See the module-level docstring of storyboard.py
for formatting expectations
of the .tsv
input files. examples/blank-stub.tsv
is another wonderful
example.
./storyboard.py some_story.tsv
will give 4 output files: an SVG and a PDF each for both the storyline and a graph of friendships../storyboard.py --help
displays more detailed information on command-line options, including links to graphviz documentation.
Play around with the -d
and -t
options to find the settings that best suit
your story.
-d LR
generally produces better output than-d TB
, but this varies depending on the line density and looping.-t line
produces grid-like output compared to-t box
.