lawrencegoodman Posted October 13, 2016 Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 I have no idea how pagination works in the ios version. I know you can choose various styles to paginate with, but what each means is a mystery. My real problem is that pagination that appears on the desktop version goes away in the ios version. In ios, dialogue gets separated from character across pages (in playwriting anyway) and dialogue gets split across pages. My problem is that I use ios, not the desktop to write scripts. And I send scripts from within storyist. I am sending out scripts that aren't paginated correctly which makes me look very unprofessional. How long until this is fixed? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrencegoodman Posted October 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Any chance someone can answer me about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marguerite Posted October 14, 2016 Report Share Posted October 14, 2016 Hi, Lawrence, I have seen pagination change from the Mac to the iOS versions, but I use the iOS app only for correcting text after I've shut down my computer, so I can't help. For me it's not a problem because it goes back when I reopen the file on the Mac. Have you tried adjusting margins? Or checking to see if Widow/Orphan protection is included in the latest iOS version? I think those are the most likely culprits for what's causing the discrepancy. Steve will probably be around soon to respond. Best, Marguerite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrencegoodman Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Still no response? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Hi Lawrence, Apologies for the delayed reply. The iOS version doesn't yet support widows and orphan control, which is why a character name can end up at the bottom of a page with the next paragraph (the dialog) on the following page. This feature is on the list for a future release, but I don't have a date for you. The widow and orphan processing takes quite a bit of processing power, and the original iPad Mini and some older phones are a little underpowered for the job. -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
writeman Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 This is still an issue in Aug 2021. I have issues where a character name appears at the bottom of the page and yet the dialogue on the next. I have reproducible issues where Dialogue that has a parenthetical after line 1 pushes line 2 to the next page with no character name or CONT'D. I've even seen scene headers where the action line begins on the next page. Another no no. Seems to be wrong programmatically. I've tried playing with the widow/orphan control and the "keep with next paragraph" to no avail. Standard screenplay format never splits dialogue from the character name, nor does it split a second line of dialogue from a parenthetical without a character name. Seems to be a reproducible bug which renders the screenplay format unusable for me. Can this be fixed with a patch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
writeman Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 This was all on my Mac version btw. Included screenshots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Hi Writeman, Does your Character style have the Character pagination setting? This enables the "Keep with next paragraph" setting automatically. To check, just position the cursor in the character style and choose Format > Style > Edit Current Style. -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
writeman Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Yes. It shows just like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
writeman Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Any thoughts/update on this? Seems reproducible no matter the setting (both with scene headers, losing their action lines to the next page and the same with parenthetical splitting off dialogue). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Hi Writeman, It looks like the pagination in the screenshot above is working as designed. The Character (SAMUEL) is kept with the next paragraph ("He had a big..."). What are you expecting to see here? -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
writeman Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Then it's not to screenplay spec. You never have a page starting with a parenthetical without a character name immediately preceding. Same with scene headers and action lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
writeman Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 In the screenshot it clearly shows the parenthetical pushed to the next page without a character name preceding. Big No No. just like an orphaned action line from a slug line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Hi Writeman, It's not uncommon for parentheticals to be pushed to the next page. Parentheticals (personal direction) don't need to follow the character element, and there can be multiple parentheticals per block of dialog. FWIW, Final Draft handles them the same way. See the attached screenshot (an excerpt from John August's excellent Big Fish). It looks like you might be trying to add mores and continues (MORE and CONT'D). These aren't technically parentheticals even though they're enclosed in parenthesis. The best way to accomplish this would be to duplicate the parenthetical style and edit it so that the pagination is set to "Normal" and the left indent is set to the value you use for the Character style (2 in in the template). -Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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