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Co-writing a .fountain script in VS Code with BetterFountain: previews, PDF settings, commands
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What this guide covers
For writers and agents sharing a Fountain screenplay in VS Code. It summarises BetterFountain's two previews, export commands, scene numbering and the settings that change PDF pages, from the repository files. Nothing was installed or run, and the agent workflow is the curator's untested reading.
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Guide title
Co-writing a .fountain script in VS Code with BetterFountain: previews, PDF settings, commands
Coverage
For writers and agents sharing a Fountain screenplay in VS Code. It summarises BetterFountain's two previews, export commands, scene numbering and the settings that change PDF pages, from the repository files. Nothing was installed or run, and the agent workflow is the curator's untested reading.
Useful starting points
- The live preview has no page breaks and is not identical to the exported PDF; use the PDF Preview for page questions.
- Sections, synopses and notes are not printed by default, so text added to the file may not show in the PDF.
- Defaults come from version 1.14.2 and may differ in other versions, so note the extension version beside each export.
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