Feature Request: Add Dan Harmon's Story Circle to Plots

[Gryphon324]

I enjoy the option to use the different story plotting types in the Meta column of the Plots section. I see that you have the Hero's Journey plot points. I would like to see a similar option for Dan Harmon's Story Circle. The points of the circle be 1. You, 2. Need, 3. Go, 4. Search, 5. Find, 6. Take, 7. Return, 8. Changed. If there is a way that I can add it myself via configuration files, I would gladly do it if I had instructions on how to do it.

[ptoche]

Looks like you can add your own dictionary here:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/olivierkes/manuskript/4ff84d328d9bde98fc16de0e39c1786e3b44a436/manuskript/ui/views/plotDelegate.py

following the model of:

        self.tr("Hero's journey"): [
            self.tr("Ordinary world"),
            self.tr("Call to adventure"),
            self.tr("Refusal of the call"),
            self.tr("Meeting with mentor"),
            self.tr("Crossing the Threshold"),
            self.tr("Tests"),
            self.tr("Approach"),
            self.tr("Abyss"),
            self.tr("Reward / Revelation"),
            self.tr("Transformation"),
            self.tr("Atonement"),
            self.tr("Return"),
        ],

UNTESTED. Let us know!

[Gryphon324]

Where do I find that file in Linux?

Regards Darryl Perry

On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 3:28 PM, Patrick Tochenotifications@github.com wrote:

Looks like you can add your own dictionary here:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/olivierkes/manuskript/4ff84d328d9bde98fc16de0e39c1786e3b44a436/manuskript/ui/views/plotDelegate.py

following the model of: self.tr("Hero's journey"): [ self.tr("Ordinary world"), self.tr("Call to adventure"), self.tr("Refusal of the call"), self.tr("Meeting with mentor"), self.tr("Crossing the Threshold"), self.tr("Tests"), self.tr("Approach"), self.tr("Abyss"), self.tr("Reward / Revelation"), self.tr("Transformation"), self.tr("Atonement"), self.tr("Return"), ],

Let us know!

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[ptoche]

You would clone this repository, edit your files, re-build the app...

Not sure if modifying the file in-place, if it's available, would work. Worth a try. Just use a search/find tool for file plotDelegate.py anywhere near where your apps get installed (users/op or whatever it's called these days).

[siliconserf]

The file doesn't appear in the normal installation. I did try out simply adding an array defined with my take on Harmon points in plotDelegate.py and it works fine. At least the test project saves and reloads without complaint. Any consensus as to whether to add this and what the menu points should be?

[Gryphon324]

Thank you. I found the file in /usr/share/manuskript/manuskript/ui/views. I was able to add Story Circle and Save the Cat 15 beats. So my question is, will this file be overwritten during any upgrades? -Regards,  Darryl Perry

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 01:54:30 PM CDT, siliconserf <notifications@github.com> wrote:  

The file doesn't appear in the normal installation. I did try out simply adding an array defined with my take on Harmon points in plotDelegate.py and it works fine. At least the test project saves and reloads without complaint. Any consensus as to whether to add this and what the menu points should be?

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[siliconserf]

As I understand it, your change has to be made part of the working version file set. Otherwise the next time you download the latest working version, the file involved gets overwritten. You need a pull request and submitting your new file version. I doubt there will be any objections as the changes you're suggesting affect no other code and people can ignore the new options.

On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 12:02 PM Darryl P notifications@github.com wrote:

Thank you. I found the file in /usr/share/manuskript/manuskript/ui/views. I was able to add Story Circle and Save the Cat 15 beats. So my question is, will this file be overwritten during any upgrades? -Regards, Darryl Perry

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 01:54:30 PM CDT, siliconserf < notifications@github.com> wrote:

The file doesn't appear in the normal installation. I did try out simply adding an array defined with my take on Harmon points in plotDelegate.py and it works fine. At least the test project saves and reloads without complaint. Any consensus as to whether to add this and what the menu points should be?

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[TheJackiMonster]

Yes, opening a pull request with the changes would be good, so it can be merged for the next release potentially.