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4 | 4 | Project Format Changes |
5 | 5 | ********************** |
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| 7 | +.. _File Format Spec 1.5: _static/fileformatspec15.pdf |
| 8 | +.. _documentation: https://novelwriter.readthedocs.io |
| 9 | + |
7 | 10 | Most of the changes to the file formats over the history of novelWriter have no impact on the |
8 | 11 | user-side of things. The project files are generally updated automatically. However, some of the |
9 | 12 | changes require minor actions from the user. |
10 | 13 |
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11 | | -The key changes in the formats are listed below, as well as the user actions required where |
| 14 | +The key changes in the formats are listed below, as well as the user actions required, where |
12 | 15 | applicable. |
13 | 16 |
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| 17 | +.. only:: not html |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | + A full project file format specification is available in the online documentation_. |
| 20 | + |
14 | 21 | .. caution:: |
15 | 22 |
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16 | 23 | When you update a project from one format version to the next, the project can no longer be |
17 | 24 | opened by a version of novelWriter prior to the version where the new file format was |
18 | 25 | introduced. You will get a notification about any updates to your project file format and will |
19 | 26 | have the option to decline the upgrade. |
20 | 27 |
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| 28 | +.. only:: html |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | + **For Developers** |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | + A full description of the current file format is available in the `File Format Spec 1.5`_ |
| 33 | + document, available as a PDF. This document is intended for contributors to novelWriter, those |
| 34 | + building project conversion tools, either to or from tne novelWriter format, and for those who |
| 35 | + wish to make their own templating system. |
| 36 | + |
21 | 37 |
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22 | 38 | .. _a_prjfmt_1_5: |
23 | 39 |
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24 | 40 | Format 1.5 Changes |
25 | 41 | ================== |
26 | 42 |
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27 | | -This project format was introduced in novelWriter version 2.0. |
| 43 | +This project format was introduced in novelWriter version 2.0 RC 2. |
28 | 44 |
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29 | 45 | This is a modification of the 1.4 format. It makes the XML more consistent in that meta data have |
30 | 46 | been moved to the section nodes, and key/value settings now have a consistent format. Logical flags |
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