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Abstract
This document tests the capability of scriverner as a frond end tool for long forms, compared to a pure MD process ( with sublime 3, or multimarkdown for example. It tests basic capabilities, and examines what facility scivener brings, or prevents in term of capability and process, with a zkn and academic-referencing target in mind.
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Audience
academics, withe zkn process
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The questions it tries to answer
- can I switch safely from pure MD to scrivener for long form writing ?
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Basics
In this section, we consider the basic typographic element of scrivener, how how the get translated into MD
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Basic Typographics
Testing the rendering of basic typographics :
- Lists with dash
- Lists : not working
• Enumerated
• Lists with bullet : working
• Italics this is italics and is not working
• This is emphasis, and is working ( character styles)
Bold: this is bold ( not working)
This is strong (and is working)
Results: ok, but read
• Can’t use the intuitive alt B alt I ( unless remapped).
• List have to be styled, cant use the common dash list
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Tables
Col 1
Col 2 is centered
Right emphasis
centered
Table with voids
A strong content
Amazing easy
Table with voids
Results: works, and is an improvement.
See if there are limits not explored now
Potential to investigate :
- Large table
- Paste from excel
( Require « convert table to multimarkdown in compile settings)
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Links
This is an External Link : and this is not working
This is an External md [link](https://www.taesch.com/cognitive/reperes-vers-la-maitrise) : and this is working
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foonotes, comments annotations
Foot notes
This is a foot note and it works quite transparently
This is a comment and nothing gets out . Maybe have to see the compile process. When ticked in the compile process, , it gets in the compile as
<span class="comment" title="just a comment">comment</span>
So are annotations
So are <span class="annotation" style="color:#9E0B03">annotations</span>
Results :
• pretty much an improvement to the cumbersome and boring process of managing note number . Increase transparency/ fluen...
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references
Adding a reference from zotero : [@biggs_toward_2012]
• Just a shift copy C in zotero then past from zotero : works great
• A possible option: some script search from scrivener: [@taya_scrivener_2018]
• Insert bibliography/ citations (cmd Y) opens zotero !
⁃ No more integration, needs a shift copy C in zotero then past from zotero
⁃ Open: see if more zotero integration exists in scrivener 3 ? How did it find zotero then ? To be investigated
• Results: easy to do . However a slightly de...
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citations and block quotes
This is a citation and I am expecting it to be block quoted :
Blab bal balb citations . This is block quote style
When typing return , it goes back to default mode
I may be tempted to insert a zotero citation also :
"Définir ce que c'est qu'être autonome dans son rôle professionnel, dans sa posture de manager ou de chef d'équipe a du sens. Définir l'autonomie professionnelle d'un coach, d'un accompagnateur, d'un consultant l'emmène sur le ch...
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images
inline
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images by references
Url from site.
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captions and figures
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renumbering title, moving things around
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enumbering title, moving things around is transparent, and this is an improvement. We do not <manage the level of titels by hand.
Results : an improvement
Possible hicup: the auto number of titles. Makes using « small » text fiddling no ok ( to be explained) .need fusion afterwards
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a Process approach
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integrating a zkn in research
Inserting a zkn content by drag and drop into research
Work perfect. Need to be found before though, via an index or whatever
Inserting a zkn ref by paste
Not working. Is pasting the path
Inserting via
Click on research / add from file
Work Is creating a note with file content, like drag and drop. Thi sis a copy, not a reference
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referencing a zkn , externally stored
Insterting a zkn by file ref.
Not found yet, still i believe external fle reference exists
Note that embedding the zkn ( rathetr thana linking) enables to have it at hand when you go mobile
. To be investigated
Explain why it would be needed , or an improvement also
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forming the outline
When forming the detailed outline, I tendto the following target , as described in[@nicholas_cifuentes-goodbody_outlines_2016]
1. Introductory paragraph
2. Sections
A. Paragraph
i. First sentence
ii. Exemple
iii. Quote
Once ia passed the “draft sysnopsis” stage, I creted this structure in the outiline, as this serve as a roadmap and prevent procastination by indecision
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preparing the argument
When I am stating a document in a top down fashion, I d like to write in a continuous manner , with bullets, and writing one line synospsys in the text
When I feel this is mature enough, I later then slice this text in bit and turns the sysnopsis in proper card sysnopsys, and leave them in the text as annotation, so I can distinguish them from real text. Then I go in detail mode, and make my outline proper, then fills the details
In this process, I am using the follwing from sciverner
• Test...
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using a templating approach for the outline
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drafting the outline with sysnopsys
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Placement
To be synced , th efile sneed to be put in apps/scriuvener. And the scrivomatic process require shit load of local file. To be invetigated
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Discussion
From a pratique viewpoint:
Regression
• Most of the basic typography is covered ok
• The only open hicup is citation / block quote, but this is a pandoc issue, not scriverner. To be investigated
• Zotero is ok . Need switch and copy paste for the ref versus integrated search . minor
• Left open : images from url. Any better process ?
Benefits :
• Tables are a definitive improvement. No more juggling with many external tools to fix this
• Footnote is an imporevement . No more manuel re...
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References
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Criteria unders consideration
Some aspects are on the productivity side, Other on the creativity side, othesr on the portability and interoperability side
Let define and exemplify the expectations:
- productivity : I do not have to launch manually pandoc or renumber heading when reorganising a text
- Creativity : tables are managed easily via a table editor and generate MD tables
- When Outlining, I Can Access Or Refer To Zkn, And They Get Updated
- I can Create Zkn During The Writing Process ( Outlining)
- Portabil...
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