vkbo · vkbo · Jan 26, 2024 · Jan 26, 2024 · Jan 26, 2024 · Jan 26, 2024
diff --git a/docs/FileFormatSpec-1.5.fodt b/docs/FileFormatSpec-1.5.fodt
diff --git a/docs/source/fileformatspec15.pdf b/docs/source/fileformatspec15.pdf
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/coretools.py b/novelwriter/core/coretools.py
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ def _buildAndPopulate(self, path: Path, data: dict) -> bool:
 
         project.data.setUuid(None)
         project.data.setName(projName)
-        project.data.setTitle(projName)
         project.data.setAuthor(projAuthor)
         project.data.setLanguage(projLang)
         project.setDefaultStatusImport()
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ def _buildAndPopulate(self, path: Path, data: dict) -> bool:
         # Add Root Folders
         hNovelRoot = project.newRoot(nwItemClass.NOVEL)
         hTitlePage = project.newFile(lblTitlePage, hNovelRoot)
-        novelTitle = project.data.title if project.data.title else project.data.name
+        novelTitle = project.data.name
 
         titlePage = f"#! {novelTitle}\n\n"
         if project.data.author:

diff --git a/novelwriter/core/projectdata.py b/novelwriter/core/projectdata.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ def __init__(self, project: NWProject) -> None:
         # Project Meta
         self._uuid = ""
         self._name = ""
-        self._title = ""
         self._author = ""
         self._saveCount = 0
         self._autoCount = 0
@@ -102,11 +101,6 @@ def name(self) -> str:
         """Return the project name."""
         return self._name
 
-    @property
-    def title(self) -> str:
-        """Return the project title."""
-        return self._title
-
     @property
     def author(self) -> str:
         """Return the project author."""
@@ -228,16 +222,9 @@ def setName(self, value: str | None) -> None:
             self._project.setProjectChanged(True)
         return
 
-    def setTitle(self, value: str | None) -> None:
-        """Set a new novel title."""
-        if value != self._title:
-            self._title = simplified(str(value or ""))
-            self._project.setProjectChanged(True)
-        return
-
     def setAuthor(self, value: str | None) -> None:
         """Set the author value."""
-        if value != self._title:
+        if value != self._author:
             self._author = simplified(str(value or ""))
             self._project.setProjectChanged(True)
         return

diff --git a/novelwriter/core/projectxml.py b/novelwriter/core/projectxml.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 FILE_VERSION = "1.5"  # The current project file format version
-FILE_REVISION = "1"   # The current project file format revision
+FILE_REVISION = "2"   # The current project file format revision
 HEX_VERSION = 0x0105
 
 NUM_VERSION = {
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ class ProjectXMLReader:
         the project or the content into their respective section nodes
         as attributes. The id attribute was also added to the project.
 
-        Rev 1: Drops the titleFormat section of settings.
+        Rev 1: Drops the titleFormat node from settings. 2.1 Beta 1.
+        Rev 2: Drops the title node from project. 2.3 Beta 1.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, path: str | Path) -> None:
@@ -247,8 +248,6 @@ def _parseProjectMeta(self, xSection: ET.Element, data: NWProjectData) -> None:
         for xItem in xSection:
             if xItem.tag == "name":
                 data.setName(xItem.text)
-            elif xItem.tag == "title":
-                data.setTitle(xItem.text)
             elif xItem.tag == "author":
                 data.setAuthor(xItem.text)
             else:
@@ -520,7 +519,6 @@ def write(self, data: NWProjectData, content: list, saveTime: float, editTime: i
 
         xProject = ET.SubElement(xRoot, "project", attrib=projAttr)
         self._packSingleValue(xProject, "name", data.name)
-        self._packSingleValue(xProject, "title", data.title)
         self._packSingleValue(xProject, "author", data.author)
 
