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Fwd: Scriptwriting templates? macros?

Got this email fom Mark Seiler that I thought people would like to read on the
list.

Thanks for all the responses to my question about screenwriting templates and
macros. I wasn't very familiar with styles in XyWrite, and the email from Rene
with the style example is serving as a good primer.

Say, does the XyWWWeb page, or any other reference, point to any other
shareware or freeware caches of add-ons for XyWrite, like this add-on from
Neal Walk, below? (Especially, for XyWrite III?) Anybody else familiar with
Neal Walk's add-ons? I know the XyWWWeb page is chock full of its own XyWrite
add-ons; I'm just wondering if there were other add-ons that people were also
aware of and would like to share.

Thanks again,
Paul

In a message dated 97-12-29 17:50:01 EST, mseiler@xxxxxxxx writes:

<< Subj:	 Re: Scriptwriting templates? macros?
 Date:	97-12-29 17:50:01 EST
 From:	mseiler@xxxxxxxx (Mark Seiler)
 To:	PMYG@xxxxxxxx
 
 At 05:34 PM 12/19/97 EST, you wrote on the XyWrite Listserv:
 >Is anyone out there using XyWrite to write scripts? Does anyone know of any
 >scriptwriting templates and/or macros to make the task easier?
 >
 >Thanks in advance,
 >Paul
 >
 >
 Paul,
 
 There is a screenwriting/formatting add-on to Xy3 that is called Walking. I
 believe that this was developed by Neal Walk, but I'm not sure since I
 can't find the documentation that came with it. 
 
 Anyway, Walking is implemented through help frames and does a
 semi-automatic job of pagination and scene numbering (it shows you its
 suggested page break and you either accept it or reposition it). It also
 provides a set of styles for basic formatting that you use to write the
 "raw" script (ie, non-paginated). Walking works quite well once you get the
 hang of it. 
 
 The bad news is that it is unsupported and only runs under Xy3.54 or under.
 I use a later version of Xy3 to write and then go 3.54 to run Walking.
 
 Let me know if you need any other information.
 
 Mark
 
 
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--- Begin Message --- 
At 05:34 PM 12/19/97 EST, you wrote on the XyWrite Listserv:
>Is anyone out there using XyWrite to write scripts? Does anyone know of any
>scriptwriting templates and/or macros to make the task easier?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Paul
>
>
Paul,

There is a screenwriting/formatting add-on to Xy3 that is called Walking. I
believe that this was developed by Neal Walk, but I'm not sure since I
can't find the documentation that came with it. 

Anyway, Walking is implemented through help frames and does a
semi-automatic job of pagination and scene numbering (it shows you its
suggested page break and you either accept it or reposition it). It also
provides a set of styles for basic formatting that you use to write the
"raw" script (ie, non-paginated). Walking works quite well once you get the
hang of it. 

The bad news is that it is unsupported and only runs under Xy3.54 or under.
I use a later version of Xy3 to write and then go 3.54 to run Walking.

Let me know if you need any other information.

Mark

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