Autocue WinCue Pro News - Manual (Page 87)

WINCUEPRONEWS USER GUIDE
VERSION 1.30B515 87  QTV 1998
4.4.4 Controlling Prompt and Edit Positions
An important feature of WinCueProNews is the ability to control the relationship between the
prompt output and the edit screen. The different options and functions are described below.
In Script Lock Mode, the prompt output is prevented from scrolling and is tied to the edit
screen. Any changes made on the edit screen are immediately reflected on the prompter,
and if you move around in the editor, the prompt output will follow. Use Prompt, then Script
Lock Mode (or Ctrl F11) to enable this way of working. A tick ( ) will appear next to the
menu option to show that the mode is active. Use the same command to return to normal
operation.
If Script Lock Mode is not in use, you can force the prompter to jump to the current edit
position by using Prompt, then Jump prompt to editor (or Shift F11). Alternatively, you can
make the editor jump to the same position as the prompter by using Prompt, then Edit at
Prompt Position (or F11).
It is also possible to make the editor catch up with the current prompt position every time
scrolling is stopped. Choose Tools, Options to get to WinCueProNews Configuration. Click
on User Preferences from the list of options, then click the Prompt Tracking tab. If the Auto
Jump to Editor on speed zero option is ticked, the editor will keep catching up with the
prompt output. There are two other options on this preference page, both related to behaviour
while prompting with a WinCueProNews running order (not applicable to WinCueProNews
LT). The Auto Follow On Prompt Item option will force the edit script to change each time
the prompter moves to a new item. Keep On Prompt Item Visible In List will automatically
move the running order so that the item currently being prompted is always visible on the
screen.
Used together, these functions and configuration options can allow the operator to work in
very different ways. At one extreme, you could be editing part of a script which is at the other
end of the show from what is currently being prompted, with no interference between the two.
Alternatively, by locking the prompter to the editor, the presenter can see every change that
you make.