Black Obelisk Software is proud to announce the release of Liquid Story Binder XE 4.81.

Recent Changes...

Contrast File Type Enhancement
Check For New Version Enhancement
Listing ‘View Mode’ Menu Option with Color Scheme Compatibility Enhancement
Listing Double-Click Caption Editing Enhancement
Planner Item Status Content Menu Enhancement
Planner Item Color Content Menu Enhancement
Checklist Always On Top Menu Option Enhancement
Dossier Always On Top Menu Option Enhancement
Image Always On Top Menu Option Enhancement
Note Always On Top Menu Option Enhancement
Auto Word Select Preference Enhancement
Checklist Symbol Selection Dialog Enhancement
Dossier ‘No Image’ Panel Display Removed
Book to Binder Terminology Change Enhancement
Repetition Visualizer Parent Document Selection Fix
Clean Letting Casing Fix
Extended Character Paste Fix

Concerning Recent Changes...

A new ‘Contrast’ file type has been added to Liquid Story Binder XE. Use the Contrast’s dual-columned display for direct item comparison. The Contrast file type has three display modes: Right Align, Centered, and Stretched. Choose ‘View Mode’ from the Contrast ‘File’ menu or click the ‘Change View’ toolbar icon to change the Contrast display.

A ‘Check for New Version’ menu option has been added to Liquid Story Binder XE. Use this feature to quickly check for new LSBXE updates and upgrades. This feature can be found under the main ‘About’ menu.

Color scheme compatibility has been added to the Listing file type. The Listing file type now has three display modes: Standard White, Color Scheme with Icons, and Color Scheme with Type Labels. Choose ‘View Mode’ from the Listing ‘File’ menu to change the Listing display.

Planners now include color item indexing and item status labelling. Apply a color option to group items. Use the flexible status label to display progress information. Choose ‘Color’ or ‘Status’ from the Planner ‘Content’ menu. Non-existing items are no longer indented.

The ‘No Image’ Dossier panel display has been removed, slightly increasing the type’s display size and flexibility.

I have one terminology change to announce. For the sake of clarity, ‘Books’ have been renamed ‘Binders’. As always, one single Liquid Story Binder XE ‘Binder’ can be used to store and write many books. Menu options reflect this change.

How I Use Liquid Story Binder XE Version 4.81...

I use three Planners shuffled to the left side of the screen. The first Planner, listing Chapters, uses color coding to differentiate content. Status labelling is used to show each Chapter’s level of completion.

I use a second Planner to organize Checklists. The Checklists are based on scene rather than Chapter and are my primary outlining / brainstorming type. For quick access, the Planner is set to ‘Checklist Mode’. Items are color coded to differentiate Chapter groups.

The last Planner is used to organize Dossiers, color coded by family and importance. This Planner is set to ‘Dossier Mode’.

These three Planners are saved as a Workspace entitled .planning with no Chapter or Checklist windows opened.

Opened Chapter windows overlap and hide the narrower Checklist and Dossier windows. All windows are of the some height.

I use one general Checklist to list problems and priorities -- things I need to think about or resolve.

To the right of the screen, I leave the ‘Line Note Viewer’ tool opened. The ‘Line Note Viewer’ allows me to quickly jump to specific points within the text. Any Line Note containing a question mark, asterisk or exclamation point will appear bold within the ‘Line Note Viewer’ reminding me of important unfinished work. Scenes within the Chapter, as well as key moments, are separated by Line Notes.

I create one Builder per Chapter. These Builders are used to store discarded material and can be opened using the Chapter’s Association dialog.

I also have a Word Building archive stored within a Builder -- a custom reference encyclopaedia. A Workspace entitled .worldbuilding allows me to quickly access this Builder as well as reference Galleries and Dossiers.

Lastly, I have a writing Journal, quickly accessed using a specific Workspace.

I use the Newspaper color scheme, black on light beige.