Hi Dan No, you can indeed not create screen writing templates with styles alone. To give you an idea of how script writing works - there are certain elements like a "Scene Heading" with a certain indentation, all typed in Upper case. Then there are scene actions, with a different indentation, typed in lower case. Character names before dialogue are always centralised and capitalised; the dialogue following it has yet again a different indentation and is again in lower case... In script maker each of these can be achieved with a simple shortcut, such as Ctrl>N to capitalise a character name and put it in the right place on the page; Ctrl > H for Scene heading etc. It is these commands that don't all work in OO. For an example of perfectly formatted scripts, please refer to the scripts on this site: http://www.script-o-rama.com/table.shtml Maybe I should indeed invest in Final Draft (but not going to right now) - and when I do eventually, I need to know that it is indeed 100% compatible with OO... Thanks for your support in this matter, I hope their will be a solution soon. Analize Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Monday April 09 2007 8:39 am, John W. Kennedy wrote: > 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.
Copy sent to Analize. Best wishes, Analize Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once
