Working on Scrivener Projects on an iPad (OUTMODED)

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Overview

Instructions for syncing work done in Scrivener on the desktop with work on an iPad.

N.B. This wouldn't be necessary if Scrivener had an iPad app that could load desktop projects.

Exporting the Scrivener desktop project

From Scrivener desktop, with a folder within the Scrivener selected: File > Export > OPML or Mindmap File

  • Location: Local Dropbox folder > /Apps/StorySkeleton (1)/Export/
  • Save As: Opml(.opml)
  • Content: Titles and Synopses

Importing the Scrivener project into the StorySkeleton iPad app

When StorySkeleton starts up it will prompt for New, Open, or Import.

  • Import (link Dropbox account if necessary)
  • All available .opml files will be displayed. These are all the .opml files found in the /Apps/StorySkeleton (1)/Export/ folder within the Dropbox repository.

Exporting the StorySkeleton project

StorySkeleton export options
  • Click on the skull icon.
  • Click the share button.
  • There is an option to export in native .scriv format, but for me this always crashes.
  • If the native .scriv export doesn't work, export as .opml.
  • Choose the Send to Dropbox option.
  • autosave: on.

Importing changes made in StorySkeleton back into the Scrivener project

  • Open the project in Scrivener.
  • Select "Draft" in the Binder.
  • Import > OPML or Mindmap File...
    • Import File: [Dropbox folder]/Apps/StorySkeleton (1)/Export/[storyskeleton_export].opml
    • Import notes into: Main Text (with Synopsis)

The result will be a new folder in the binder with the name of the .ompl file, with a tree underneath reflecting the tree created in StorySkeleton.

With the .opml import all of the nodes are imported as flat cards. They have to be manually converted to folders (right click on node > Convert to Folder).

Sharing the Scrivener project

The Scrivener project is saved to a shared drive, e.g. a shared folder on the Synology DiskSation NAS: \\DiskStation\shared\comics\natural world 5\natural world 5.scriv\

N.B. The DiskStation drive above is a mirror of \\damien-mg\d\comics\natural world 5\natural world 5.scriv\. The "comics" directory is synced using the SyncToy utility on the Windows machine.

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