My script opens fine on Android phone, but when I try to "Write Mode" script goes away and I get options to "Create Screen Play, About Fountain, Convert to Fountain" i can't edit or write on this script. I did create a "Convert to Fountain"version, but its not the format I want. Where's my script I've been working? Please help.
Should you find that the …
Should you find that the "Write" screen has three buttons: ("Create Screenplay", "About Fountain", and "Convert to Fountain") rather than the text editing screen, but you want to edit-- there is an easy solution:
When this happens unexpectedly, it may be because you've opened and are reading an .FDX (Final Draft) formatted file, which can be read in DubScript but not edited directly, and not a Fountain screenplay file (which can be edited).
Perhaps you had been previously writing a Fountain file (ending in .fountain or .txt) and exported your script to .FDX and then opened that .fdx file? You can verify the file type by selecting the "Help & Info" menu item. You should see a description of the file "Type".
Presuming you are indeed looking at a Final Draft file, you can either press the "Convert to Fountain" button to convert back to a .fountain file for editing, or if you still have your original file, just open it from the Read screen (press the folder icon) to open any file.
From there you can go back to editing. In other words...
* When you create or open for editing editing a Fountain (.fountain or .txt) or Markdown (.md) file, you will get the editor and can make changes/save/export to another format such as Final Draft (.fdx)
* When you open a Final Draft (.fdx) file, you can see the "Read" screen, and have the option in the "Write" screen to convert it to Fountain via the button, where you can edit (per above).
Any File browser (such as the "Files" app that comes with most new version of Android) can be used to find both Fountain and Final Draft files. You can open either file from the "Open" menu item with the folder icon on the "Read" screen.
Hope this is helpful! Sounds like you may just need to re-open your Fountain file (after having opened the newly created Final Draft file you made) Let me know if that works!