General

If I want more information about Skribisto, where can I ask my questions?

If you don’t find your answer in this FAQ or in the manual, you can always ask here.

I use Linux, can I download and install it from my Software Manager?

Yes.

Can I import my previous Plumen-Creator projects?

Yes, and importing is easy. Upon launching Skribisto, the Recent projects window contains a menu on the left. Click IMPORT and the IMPORT A PROJECT FROM PLUME CREATOR button appears. Click the button, then click SELECT. Navigate to your .plume file. Select and click Open; the Plume project file (.plume): field displays the path and file.
Click IMPORT. The project loads and appears in the menu on the left under Projects.

How can I quickly open an item on a new view?

The quickest way is to double-click on the item in the list.

Text

How can I change the width of the main text area ?

On the right side, in the “Edit” tool box, click on the “A” icon with the up arrow. A new menu appears. Use the sliders to change the text width, text size, text indent, and top margin. When finished making adjustments, click into the the left arrow or click in the main text area.

Development

Where can I find the Skribisto repository?

The GitHub repository is located here.

There are mistakes in the translation! Can they be fixed?

A first pass of translation was done with Google Translate, so if you find errors or a distinct lack of logic in a few words, you know the culprit! You are invited to fix such mistakes by following the instructions here. It’s free. No tool required, and nothing to install.

How can I help with translation?

Complete instructions are here.

To shorten: translate here (it’s free) or create an issue here if your language is missing.

How can I contribute to the code?

First, before writing any changes, please create an issue describing your modification. This way we can discuss it, I can gain some clarity on the idea, and I can offer some feedback.

If we agree on the ideas, you can fork the repository, make your change, then create a Push Request from your repository to mine.