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% \iffalse
% +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
% screenplay.dtx
% Latest version is available as:
%	http://dvc.org.uk/sacrific.txt/screenplay.zip
%
% Authored by and Copyright (C)2006 by
%        John Pate <johnny@dvc.org.uk>
%                http://dvc.org.uk
%
% This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
% under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
% Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
% option) any later version.
% 
% This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
% WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
% or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
% for more details.
% 
% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
% with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
% 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
% 
% GPL v2 text also available as: 
% 	http://dvc.org.uk/gplv2.txt 
% +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=
% \fi
%
% \iffalse
%<*dtx>
\ProvidesFile{screenplay.dtx}
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2003/12/01]
%</dtx>
%<driver>\ProvidesFile{screenplay.drv}
% \fi
%\ProvidesFile{screenplay}[2006/09/27 v1.487
%	LaTeX2e Draft Screenplay document class
%	(C)2006 John Pate
%	released under the GNU General Public License]
% \iffalse
%<*driver>
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{doc}
\usepackage[dvips,letterpaper]{geometry}
\RecordChanges
\CodelineIndex
\begin{document}
	\DocInput{screenplay.dtx}
\end{document}
%</driver>
% \fi
%
% \CheckSum{295}
% \changes{1.0.0}{2006 Sep 23}{initial version of \texttt{.dtx}, class date
% \texttt{[2006/09/23]}}
% \changes{1.0.1}{2006 Sep 24}{minor code changes, revision to documentation}
% \changes{1.0.2}{2006 Sep 26}{minor code changes, revision to documentation,
% added \texttt{test} file, % \texttt{example} file, to \texttt{.dtx},
% amended \texttt{.ins}}
% \changes{1.0.3}{2006 Sep 27}{minor code changes, revision to documentation,
% added change history}
%
% \MakeShortVerb{\|}
%
% \GetFileInfo{screenplay}
% \title{\bfseries A \LaTeXe\ class for Draft Screenplays}
% \author{by\\John Pate}
% \date{This paper describes class \texttt{\filename}\\
% version \fileversion, released \filedate}
% \maketitle
%
% \section{Introduction}
%
% Every year \textit{The Academy of Motion Picture Arts
% and Sciences} runs a competition for screenplay writers,
% the \textit{Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting}.
% Full-length feature film screenplays are submitted (for
% a fee).  You can win money but, more importantly, placing in
% the competition will make agents take notice.  The
% \textit{Academy} recommends a particular format which this
% \texttt{class} file attempts to duplicate, using a 
% \texttt{.pdf} available from the Academy website as the
% model.  This format has various functions, amongst which is a
% gate-keeping function to show you have at least a first idea.
% It also gives readers a better chance of assessing how long,
% in filmic terms, your screenplay would be.  Formatted along
% the lines recommended, you should aim to have your screenplay
% in the region of 120 pages long.  Although they say A4
% paper is acceptable, it is widely held that you severely
% handicap yourself if you don't use American 8.5" by 11"
% Letter size paper.  I have a ream on my lap as I type: 20
% pound, 106 bright, acid free.  My sister brought it from
% America for me---it's very expensive to buy outside the US
% and not easy to find.  However, if all else fails you can
% have a stationer cut down A3 80gsm paper for you.  It won't
% be the same weight but it's unlikely anyone will notice. One
% might imagine it's at the photocopy stage that dealing with A4
% in America becomes a nuisance---one more reason to put
% your magnum opus to the bottom of the pile.
%
% Of course, if you didn't know this already you likely
% need to do some serious reading and research \emph{before}
% you start writing.  I guess trying to understand what's
% going on here is a start.
%
% The format specifications are pretty straightforward.
% You'll have to believe me when I say it wasn't quite so
% straightforward for me to start from a minimal understanding
% of \TeX\ and \LaTeXe\ to a usable \texttt{.dtx} file.
%
% This is an attempt to turn \TeX\ into a typewriter emulator.
% A crazy idea---which is why it appealed to me, obviously.
% Fortunately I'm easily entertained.
%
% I hope \texttt{screenplay.dtx} proves of use (and
% instruction) to others as it has to me.
%
% Anyhoo, on with the show\dots
% \pagebreak
% \section{Getting started}
%
% You should have: 
%   \begin{itemize}
%       \item\texttt{README}---plain text file 
%       \item\texttt{screenplay.dtx}---the source file 
%       \item\texttt{screenplay.ins}---driver file
%       \item\texttt{screenplay.pdf}---the file I assume you're reading right now
%       \item\texttt{test.pdf}---format test \texttt{.pdf} result
%       \item\texttt{COPYING}---GNU General Public License
%   \end{itemize}
% 
% If not, get \texttt{screenplay.zip} via
% \texttt{http://dvc.org.uk/sacrific.txt/screenplay.zip}
% 
% You use the command, \\
% \texttt{> latex screenplay.ins}  \\
% to generate from \texttt{screenplay.dtx}\dots
%   \begin{itemize}
%       \item\texttt{screenplay.cls}---class file
%       \item\texttt{example.tex}---example (very) mini-screenplay
%       \item\texttt{test.tex}---format test source file
%   \end{itemize}
%
% Once you've unpacked the bundle and generated the \texttt{class} 
% file do, \\
% \texttt{> latex test} \\
% to generate the \texttt{test.dvi} you can compare with the
% \texttt{test.pdf}.
%
% Make sure everything in the printing chain can deal properly
% with \emph{letter paper}.  Print out your version of
% \texttt{test} and the provided \texttt{test.pdf} (on letter
