Make the modes of discourse customizable

[peter88213]

Currently (v4.16.3) there is a fixed set of modes of discourse (formerly called "styles").

A scene's mode can be staged, explaining, descriptive, or summarizing.

• Staged scenes are mainly made up of action and dialog.
• Explaining scenes mainly convey background information.
• Descriptive scenes describe characters, locations, etc in detail.
• Summarizing scenes summarize actions in brief, for example, to make time tighter.

None is the default and means "staged". Newly created scenes are set to "staged" by default.

Goals:

• Allow for creating or renaming modes.
• Allow for assigning multiple modes in a scene. Problem: coloring!

[peter88213]

Alternative modes of discourse according to Jack M. Bickham:

• Narration
• Dramatic action
• Dialogue
• Description
• Exposition

[peter88213]

Another idea: Drop the "node" field and use the yWriter scene ratings. In the tree column, show the category with the highest rating.

[peter88213]

As of v 4.44.5, the mode of discourse is an integer. The "enumeration literals" are defined with a list: Scene.MODES. This Scene class constant can be overwritten, if needed. The literals in the novelyst menu entries are hard coded, though.