Scene Map: Toolbar
October 20, 2024 vers. 1.0
Overview
The Scene Map Toolbar is the navigation hub in the Scene Map area and gets you where you need to be.
The Scene Map Toolbar contains the Story Arcs and Character Arcs ability to quick filter the view and drill down on the areas you are interested in. More filters, tags, custom tags are available in the View/Filters Area above the Toolbar.
On the toolbar you can change the layout of the Scene Map work area, and select the different view styles and their functionalities, Scenes View, Chapters View, and Plotline View.
A combination of filters and view styles should give you any view of your story that you need to see.
Our goal is to enhance the writing experience for every author. Fixing your view of your story and story writing thought process fixes your story.
The Scene Map View/Filter Area is found just above the Scene Map Toolbar. Selecting the Filtered/Unfiltered button turns the filters on and off. Selecting the Filters count button opens the filters edit panel.
From the Scene Map Toolbar you can open the Scenes Outline, Characters Area, and Story Settings Area. Each of these open into their own areas with their own functionality.
On the Scene Map toolbar you'll also find the Add New Chapter icon and the Scene Map full screen icon.
On all the Storyfyre Origin area toolbars near the end are the Download, Projects, Customize, and Help buttons. Quick shortcut icons open the areas fast when you need them.
Everything you need and nothing you don't, to help you get your book done fast and clean. The Scene Map Toolbar quickly lets you navigate to any area or functionality that you need.
What this Tutorial Covers
Toolbar Basics
Here's a quick view of the Scene Map Toolbar functionality.
Areas
- Story Arc - Filters View based on Story Arcs selected. See more in Filters Help Area.
- Character Arc - Filters View based on Character Arcs selected. See more in Filters Help Area.
- Layout Height - Adjusts the height of the layout items in the Scene Map work area.
- Views - Scenes View, Chapters View, Plotline View, Outline View, Characters View, Story Settings View.
- Scenes View - Opens the Scenes View in Scene Map Work Area. Displays Scenes and Chapters.
- Chapters View - Condensed chapters view: Opens the Chapters View in Scene Map Work Area. Displays Chapters and chapters(scenes, scene info...) using interactive hover abilities.
- Plotline View - Opens the Plotline View in Scene Map Work Area. Displays Story Arcs, Plotlines.
- Scenes Outline - Opens the Scenes Outline in its own Scenes Outline area and has its own specific functionalities. Displays/edits the Chapters, scenes, etc... in vertical outline and text format. All changes sync with the Scene Map: Scenes View automatically and vice versa.
- Characters - Opens the Characters in its own Characters area and has its own specific functionalities. Displays/edits the Characters, Character images, Character attributes. Manage your story's characters here.
- Story Settings - Opens the Story Settings/Story Locations/Story & World Rules area in its own Story Settings area and has its own specific functionalities. Displays/edits the Story Settings/Story Locations/Story & World Rules, Story/World Groups, Story/World Items, images, and attributes. Manage your story's story settings here. Any of the things.
- Add New Chapter - Adds a New Chapter to the Scene Map Work Area.
- Fullscreen - Makes the Scene Map Fullscreen.
- Download - Download/Export/Backup Scene Map, Story Map, Story Bible, Story Writing template, Text-Data files, WriterStat Files. See Scene Map Download/Export/Backup Help
- Projects - See Projects Area
- Customize - Customize Menu contains and allows you to select the Layout(condense/uncondense) button and Personalize panel button.
- Help - See Help Area
Scene Map: View/Filter Area
The Scene Map View/Filter Area is found just above the Scene Map Toolbar. (See more in Filters Help Area)
The name of the currently selected Scene Map view is displayed in the Scene Map View/Filter Area.
Selecting the Filtered/Unfiltered (filters on/off)button will turn the filtered view on and off.
The icon indicator changes and lights up when Filtered view is selected(on). The icon indicator changes back to its original unlit status when Unfiltered view is selected(off).
- The Unfiltered view shows you everything with no filters.
- The Filtered view displays the Scene Map based on the selected filters/tags, Story Arcs, Character Arcs, focusing your view.
Selecting the Filters Count button(View/Set) just to the right will open the filters side panel.
The filters side panel is where you can select, unselect, add, edit, reset, or delete filters, Story Arcs, Character Arcs, Story Setting Arcs, and later on Series Arcs.Note: Story Arcs and Character Arcs can only be added, edited, renamed, deleted from the Story Arc and Character Arc dropdown areas on the Scene Map Toolbar.
The functionality for the Scene Map: View/Filter Area is discussed here: Scene Map: Filters, Story Arcs, Character Arcs
Limits
We know of some limits within the Scene Map, in each area we will try and list the ones we know of at the bottom, and ones which we intend to address with our future updates.
The Scenes View has no limits.
The Chapters View is currently being tested and should be released in a future version.
The Plotline View is currently being tested and is in construction and should be released in a future version.
The Story Arcs and Character Arcs are now completely and fully functional(no limits).
The View and Filters Display area and Filter's Buttons in the filters display area are now completely and fully functional(no limits).
Scenes are associated/connected to Story Arcs and Character Arcs in the scene's edit panel.
Storyfyre Origin is growing daily, let us know what we can include. We appreciate your help.