% paper of course!) and compare them.  The two printouts should
% be dimensionally identical. If you have an old, or broken,
% version of \texttt{dvips} you'll need to fix it before you
% proceed further.
%
% \section{Some example bits of markup}
%
% Although \texttt{screenplay.cls} builds on the standard \TeX\ document
% class \texttt{article}, it is not intended you pass it any options
% (except for the release date specification, see below). 
% The formatting required is minimalist. \texttt{screenplay.cls} will
% issue an error message if you use any options.
%
% |\documentclass{screenplay}[2006/09/27]| \\
% is your first command, you can give the optional date argument in
% case of any earlier copies of \texttt{screenplay.cls} lying around.
% I'll try not to break things retro-actively with later revisions
% but this can't be guaranteed. Per this revision, anything marked
% with |[2006/09/23]| or later will produce the expected results.
%
% Your second command is, of course\ldots\\ 
% |\begin{document}| 
%
% The first typesetting command, in the body of the document, must
% be the one to build the title page.  For the
% \textit{Nicholl Competition} this is simply,\\
% |\nicholl{the title of your screenplay}| \\
% for other formats, please refer to \textbf{The Coding} section or
% \texttt{example.tex}.
%
% The next command is always |\fadein| to produce the words FADE~IN:
% left justified. 
%
% Next would typically be a slugline, \\
% |\intslug[day]{Johnny's House}| \\
% which would produce\ldots \\
% INT.~JOHNNY'S HOUSE \quad DAY 
%
% I made the time of day optional because my screenplay had
% stuff happening in space where there is no time of
% day.  You will likely \emph{always} use either \textit{day}
% or \textit{night}.  (Refer to the \textit{Academy's} information
% on formatting.)  Likewise there's an |\extslug[]{}| for EXT.
%
% After a slugline you would typically have some description.  This
% is simply ordinary text with paragraph breaks as per usual.
%
% When you get to dialogue, you have the |dialogue environment|.
%
% |\begin{dialogue}{Johnny}| |After| |some| |description| |you|\\
% |would| |typically| |have|\quad  |some| |dialogue.| |\end{dialogue}|
% 
% Directions (short) can be put inside dialogue text either as an optional
% argument to the dialogue environment, |\begin{dialogue}[shouting]{Johnny}| 
% which will result in parenthesized text below the dialogue name, or
% the |\paren{}| command can be used to put parentheticals into the
% blocks of dialogue text.
% 
% Do not put any blank lines in dialogue text.
%
% So you wander on with your screenplay requiring little in the
% way of \LaTeXe's spiffy powers until you reach the end of the
% final scene.  Personally I use \texttt{Elvis} with a selection
% of macros in my \texttt{.exrc} to save me having to type the
% commands I've invented.
%
% The  command at the end of the final scene is always
% |\fadeout| to produce the words FADE~OUT: flushright. 
%
% Then it's simply a case of |\theend| and |\end{document}|.
%
% The only tricky parts of the formatting are deciding where to
% put \emph{pagebreaks} and hunting down places where
% \emph{linebreaks}\ldots\ |\\|\ \dots will help \TeX\ out with
% formatting.  You may need to insert linebreaks manually even
% where `|Overfull \hbox|' warnings are absent.  You'll know
% when it is necessary by spotting extra vertical whitespace in
% the document.  |example.tex| demonstrates this, read through
% the raw |.tex| file and try modifying it as indicated.
% It's likely you will have to put a quite a few linebreaks
% manually into dialogue text due to the restricted margins.
%
% \textbf{Do not put in pagebreaks until you have really, really,
% really finished editing.}
%
% Putting in pagebreaks will likely involve using the |\dialbreak| 
% command, though for description text |\pagebreak| is all that
% is required. 
% 
% The |\dialbreak| command needs to know the character name and any
% optional directions as required.
%
% If you've used the |\titleover environment| you may
% need the |\titbreak| command (more tea, vicar?).  However, mostly
% for TITLE OVER: you'll be doing a date to accommodate flash\-backs
% or flash\-forwards, I expect, so use the |\centretitle| command
% as in\\
% |\centretitle{December 21, 2012}|.\\ 
% Yes, that's the English (or for that matter French and Canadian)
% ``centre'' not ``center'' in a stunning break from tradition.
%
% For further enlightenment, you should scrutinise the raw text of
% \texttt{example.tex} and peruse \textbf{The Coding}
% section of this document.
% 
% You can see a completed script marked-up
% via \LaTeXe\ and formatted with \texttt{screenplay.cls}
% at \texttt{http://dvc.org.uk/sacrific.txt/}. 
% There is also, at time of writing, a ``work-in-progress'' script
% that has had manual linebreaks inserted but not manual pagebreaks.
% 
% \section{Specs from the Academy}
%
% Be sure to read and inwardly digest,
% \texttt{http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/format.html}
% and view, \texttt{http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/script.pdf},
% the model document.
%
%   \begin{itemize}
% \item Letter paper 8.5"x11.0" \\
% Courier 12pt, 10 pitch 
% 
% \item\textbf{Page} \nopagebreak \\
% Top margin:	1.0" \\
% Bottom margin: 0.5"-1.5" \\
% Left margin:	1.5" \\
% Right margin:	1.0" 
% 
% \item\textbf{Dialogue} \nopagebreak \\
% tab NAME to:	4.2" \\
% Left margin:	3.0" \\
% Right margin:	2.5" \\
%   \textsl{Parenthetical}\nopagebreak \\
% Left margin:	3.7" \\
% Right margin:	3.3" 
% 
% \item\textbf{Numbering} \nopagebreak \\
% top right, Arabic \\
% Top margin:	0.5" \\
% Right margin:	0.75" 
%   \end{itemize}
% 
% INT/EXT. SLUG LINE DESCRIPTION \quad  DAY/NIGHT \nopagebreak \\
%	(with some kind of extra spacing before time of day)
%
% \StopEventually{\PrintIndex\PrintChanges}
%
