The above syncing conflict seems to occur even when I quit out of everything in the correct order, but as the edits seem to be carrying over I am not too worried.Received a conflict notification from desktop.Was told by app to “Close Project and Sync” did as ordered.Reopened, everything still good (perhaps should have quit again at this juncture?).Puttered for a bit, fixing a few things correcting spelling. Working in airplane mode on the iPad, what happens when I get home?.Last sentence still saved! (Good work Scrivener!).Swiped to quit without pressing “Done” button.Attempted to sync, received notification of no internet connection.Working in airplane mode on the iPad, not being careful….Scrivener iOS warns me on the next time I open but saves the changes (presumably on the iPad).Remote: if I type something and do not sync….Testing for remote plane use, Airplane Mode: iOS to Desktop (THE KICKER).Open manuscript, navigated to what I had just done.Open Scrivener iOS, synced as requested.Transferred some notes out of Evernote (the old way I used to do this) and puttered about with manuscript.Made sure I was quit out of both Scrivener & Dropbox for iOS and desktop.Testing for remote plane use, Airplane Mode: Desktop to iOS.Success: while at home and always connected wireless!.Scrivener desktop opened me to the exact part of project I had just edited remotely and my edits where there.Opened project using alias on my desktop.On a random notes page for next chapter I wrote sentence.Looked like everything set up well, so I opened the project on my iPad.I created my own named folder for my writing projects (defaults make me nervous, too searchable by virus etc.) Followed the Setting Up Dropbox Sync instructions.Checked for Scrivener Updates (Up to date at 2.8).Tested link for functionality on desktop with Scrivener.working cover art needs to be kept separated but still coupled to the project) So I created alias link for the now cloud based project to live in my less limited desktop folder (no I don’t use Scrivener for everything, e.g.Scrivener iOS wants to have ONLY scrivener projects in its Dropbox folder.Backed up (created duplicate of) project I intend to work on.Using desktop: Reorganized Dropbox for ease of regular use.Using desktop: Created a new writing folder in my Dropbox.It assumes you have Dropbox and iOS already installed on iPad.Researched Dropbox Syncing with iOS for Scrivener.MacBook needed update to 10.11.6 ~ Updated.Ensured both MacBook Air and iPad had updated software.(Is the the point were I confess to having one worked in QA for The Learning Company? Yes, including Oregon Trail. So what I do before a trip is sync, close out, and shut down my home computer. The work around for this is to ensure you only have Evernote open on one device at a time. What I used before Scrivener iOS?Įvernote has compatibility issues if you keep it open (in native desktop mode) on a home computer and also try to use it remotely on an iOS, or if you use it remote on multiple iOS devices at the same time. I’ve never had it installed on any of my iOS devices. I’ve only used it in a very limited capacity for transferring larger images. This means it needs to work OFFLINE for sometimes weeks at a time (I don’t trust hotel wifi), and then sync when I get home and rejoin my home wifi.Work on my iPad mini with my tiny keyboard (iWerkz Universal Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard, which I LOVE) on planes and in hotels while I am on the go.What I wanted Scrivener iOS to do is as follows: (Yes, I was a late adopter.) I use it for writing my rough drafts since editing (from developmental on) requires track changes, which means I must switch to Word (which I loathe, but that’s another story). I’ve been using Scrivener for Mac on my MacBook Air for the last year. So here’s my report on moving between: Scrivener Native on Mac Desktop & Scrivener iOS on iPad Background: However because it is not ergonomic I wouldn’t use it in the long haul. This setup is ideal for writing rough drafts on planes (tiny seat trays) and traveling in general without a laptop. iWerkz Bluetooth keyboard (or equivalent).Here is are the tools I use to write on the go: I don’t ordinarily do these kinds of posts, Gentle Reader, but sometimes I report things for you because I need to chronicle things for me.įirst here is a great article on how to get started on Scrivener.
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