         # Save Project Settings

diff --git a/novelwriter/core/tohtml.py b/novelwriter/core/tohtml.py
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ def saveHtmlJson(self, path: str | Path) -> None:
         data = {
             "meta": {
                 "projectName": self._project.data.name,
-                "novelTitle": self._project.data.title,
                 "novelAuthor": self._project.data.author,
                 "buildTime": int(timeStamp),
                 "buildTimeStr": formatTimeStamp(timeStamp),

diff --git a/novelwriter/core/tokenizer.py b/novelwriter/core/tokenizer.py
@@ -759,7 +759,6 @@ def saveRawMarkdownJSON(self, path: str | Path) -> None:
         data = {
             "meta": {
                 "projectName": self._project.data.name,
-                "novelTitle": self._project.data.title,
                 "novelAuthor": self._project.data.author,
                 "buildTime": int(timeStamp),
                 "buildTimeStr": formatTimeStamp(timeStamp),

diff --git a/novelwriter/core/toodt.py b/novelwriter/core/toodt.py
@@ -283,9 +283,7 @@ def initDocument(self) -> None:
         # ===============
 
         if self._headerText == "":
-            theTitle = self._project.data.title or self._project.data.name
-            theAuth = self._project.data.author
-            self._headerText = f"{theTitle} / {theAuth} /"
+            self._headerText = f"{self._project.data.name} / {self._project.data.author} /"
 
         # Create Roots
         # ============
@@ -373,7 +371,7 @@ def initDocument(self) -> None:
 
         # Dublin Core Meta Data
         xMeta = ET.SubElement(self._xMeta, _mkTag("dc", "title"))
-        xMeta.text = self._project.data.title or self._project.data.name
+        xMeta.text = self._project.data.name
 
         xMeta = ET.SubElement(self._xMeta, _mkTag("dc", "date"))
         xMeta.text = timeStamp

diff --git a/sample/nwProject.nwx b/sample/nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2024-01-23 13:06:53">
-  <project id="e2be99af-f9bf-4403-857a-c3d1ac25abea" saveCount="1619" autoCount="255" editTime="81251">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-01-26 22:42:30">
+  <project id="e2be99af-f9bf-4403-857a-c3d1ac25abea" saveCount="1620" autoCount="255" editTime="81255">
     <name>Sample Project</name>
-    <title>Sample Project</title>
     <author>Jane Smith</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/files/nwProject-1.5.nwx b/tests/files/nwProject-1.5.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2022-11-07 13:00:48">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2022-11-07 13:00:48">
   <project id="e2be99af-f9bf-4403-857a-c3d1ac25abea" saveCount="5" autoCount="10" editTime="1000">
     <name>Sample Project</name>
-    <title>Sample Project</title>
     <author>Jane Smith</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/coreProject_NewFileFolder_nwProject.nwx b/tests/reference/coreProject_NewFileFolder_nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0.7" hexVersion="0x020007f0" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2023-06-03 18:18:23">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-01-26 22:50:57">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="1" autoCount="1" editTime="0">
     <name>New Project</name>
-    <title>New Novel</title>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/coreProject_NewRoot_nwProject.nwx b/tests/reference/coreProject_NewRoot_nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0.7" hexVersion="0x020007f0" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2023-06-03 18:18:23">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-01-26 22:50:57">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="1" autoCount="1" editTime="0">
     <name>New Project</name>
-    <title>New Novel</title>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/coreTools_DocDuplicator_nwProject.nwx b/tests/reference/coreTools_DocDuplicator_nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.1-beta1" hexVersion="0x020100b1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2023-07-20 20:33:41">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-01-26 22:53:40">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="1" autoCount="1" editTime="0">
     <name>New Project</name>
-    <title>New Novel</title>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/coreTools_ProjectBuilderA_nwProject.nwx b/tests/reference/coreTools_ProjectBuilderA_nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3-alpha1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2023-12-29 14:34:07">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-01-26 22:53:40">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="1" autoCount="0" editTime="0">
     <name>Test Project A</name>
-    <title>Test Project A</title>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/coreTools_ProjectBuilderB_nwProject.nwx b/tests/reference/coreTools_ProjectBuilderB_nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3-alpha1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2023-12-29 14:36:07">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-01-26 22:53:40">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="1" autoCount="0" editTime="0">
     <name>Test Project B</name>
-    <title>Test Project B</title>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_nwProject.nwx b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.2-alpha1" hexVersion="0x020200a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2023-10-17 20:52:34">
-  <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="3" autoCount="2" editTime="4">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-01-26 22:48:13">
+  <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="3" autoCount="2" editTime="3">
     <name>New Project</name>
-    <title>New Novel</title>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Initial_nwProject.nwx b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Initial_nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0.7" hexVersion="0x020007f0" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2023-06-03 18:18:30">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a1" hexVersion="0x020300a1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-01-26 22:45:36">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="2" autoCount="1" editTime="0">
     <name>New Project</name>
-    <title>New Novel</title>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/mBuildDocBuild_HTML5_Lorem_Ipsum.json b/tests/reference/mBuildDocBuild_HTML5_Lorem_Ipsum.json
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 {
   "meta": {
     "projectName": "Lorem Ipsum",
-    "novelTitle": "Lorem Ipsum",
     "novelAuthor": "lipsum.com",
-    "buildTime": 1687620769,
-    "buildTimeStr": "2023-06-24 17:32:49"
+    "buildTime": 1706306020,
+    "buildTimeStr": "2024-01-26 22:53:40"
   },
   "text": {
     "css": [

