I am working on a project with a software developer and wanted to get some feedback from the community.
We want to design a PalmOS-based screenwriting software. The idea is to create a simple program that would format your text in screenplay form on the screen of your Palm device and then either be saved on your Palm device, printed, or exported in RTF format (which could then be imported to Movie Magic or Final Draft).
By coupling this software with a PalmOS device (like a Tungsten, Sony Clie or a Treo) and a foldout keyboard, a writer could have a product that would allow him or her to work just about anywhere without worrying about lugging a laptop around.
Better yet, by running this software on an Alphasmart Dana (www.alphasmart.com), you could have a take-anywhere, nearly indestructible, light, instant-on, long battery life, dedicated screenwriting solution that's better than a laptop in many ways (though admittedly not all) for under $400.
Well, that's the dream, anyway. We still have to design the software. What I am trying to determine is:
1. Would anyone here use something like this?
2. If you did use something like this, what are the "must-have" features?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you!
We want to design a PalmOS-based screenwriting software. The idea is to create a simple program that would format your text in screenplay form on the screen of your Palm device and then either be saved on your Palm device, printed, or exported in RTF format (which could then be imported to Movie Magic or Final Draft).
By coupling this software with a PalmOS device (like a Tungsten, Sony Clie or a Treo) and a foldout keyboard, a writer could have a product that would allow him or her to work just about anywhere without worrying about lugging a laptop around.
Better yet, by running this software on an Alphasmart Dana (www.alphasmart.com), you could have a take-anywhere, nearly indestructible, light, instant-on, long battery life, dedicated screenwriting solution that's better than a laptop in many ways (though admittedly not all) for under $400.
Well, that's the dream, anyway. We still have to design the software. What I am trying to determine is:
1. Would anyone here use something like this?
2. If you did use something like this, what are the "must-have" features?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you!