener. And easier to change type characters when needed after viewing in a browser.
Each of us works differently, but the outcome is the same. A story ready to sell. :-)
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