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| Start Emacs from either the **K Menu** or from a terminal. Once Emacs is open, press ''alt'' ''x'', and type ''screenwriter-mode''. You are now in screenplay-mode and can write in proper screenplay format. | Start Emacs from either the **K Menu** or from a terminal. Once Emacs is open, press ''alt'' ''x'', and type ''screenwriter-mode''. You are now in screenplay-mode and can write in proper screenplay format. | ||
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| + | [{{ screenwriter.jpg | Screenwriting in Emacs. }}] | ||
| There are three elements in screenplays: | There are three elements in screenplays: | ||
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| Accessing each element is done with keyboard commands that can be easily remembered with the mnemonic (more or less) **SAD**: | Accessing each element is done with keyboard commands that can be easily remembered with the mnemonic (more or less) **SAD**: | ||
| - | * ''alt'' ''s'' Slugline | + | * ''ctrl'' ''c'', ''s'' Slugline |
| - | * ''alt'' ''a'' Action (Screen direction) | + | * ''ctrl'' ''c'', ''a'' Action (Screen direction) |
| - | * ''alt'' ''d'' Dialogue | + | * ''ctrl'' ''c'', ''d'' Dialogue |
| Plus the straggler, and infrequently used: | Plus the straggler, and infrequently used: | ||
| - | * ''alt'' ''t'' Transitions | ||
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| - | Or for experienced Emacs users more comfortable with the ''ctrl'' ''c'' convention: | ||
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| - | * ''ctrl'' ''c'', ''s'' Slugline | ||
| - | * ''ctrl'' ''c'', ''a'' Action (Screen direction) | ||
| - | * ''ctrl'' ''c'', ''d'' Dialogue | ||
| * ''ctrl'' ''c'', ''t'' Transition | * ''ctrl'' ''c'', ''t'' Transition | ||
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| ====== Screenplay-Tools ====== | ====== Screenplay-Tools ====== | ||
| + | The ''screenplay-tools'' suite is a set of shell scripts to help with page breakdowns, scheduling, and planning a shoot. They are bundled with ''screenwriter-mode'' but do not run in Emacs. They run in a terminal. | ||
| + | Full documentation is included in the download, and also on [[http://www.nongnu.org/screenwriter/tools/intro.html]]. | ||
| <WRAP tip> | <WRAP tip> | ||
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