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General
This is a tool for creating automated step-through story sequences in PowerUp.
Each card represents a 'step', with a left and right event.
It's features include:
Undo/Redo History
Multiple Saved States
Export work session file in JSON format.
Export StorySequences.json, a file that can be dropped into PowerUp.
Media assets between this project and the main PowerUp repos will need to be manually kept in sync.
Best in Chrome
Works in Firefox and Safari
Basic Functions
click the add button to add new cards
click a card or thumbnail to focus
new cards default to the `'no change'` setting for image and position fields
this means a new card will automatically visualize the image and position from the previous card
changing a prior card will auto-update any cards that would be affected due to a `no change` setting
Hotkeys
`ctrl + n` - add a new card
`ctrl + z` - undo action
`ctrl + y` - redo action
`ctrl + s` - save over last saved state
`ctrl + d` - prompt to download
work session
file
`ctrl + u` - prompt to upload
work session
file
`delete` - delete the currently focused card (currently the only way to delete a card)
Saved States
clicking an empty slot and selecting save will prompt you to name the slot, return to save
after saving, you can save over the same slot without being prompted for confirmation
if you select a differe but previously filled slot, you will be prompted to confirm your selection
renaming a slot will not affect the saved state
loading a slot will load the saved state and close the menu
select a slot and clicking delete will prompt you for confirmation
Export
Download
this will prompt you to name your work session for download
this json file is different from StorySequences.json
it stores your current open work and saved states
it will download to your normal web downloads folder
Upload
this will open a file dialog where you can select a previously downloaded work session json
it will restore your complete session, including current work, current history, and saved states
Export
before selecting this option, fill out the grid in the lower section of the popup
you should select saved states that are properly labeled for each intro and outro
then, clicking export will export will download StorySequences.json to your normal web downloads folder
StorySequences.json is formatted for use in PowerUp, just replace the same file in the project folder
it's ok to leave empty fields before exporting, especially for development and testing
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Save
Load
Rename
Delete
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Download
Upload
Export
Intro
Outro
Home
School
Library
Hospital
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Left
Text
Image
{{ option.text }}
Position
{{ option.text }}
Animation
{{ option.text }}
Right
Text
Image
{{ option.text }}
Position
{{ option.text }}
Animation
{{ option.text }}
