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Changelog

Version 2.4.9

• Strip illegal characters before parsing yw7 input.

Based on PyWriter 12.19.6

Version 2.4.8

• Refactor for future Python versions.

Based on PyWriter 12.19.4

Version 2.4.7

• Reading .yw7 files created with the iOS yWriter version.

Based on PyWriter 12.19.0

Version 2.4.6

• Update the PyWriter library.

Based on PyWriter 12.1.1

Version 2.4.5

• Make it run with old Windows versions.

Based on PyWriter 10.0.1

Version 2.4.4

• Update the PyWriter library.

Based on PyWriter 9.0.5

Version 2.4.3

• Modify “shebang” line to make the script run with Python 3.11 under Windows.

Based on PyWriter 7.14.2

Version 2.4.2

• Update the PyWriter library for future Python versions.

Based on PyWriter 7.14.2

Version 2.4.1

• Code optimization: avoid excess write accesses to the configuration.

Based on PyWriter 7.4.1

Version 2.4.0

• Add internationalization according to GNU coding standards.
• Provide German localization.

Based on PyWriter 7.4.1

Version 2.2.8

• Set own window icon.

Based on PyWriter 7.4.1

Version 2.2.7 Optional release

• Code refactoring and library update.

Based on PyWriter 7.2.1

Version 2.2.6 Bugfix release

• Update to PyWriter 5.18.0 API. This fixes a bug where projects can’t be changed nor closed.

Based on PyWriter 5.18.0

Version 2.2.5 Update setup script

• Change the working dir to the script dir on startup in order to avoid “file not found” error.

Based on PyWriter 5.18.0

Version 2.2.4 Improved setup

• Catch exceptions in the setup script.

Based on PyWriter 5.18.0

Version 2.2.3 Improved word counting

• Fix word counting considering ellipses.

Based on PyWriter 5.12.4

Version 2.2.2 Improved word counting

• Fix word counting considering comments, hyphens, and dashes.

Based on PyWriter 5.12.3

Version 2.2.1 Optional update

• Refactor the code.

Based on PyWriter 5.6.0

Version 2.2.0

• Add shortcuts:
  • Ctrl-o to open.
  • Ctrl-q to exit.
• Enable menu shortcuts.
• Display document title on the window frame.
• Save and restore window size and position.

Based on PyWriter 5.2.0

Version 2.0.1

• Improve code and documentation quality.

Based on PyWriter 5.0.2

Version 2.0.0

• Fix a bug where “To do” chapters cause an exception.
• Rework the user interface.
• Refactor the code.

Based on PyWriter 5.0.0

Version 1.2.2 Optional update

Change the formatting of the chapter title list.

Based on PyWriter 4.0.1

Version 1.2.1 Optional update

Display the text box without a frame.

Based on PyWriter 4.0.1

Version 1.2.0 Rich text display

Based on PyWriter 4.0.0

Version 1.0.0 Public release

Based on PyWriter 4.0.0

Version 0.4.1 Improve error handling

• Show a message in the status bar if the yw7 project cannot be read.

Based on PyWriter 3.32.3

Version 0.4.0 Alpha release

• Disable menu entries when no project is open.
• Do not accept nonexistent projects from the command line.
• Refactor the code.

Based on PyWriter 3.32.3

Version 0.2.7 Bugfix alpha release

• Fix a bug where the file path is not updated after opening a project.
• Disable the editor after closing a project.

Based on PyWriter 3.32.3

Version 0.2.6 Fix the display

• Do not expand the info bars.

Based on PyWriter 3.32.3

Version 0.2.5 Show stats

• Move file path from status bar to path bar.
• Show chapter, scenes, and words total in the status bar.

Based on PyWriter 3.32.3

Version 0.2.4 Improve UI

• Add title bar with project title and author.
• Add status bar with file path.
• Disable editing.

Based on PyWriter 3.32.3

Version 0.2.3 Optional alpha release

Windows-only: Change the context menu.

Important!

Before updating from v0.2.2, please remove the old context menu entry by double-clicking c:\Users\<user name>\.pywriter\yw-viewer\rem_context_menu.reg.

Based on PyWriter 3.32.3

Version 0.2.2 Optional alpha release

Windows-only: Provide registry files to extend the yWriter context menu.

Based on PyWriter 3.32.3

Version 0.2.1 Bugfix alpha release

Fix a bug where chapters and scenes are not displayed if the project was saved by a yWriter version prior to 7.0.7.3.

Based on PyWriter 3.33.0

Version 0.2.0 First public release

• View project properties: Author and description.
• View chapter titles.
• View chapter descriptions.
• View scene titles.
• View scene descriptions.
• View scene contents.

Based on PyWriter 3.33.0