![]() I'm using version 3.0.600, so I suppose I should update to 3.0.636, test again, and get back to you. And where the heck did that colon after "FADE OUT." come from? And "FADE OUT." got moved six character spaces to the left. Also, the two line spaces after "FADE IN:" got reduced to one line space. Again, Formatted Text is really for importing into another program that can process that format. And although the raw text retains margin indents, it does not keep paragraphs together that need to be on the same page (Character Name on the same page as the Dialogue that follows, or a Scene Heading with the next line of the Scene). The real purpose of Formatted Text is to allow you to import the text into another program, or just to provide raw copy for printing out for some reason. I can only see that it would be helpful if you are trying coordinate pages with someone who is using a different program. ![]() But maybe some people would like the option. That blank space is not counted as a character by Fade In but an importing program might handle it as a usable character space, and this might affect the number of characters per line.Īs for indicating page breaks with or adding a page number, or both, those things in a page are a real nuisance when you want to import the Formatted Text into another program. In other words, if line A in Dialogue continues by wrapping to line B, you will see a blank space at the end of line A. If you look at an exported Formatted Text file in a Text Editor, you will see that all the lines that wrap have an extra space (blank) at the end. The result is that an Action line in Final Draft, if the line employs all available space, will come out at more than 60 characters per line.Īnother possibility is that Final Draft or some other importing program may handle the line in a way that provides an extra space. Final Draft (with its own font) squeezes the letters together just a tiny bit (or it reduces the font size to something like 11.5 points - I am not sure which). If, in fact, you are doing this, that could explain the issue.Ī Courier font at 12-point size is supposed to create a line with 10 characters for each horizontal inch of text. It may be that you are importing the Formatted Text file into Final Draft (using the Courier Final Draft font). In every case, the Formatted Text retained the original formatting, as checked with a Text Editor. I also ran a test with the Dialogue changed to a 40-character line. ![]() I checked this issue with the default Screenplay template and with my own Bells & Whistles template, which is slightly different. See my later posts, especially #193.įade In retains the correct number of characters per line when it exports to Formatted Text. I will not add confusion to error by trying to explain everything. ![]() I mistakenly thought that exact format was retained in Formatted Text, because my own customized template (Bells & Whistles) worked all right when I exported to that format. Please note that much of what I said in my replies turned out to be wrong. Re: Fade In Pro - tips, feedback, requested features
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