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Manuskript Changelog

What's new in Manuskript 0.16.1

Dec 15, 2023
  • Warning: Create Frequent Backups!:
  • Though many features are already working as expected, Manuskript is still in the early development stages. We recommend creating frequent backups to minimize data loss due to software bugs, power outages, or hardware failure.
  • This directory contains binary and source packages for Manuskript 0.16.1.
  • OTHER:
  • Manuskript can be run from source code on:
  • GNU/LINUX
  • WINDOWS
  • MAC OS X

New in Manuskript 0.16.0 (Dec 9, 2023)

  • GNU/LINUX:
  • DEBIAN Based (Debian, Ubuntu, etc.)
  • Download manuskript-0.16.0-1.deb, then update repository and install program with:
  • sudo apt update
  • sudo dpkg -i manuskript-0.16.0-1.deb
  • If errors encountered then install dependencies and re-install program with:
  • sudo apt install -f
  • sudo dpkg -i manuskript-0.16.0-1.deb
  • FEDORA Based (Fedora, CentOS, etc.)
  • Download manuskript-0.16.0-1.noarch.rpm, then install program and dependencies with:
  • sudo dnf install manuskript-0.16.0-1.noarch.rpm
  • Flatpak Package (sandboxed desktop application)
  • Install Manuskript flatpak package using instructions found in Basic flatpak usage tutorial.
  • flatpak install ch.theologeek.Manuskript
  • Snap Package (Mint, desktops without Qt integration, etc.)
  • Install Manuskript snap package using instructions found in Basic snap usage tutorial.
  • sudo snap install --edge manuskript
  • OTHER GNU/Linux:
  • Download manuskript-0.16.0.zip source code file and follow the steps to Run Manuskript from Source Code on Linux.
  • WINDOWS:
  • Download manuskript-0.16.0-windows.zip, unzip file, and run manuskript/manuskript.exe.
  • MAC OS X:
  • Download manuskript-0.16.0-osx.dmg and open it.
  • Extra:
  • Import and Export Formats
  • Install pandoc for more import and export document formats such as ePub, OpenDocument (LibreOffice), and DocX (MS Word).
  • Spell and grammar check:
  • Install language_tool_python for more detailed spell and grammar checking in your projects. It requires Java to be used and might slow down the loading times significantly. So a performant system is recommended at the moment (optimizations are planned in next releases).
  • OTHER:
  • Manuskript can be run from source code on

New in Manuskript 0.15.0 (Mar 6, 2023)

  • IMPLEMENTS ENHANCEMENTS:
  • Feature request: Development version indicator #1126
  • FIXED BUGS:
  • Translations breaks shortcuts #1135
  • Missing visual indicator for collapsables like metadata fields #1132
  • New search bug #1125
  • One-time glitch: dragged "World" entry to top of list and it disappeared #1122
  • Loading Error with fileno #1121
  • 0.14 won't open #1105
  • Search no longer works #1095
  • click on "Plan" makes Manuskript 0.14.0 crash #1094
  • mouse over goes blank in fiction #1093
  • Crash when opening a plot in the cheat sheet containing deleted characters #1082
  • Crashes on hitting "+" while editing plot step summary #1081
  • CTD Crash To Desktop after "inserting link" #1071
  • Spellcheck intermittantly looses location in editor #1065
  • Translation - missing lines in .ts file etc. issues #1052
  • Debian installer zst compression error #1047
  • manuskriptw.exe can not be executed due to unhandled exception "NullWriter" #1044
  • Type error on launch #1043
  • Crash when attempting to add an inexistent reference #1042
  • Setting the language to German deletes shortcut-functions like "Ctrl+S" #1012
  • Plot-step summary disappearing and not being saved! #1008
  • Don't open msk from command line #993
  • Open in new tab doesn't work from tree #919
  • Metadata: References #756
  • [Bug] Next Button in Characters Pane #584
  • Context/right click Menu slow and only in english #487
  • Top level World items with sub-items do not visually indicate sub-items exist #305
  • saving error #274
  • Crashing when creating a new project - locale C #130
  • CLOSED ISSUES:
  • Update files about languages #1133
  • Adding a clearer discription to contributing guidlines #1115
  • I can't click boxes to edit them #1104
  • Minor Python error during Installation - Linux Mint 20.3 #1097
  • Package as App Bundle for macOS #567
  • MERGE PULL REQUESTS:
  • Fix to error #1095 #1098 (TheShadowOfHassen)
  • Add GitHub Actions Windows CI build to commits #1092 (MC42)
  • Resolve "Search" and "Cheat sheet" strings not being translated correctly in source string #1091 (MC42)
  • Feature/split editor functionality #1060 (tcsch)
  • Create a macOS installer (fixes #567) #1056 (marosoft)
  • Session target #460 (nephlm)

