[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#960269: RFP: afterwriting -- Afterwriting provides post-processing tools for Fountain screenplays

[Nicholas D Steeves]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Control: block 960268 by -1

Package name    : afterwriting
Version         : 1.12.9
Upstream Author : Piotr Jamróz <pm.jamroz at gmail.com>
URL             : https://afterwriting.com  and/or  https://github.com/ifrost/afterwriting-labs
   specifically : https://github.com/ifrost/afterwriting-labs/blob/master/docs/clients.md
License         : MIT
Programming Lang: JS
Description     : Afterwriting provides post-processing tools for Fountain screenplays

Afterwriting provides post-processing tools for Fountain screenplays:
  * converts Fountain format to PDF
  * extracts basic screenplay info (number of pages, action/dialogue
    time, locations, etc.)
  * gathers statistics (location distribution, page balance, dialogue, etc.)
  * experimental features (script pulse, primary/secondary characters, etc.)
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I am interested exclusively in the CLI component.

Features provided by other parts of the source:
  * loading and syncing with Google Drive / Dropbox (online version only)
  * importing .fdx (FinalDraft)  <=NOTE= I'm not sure if this is included in awc.js
  * basic editor with auto-complete <=NOTE= should be skipped IMHO.
    Emacs and Atom are better.  A GNOME HIG-compliant editor will
    probably appear in the next two years
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My interest in this package springs from Emacs' elpa-fountain-mode.  A
recent upstream update dropped export to PDF support, so I haven't
updated it, because without Afterwriting this would represent a
regression in functionality.

To the best of my knowledge this is the best Fountain2PDF export tool.

'hope this RFP piques someone's interest!
Nicholas