I just found a python package that can convert fountain markdown to LaTeX: https://pypi.org/project/fountain/.
And this is a LaTeX package that can create screenplays: https://ctan.org/pkg/screenplay?lang=en. The Fountain Mode in emacs can use different backends, but I use Afterwriting: https://afterwriting.com/. ------- Original Message ------- On Monday, July 3rd, 2023 at 2:51 PM, Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@posteo.net> wrote: > [ Adding Org ML back to CC. Please use Reply All or wide reply to keep > other mailing list members in the loop. ] > > > The industry standard is to use Final Draft > > (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Draft_(software)), but I personally > > use Emacs Fountain Mode (https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/FountainMode). > > Fountain is a plain text markup language (https://fountain.io/). > > > > I'm interested in exporting to PDF and to odt format. > > > How do you usually export to fountain PDF? > Org mode relies on LaTeX to produce PDF output. Is it possible to have > Fountain blocks in LaTeX? > > Fionn Stephens fionnsteph...@protonmail.com writes: > > > Hi, > > > > Yes, of course. A screenplay is the document written to help produce a film > > or TV series. This is the Wikipedia page: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenplay and here are some examples: > > https://www.scriptreaderpro.com/screenplay-example/. > > > > The industry standard is to use Final Draft > > (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Draft_(software)), but I personally > > use Emacs Fountain Mode (https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/FountainMode). > > Fountain is a plain text markup language (https://fountain.io/). > > > > I'm interested in exporting to PDF and to odt format. > > > > My own use case is a little experimental with some sections written like a > > screenplay and other sections written like a novel / short story. > > > > I hope that helps. > > Fionn > > > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > > > > ------- Original Message ------- > > On Monday, July 3rd, 2023 at 2:07 PM, Ihor Radchenko yanta...@posteo.net > > wrote: > > > > > Fionn Stephens fionnsteph...@protonmail.com writes: > > > > > > > I think support for screenplay formatting would be a useful feature to > > > > add. Like to how comments or quotes are done, it could be in between > > > > the tags: #+BEGIN_SCREENPLAY and #+END_SCREENPLAY. I think using the > > > > markdown used by Fountain would make the most sense. > > > > > > > > For example, a section could look like: > > > > > > > > #+BEGIN_SCREENPLAY > > > > INT./EXT. BLOOM HOUSE - (PRESENT) DAY > > > > ... > > > > > > May you please elaborate? What is screenplay? Is it a markup format? > > > What do you mean by support? Export? Font-lock? Something else? > > > > > > -- > > > Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, > > > Org mode contributor, > > > Learn more about Org mode at https://orgmode.org/. > > > > > > Support Org development at https://liberapay.com/org-mode, > > > > > > or support my work at https://liberapay.com/yantar92 > > > -- > Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, > Org mode contributor, > Learn more about Org mode at https://orgmode.org/. > > Support Org development at https://liberapay.com/org-mode, > > or support my work at https://liberapay.com/yantar92
