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6 trelby - screenwriting software
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9 trelby [--conf CONFFILE] [FILE...]
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12 trelby is a simple, powerful, full-featured, multi-platform program for
13 writing movie screenplays. It is simple, fast and elegantly laid out to
14 make screenwriting simple, and it is infinitely configurable.
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17 · Screenplay editor: Enforces correct script format and pagination,
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20 · Multiplatform: Behaves identically on all platforms, generating the
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23 · Choice of view: Multiple views, including draft view, WYSIWYG mode,
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26 · Name database: Character name database containing over 200,000
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29 · Reporting: Scene/location/character/dialogue reports.
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31 · Compare: Ability to compare scripts, so you know what changed
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34 · Import: Screenplay formatted text, Final Draft XML (.fdx) and Celtx
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37 · Export: PDF, formatted text, HTML, RTF, Final Draft XML (.fdx).
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39 · PDF: Built-in, highly configurable PDF generator. Supports
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43 · Free software: Licensed under the GPL, Trelby welcomes developers
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54 Trelby ships with a more complete manual that can be accessed from its
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58 Trelby was written by Osku Salerma and Anil Gulecha.
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60 This manual page was written in Docbook XML by Bernhard Reiter.
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63 If you find a bug, please report it at
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