Build Theatre Script in LaTeX

Question

Good morning. I take inspiration from this discussion. I changed the title because it no longer makes sense.

I want to refine this template for creating theatrical scripts. Problem: If I want to insert text after the \scene command, the font remains the same. It is possible that after each command, the font is reset as normal? Thank you.

\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[italian]{babel}
\usepackage{textcase}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{alltt}

\usepackage[top=15mm, bottom=15mm, left=20mm, right=15mm]{geometry}

%spacing-definition
\newlength{\smllskip}\smllskip = 0.1\baselineskip %small
\newlength{\middskip}\middskip = 0.5\baselineskip %mid
\newlength{\biggskip}\biggskip = 1.5\baselineskip %big

%character
\newcommand\character[1]{\par\everypar{\hangindent=0.32\linewidth\hangafter=1}\vskip\middskip\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\makebox[0.32\linewidth][r]{\MakeTextUppercase{#1} \hskip0.1\linewidth}}

%description
\newcommand\did[1]{\everypar{\hangindent=0\linewidth\hangafter=0}\vskip\biggskip\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\raggedright\textup{#1}\vskip\biggskip}

%actions
\newcommand\azi[1]{\everypar{\hangindent=0.38\linewidth\hangafter=0}\vskip\smllskip\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\raggedright\textsl{#1}\vskip\smllskip}

%intro
\newcommand\intro[1]{\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\justify{#1}\vskip\biggskip}

%scene-header
\newcommand\scene[1]{\newpage\everypar{\hangindent=0\linewidth\hangafter=0}\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{22pt}{24pt}\selectfont\raggedright{#1}\vskip\middskip}

%author-title-miscellaneus
\newcommand\aut[1]{\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\begin{center}#1\end{center}\vskip\biggskip}
\newcommand\tit[1]{\fontsize{28pt}{30pt}\selectfont\begin{center}#1\end{center}\vskip\biggskip}
\newcommand\sut[1]{\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\begin{center}#1\end{center}\vskip\smllskip}
\newcommand\ctr[1]{\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\begin{center}#1\end{center}}

\setlength\parindent {0pt}
\interlinepenalty=10000 \parskip0pt plus \baselineskip

\begin{document}

\aut{Author}
\tit{Title}
\sut{Sub-Title}
\newpage

\def\one{\character{One}}
\def\two{\character{Two}}

\scene{Story}
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\newpage

\scene{Scene 1 : Title scene.}

\did{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.}

\one
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\azi{first action}

\two
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\did{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.}

\ctr{E N D}

\end{document}

If you want to restrict font changes it's better use a group or an environment, i.e. \begin{scene}...\end{scene} — , Oct 06 '15 at 08:14
Ok. To do this, I have only to change \newcommand with \newenvironment? — ginosap, Oct 06 '15 at 08:48
Almost. You should clearify where the font change should occur — , Oct 06 '15 at 08:53
Too difficult for me! I used the command \scene only because I didn't want to create a new one for the story (for example \story). I wish that after you close a command, font return to default. It's possible to define this default font? Sorry for my English. I am using a translator. — ginosap, Oct 06 '15 at 09:15
Yes, but I understand that you want to change the scene title font only? — , Oct 06 '15 at 09:17
No, not the scene font, but the font of text below, after closed \scene command. I have solved put \did command after \scene command, but there is another solution? — ginosap, Oct 06 '15 at 10:02
How about defining \scene this way: \newcommand\scene[1]{\newpage\everypar{\hangindent=0\linewidth\hangafter=0}\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{22pt}{24pt}\selectfont\raggedright{#1}\vskip\middskip\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont} That will eliminate the need to use \did to reset the font size. — Steven B. Segletes, Oct 06 '15 at 10:30
Veri good Steven! Thanks. Another little question: instead of define \fontsize{15pt}{16pt}, there is a way to incorporate this in a variable? I change the variable and this change in all document... — ginosap, Oct 06 '15 at 11:31
See also http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/3399/what-are-good-packages-for-laying-out-a-play — John Kormylo, Oct 06 '15 at 13:52
Also related: ctan topic: drama-script. Both screenplay and screenplay-pkg have seen relatively recent updates. — Mike Renfro, Oct 06 '15 at 14:15
Thank you for the links. I have seen all the specific packages (dramatist, play, etc), but are not more customizable. — ginosap, Oct 06 '15 at 14:51
Another question: If I wanted all the phrases in the \azi command they had at the beginning and at the end a parenthesis? How can I do? Thank you. — ginosap, Oct 08 '15 at 15:26
If I change \azi command to \newcommand\azi[1]{\everypar{\hangindent=0.32\linewidth\hangafter=0}\vskip\unoskip\parskip=0.32\baselineskip\fontsize{13pt}{14pt}\selectfont\raggedright\textsl{#1})\vskip\unoskip} it makes a parenthesis on the end. And at the beginning? Thanks. — ginosap, Oct 09 '15 at 06:42
It is really nice to see that crossposting is so popular and time and effort of the helpers seems to be pretty wortthless. :-( — Johannes_B, Oct 11 '15 at 13:40
Excuse me. I was in a panic to finish a rush job and didn't know how to do it. — ginosap, Oct 12 '15 at 04:08

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 18 '15 at 15:42

As I suggested in a comment, how about (re)defining \scene this way

\newcommand\scene[1]{\newpage\everypar{\hangindent=0\linewidth\hangafter=0}%
\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{22pt}{24pt}\selectfont\raggedright{#1}\vskip%
\middskip\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont}

Then, the fontsize is reset to the smaller size upon exit from the \scene. Text that follows need not be enclosed in a \did{} or any other artifice, but can just be entered directly, and will appear in the smaller size.

