Fountain Mode

n.b.: This manual is a work in progress with many parts still missing. Please consult the help functions within Emacs for current documentation.

Fountain Mode is a scriptwriting (both screenplays and stageplays) program for GNU Emacs version 24.4 or later. The Fountain markup format is a plain-text format designed to be easily readable and editable, portable and future-proof, and to look as much like a script as possible.

This is the Fountain Mode Manual updated for version 3.5.

Check out the screenshot gallery. Please send me your screenshots!

The public Fountain Mode repository is hosted on GitHub.

• Introduction		The pitch.
• Installation		Getting started.
• Script Elements		The constituent parts of Fountain.
• Outlining		Organize your script in pieces.
• Navigation		Fly through your script with ease.
• Syntax Highlighting		Differentiate all the elements with colors.
• Element Aligning		WYSIWYG visual indentation of script elements.
• Text Emphasis		Bold, italic and underline.
• Autocompletion		Completion of frequently used text.
• Do What I Mean		Traditional TAB-style autocompletion.
• Scene Numbering		Adding numbers to a script scenes.
• Pagination		Counting a navigating script pages.
• Exporting		Sharing your great writing!
• Indexes