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nv_editor

User guide

This page refers to the latest nv_editor release. You can open it with Ayuda > ${Editor plugin Online help}.

You can use the section editor to quickly edit and split individual sections. The editor provides access to the internal markup, which is similar to HTML.

Launch the section editor

Open a section editor window by double-clicking on a section, or via the Sección > ${Edit} menu entry when a section is selected, or by hitting the Enter key.

Note

If the project is locked, editor windows cannot be opened.

If you choose a section already open, the window will be brought to the foreground.

Select text

Select a word via double-clicking.
Select a paragraph via triple-clicking.
Extend the selection via ${Shift}-Arrow.
Extend the selection to the next word via ${Ctrl}-${Shift}-Arrow.
${Ctrl}-A selects the whole text.

Copy/Paste text

${Ctrl}-C copies the selected text to the clipboard.
${Ctrl}-X cuts the selected text and moves it to the clipboard.
${Ctrl}-V pastes the clipboard text content to the cursor position.

Format text

${Ctrl}-I places “emphasized” markup around the selected text or at the cursor, like so:

<em>Example</em>{.html}

If the selection is already emphasized, the command removes the markup.
${Ctrl}-B places “strong” markup around the selected text or at the cursor, like so:

<strong>Example</strong>{.html}

If the selection is already strong, the command removes the markup.
${Ctrl}-M removes “emphasized” and “strong” markup from the selection.

Undo/Redo

${Ctrl}-Z undoes the last editing. Multiple undo is possible.
${Ctrl}-Y redoes the last undo. Multiple redo is possible.

Split a section

With Archivo > ${Split at cursor position} or ${Ctrl}-Alt-S, you can split the section at the cursor position.

All the text from the cursor position is cut and pasted into a newly created section.
The new section is placed after the currently edited section.
The new section is appended to the currently edited section.
The new section has the same status as the currently edited section.
The new section is of the same type as the currently edited section.
The new section has the same viewpoint character as the currently edited section.
The editor loads the newly created section.

Create a section

With Archivo > ${Create section} or ${Ctrl}-Alt-N, you can create a section.

The new section is placed after the currently edited section.
The new section is of the same type as the currently edited section.
The editor loads the newly created section.

Word count

The section word count is displayed at the status bar at the bottom of the window.
By default, word count is updated manually, either by pressing the F5 key, or via the ${Word count} > ${Update} menu entry.
The word count can be updated “live”, i.e. just while entering text. This is enabled or disabled via the ${Word count} > ${Live update} menu checkbox.

Note

Live updating the word count is resource intensive and may slow down the program when editing big sections. This is why it’s disabled by default.

Apply changes

With ${Ctrl}-S, you can apply changes to the section. Then “Modified” status is displayed in novelibre.

If the project is locked in novelibre, you will be asked to unlock it before changes can be applied.

Note

Before applying changes, the program checks the editor content for XML validity. Malformed XML will not be accepted.

Close the editor window

To close the editor window, click on the Cerrar button, or just close the window.
Under Windows you can optionally exit with Sección > Salir or Alt-F4.
Otherwise you can optionally exit with Sección > ${Quit} or ${Ctrl}-Q.
When closing the editor window, you will be asked for applying changes.

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