% \section{The Coding}
%
% \texttt{screenplay.cls v1.487} was tested with\ldots 
% \begin{itemize}
%	\item pdfe\TeX\ 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (\Web2C\ 7.5.4)
%	\item \texttt{dvips(k)} 5.95a
%	\item \texttt{kpathsea} version 3.5.4
%	\item \texttt{article} 2004/02/16 v1.4f
% \end{itemize}
%
% IMHO, it's worth reading through the comments, there's
% some useful stuff for you in there. \\
% \vspace{1ex} \\
%\iffalse
%<*class>
%\fi
% We are a \LaTeXe\ thang\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2003/12/01]
%    \end{macrocode}
% Say it like it is\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\ProvidesClass{screenplay}[2006/09/27 v1.487
	LaTeX2e Draft Screenplay document class
	(C)2006 John Pate
	released under the GNU General Public License]
%    \end{macrocode}
% Whinge if the user is being a bozo\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\DeclareOption*{%
        \PackageError{screenplay}{Unwanted option '\CurrentOption'}%
        {There are no options available for class screenplay v1.487}}
\ProcessOptions\relax
%    \end{macrocode}
% |ifthen| needed for testing for optional args\ldots 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\RequirePackage{ifthen}
%    \end{macrocode}
% Use \texttt{article} class for its base functionality,
% \emph{must} be
% American letter paper \emph{not} A4, \texttt{screenplay.cls}
% eats any papersize options and ignores them\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\LoadClass[12pt,letterpaper,onecolumn,oneside]{article}[2004/02/16]
%    \end{macrocode}
% \texttt{geometry} package makes dvips/pdf do the right thang
% for letter paper\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\RequirePackage[dvips,letterpaper]{geometry}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \ldots and make sure your printer driver knows letter.
% Yes, you \emph{must} use American 8.5"x11" letter
% paper---stationers in the UK call it `quarto' paper,
% see\ldots\\
% \texttt{http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/units/print.htm}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\setlength{\paperheight}{11in}
\setlength{\paperwidth}{8.5in}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \emph{Must} have \texttt{Courier} as font (may cause warnings about
% font stuff, ignore)\ldots 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\RequirePackage{courier}
\renewcommand*\familydefault{\ttdefault}
%    \end{macrocode}
% Can load hyphenation ability for non-standard font\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
%\RequirePackage[htt]{hyphenat}
%    \end{macrocode}
% but \emph{don't}, you should \emph{not} hyphenate for Nicholl format
% you want this\dots 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\raggedright
%    \end{macrocode}
% (you'll have to nuke |\raggedright| wherever found to test out
% hyphenation)
%
%    \begin{macro}{Page Nums}
% Arabic top right\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\pagenumbering{arabic}
\pagestyle{myheadings}
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \begin{macro}{CR/LF}
% Line spacing / pitch---it looks to me the standard
% \LaTeXe\ \texttt{courier} font is correct pitch,
% 12pt line-spacing is what's in \texttt{script.pdf}\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\setlength{\baselineskip}{12pt plus 0pt minus 0pt}
%    \end{macrocode}
% and this |\baselinestretch| appears to emulate \texttt{script.pdf}
% closely\dots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\renewcommand*{\baselinestretch}{0.8}
%    \end{macrocode}
% adjust space above |\minipage| in dialogue to emulate
% description linebreaks, must be adjusted if |\baselinestretch|
% is altered\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\dialfix}{\vspace{3pt}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% skip one line between paras\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\setlength{\parskip}{\baselineskip}
%    \end{macrocode}
% no paragraph indent\ldots 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\setlength{\parindent}{0in}
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%    \begin{macro}{Margins/tabs}
% See specs, 
% fudge factors needed to resemble the `correct'
% layout, take a ruler to it and \texttt{script.pdf}\ldots
%
% left margin 1.5", default 1" +
%    \begin{macrocode}
\setlength{\evensidemargin}{0.5in}
\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{0.5in}
%    \end{macrocode}
% top margin (0.5" to number, 1" to body)\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\setlength{\topmargin}{-0.5in}
\setlength{\headsep}{0.4in}
\setlength{\topskip}{0in}
%    \end{macrocode}
% 11" - (1" top margin) - (0.5" bottom) = 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\setlength{\textheight}{9.5in}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \ldots bottom can go to 1.5" for page breaking purposes.
%
% 6" width for description text to give 1" right margin, +0.1" fudge\ldots 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\setlength{\textwidth}{6.1in}
%    \end{macrocode}
% Extra inter-word spacing in sluglines\ldots 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\slugspace}{\hspace{2.0em plus 0em minus 0em}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \ldots could do it various other ways\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
%\newcommand{\slugspace}{ - }
%\newcommand{\slugspace}{\quad}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \textbf{Tabbing / spacing dialogues}\\
% Width of dialogue text, 3" with 0.2" fudge\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\dialwidth}{3.2in}
%    \end{macrocode}
%	3" from left edge of page (1.5" left margin + 1.5")\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\dialtab}{\hspace*{1.5in}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%	 \textbf{name}, tab in 4.2" (margin + |\dialtab| + |\dialnametab|)
