tkScenarist - screenwriting made simpler

# App by tabs

## 'Resources' tab

## Summary

- Screenshot
- Introduction
- Usage
  - 'Resources' pane
    - Resource dropdown lists
    - Item browser
    - Adding an item
    - Filling out item's form
    - Renaming an item
    - Deleting an item
  - 'Planning' pane
    - Screenshot
    - Adding a date bar
    - Updating a date bar
    - Deleting a date bar
    - Changing time scale
  - 'Data' pane
    - Form fields
    - Notes text zone
- Finally
- Quick nav

## Screenshot

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## Introduction

This app tab allows multiple resources management.

It is an independent part of the software you may use as if you like.

It is composed of:

1. a 'Resources' pane, on top left side;
2. a 'Planning' pane, on top right side;
3. a 'Data' pane, on bottom right side.

All section panes are resizable: put mouse pointer between each pane, then click and drag sash to get desired size.

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## Usage

### 'Resources' pane

#### Resource dropdown lists

The 'Type' and 'Section' selectors are dropdown lists.

Click on right side arrowed button to get list of choices and to select a given item.

Click on `+` button underneath to add a new resource item.

Click on `Rename` button to rename selected list item.

Click on `-` button to delete selected resource item.

A confirmation dialog will popup before deleting definitely.

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#### Item browser

The 'Item' choicelist is an open list of choices.

Its content depends on selections made into 'Type' and 'Section' dropdown lists.

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#### Adding an item

Click on `+` button underneath the list box to add a new resource item.

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#### Filling out item's form

Click into each form entry (white text zone) and fill out with relevant data.

Please, note this item data form manages with automatic backup feature: anything you enter into form fields will be automatically saved into software's memory. However, this does not exempt you from saving your project file regularly.

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#### Renaming an item

Select the desired item into the 'Item' list box and then click on `Rename` button to rename this item.

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#### Deleting an item

Select the desired item into the 'Item' list box and then click on `-` button.

A confirmation dialog will popup before deleting definitely.

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### 'Planning' pane

#### Screenshot

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#### Adding a date bar

Simply double-click on a canvas empty zone (no date bars underneath), at resource item's label level.

An input dialog will then popup to help you filling out date intervals and resource availability.

Please, note date overlappings are under user's entire responsibility. This software is NOT a resource planner expert.

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#### Updating a date bar

Double-click on the desired date bar, whatever colour is.

An input dialog will then popup to help you filling out date intervals and resource availability.

Please, note date overlappings are under user's entire responsibility. This software is NOT a resource planner expert.

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#### Deleting a date bar

Do a `<Ctrl-Click>` onto desired date bar on the canvas.

This may be obtained by clicking on target while pressing `<Ctrl>` key down on your keyboard.

A confirmation dialog will popup before deleting definitely.

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#### Changing time scale

To change canvas time scale, hover mouse pointer over the canvas, press `Ctrl` key down and then roll up or down mouse wheel.

At this time, `tkScenarist` software has the following time scales:

1. Days: dates are shown day after day;
2. Weeks: dates are shown week after week;
3. Months: dates are shown month after month.

Each time scale update will automatically redraw ALL present date bars, which may take a while under particular circumstances.

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### 'Data' pane

The 'Data' pane is essentially an item data form, with text entries (form fields) and a big text zone for personal notes.

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#### Form fields

Item data form fields are:

1. Name: specific name for the selected resource item; this could be a person name, an object name or whatever could be useful to better identify the resource item;
2. Role: some resource items need to give a more specific role than the entitled one;
3. Contact: name of the person to contact about this resource item;
4. Phone: contact's phone number;
5. E-mail: contact's e-mail address.

Click on each form entry (white zone) and type any relevant data you need for the selected resource item.

Form fields/entries are one-line editing zones: it is NOT possible to use carriage return on them.

Double-clicking on a word will select this word only.

Triple-clicking on a word will select the whole line.

You may select all text in a form entry either by using `Edit > Select all` menu option or with `<Ctrl-A>` keyboard shortcut.

Any selection band is likely to be replaced by the next keystroke on the keyboard.

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#### Notes text zone

The 'Notes' text zone is also an input part of resource item's data form.

This big white zone is called a plain text editor.

This object allows multiple line editing with carriage return, undo/redo stack and many other features.

Pressing on the carriage return key will insert a new paragraph.

Double-clicking on a word will select this word only.

Triple-clicking on a word will select the whole paragraph.

You may select all text by using `Edit > Select all` menu option or with `<Ctrl-A>` keyboard shortcut.

Any selection band is likely to be replaced by the next keystroke on the keyboard.

To undo last operation, either use `Edit > Undo` menu option or try `<Ctrl-Z>` keyboard shortcut.

To redo last cancelled operation, either use `Edit > Redo` menu option or try `<Ctrl-Shift-Z>` keyboard shortcut.

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## Finally

IMPORTANT: don't forget to save your project regularly, either with `Project > Save` menu option or with `<Ctrl-S>` keyboard shortcut.

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#### Quick nav

- App by tabs
  - 'Title/Data' tab
  - 'Draft/Notes' tab
  - 'Pitch/Concept' tab
  - 'Characters' tab
  - 'Scenario' tab
  - 'Storyboard' tab
  - 'Resources' tab
- Extra tools
  - Name database
  - Story/pitch templates
  - Scenario Elements Editor (SEE)

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