New in Manuskript 0.14.0 (Jun 9, 2022)

  • Implemented enhancements:
  • [Feature Request] Full Compile Export #1034
  • Cleaning up the flatpak #1029
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Crashing when I'm trying to create the 1st project #1035
  • crash on the "Outline" section #1032
  • Manuskript crashing while booting #1021
  • [Bug] double click causes crash in outline or plots view #1014
  • Re-ordering items in the outline causes data loss/text overwritting #1001
  • An unhandled exception has occurred! on cheatsheet #994
  • Crash when changing index card style #992
  • Regex search causes crash #989
  • Crash when project file is open in another application #950
  • outliner folder gets renamed and contents replaced when dragged over other folder, only in upward direction #719
  • Closed issues:
  • Creating empty language file hr-HR #1023
  • Creating project from template dialog has fixed size #996
  • Russian translation #990
  • [Windows Version] Two program windows pop up #327
  • Merged pull requests:
  • catch AttributeError in plotTreeView double click event (fixes #1014) #1015 (amconners)
  • Change welcome page spacer size policy to allow welcome to expand to fill most of screen (fixes #996) #1007 (jdanielp)
  • Fix crash when files are locked for writing (Fixes #950) #1004 (jdanielp)
  • Fix crash when regex is not valid (Fixes #989) #1003 (jdanielp)
  • Potential fix for #719, #1001: data loss when reordering items in upward direction #1002 (olivierkes)
  • hard_line_breaks support #1000 (Mte90)
  • Fix for #992 and #998 #999 (amconners)
  • Write a test for ParseMMDFile function. #831 (zeth)

New in Manuskript 0.13.1 (Dec 14, 2021)

  • Implemented enhancements:
  • Stripping down the install for low resource machines #956
  • Add filename/titles to warning dialog box when deleting files or folders #931
  • [Request] Additional Package formats: AppImage (also note Flatpak, Snap) #71
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Character Detailed Info Crash #971
  • Fail to launch #967
  • Critical error when running on Fedora 35 (manuskript won't start) #957
  • Can't open Manuskript executable "manuskript-0.12.0-win32" and "manuskript-0.12.0-fix-7e05b72-win32" on windows 7 professional. #951
  • Software crashes when I try to add a new character detail. #945
  • It crashes when I double click characters name's frame #937
  • calling pandoc 2.5 is broken with the later versions #922
  • Entry Point Error, how can I solve this ? #911
  • Issues pertaining to the wrong table being referenced in the "Detailed info" tab on the "Characters" pane #910
  • Upgraded from 0.11 to 0.12, open from command line and dolphin broken #898
  • IndexError in characterModel.py #896
  • Error on export return code: 43 #886
  • Issue installing v12 on Win7 64bit #872
  • well, now it don't even open... #870
  • Overlapping IDs repeating #865
  • crash on character details frame #843
  • POV selection changes if character is deleted and a new one is added #808
  • Crashhhh #791
  • Manuskript runs amok, with Project (Project is added) #729
  • Security fixes:
  • Possible security issue #891
  • Closed issues:
  • Ubuntu snap on edge channel not updated with v12 #955
  • Installed on chromebook (linux), no issues, opened it up and it has no words? #925
  • App crashing when adding detailed info to character. #920
  • Ubuntu 21.04, Manuskrip not installing or working with .deb snap or repository. #900
  • (Windows, 0.12.0) "GetDaylightFlag" not found in "kernel32.dll" #889
  • Text pasted in Summary or Notes/References disappears #873
  • Linux missing dependency? #847
  • Flatpak package #425
  • Merged pull requests:
  • Fixes for a number of reported bugs #901 (worstje)
  • Kill old insecure pickle setting files (untested) #895 (zeth)
  • Deal with race condition. #894 (zeth)
  • Someone was in a JavaScript mood? #893 (zeth)

