Writer Changelog

What's new in Writer 2.1

May 13, 2016
  • Outline: you can now summon an outline sidebar to quickly jump to sections or scenes
  • New Icon
  • Bug fix: Formatting inside formatting (z.B.: **bold with _underline_ inside**) wasn't correctly exported to pdf

New in Writer 2.0.1 (Apr 22, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Parentheticals in between dialogue are now being recognized as such in Live Preview
  • Editing a tilte page line in a way that makes it not a title page line anymore also makes the following lines not a title page anymore in live preview
  • Lyrics are now correctly formatted in live preview
  • Characters and scene headings are now only recognized of they are preceded by an empty line. Fountain syntax demands it.
  • Sections and synopses spanning multiple lines are now completely recognized in live preview
  • Misspelled word "Omit" corrected (thank you David Ehrens!)
  • Menu Entry "Export" > "FXD" corrected to "FDX"
  • Small Features:
  • You can now read a fountain reference under the "Help" menu
  • You can now take the window fullscreen via the "Window" menu or using cmd+ctrl+F
  • You can disable live preview through the "Window" Menu
  • Scene headings and transitions are auto capitalized in Live Preview

New in Writer 2.0 (Apr 17, 2016)

  • Live preview: writer now automatically formats your script while you type
  • Themes: you can now select different editor themes to make writer easier on you eyes. Check them out under Window > Theme.
  • Export: You can now export to FDX, HTML, and get to PDF export quicker without using the print dialogue.
  • Matching Parentheses: On typing '(' or '[[', writer will autocomplete ')' or ']]' respectively
  • Added compatibility for Mountain Lion and Mavericks

New in Writer 1.1 (Mar 30, 2016)

  • Improved Logo
  • Full support for Fountain 1.1 (~Lyrics!)
  • Support for Line Breaks inside Dialogue
  • Added optional Menu bar
  • Updated to official fountain document icon
  • Changed to courier prime font