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gScript version 2.9b
June 17, 1993
A Word for Windows template for the entering, editing, and formatting of
feature screenplays.
If you write feature screenplays and own Word for Windows you need
gScript. It is an incredibly full-featured mini-application that
turns Word for Windows into a virtually custom word processor tailored
to the creation and formatting of film scripts.
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Features include:
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Smart Styles Enter a stream of dialogue simply by pressing enter
between paragraphs (nor formatting keys).
Smart Tab Move from style to style with the Tab key.
Smart Enter Expand a character name abbreviation and move
to dialogue with a single keystroke.
Script specific glossaries
Ability to create project specific copies of GSCRIPT.DOT
SideBySideDialogue
Three methods to format your screenplay: Draft (no break strings),
Master (break dialogue), and Shooting (break action
and dialogue).
StripFormatting - a formatted script can easily be stripped of any
extra formatting strings inserted by the FormatScript
macro.
Automatic scene numbering, left, right, or both.
Custom toolbar with icons for revision markings, paragraph styles, and
various utilities.
SpeedKeys Alt+A=Action, Alt+D=Dialogue, Alt+C=Character name etc etc
And much (much!) more. See GSFDEMO.DOC for an automated demonstration of
gScript and for registration information.
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INSTALLATION
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This self-extracting EXE file contains the five essential gScript files:
(file) (destination)
GSCRIPT.DOT - Template directory
GSCRIPT.HLP - Windows directory
GSCRIPT.INI - Windows directory
GSFDOC.DOC - Any directory
GSFDEMO.DOC - Any directory
And the following optional information/utility files:
README.TXT - This file
GSCRIPT.DES - A suggested description for BBSes
INSTALL.BAT - A DOS batch file to automate the
installation process
You can copy the five gScript files manually to the above specified
directories, or You can use INSTALL.BAT with the following syntax:
INSTALL <dot-path> <win-dir>
Updating from previous versions of gScript.
1) You should rename your existing GSCRIPT.DOT to another
name. This will allow you to retrieve any glossaries
stored in that template.
2) Version 2.0 of gScript stored it's help file, GSCRIPT.HLP
in your Word for Windows directory. Version 2.9 places
GSCRIPT.HLP in your Windows directory. This could cause
a conflict. I suggest removing the older GSCRIPT.HLP.
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ShareWare
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This version of gScript is available via on-line services. It is being
distributed as ShareWare, which means you can try before you buy.
The "demo" version of gScript has not been disabled in any significant way.
That is, all the features of the registered/commercial version are in this
demo. However, there are a few differences:
1) The documentation file does not contain the reference section (this
material is, however, in the help file).
2) A licensing reminder screen will appear under two circumstances: the
creation of a new file/project, and the execution of FormatScript.
3) The context sensitive link with the help file has been disabled. Many
gScript dialog boxes have Help buttons. In the licensed version these buttons
take you directly to the help topic for the specific command. In the demo
version these buttons display a message and then load the help file at the
contents page.
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Uploading to other services.
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gScript is distributed via modem to various publicly available on-line
services. You are free to distribute to your favorite BBS, but please
use the following naming conventions.
GSCRPT.EXE -- The file as distributed to CIS (which only allows 6 chars
in a filename). This is a self-extracting EXE file.
GSF29B.ZIP -- The file name used for PCBoard and other services that do
not allow EXE uploads. This ZIP file should contain the
original self-extracting EXE file.
Do not repack the individual files into ZIPs under other names. Please.
If you have the EXE format, please create a GSF29A.ZIP containing only
that EXE.
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WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION
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Version 2.9b fixes some glitches in the macros FormatScript and
NumberThisSlug.
It also addes two new features:
SmartEnter - is now smarter. It can be used to expand a character
name abbreviation while in paragraphs of Action and Dialogue as well
as when in a paragraph of Char.
To use simply type an abbreviation (such as A in the default GSCRIPT.DOT)
and press enter.
To display a list of abbreviations when in Action or Dialogue, type `
followed by enter.
To display a list of abbreviations when in Char, type either . or `
followed by enter.
PrintSelection - Word does not print page numbers when you select a
range of paragraphs or pages for printing. This makes it cumbersome
to print an excerpt from a work in progress.
Version 2.9b of gScript includes a macro named PrintSelection which
will give you several options for header format, including the ability
to display page numbers, the location of the excerpt, and a short
descriptive tag. So, for instance, you might print a selection from
page 30 of your script and have the header read:
The Love Scene - 1 (30)
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CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
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Guy Gallo
219 East 69th
New York, NY 10021
CIS 71171,3555
MCI Mail gjgallo
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ORDERING AND SUPPORT
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gScript is being distributed by:
Advanced Support Group
11900 Grant Place
St. Louis, MO 63131
1-800-788-0787 (orders only)
1-314-965-5630