% from left edge of page\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\dialnametab}{\hspace*{1.2in}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%	parenthetical 1.5" with 0.2" fudge\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\parenwidth}{1.7in}
%    \end{macrocode}
%	parenthetical, tab in 3.7" (margin + |\dialtab| + |\parentab|)
% from left edge of page\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\parentab}{\hspace{0.7in}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% fix for formatting of multi-line parenthetical
% (I really should look at the \TeX\ source sometime because
% I don't know why I had to do this.)\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\parenkludge}{\dialfix}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% AFAICS floats not involved\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\renewcommand*{\textfraction}{1}
\renewcommand*{\topfraction}{0}
\renewcommand*{\bottomfraction}{0}
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
% \textbf{Title Page} 
%
% Use one of |\nicholl|, |\titleauthor|, |\titleextra| to taste.
% This must be the first command after |\begin{document}|.
%
% \begin{macro}{\nicholl}
% |\nicholl{title of your magnum opus}|
% for Nicholl Competition---just the title, not bolded\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\nicholl}[1]{
	\thispagestyle{empty}
	\vspace*{2.25in}
	\begin{center}\MakeUppercase{#1}\end{center}
	\newpage\setcounter{page}{1}
}%nicholl
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% Now the ability to make the the type of cover pages for
% Draft Scripts submitted to agents, 
% |\titleauthor| being of the form suggested in \texttt{script.pdf}.
%
% You may have to adjust the |\titlesepspace| if you put in
% a lot of text but if you do there's probably too much\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\titlesepspace}{\vspace{3.75in plus 0in minus 1.0in}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% there's also a the space occupied by the optional copyright
% year\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\copyspace}{\vspace*{2ex plus 0ex minus 0ex}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\titleauthor}
% |\titleauthor| |[year]| |{title}| |{author's name}|
% 		|{contact details\\email etc}|
% the copyright notice doesn't fit the spec so optional\dots if you
% put it on the web though \copyright\ certainly won't hurt! 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\titleauthor}[4][]{
%    \end{macrocode}
% no page number\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
	\thispagestyle{empty}
%    \end{macrocode}
% 0.5" topmargin +\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
	\vspace*{2.25in}
%    \end{macrocode}
% centre and bold the title (bolding the title is probably the only
% embellishment you're allowed)\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
	\begin{center}{\textbf{\MakeUppercase{#2}}}\\
		\vspace{\baselineskip}
		by\\
		\vspace{\baselineskip}
		#3\\
		\vspace*{\baselineskip}
%    \end{macrocode}
% logic for handling optional \copyright\ argument\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
	\ifthenelse{\not\equal{#1}{}}
	{
		\scriptsize\copyright\normalsize#1
	}{
		\copyspace
	}
	\end{center}
%    \end{macrocode}
% |\titlesepspace| is a rubber length, try not put in excessive
% amounts of text though\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
	\titlesepspace
%    \end{macrocode}
% Details in a |\parbox| 5" out from left margin\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
	\hspace*{4.0in}\parbox[t]{2.0in}{\raggedright#4} 
%    \end{macrocode}
% reset page numbers for actual blurb\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
	\newpage\setcounter{page}{1}
}%titleauthor
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \begin{macro}{\tilteextra}
% |\titleextra{extra blurb}| |{title}| |{author's name}|
%		|{contact details\\email etc}|
% for title page---author details with extra blurb
% not recommended by \texttt{script.pdf}  but by popular request,
% apparently some people like to put in copyright and
% WGA registration details
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\titleextra}[4]{
	\thispagestyle{empty}
	\vspace*{2.25in}
	\begin{center}{\textbf{\MakeUppercase{#2}}}\\
		\vspace{\baselineskip}
		by\\
		\vspace{\baselineskip}
		#3\\
		\vspace*{\baselineskip}
		\copyspace
	\end{center}
	\titlesepspace
%    \end{macrocode}
% Extra details 3" out in a |\parbox|, 2" space then other details
% in a |\parbox| 5" out\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
	\parbox[t]{2.0in}{\raggedright#1}\hspace*{2.0in}
		\parbox[t]{2.0in}{\raggedright#4} 
	\newpage\setcounter{page}{1}
}%titleextra
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% End title page---author details 
% \end{macro}
% \textbf{Dialogue blocks}\ldots
%    \begin{macro}{\paren}
% |\paren{hello world}|
% parenthetical within dialogue environment stage dirs\ldots
% only for \emph{very short} text (directions) within dialogue
% environment, the optional argument is for internal use
% \emph{only}\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\paren}[2][\\]{%
#1\parentab\parbox[t]{\parenwidth}{\raggedright(#2)\parenkludge}\\
}%paren
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%    \begin{macro}{dialogue env}
% |\begin{dialogue}[directions]{character name}| \ \ldots\  |\end{dialogue}|\\
% |\begin{dialogue}{character name}| \ \dots\   |\end{dialogue}|\\
% |\minipage| won't allow pagebreaks, see below for new manual
% pagebreak command for this environment.  Do \emph{not} have blank lines
% inside this environment.
% \textbf{Name} is outside |\minipage| to mitigate `|Overfull \hbox|' 
% warnings with long names\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newenvironment{dialogue}[2][]{

