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NAME

6       trelby - screenwriting software
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SYNOPSIS

9       trelby [--conf CONFFILE] [FILE...]
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DESCRIPTION

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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16   Features
17       •   Screenplay editor: Enforces correct script format and pagination,
18           auto-completion, and spell checking.
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20       •   Multiplatform: Behaves identically on all platforms, generating the
21           exact same output.
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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
27           names from various countries.
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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
40           embedding your chosen font. Also supports generating PDFs with
41           custom watermarks, to help track shared files.
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43       •   Free software: Licensed under the GPL, Trelby welcomes developers
44           and screenwriters to contribute in making it more useful.
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OPTIONS

47       --conf CONFFILE
48           Read global settings from the given file instead of "default.conf".
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51           Open the given script file(s).
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FURTHER DOCUMENTATION

54       Trelby ships with a more complete manual that can be accessed from its
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AUTHORS

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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BUGS

63       If you find a bug, please report it at
64       https://github.com/oskusalerma/trelby/issues.
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