From 9f436338e3e962c09c9f6636afb980414b871e85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: themancalledjakob Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:53:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] update --- GettingStarted.md | 1 + Projects.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/GettingStarted.md b/GettingStarted.md index 0af9959..bdf1d90 100644 --- a/GettingStarted.md +++ b/GettingStarted.md @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ There are no user accounts. There is no way for us (or anyone), to restore a project that you lost. Actually this is great, because it proves to you that we're not doing anything weird with your data. +Perhaps you are working with a super secret special Font. Now you're worried to upload it. In this case: don't worry. Adding a font is just copying it in your browser. The font will never leave your machine and will not be uploaded to our server. However, sometimes you may want to back up your progress or move your work from one browser to another - perhaps even to another computer. Luckily, this is possible by saving and loading your project. How to do this, you can read up in the next step: diff --git a/Projects.md b/Projects.md index 964f037..6a57951 100644 --- a/Projects.md +++ b/Projects.md @@ -8,8 +8,31 @@ A project contains all information of what you're doing with Variable Time: You can save and load your project. This way you can backup your work, or move between browsers and computers. -## How to save your project +## Save your project * Click on "Save Project" +* Your Projectfile is prepared +* Your Projectfile is downloaded -This will prepare and download a zipfile with your project data. If you want to make sure it works, open an incognito tab and load the zipfile. Everything should be there. Why an incognito tab? Should anything go wrong, you are not in danger of losing your progress. +Tip: If you want to make sure it works, open an incognito tab and load the zipfile. Everything should be there. Why an incognito tab? Should anything go wrong, you are not in danger of losing your progress. + +## Load your project + +* Click on "Load Project" +* A File Dialogue opens +* You select the projectfile +* The projectfile will be read and saved +* The page reloads to your project + +## The Projectfile + +Actually, you do not need to know what is in the project file. However, it is always interesting to see how stuff is built. + +The project file is a normal zipfile. In it you will find a json file and any fonts that you added yourself. + +``` +project_YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS-ms.zip +├── project.json +├── AwesomeCustomFont.ttf +└── AnotherAwesomeCustomFont.ttf +```