nv_aeon2

The novelibre Python program helps authors organize novels.

The nv_aeon2 plugin synchronizes novelibre projects with Aeon Timeline 2.

The plugin adds an Aeon Timeline 2 submenu to the novelibre Tools menu and a button to the toolbar.

Features

• Open the project timeline with the Aeon Timeline 2 application.

Create a new novelibre project from a timeline

• Transfer "Narrative" sections with date, time, duration, description, tags, and relationships.
• Create characters, locations, items, and arcs are created.

Update an existing novelibre project from a timeline

• Update section date, time, duration, description, tags, and relationships.
• Missing sections, characters, locations, and items are created.
• Sections are marked "unused" if the associated event is deleted in Aeon.

Update an existing timeline from a novelibre project

• Update event date, time, duration, description, tags, and relationships.
• Entity types "Arc", "Character", "Location", and "Item", and a Narrative arc are created, if missing.
• Event properties "Description" and "Notes" are created, if missing.
• Missing events, characters, locations, and items are created.
• "Narrative" events are removed if the associated section is deleted in novelibre.

Create a new timeline from a novelibre project

• Just update an empty timeline from a novelibre project.

Add/update moon phase data

• For each event in the timeline, the moon phase can be added as a property.

Requirements

• Aeon Timeline 2
• novelibre version 5.9+

Download and install

Default: Executable Python zip archive

Download the latest release nv_aeon2_v5.1.2.pyzw

• Launch nv_aeon2_v5.1.2.pyzw by double-clicking (Windows/Linux desktop),
• or execute python nv_aeon2_v5.1.2.pyzw (Windows), resp. python3 nv_aeon2_v5.1.2.pyzw (Linux) on the command line.

Important

Many web browsers recognize the download as an executable file and offer to open it immediately. This starts the installation.

However, depending on your security settings, your browser may initially refuse to download the executable file. In this case, your confirmation or an additional action is required. If this is not possible, you have the option of downloading the zip file.

Alternative: Zip file

The package is also available in zip format: nv_aeon2_v5.1.2.zip

• Extract the nv_aeon2_v5.1.2 folder from the downloaded zipfile "nv_aeon2_v5.1.2.zip".
• Move into this new folder and launch setup.pyw by double-clicking (Windows/Linux desktop),
• or execute python setup.pyw (Windows), resp. python3 setup.pyw (Linux) on the command line.

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Installing the Aeon Timeline 2 custom template

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After installation, you can copy a "novelibre.xml" template to the Aeon Timeline 2 custom template folder. The easiest way is to create new timelines based on this template. It provides the entities and event properties that are converted to novelibre by default.

You find the customized template in the novelibre installation directory under

c:\Users\<user name>\.novx\nv_aeon2_sample\

Just copy it into

AppData\Local\Scribble Code\Aeon Timeline 2\CustomTemplates.

** Hint:**

• The <your user name>\AppData folder is hidden, so you might have to go to the Explorer settings first to enable Show hidden files. Just disable this again after successfully having installed the custom template.

The next time you start Aeon Timeline 2, the new template appears in the Custom Templates area.

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Changelog

Usage and conventions

See the online manual

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Credits

• The logo is made using the free Pusab font by Ryoichi Tsunekawa, Flat-it.
• The toolbar icons are based on the Eva Icons, published under the MIT License. The original black and white icons were colored for this plugin by the maintainer.

License

This is Open Source software, and the nv_aeon2 plugin is licensed under GPLv3. See the GNU General Public License website for more details, or consult the LICENSE file.