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Thanks for the feedback. I read in a youtube comment that Scapple was no longer being developed. I suppose the makers feel that it does the job as it is. What I like is its simplicity. Unlike trying to do the same job in Word, I can just think of an idea, slap that down on screen, have a related idea, put that down ad infin, till I develop a plot. I then join related elements together and highlight (using colour) the salient points. Achieving the same thing in Word would require too much formatting. OneNote could come close, but still not do exactly the same job.
Moving things round is easy too, which helps when joining aspects of a plot together. For example, one initial idea was of some stolen spectacles. "Stolen Specs" was my first note. Then I wondered where they'd be stolen from, and wrote that note down, and who from, and who by, and why, then more about motive, and what were the consequences, etc. I joined them together according to flow of action, character, and other relevance.
When the trial is up (which is on the same terms as Scrivener), I'll probably pay for it. Unlike the man who has a hammer and sees every problem as a nail, I like using new software so see the problem as something for which I need new tools.
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