diff --git a/tests/reference/mBuildDocBuild_NWD_Lorem_Ipsum.json b/tests/reference/mBuildDocBuild_NWD_Lorem_Ipsum.json
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 {
   "meta": {
     "projectName": "Lorem Ipsum",
-    "novelTitle": "Lorem Ipsum",
     "novelAuthor": "lipsum.com",
-    "buildTime": 1687621222,
-    "buildTimeStr": "2023-06-24 17:40:22"
+    "buildTime": 1706306020,
+    "buildTimeStr": "2024-01-26 22:53:40"
   },
   "text": {
     "nwd": [

diff --git a/tests/reference/projectXML_ReadLegacy10.nwx b/tests/reference/projectXML_ReadLegacy10.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2020-05-28 09:59:15">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2020-05-28 09:59:15">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="0" autoCount="0" editTime="1000">
     <name>Sample Project</name>
-    <title>Sample Project</title>
     <author>Jay Doh</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/projectXML_ReadLegacy11.nwx b/tests/reference/projectXML_ReadLegacy11.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2020-06-26 21:20:24">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2020-06-26 21:20:24">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="5" autoCount="10" editTime="1000">
     <name>Sample Project</name>
-    <title>Sample Project</title>
     <author>Jay Doh</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/projectXML_ReadLegacy12.nwx b/tests/reference/projectXML_ReadLegacy12.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2021-08-30 23:33:44">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2021-08-30 23:33:44">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="5" autoCount="10" editTime="1000">
     <name>Sample Project</name>
-    <title>Sample Project</title>
     <author>Jay Doh</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/projectXML_ReadLegacy13.nwx b/tests/reference/projectXML_ReadLegacy13.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2022-10-25 18:26:15">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2022-10-25 18:26:15">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="5" autoCount="10" editTime="1000">
     <name>Sample Project</name>
-    <title>Sample Project</title>
     <author>Jay Doh</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/reference/projectXML_ReadLegacy14.nwx b/tests/reference/projectXML_ReadLegacy14.nwx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="1" timeStamp="2022-10-15 12:12:59">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.0-rc1" hexVersion="0x020000c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2022-10-15 12:12:59">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="5" autoCount="10" editTime="1000">
     <name>Sample Project</name>
-    <title>Sample Project</title>
     <author>Jay Doh</author>
   </project>
   <settings>

diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_docbuild.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_docbuild.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def testCoreDocBuild_HTML(monkeypatch, mockGUI, prjLipsum, fncPath, tstPaths):
     assert error == []
 
     copyfile(docFile, tstFile)
-    assert cmpFiles(tstFile, cmpFile, ignoreLines=[6, 7])
+    assert cmpFiles(tstFile, cmpFile, ignoreLines=[5, 6])
 
     # Check Error Handling
     # ====================
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def testCoreDocBuild_NWD(monkeypatch, mockGUI, prjLipsum, fncPath, tstPaths):
     assert error == []
 
     copyfile(docFile, tstFile)
-    assert cmpFiles(tstFile, cmpFile, ignoreLines=[6, 7])
+    assert cmpFiles(tstFile, cmpFile, ignoreLines=[5, 6])
 
