PARADISE ENVIRONMENT - EXPERIMENTAL WINDOWS PROTOTYPE
October 15, 2026

This is an early, unsigned prototype, published for voluntary testing. It is not
an installer. Extract the ZIP to a folder you choose. The publisher has not
completed interactive Windows, keyboard, high-DPI, or file-dialog acceptance.
Automated storage tests (17) and a form editing/reordering smoke test passed.
Do not bypass operating-system security warnings. Do not rely on this prototype
as the only copy of important writing. Use synthetic writing for your first test.

The executable requires Windows with a compatible .NET Framework runtime.
No dependency installation, auto-update, telemetry, cloud sync or AI connection
is included. No manuscripts are scanned, discovered, uploaded or shared.

Implemented: add/edit/reorder scenes, local .paradise.json projects, explicit
save/open, recovery backups, word counts and create-only plain-text scene export.
Save As and export refuse existing paths. Save of the current project keeps its
previous bytes in a uniquely named adjacent .backup-* file. External-change
detection is optimistic, not cross-process locking; avoid concurrent editing.

Not implemented: Scrivener import, rich text, research folders, spelling/grammar
tools, cloud sync, web account linking, collaboration or Scrivener feature parity.

Manual acceptance checklist:
1. Start with synthetic text. Add two scenes, rename/edit and reorder them.
2. Save to a new .paradise.json file, reopen it and check text/order.
3. Change text, save again, and confirm the adjacent backup exists.
4. Export a scene to a new .txt path. Confirm existing files are not overwritten.
5. Cancel dialogs; test save/discard/cancel when closing with unsaved writing.
6. Check keyboard navigation, resize/high-DPI layout and read-only folder errors.

Source and build script are in source/. Build from that directory using its
existing-compiler build.ps1; no package download or machine policy change is
required. Test switches: --self-test and --smoke-test.

ParadiseEnvironment.exe SHA-256:
1e289f7996b46793321af7a9e172cfc597b5120347215e5d307016e53fcd7576

Website and release notes:
https://www.loganpendragonforge.com/experiments/writers-paradise/environment/
https://www.loganpendragonforge.com/experiments/writers-paradise/changelog/
