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Mar 26, 2010 at 7:01am
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Edited: March 31, 2010 at 6:57am
Writing ML tags for scripts
Although "Script/Stage play" is an option for a static item, there are no really suitable tags for script formatting. Here are a few that I would like to see:

{char} {/char} around character names would automatically centralise the text, and put it in ALL CAPS

{dialogue} {/dialogue} would have a similar effect to {quote} {/quote}, but indent the lines on BOTH sides by a good two or three inches.

{action} {/action} would also indent the paragraph on both sides, but only by one inch.

Everything else can be done using the existing tags, such as {b} {/b} and {u} {/u}.

Just a thought that might bring more script writers here, rather than to Scripped.Com or Five Sprockets.

Also, would it be possible to 'nest' {quote} {/quote} tags, so that there can be quotes within quotes? That would be useful to me in many different items.

Thank you,

**Outasync** (outa time, outa ideas, outa here!)

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Writing ML tags for scripts · 03-26-10 7:01am
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Re: Writing ML tags for scripts · 08-05-10 8:03am
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