Scrivener for Windows versus Writing outliner add-in for MS Word

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Posted by Cassius
Nov 13, 2011 at 02:48 PM

Alex is absolutely correct! I’ve seen corruption in one item ruin an entire file.

Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>JBfrom wrote:
>>However, given
>>the slowness of my previous experience with sql
>databases, I’d want to hear reports of
>>users successfully operating databases
>much larger than 5gb. For example, one of my
>>ebooks folders is 60gb.
> >I will point to
>Richard’s answer here http://www.outlinersoftware.com/messages/viewm/11337
>to describe my own approach for such material too. I really cannot imagine why one
>should want to keep a collection of PDFs within a single huge database file. The file
>itself would become fragmented and slow, it would be a nightmare to backup regularly,
>and would invite corruption in the event of the first problematic system
>shutdown.
> >Re slowness, the client-server architecture inherent in SQL databases
>may indeed be slower than directly accessing a huge text file, but I’m not sure how the
>two are comparable in terms of content flexibility. Or am I missing something?
> >In
>any case, you may want to take this discussion to the said topic
>http://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/3047 as more relevant.

Posted by Franz Grieser
Nov 16, 2011 at 05:20 PM

Hi.

For those interested in Writing Outliner: Edwin just published a blog post informing that he is going to completely rewrite WO. This is necessary because WO can be instable and slow - as Edwin writes in his refreshingly outright post.

Franz

Posted by Mitchell Kastner
Nov 16, 2011 at 07:26 PM

Here is the URL to Edwin’s blog:

http://writingoutliner.com/writing-software/blog/about-to-fundamentally-revamp-writing-outliner/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New+plan+to+improve+the+stability++performance+of+Writing+Outliner&utm_content=New+plan+to+improve+the+stability++performance+of+Writing+Outliner+CID_4a99daf5650a675224aacae82f94742d&utm_source=Campaign+Monitor+Newsletter&utm_term=my+blog+post+here

Franz Grieser wrote:
>Hi.
> >For those interested in Writing Outliner: Edwin just published a blog post
>informing that he is going to completely rewrite WO. This is necessary because WO can
>be instable and slow - as Edwin writes in his refreshingly outright post.
> >Franz

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Nov 16, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Franz Grieser wrote:
>WO can
>be instable and slow - as Edwin writes in his refreshingly outright post.

I am indeed very impressed by Edwin’s forthrightness and dignity, especially given the fact that he is a lone developer, probably dependent upon the sales of his programs for his living. Yet he is willing to provide this v2.0 of his software for free to current customers.

Even more impressive is his clientelle’s positive response.

Posted by Edwin Yip
Nov 17, 2011 at 03:50 AM

@Franz,
Thanks for the heads-up. I’d like to clarify that the new version will not be a complete rewrite of Writing Outliner, mainly the following two parts will be changed:

1 - The way Writing Outliner interacts with MS Word. I believe that the new approach will fix the majority of the current problems.
2 - The storage of documents. The new storage will be just ordinary folders in your computer, instead of Sqlite databases.

Hope it helps.

@Alexander,
Thanks for the kind words :)

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