Script Editing
August 10th, 2009
Ugh.
I’m collaborating on a scripted show with four other people. We’re using a software package called celtx, along with their online version control and collaboration service. We all have access to the most recent version of all the scripts, access to the prop lists, it’s available in the cloud, and anyone can download and print the most recent version of the script, which is automagically formatted to match standard stageplay format.
Up until now, I have liked all these features, and been happy with the software.
However, I’ve just discovered that there is no diff functionality. Sure, you can have the web interface display two versions of the same script side by side, but it makes no effort to highlight the differences between the two. The only way it suggests that a change is present?
It reports a difference in word count.
WORD COUNT.
I have a 45 page script, Celtx developers. The last version I touched has 5888 words. One of my writing partners updated it so now it has 5936 words. Good luck to me, figuring out where those new 48 words are hiding! ARGARGARGH.
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1. Pederson | August 10th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
As a short-term workaround, you should be able to copy and paste each script into a separate text file, and compare those.
2. pika | August 10th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
I’m going to go out on a limb here, Pederson, and guess that (1) it had occurred to him, and (2) it’s a terrible suggestion. (Assuming he wants functional software, that is.)
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