     # Check Error Handling
     # ====================

diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_project.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_project.py
@@ -482,10 +482,6 @@ def testCoreProject_Methods(monkeypatch, mockGUI, fncPath, mockRnd):
     project.data.setName("  A Name ")
     assert project.data.name == "A Name"
 
-    # Project Title
-    project.data.setTitle("  A Title ")
-    assert project.data.title == "A Title"
-
     # Project Author
     project.data.setAuthor("  Jane\tDoe ")
     assert project.data.author == "Jane Doe"

diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_projectxml.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_projectxml.py
@@ -142,13 +142,12 @@ def testCoreProjectXML_ReadCurrent(monkeypatch, tstPaths, fncPath):
     assert xmlReader.state == XMLReadState.PARSED_OK
     assert xmlReader.xmlRoot == "novelWriterXML"
     assert xmlReader.xmlVersion == 0x0105
-    assert xmlReader.xmlRevision == 1
+    assert xmlReader.xmlRevision == 2
     assert xmlReader.appVersion == "2.0-rc1"
     assert xmlReader.hexVersion == 0x020000c1
 
     # Check loaded data
     assert data.name == "Sample Project"
-    assert data.title == "Sample Project"
     assert data.author == "Jane Smith"
     assert data.saveCount == 5
     assert data.autoCount == 10
@@ -267,7 +266,6 @@ def testCoreProjectXML_ReadLegacy10(tstPaths, fncPath, mockRnd):
 
     # Check loaded data
     assert data.name == "Sample Project"
-    assert data.title == "Sample Project"
     assert data.author == "Jay Doh"  # Only last author is preserved
     assert data.saveCount == 0  # Doesn't exist in 1.0
     assert data.autoCount == 0  # Doesn't exist in 1.0
@@ -402,7 +400,6 @@ def testCoreProjectXML_ReadLegacy11(tstPaths, fncPath, mockRnd):
 
     # Check loaded data
     assert data.name == "Sample Project"
-    assert data.title == "Sample Project"
     assert data.author == "Jay Doh"  # Only last author is preserved
     assert data.saveCount == 5
     assert data.autoCount == 10
@@ -537,7 +534,6 @@ def testCoreProjectXML_ReadLegacy12(tstPaths, fncPath, mockRnd):
 
     # Check loaded data
     assert data.name == "Sample Project"
-    assert data.title == "Sample Project"
     assert data.author == "Jay Doh"  # Only last author is preserved
     assert data.saveCount == 5
     assert data.autoCount == 10
@@ -675,7 +671,6 @@ def testCoreProjectXML_ReadLegacy13(tstPaths, fncPath, mockRnd):
 
     # Check loaded data
     assert data.name == "Sample Project"
-    assert data.title == "Sample Project"
     assert data.author == "Jay Doh"  # Only last author is preserved
     assert data.saveCount == 5
     assert data.autoCount == 10
@@ -813,7 +808,6 @@ def testCoreProjectXML_ReadLegacy14(tstPaths, fncPath, mockRnd):
 
     # Check loaded data
     assert data.name == "Sample Project"
-    assert data.title == "Sample Project"
     assert data.author == "Jay Doh"  # Only last author is preserved
     assert data.saveCount == 5
     assert data.autoCount == 10

diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_guimain.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_guimain.py
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ def testGuiMain_Editing(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, tstPaths, mockRnd):
     assert len(SHARED.project.tree._roots) == 0
     assert SHARED.project.tree.trashRoot is None
     assert SHARED.project.data.name == ""
-    assert SHARED.project.data.title == ""
     assert SHARED.project.data.author == ""
     assert SHARED.project.data.spellCheck is False
 
@@ -220,7 +219,6 @@ def testGuiMain_Editing(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, tstPaths, mockRnd):
     assert len(SHARED.project.tree._roots) == 4
     assert SHARED.project.tree.trashRoot is None
     assert SHARED.project.data.name == "New Project"
-    assert SHARED.project.data.title == "New Novel"
     assert SHARED.project.data.author == "Jane Doe"
     assert SHARED.project.data.spellCheck is False