\dialtab\dialnametab\hbox{\MakeUppercase{#2}}\nopagebreak\\
\dialtab\begin{minipage}[b]{\dialwidth}
\dialfix
\raggedright
\ifthenelse{\not\equal{#1}{}}
{
\paren[]{#1}
}{}
}{
\end{minipage}

}%dialogue
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%    \begin{macro}{\dialbreak}
% Forcing pagebreak in dialogue,\\
% |\dialbreak{Character}| \\
% |\dialbreak[directions]{Character}|\\
% (need to know character name---\LaTeXe\ scoping rules don't
% seem to like global vars, somebody tell me otherwise)
% \emph{Note:}
% only do any manual pagebreaks when you absolutely positively
% have killed every muthafucka in the room!\dots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\dialbreak}[2][]{
\\\dialnametab\hbox{(MORE)}%
\end{dialogue}
\pagebreak
\ifthenelse{\not\equal{#1}{}}
{
\begin{dialogue}[#1]{\MakeUppercase{#2} (CONT'D)}
}{
\begin{dialogue}{\MakeUppercase{#2} (CONT'D)}
}
}%dialbreak
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
% \textbf{Sluglines}\\
% Optional arg for night/day.
% You probably should not consider time of day optional when
% you're writing descriptions---unless you're in a spaceship,
% of course\ldots
%    \begin{macro}{\intslug}
% INT. SLUGLINE DESCRIPTION \quad DAY\\
% |\intslug[time of day]{description text}|\\
% |\intslug{description text}|
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\intslug}[2][]{