New in Manuskript 0.12.0 (Dec 12, 2021)

  • Implemented enhancements:
  • Improving user-friendliness of log files #852
  • [Feature Request] Add spell check for Chinese. #822
  • Number of characters instead of number of words? #774
  • Italian spellchecker #730
  • [Feature Request] Word counter in full screen mode #723
  • Word count statistics incorrect when using Chinese characters #607
  • select which monitor in full screen mode #456
  • [feature request] Scene Search #376
  • [Feature request] References in characters' bios #347
  • add languagetool #142
  • Fixed bugs:
  • Using a world building template is broken #866
  • Slow startup when using language_tool_python in the test python setup #862
  • When using the + on editor or outline the application crashes #855
  • Fullscreen and Exit -> Fullscreen survives #846
  • Loading another project leads to crash #833
  • Crashes with using language-check #832
  • Crash on showing settingsWindow.py #817
  • Python syntax warning upon installation #792
  • Right click → Insert Reference buggy when search term is followed by punctuation #781
  • Can't open any file #758
  • Error on export when using pandoc #736
  • Snap Package: All types of export with pandoc fail with error 97 #709
  • Main major and minor character are not functional #698
  • export error (pandoc) #590
  • Closed issues:
  • Small bug with LanguageTool #860
  • Help! Can't open MSK.file #759
  • Can't run Manuskript #742
  • Manuskript Crashes on Project Open #741
  • Program crashes randomly and then never opens again even after reinstall #665
  • PLOT Character Error Message #519
  • Program crashes on copy and paste #441
  • Enable/Disable POV-Option for Characters #335
  • Show character count progress indicator #334
  • Merged pull requests:
  • Fix missing root when using world building template #867 (belug23)
  • Add configuration for github actions to test linux on pull requests #864 (belug23)
  • Fix errors when language tool isn't installed #863 (belug23)
  • Fix 860 languagetool get locale language #861 (belug23)
  • Friendly logging for end users #859 (worstje)
  • Fixing the tests for travis-CI #858 (belug23)
  • Fix #855 - Avoid a crash when there's no model #856 (belug23)
  • Fix #846 close Fullscreen when exiting main editor #854 (belug23)
  • Fix #456 - Force the distraction free window on the display of the main window #851 (belug23)
  • Fixed project not opening with missing background #850 (rbb8403)
  • setup signal handler to avoid accident data loss #835 (lingsamuel)
  • Properly disconnect add person connection. #834 (BentleyJOakes)
  • Change outlineItem ID assignment process for major optimization #827 (emgineering)
  • Fix for TypeErrors when using certain app styles #793 (FrancoisDuchene)
  • Fixed pandoc command arguments #790 (DarkRedman)
  • Update manuskript_fr.ts #789 (DarkRedman)
  • Update abstractModel.py #777 (siliconserf)
  • Clones importance setting when adding new characters. #775 (BentleyJOakes)
  • typofixing here and there #768 (goofy-mdn)
  • Fix Python 3.8 SyntaxWarning: "is not" with a literal #762 (gedakc)
  • Set minimum of xcode11 for macOS X in Travis CI build #760 (gedakc)
  • Enabling/Disabling POV for a specific character #748 (TheJackiMonster)
  • Added basic support for LanguageTool via 'language_check' as advanced spellchecker #747 (TheJackiMonster)
  • Added char-count with settings to enable/disable it. #746 (TheJackiMonster)
  • Add snap layout for pandoc templates directory #737 (tomwardill)
  • Select newly added world items, opening branches as necessary #735 (johnbintz)
  • Add global search #717 (moisesjbc)
  • added 3 buttons to the textEditView that allow quickly adding new items #690 (nagolinc)
  • Logging and command-line arguments #667 (worstje)
  • adding characters count. Implementing #334 #339 (lechbaczynski)