novelyst

A novel organizer for writers

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The novelyst Python program provides a tree view for .yw7 novel projects.

Instructions for use

Installation


Windows integration

After installation, the setup script displays a button to open the installation directory. On Windows, the path is typically

C:\Users\<username>\.pywriter\novelyst

There you will find some registry scripts that can help you integrate novelyst into Windows. They are started by double-clicking.

You can redo this:

To open .yw7 files with yWriter again by default, change the file association in the usual Windows way.

IMPORTANT

The registry scripts are generated by the distribution’s setup.py script. They contain customized paths to your user profile and to your current Python installation. After upgrading Python to another version, you may have to re-run the distribution’s setup.py script as well as (afterwards) the registration scripts.


Linux desktop integration

Please refer to your desktop’s documentation.


Launch the program

The included installation script prompts you to create a shortcut on the desktop.

You can either


Online help

You can open the online help page with Hilfe > Online-Hilfe.


License

This is Open Source software, and novelyst is licensed under GPLv3. See the GNU General Public License website for more details, or consult the LICENSE file.