\MakeUppercase{INT. #2}%
\ifthenelse{\not\equal{#1}{}}
                {%
\slugspace\MakeUppercase{#1}\hspace{\fill}
                }{}
\nopagebreak 


}%intslug
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%    \begin{macro}{\extslug}
% EXT. SLUGLINE DESCRIPTION \quad DAY\\
% |\extslug[time of day]{description text}| \\
% |\extslug{description text}|
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\extslug}[2][]{

\MakeUppercase{EXT. #2}%
\ifthenelse{\not\equal{#1}{}}
                {%
\slugspace\MakeUppercase{#1}\hspace{\fill}
                }{}
\nopagebreak


}%extslug
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%    \begin{macro}{\intextslug}
% Apparently people do this\dots \\
% INT./EXT. SLUGLINE DESCRIPTION \quad DAY\\
% |\intextslug[time of day]{description text}| \\
% |\intextslug{description text}|
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\intextslug}[2][]{

\MakeUppercase{INT./EXT. #2}%
\ifthenelse{\not\equal{#1}{}}
                {%
\slugspace\MakeUppercase{#1}\hspace{\fill}
                }{}
\nopagebreak


}%intextslug
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%    \begin{macro}{\extintslug}
% and/or this\dots \\ 
% EXT./INT. SLUGLINE DESCRIPTION \quad DAY\\
% |\extintslug[time of day]{description text}| \\
% |\extintextslug{description text}|
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\extintslug}[2][]{

\MakeUppercase{EXT./INT. #2}%
\ifthenelse{\not\equal{#1}{}}
                {%
\slugspace\MakeUppercase{#1}\hspace{\fill}
                }{}
\nopagebreak


}%extintslug
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
% \textbf{Title Over}
%
%    \begin{macro}{titleover env}
% Title Over\ldots\\
% |\begin{titleover}| \ \ldots\  |\end{titleover}|
% as pseudo dialogue environment (think ``Star Wars'')
% the optional argument is for internal use \emph{only}\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newenvironment{titleover}[1][]{

\ifthenelse{\not\equal{#1}{}}
{%true
TITLE OVER (#1):\\
}{%false
TITLE OVER:\\
}%ifthenelse
\vspace{\baselineskip}
\nopagebreak
\dialtab\begin{minipage}[b]{\dialwidth}
\raggedright
}{
\end{minipage}

