Does LibreOffice have a template for writing screenplays on a Mac?
If you expect decent answers, you should edit your question (don’t add comments so that all needed information is at the same place; otherwise, tracking through discussions → TL;DR) to describe which standards are followed or give an example.
Basically, I’d say it is a matter of defining several styles (page for global layout, paragraph form main elements, character for “local” enhancement) and applying it.
@Hrbrgr mentions an existing template but it doesn’t seem to have been updated for 10 years. In addition, I wouldn’t trust it fully as most of these “specialised” formatting utilities usually operate through macros and direct formatting. Direct formatting is your worst enemy when you have to abide by precise layout constraints and creates a nightmarish situation when you review your text. According to a sentence about high sensitivity to a font metrics, I’d bet that vertical spacing is done with empty paragraphs, which is a major error when you’re looking for formatting stability. Remember that LO has far superior power than the old mechanical typewriter and can cope automatically with many corner-case situations, provided you don’t insist to use it as a mechanical typewriter.
I think a similar question has been asked recently with a sample file attached and it appeared that such a document is technically very simple.
Anyway, most of us are not familiar with screenplays and, if we were, I bet that the standard(s) is(are) different from country to country. Thus give maximum information so that you are pointed into the right direction.
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Thanks for your prompt reply.
Joe Malgeri
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