Bug Report: Beat Location (minor)

Causality Story Sequencer
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE

  • Open Causality, open a script or start a new one
  • Create and name a New Beat
  • Open the Beat
  • For Location, select the left dropdown (int/ext), take note of options
  • For Location, select the right dropdown (time of day), take note of options

RESULT

  • The left dropdown only shows INT or EXT as an available option
  • The right dropdown only shows DAY and THE NEXT DAY as available options

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EXPECTED

Both dropdowns should display all available options:

  • INT
  • EXT
  • I/E

And:

  • AFTERNOON
  • CONTINUOUS
  • DAY
  • EVENING
  • LATER
  • MOMENTS LATER
  • MORNING
  • NIGHT
  • THE NEXT DAY

Respectively

NOTES

  • The behavior is not always consistent. Occasionally the int/ext field will populate with all three options. However the time of day field does not.
  • Unable to determine why int/ext sometimes shows all options, sometimes doesn’t.
  • If you clear the default value for the time of day field, then the dropdown populates with all options.
  • While it’s a small amount of time to click on the fields and manually enter values, cumulatively this time adds up.
  • When the time of day field is fully populated, it produces a scroll bar. Since there are only 9 options, I recommend the entire list of times be displayed so the User does have to scroll to find their desired option.

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I’m reporting the issue here because Causality > Help > Report Bugs/Suggestions redirects to the Hollywood Camera Work home page.

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QUESTION

Is there a config file where Users can edit/add their time of day options?

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This issue extends to the Script window.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

  • Start Causality, open a script

  • In the Script window, open a Beat

  • For Location, select the left dropdown (int/ext), take note of options

  • For Location, select the right dropdown (time of day), take note of options

RESULT

  • Neither field displays a list of all options

EXPECTED

  • Both fields should display a dropdown that lists all options

NOTES

  • As with Beats in the Whiteboard view, Users must click in the fields and clear the existing value, before Causality displays the full list of all options.
  • If a User has many scenes where they want to change the time or interior/exterior, it can become a chore.

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Yes… I’ve noticed the same. It happen because the list is being searched (matched) by what’s in the text field. This works well when you reuse the same location or time of day, but if you want to view all choices, you must clear the field, as you’ve noted.

So, is this a bug or a feature?

For me, it’s been a feature.

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For me it is a bug and a time-waster.

As a compromise maybe it’s behavior that could be toggled in File > Preferences > User Interface.