}%titleover
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%
%    \begin{macro}{\titbreak}
% pagebreak for titleover environment\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\titbreak}{
\\\dialnametab\hbox{(MORE)}%
\end{titleover}
\pagebreak
\begin{titleover}[CONT'D]
}%titbreak
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%    \begin{macro}{\centretitle}
% titleover for short text
% |\centretitle| |{short text}|
% most often a date\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\centretitle}[1]{


TITLE OVER:
\nopagebreak

\hspace*{\fill}{#1}\hspace{\fill}


}%centretitle
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
% \textbf{Other spiffy macros}
%
%    \begin{macro}{\fadein}
% |\fadein|
% always the \emph{first} thing in your script, for some reason\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\fadein}{


FADE IN:


}%fadein
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%    \begin{macro}{\fadeout}
% |\fadeout|
% always the last thing in your script, for some reason\ldots
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\fadeout}{


\hspace*{\fill}FADE OUT:


}%fadeout
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%    \begin{macro}{\intercut}
% I don't bother with this but it's in \texttt{script.pdf}\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\intercut}{


\hspace*{\fill}INTERCUT WITH:


}%intercut
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
% IMHO this stuff is useful for description ...
%    \begin{macro}{\pov}
% point of view\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\pov}{P.O.V. }
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%    \begin{macro}{\nb}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\nb}{NOTE: }
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%    \begin{macro}{\theend}
% Yeah! This is what we've been waiting for\ldots
% OK, so this is actually the \emph{last} thing in the script\ldots
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\theend}{


\hspace*{\fill}THE END\hspace{\fill}


}%THE END
%    \end{macrocode}
%    \end{macro}
%\iffalse
%</class>
%\fi
% \section{Todo}
% If anybody else uses it maybe they'll spot stuff that's
% wrong but \textsl{Johnny} says, ``It works for me.''
%
% The test file \texttt{test.tex} shows \texttt{screenplay}
% markup applied to ``FOR A FEW DAYS MORE''
% (\texttt{http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/script.pdf})
% and the \texttt{test.pdf} file was generated from that.
%
% A printout of the first page \texttt{script.pdf} and
% \texttt{test.pdf} show identical pitch and the inter-line
% spacing is pretty damn close.
% You can easily tell which is which because \texttt{test.pdf}
% numbers the first page, \texttt{script.pdf} starts numbering
% on page~2.  You can suppress the first page number in your
% own documents with the |\thispagestyle{empty}| command if
% you so desire.  (The cover page is how \emph{I} want it.)
%
% If I get any \emph{useful} feedback I \emph{may} alter things
% accordingly.
%
% Feel free to help with documentation.
%
% \section{A note for our Sponsor}
%
% I don't think I'm alone when I say\ldots 
% \bigskip
%
% \Huge Hail Eris!
%
%  All Hail Discordia!
%
%\normalsize
%\iffalse
%<*rider>
%% Test document: facsimile of first page
%% of http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/script.pdf
%% to demonstrate veracity of class screenplay
%% see http://www.dvc.org.uk/sacrific.txt/
%% for more information on the document class.
%%
\documentclass{screenplay}[2006/09/27]
\begin{document}
\titleauthor{For a Few Days More}{April Rider}
{April Rider\\
555 George St NNW\\
Kaplan, ND 77777\\
999-999-9999}
\fadein
\intslug[day]{Driskill Hotel Seminar Room}
JOE and APRIL burst through the doors into a clean, well-lit
seminar room.
\begin{dialogue}{Joe}
Are we in time?
\end{dialogue}
\begin{dialogue}{April}
How could they start without us?
We're the main attraction.
\end{dialogue}
Joe catches his breath as he leans against the podium at the
front of the room.
\begin{dialogue}[looking about the room]{Joe}
We are?
\end{dialogue}
\begin{dialogue}{April}
Don't be a moron.  You know we've
been invited to Austin to discuss
script format.
\end{dialogue}
\begin{dialogue}{Joe}
But why is the room empty?
\end{dialogue} 
April and Joe both look out across the room~-- rows of empty
chairs and nary a person in sight.
\begin{dialogue}{April}
Okay, okay, don't panic.
\end{dialogue} 
She takes three deep breaths.  Then she looks at her watch
and smiles.
\begin{dialogue}[continuing]{April}
We're an hour early.\dots  We should
rehearse.
\end{dialogue}
\begin{dialogue}{Joe}
Okay, you start.  Margins?
\end{dialogue} 
\begin{dialogue}{April}
Left, 1.5 inches.  Right, 1.0
inches.  Top, 1.0 inches to the
body, 0.5 inches to the number.
Bottom, 0.5 to 1.5 inches,
depending on where the page break
comes.
\end{dialogue} 
\end{document}
%</rider>
%\fi
%\iffalse
%<*example>
\documentclass{screenplay}[2006/09/27]
\begin{document}
%% cover page, this command has to go first ...
%% choose one of \titleauthor, \titleextra, \nicholl ...
%%
%% copyright year is [optional]
%% (apparently putting your copyright on things upsets studio moguls)
\titleauthor[2006]
{Example .tex}
{John Pate}{%
Your address\\
here if you're\\
going postal\\
UK\\
\vspace{2ex} % skip a line
+44~(0)131~999~9999\\
johnny@dvc.org.uk
}
%% ... or use ...
%% \titleextra{%
%% \copyright 2006 John Pate\\
%% ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 
%% }
%% {Example .tex}
%% {John Pate}{%
%% Your address\\
%% here if you're\\
%% going postal\\ \\
%% +44~(0)131~999~9999\\
%% http://dvc.org.uk\\%
%% johnny@dvc.org.uk%
%% }
%%
%% or for the Nicholl Fellowships ...
%% \nicholl{Example .tex}
%%
%% end cover page
%%
%% TeX allows quite a lot of leeway in whitespace, so I've messed this
%% up a bit.  I find keeping the format structured helps me a lot tho.
%% Note: but don't have blank lines *inside* the body of text in
%% a dialogue environment.
%% I use vi (Elvis) with macros to make a lot of typing disappear.
%% 
%% Anyhoo, on with the show ... 
%% 
%% for some reason this always happens at the start ...
\fadein

