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Live Editor & Studio

Bookcicle's Live Editor is the writing surface inside Studio.

Think of it as a writing workspace, not just a text box. It is built for long-form work like novels and screenplays, where you need structure, navigation, and room to move between files.

What It Does Today​

Today, the Live Editor supports:

  • a main manuscript editor
  • a focused projection view for one section or scene
  • a live outline or navigator in the editor
  • split panes and multiple tabs
  • local workspace persistence
  • grammar and spelling suggestions when configured
  • optional AI edit controls in the editor settings
  • both novel and screenplay writing modes

Studio also supports real pane surfaces for more than just the main manuscript. The current shell has file panes for:

  • manuscript and projection tabs
  • Markdown
  • HTML
  • plain text
  • DOCX
  • PDF
  • EPUB
  • image and media files

What “Projection” Means​

Projection is the focused writing view.

Instead of showing the full manuscript all the time, Studio can open one section, chapter, or scene in its own tab. That lets you work on one part without losing the larger manuscript structure.

In plain language:

  • the main document is the whole manuscript
  • a projection is one selected section from that manuscript

What the Workspace Looks Like​

The current Studio shell is built around:

  • a Files drawer
  • a Sync drawer panel
  • a Collaboration drawer panel
  • a main workspace with tabs and split panes

The important detail is this:

  • Files is a real working panel
  • Sync is present, but should not be treated as a fully shipped remote sync feature
  • Collaboration is present, but still behaves like an early-stage panel rather than a full multi-user workspace

What Is Available vs. Still Evolving​

Some parts are ready to use now, and some parts are still groundwork.

Real now​

  • manuscript editing
  • projection tabs
  • outline-driven navigation
  • split panes
  • multiple document/file surfaces
  • local persistence shape
  • editor settings for writing mode, outline, and AI behavior

Not fully wired here yet​

  • remote sync
  • cloud collaboration workflows
  • comments and editorial review threads
  • track changes or redline mode
  • history timeline as a finished product surface

So if you are asking whether Live Editor exists as a real product area today, the answer is:

  • yes, the editor and Studio workspace are real
  • some collaboration and sync ideas are visible in the workspace, but not as fully shipped features yet

Good Fit​

Live Editor is a good fit when you want:

  • a serious manuscript workspace
  • fast movement between sections
  • novel and screenplay support in one editor family
  • room for a future Studio-style writing environment on both web and desktop