\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[italian]{babel}
\usepackage{textcase}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{alltt}

\usepackage[top=15mm, bottom=15mm, left=20mm, right=15mm]{geometry}

%spacing-definition
\newlength{\smllskip}\smllskip = 0.1\baselineskip %small
\newlength{\middskip}\middskip = 0.5\baselineskip %mid
\newlength{\biggskip}\biggskip = 1.5\baselineskip %big

%character
\newcommand\character[1]{\par\everypar{\hangindent=0.32\linewidth\hangafter=1}\vskip\middskip\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\makebox[0.32\linewidth][r]{\MakeTextUppercase{#1} \hskip0.1\linewidth}}

%description
\newcommand\did[1]{\everypar{\hangindent=0\linewidth\hangafter=0}\vskip\biggskip\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\raggedright\textup{#1}\vskip\biggskip}

%actions
\newcommand\azi[1]{\everypar{\hangindent=0.38\linewidth\hangafter=0}\vskip\smllskip\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\raggedright\textsl{#1}\vskip\smllskip}

%intro
\newcommand\intro[1]{\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\justify{#1}\vskip\biggskip}

\newcommand\scene[1]{\newpage\everypar{\hangindent=0\linewidth\hangafter=0}%
\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{22pt}{24pt}\selectfont\raggedright{#1}\vskip%
\middskip\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont}

%author-title-miscellaneus
\newcommand\aut[1]{\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\begin{center}#1\end{center}\vskip\biggskip}
\newcommand\tit[1]{\fontsize{28pt}{30pt}\selectfont\begin{center}#1\end{center}\vskip\biggskip}
\newcommand\sut[1]{\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\begin{center}#1\end{center}\vskip\smllskip}
\newcommand\ctr[1]{\fontsize{15pt}{16pt}\selectfont\begin{center}#1\end{center}}

\setlength\parindent {0pt}
\interlinepenalty=10000 \parskip0pt plus \baselineskip

\begin{document}

\aut{Author}
\tit{Title}
\sut{Sub-Title}
\newpage

\def\one{\character{One}}
\def\two{\character{Two}}

\scene{Story}
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\newpage

\scene{Scene 1 : Title scene.}

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\one
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\azi{first action}

\two
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\did{Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.}

\ctr{E N D}

\end{document}

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 16 '20 at 13:07

Good morning. I recovered this old source file. I tried to adapt my play, but mistakes came out. (Overfull \hbox) How can I fix it? Thank you.

\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[italian]{babel}
\usepackage{textcase}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{verse}
\usepackage{alltt}
\usepackage{array}
% layout page
\usepackage[top=15mm, bottom=20mm, left=20mm, right=15mm]{geometry}
%\pagestyle{empty}
\usepackage{nimbusmono}
\renewcommand*\familydefault{\ttdefault}
%def spaces
\newlength{\unoskip}\unoskip = 2mm
\newlength{\dueskip}\dueskip = 4mm
\newlength{\treskip}\treskip = 6mm
%characters
\newcommand\character[1]{\par\everypar{\hangindent=0.30\linewidth\hangafter=1}\vskip\dueskip\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{13pt}{14pt}\selectfont\makebox[0.30\linewidth][r]{\MakeTextUppercase{#1} \hskip0.1\linewidth}}
%scenes
\newcommand\sce[1]{\newpage\everypar{\hangindent=0\linewidth\hangafter=0}\parskip=0.5\baselineskip\fontsize{16pt}{17pt}\selectfont\raggedright{#1}\vskip\unoskip\fontsize{13pt}{14pt}\selectfont}
\setlength\parindent {0pt}
\interlinepenalty=10000 \parskip0pt plus \baselineskip
\begin{document}
\def\John{\character{JOHN}}
\John
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\def\Kelly{\character{KELLY}}
\Kelly
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%script
\sce{1.1 : Number One}
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\Kelly
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\John
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.
\Kelly
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.
\end{document}

Hi Andy, please don't ask questions in an answer, but make it a new post. Thanks! — user1729210, Jun 16 '20 at 13:38
As already noted, this should be posted as a new question. If it's useful to refer to the present question, you can make a link by copying the information presented when you click on the "share" button at the bottom of the question. — barbara beeton, Jun 16 '20 at 16:03

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