\intslug[illumination]{example sample -- screenplay.cls}


\begin{dialogue}{Bob}
That means that someone
sabotaged the unit and killed the
President! Was it one of us?
\end{dialogue}
\begin{dialogue}{Brown}
Who else is mad but us, Condi~--
and Bliar?
\end{dialogue}

Bob buries his head in his hands.
\intercut

\intslug{Atlantis -- somewhere ANyway}

John and Mark are at adjacent consoles. Fred is with them. Tom
is at another console slightly further away.

\begin{dialogue}{John}
The planetoid seems to have a thin crust
covering a nickel-iron core. Could have
been an Earth-like planet at one time.
\end{dialogue}

\begin{dialogue}{Mark}
We're coming up on the radio source now.
\end{dialogue}

Brown walks in and goes to a console.

He has a PARROT on his shoulder.

The Parrot has an air of quiet insouciance.

\begin{dialogue}{Fred}
Switch the visual to main screen so we
can get a good look.\end{dialogue}

They look up at the main screen.

\begin{dialogue}[to John and Mark]{Fred}
Lock on to that.
\dialbreak[to Tom]{Fred}%
Establish planetary orbit.
\end{dialogue}

\intextslug[day]{in or out}
Apparently some people do this.

\extintslug[night]{out or in}
Or even this.

\extslug[day or nite]{NO WARRANTY -- EXPRESS OR IMPLIED}

\pov I made the slugline DAY/NIGHT optional 'cause in space no-one can
tell the time.  You probably will need to specify.

\nb  Don't put in pagebreaks by hand until you're really, really
finished editing!

%% see what happens if you take out the linebreak
It isn't the done thing to hyphenate for formatting \\
 purposes.
\centretitle{http://dvc.org.uk/sacrific.txt/}

That was a centred titleover.
\begin{titleover}There's a titleover environment for dialogue-like layout if you're
doing the "Star Wars" thing.\end{titleover}\extslug[All Hail Discordia!]{where to find us}
http://dvc.org.uk/sacrific.txt/screenplay.zip

Use the source, Luke.

\extslug[illumination]{for definitive info on layout}

http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/format.html

%% and this always happens at the end ...
\fadeout

\theend

\end{document}
%</example>
%\fi
% \Finale
\endinput