Adding element types?

[da...@theyawningabyss.com]

Forgive me if this has been covered... but a quick search doesn't uncover anything.

I know the focus of Trelby is on screenwriting. As such it has the standard set of script elements: Scene, Action, Character ,Dialogue, Parenthetical, Transition, Shot, Note, Act break.

I'm working on scripts for audiodramas (or radio plays if you're slightly old fashioned). This requires a different set of elements. Not necessarily more types.. or different types of types. Just different names. For example in audio keeping track of MUSIC and F/X (or FX) queues is part of the writing process.

I don't want to touch the core element types (Scene, Character, and Dialogue). What I'm hoping is to change some of the others to better fit an audiodrama.

Now I think there are enough element types that I can use Trelby just by changing the formatting and leaving them named as they are now. This isn't ideal... I'll learn that Alt-X is really Y and the like. But is it possible/recommended/even-worth-trying to update the Elements and details in a .trelby file? Will Trelby use the names that appear in the file? Or will it default to the existing list? And will this cause problems with reporting and the like?

I don't mind digging around and updating a file or two to try... but I don't know how much Trelby uses what's in a .trelby file and how much is hard coded internally.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

   David

[Anil Gulecha]

The types are hardcoded- You can of course set the indenting/settings to something else, and use say the SHOT element to be set for something else (and you can also set a different shortcut under global settings). However the name in the program will appear as SHOT.

Trelby will only support screenwriting.. you'll have to make-do with it as is if you will use it for another purpose.

~Anil

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