Text Separators in Scrivener

[wimsey]

I have a question for all the Scrivener experts, particularly the ones using the Windows version:

I've just about got my custom compile preset just the way I like it (yay!), except I would like to have my text separation (just * * * * *) followed by an empty line or two (carriage return). I'm thinking I need something to insert in the Text Separator field, like when I use <$p> to indicate I want the page number inserted in the Header field. Does anyone know what this might be?

Thanks so much!

[tmso]

Oh, I wish I could answer your question. I gave up using Scrivener so that I could have all my files where ever I go (I use GoogleDocs now).

However, you can try asking this gal (search for JW Manus). She's very clever with all that stuff. Good luck!

[wimsey]

Thanks, tmso. I'll try her.

[Gumboot]

Oh, I wish I could answer your question. I gave up using Scrivener so that I could have all my files where ever I go (I use GoogleDocs now).

You could still do that by having your Scrivener project in a dropbox folder or something similar.

[Tristis]

For the record:

Scrivener made me crazy.

It worked until it didn't, which was at the end of a big project. At that point, it deformatted and wouldn't let me export or save as anything else.

I ended up copy/pasting a two act play out of it and into a more stable application (Pages—the program I thought i was escaping when I downloaded Scrivener).