Features

TODO

• Add issues/features to project
• Define and use milestones for these issues

Stories (Main Screen)

Contains a list of stories. Can have a default story called Idea Catalog. Can also contain a search that goes across all stories, plots, settings, events, characters.

User Menu

Menu (likely on the top right) that provides a menu that links to:

• Stories
• Logout
• Profile

Plotmap

• Shows a list of plots
• Default plot is "draft" - or -
• P0: Backstory
• P1: Central Plot
• Each plot has an ID : p0 (draft), p1, p2, p3, p4
• Each item has a checkbox to include events in the main view
• And a plus button to add event to that plot

Characters and Settings

• Shows a list of characters or settings
• Clicking on one shows the character or setting in the main view

Plotmap main content (event organization)

• At the root is the overall order of events in the story.
• There can be different views to expand and show more event details.
• User can drag events to order them (story order)
• Updating event order will effect their order in their plot in a predictable manner.
• Events can be divided into sections for further organization
• A section can optionally have text to describe the separation of events.
• Each section can have a property that denotes this is a chapter division
• Chapters (and sections) can be collapsed (chapters will be collapsed till the next chapter, and sections will be collapsed till the next section)
• There may need to be additional text/notes/detail per divider/chapter

Events on the plotmap

• The primary display of an event is its description and its plot
• The plot could be color coded
• Expanded views can show more of the description and include characters and setting

Plot panel

Opens when selecting a plot (i.e. from the navigation panel)

• Name
• Description
• Color
• Characters
• Settings

Event panel

• Shows plot (can change)
• Shows setting (can add / select)
• Has a backstory checkbox to denote this is not directly included in the story
• Shows characters
• Can add/remove/select characters from previous (default)/select from all in same plot
• Prose -

Writing mode

• Open full screen to allow for writing
• Can go next/back through the events (from the selected plots)

Characters main content

• Include a description
• (May need more meta detail)
• Shows list of events the character is in
• Backstory plot(s) can be used to fill in detail
• Perhaps allow a "star" to denote a significant event for this character

Settings main content

(similar to character)

Themes main content

Just a list of themes. It is not expected to have many themes and themes do not link to anything else

Idea Catalog

Plotmap can also be a place to record ideas on plots, characters, settings, events, etc. outside of a story. This could be done by simply creating a new story and naming it a catalog.

Light/Dark Mode

The UI should support both light and dark modes This should be put as a checkbox item on all UI stories

Publish

This puts the story event prose in order including chapters

Story Management

• Should be able to create multiple stories.
• And also link scenes, characters, events from other stories
• the link can have a connection and is initially a copy
• The copy can be overridden with the connection still in place

Sequential order

• Don't need this right off
• The idea is that each event can be re-ordered in its plot using a sequential order.
• This order can be viewed/edited when viewing the individual plot.
• Can also use a DateTime on events - this would allow the entire plotmap/story to be viewed in sequential order