Dan Lewis wrote:
On Monday April 09 2007 12:18 am, Analize Viljoen wrote:
Dear Open Ofice
I have written about this issue before but didn't really get any
solution yet.
I am a screen writer, which means I write movie scripts, and I
prefer Open Office (OO) writer to Word. My problem is that I can't
use Open Office for writing screenplays because I have not been
able to find script writing software that is compatible. On Word I
use a free script writing software package called Scriptmaker, but
this doesn't work with Open Office. Although I can open the macros
in OO, and it even appears to be working, all of the commands are
not available, and it does not write the script in exactly the
correct format the way Word does together with the scriptmaker
software.
Word has its own screen writing templates, that I don't like
because it is not very user friendly but at least there is the
option when you need it. Is there anything similar avaialble for
OO or can you recommend free software that is compatible?
Thank you
Analize
Best wishes,
Analize
Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once
Can you use styles to create the formating that you want? Do you
know how to do this? Could you create the look and feel of a movie
script with all of the necessary styles and then save it as a
template?
No. It is literally impossible to create movie or TV scripts with /any/
general-purpose word processor without substantial use of macros,
because any event that causes repagination also requires modification of
the text. Templates and styles alone cannot do the job.
In my experience, the best thing to do, at present, is to invest in
specialized screenwriting software, such as Final Draft, but if this
"ScriptMaker" package of macros is adequate, and available under an
appropriate license, it might be worthwhile to try to port it to OOo.
--
John W. Kennedy
"The grand art mastered the thudding hammer of Thor
And the heart of our lord Taliessin determined the war."
-- Charles Williams. "Mount Badon"
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