It was primarily written to tidy up the yWriter3 code, adjusting the interface and file handling to make it easier to convert to Visual Basic 2005. YWriter4 marked the last version written in Visual Basic 6. The project format involved creating distinct files for every piece of text in the program, which led to thousands of individual files for complex projects. This version supported RTF files and added items and locations. Scene text and all scene details were combined in these chapter files, which made adding new features all but impossible.Įnter yWriter3, which I debugged and released during the writing of my third novel. YWriter2 project files consisted of a central project file plus a plain text file for each chapter. It only supported plain text scenes, and the most common request was for RTF support. YWriter2 was released in 2002, and I used it to write my second novel. Unfortunately Word would often remain stuck in memory with no visible interface, and it was common to see 20+ zombie copies of Word in Task Manager. It was basically a front-end for a collection of Word 'DOC' files, which allowed me to keep my scenes in a list and open them (in Word) by double-clicking. YWriter1 was first put to work in 2000/01, and was never released to the public.
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