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Incorrect indentation of characters and dialogue when exporting PDFs where dialogue pieces are indented

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Given I open the Brick & Steel screenplay (in src\test\scripts\brick_and_steel_crlf.fountain) When I export the screenplay to PDF using the command “Export screenplay PDF” Then the indentation in the below scene is incorrect

INT. TRAILER HOME - DAY

This is the home of THE BOY BAND, AKA DAN and JACK.  They too are drinking beer, and counting the take from their last smash-and-grab.  Money, drugs, and ridiculous props are strewn about the table.

			JACK
		(in Vietnamese, subtitled)
	*Did you know Brick and Steel are retired?*

			DAN
	Then let's retire them.
	_Permanently_.

Jack begins to argue vociferously in Vietnamese (?), But mercifully we...

This is most likely happening due to the indentation of the dialogue and character markers. I assume that it should be indented correctly though since “Brick & Steel” is one of the fountain example scripts and because other PDF converters handle it. Below is a screenshot comparing afterwriting.com (left) vs. betterfountain (right):

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Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 3 years ago
  • Comments:5 (3 by maintainers)

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rickschubertcommented, Jul 24, 2020

Thanks for the explanation! I hadn’t checked the live preview, and there it actually works. (That new dynamic switching feature is really amazing by the way, fantastic job on this one.)

This issue doesn’t distress me personally, I just wanted to raise it to contribute to the project. Feel free to work on it whenever you can or to close it if undesired. Thanks!

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rickschubertcommented, Aug 17, 2020

Great, thanks!

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