Download Jer's Novel Writer

Holey Moley! Version 1.0 at last!

I strongly recommend that you check out the Release Notes.

Special incentive! (For me, anyway.)

For every paying customer, I'll get off my lazy butt and submit my writing somewhere - either a fiction submission to a paying magazine, or an agent query.

Now you can help promote my writing career as well as my habit of eating.

Buy a key for Jer's Novel Writer for $30.

Don't think you should pay full price? Then haggle! If you send me a good haggle and we agree on a price, you will be able to enter your top-secret haggle code on the donations page, and get a discount on your license key. Haggling guidelines are here.

Or, you can just donate. Don't let me stop you. Remember, you are all that stand between me and a square job where I won't have time to work on Jer's Novel Writer.

Changes since last release (see release notes for more comprehensive change log):

1.1.6

• bugs fixed:
  • could not add new database items in many circumstances (thanks, dion!)
  • database image field acted improperly when window resized (thanks, dion!)
  • some margin notes failing to link to the text on XHTML export (thanks, goch!)

1.1.5

• changed visibility checkbox images to (slightly) less intrusive eye graphics
• bugs fixed:
  • up-arrow and up-gesture not taking cursor to previous text block (thanks, MfAP!)
  • Database categories easily confused (thanks, baltner, et. al.!)
  • Modified database to use better code when running under Leopard (Better code not available in Tiger)
  • section visibility updating correctly when section has automatic descroption (e.g. "Chapter 3") but not a user-defined title (thanks, Ted!)

1.1.4

• um... I left my change log at home. Here's what I'm sure of, anyway.
• bugs fixed:
  • margin note locations being adjusted when they shouldn't (thanks, Seigreich!)
  • Full-screen mode sometimes unresponsive
  • scroll bar sometimes confused when there are hidden sections
  • addtion of links in database item not marking document as needing save (thanks, ike!)
  • bookmark loses name when dragged or copy/paste (thanks, broomdodger!)

1.1.3

• Finally hooked up the Cmd-Shift-V preference (thanks for the nudge, broomdodger!)
• saves previous find and replace strings (thanks, broomdodger!)
• gestures possibly hooked up (thanks, MfAP!)
• maximim and minimum magnification limits (thanks, MfAP!)
• more control over XHTML export (thanks, ike!)
• bugs fixed:
  • Forward arrow in toolbar actually worked like a back arrow (thanks, broomdodger!)

1.1.2

• Option to check for version updates on startup, and manual check in preferences and help menu (thanks, Peter and ike!)
• When setting default font, button stays lit to indicate control is active (refactored other font-related stuff also).
• Remembers magnification in regular-screen mode (thanks MaudeM and MfAP!).
• Simplified version numbering.
• bugs fixed:
  • Mofified the font-applying code to eliminate unnecessary messages that caused problems (thanks, MfAP!)
  • Font changes were not applied to description text (e.g. "Chapter 1")
  • Got the column width bahavior in the outline to be at least a bit more cooperative (thanks, MaudeM!)
  • correctly sets initial margin note width in full-screen mode (thanks, MaudeM!)
  • scrolls to insertion point after magnification change (thanks MfAP!).
  • Release Notes.webloc file corrupted (thanks, broomdodger!)

Road map of upcoming development:

An somewhat out-of-date outline of features coming up in the next versions is over here in the forums. It is subject to frequent change; if you don't see your favorite wish list item, please leave a comment. Complaining is more than a right; it's a responsibility.