Add a templates root folder

novelwriter/constants.py

@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ class nwLabels:
         nwItemClass.ENTITY:    QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Constant", "Entities"),
         nwItemClass.CUSTOM:    QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Constant", "Custom"),
         nwItemClass.ARCHIVE:   QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Constant", "Archive"),
+        nwItemClass.TEMPLATES: QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Constant", "Templates"),
         nwItemClass.TRASH:     QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Constant", "Trash"),
     }
     CLASS_ICON = {
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ class nwLabels:
         nwItemClass.ENTITY:    "cls_entity",
         nwItemClass.CUSTOM:    "cls_custom",
         nwItemClass.ARCHIVE:   "cls_archive",
+        nwItemClass.TEMPLATES: "cls_custom",
         nwItemClass.TRASH:     "cls_trash",
     }
     LAYOUT_NAME = {

novelwriter/core/item.py

@@ -334,15 +334,29 @@ class NWItem:
 
     def isNovelLike(self) -> bool:
         """Check if the item is of a novel-like class."""
-        return self._class in (nwItemClass.NOVEL, nwItemClass.ARCHIVE)
+        return self._class in (
+            nwItemClass.NOVEL,
+            nwItemClass.ARCHIVE,
+            nwItemClass.TEMPLATES,
+        )
 
     def documentAllowed(self) -> bool:
         """Check if the item is allowed to be of document layout."""
-        return self._class in (nwItemClass.NOVEL, nwItemClass.ARCHIVE, nwItemClass.TRASH)
+        return self._class in (
+            nwItemClass.NOVEL,
+            nwItemClass.ARCHIVE,
+            nwItemClass.TEMPLATES,
+            nwItemClass.TRASH,
+        )
 
     def isInactiveClass(self) -> bool:
         """Check if the item is in an inactive class."""
-        return self._class in (nwItemClass.NO_CLASS, nwItemClass.ARCHIVE, nwItemClass.TRASH)
+        return self._class in (
+            nwItemClass.NO_CLASS,
+            nwItemClass.ARCHIVE,
+            nwItemClass.TEMPLATES,
+            nwItemClass.TRASH,
+        )
 
     def isRootType(self) -> bool:
         """Check if item is a root item."""

novelwriter/enum.py

@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ class nwItemClass(Enum):
     ENTITY    = 7
     CUSTOM    = 8
     ARCHIVE   = 9
-    TRASH     = 10
+    TEMPLATES = 10
+    TRASH     = 11
 
 # END Enum nwItemClass
 

novelwriter/gui/projtree.py

@@ -430,6 +430,8 @@ class GuiProjectToolBar(QWidget):
         addClass(nwItemClass.OBJECT)
         addClass(nwItemClass.ENTITY)
         addClass(nwItemClass.CUSTOM)
+        self.mAddRoot.addSeparator()
+        addClass(nwItemClass.TEMPLATES)
 
         return
 

sample/content/5aec885635c85.nwd

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+%%~name: Scene
+%%~path: 09f22ae8369f7/5aec885635c85
+%%~kind: TEMPLATES/DOCUMENT
+%%~hash: 05c9750b00020f8cf9a7bc7362bf19681022cc03
+%%~date: 2024-02-02 10:58:47/2024-02-02 10:59:32
+### Scene
+
+@pov: Name
+
+%Synopsis: A brief note about the scene content.
+
+Text
+

sample/content/5ee8aebcdebc9.nwd

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+%%~name: Character Note
+%%~path: 09f22ae8369f7/5ee8aebcdebc9
+%%~kind: TEMPLATES/NOTE
+%%~hash: 6230bb6f796e708a72f4c29dc79d63dc90a47ba5
+%%~date: 2024-02-02 10:54:52/2024-02-02 10:56:05
+# Character Name
+
+@tag: Name
+
+## Motivation
+
+What motivates the character?

sample/nwProject.nwx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a3" hexVersion="0x020300a3" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-01-29 17:42:31">
-  <project id="e2be99af-f9bf-4403-857a-c3d1ac25abea" saveCount="1660" autoCount="256" editTime="81969">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.3a4" hexVersion="0x020300a4" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="2" timeStamp="2024-02-02 11:32:35">
+  <project id="e2be99af-f9bf-4403-857a-c3d1ac25abea" saveCount="1668" autoCount="261" editTime="82439">
     <name>Sample Project</name>
     <author>Jane Smith</author>
   </project>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <entry key="C">D</entry>
     </autoReplace>
     <status>
-      <entry key="sf12341" count="4" red="100" green="100" blue="100">New</entry>
+      <entry key="sf12341" count="7" red="100" green="100" blue="100">New</entry>
       <entry key="sf24ce6" count="2" red="200" green="50" blue="0">Notes</entry>
       <entry key="sc24b8f" count="3" red="182" green="60" blue="0">Started</entry>
       <entry key="s90e6c9" count="7" red="193" green="129" blue="0">1st Draft</entry>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       <entry key="i56be10" count="1" red="117" green="0" blue="175">Main</entry>
     </importance>
   </settings>
-  <content items="27" novelWords="987" notesWords="409">
+  <content items="30" novelWords="989" notesWords="416">
     <item handle="7031beac91f75" parent="None" root="7031beac91f75" order="0" type="ROOT" class="NOVEL">
       <meta expanded="yes" />
       <name status="sc24b8f" import="ia857f0">Novel</name>
@@ -136,7 +136,19 @@
       <meta expanded="no" heading="H3" charCount="232" wordCount="42" paraCount="1" cursorPos="239" />
       <name status="s90e6c9" import="ia857f0" active="yes">Old File</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="98acd8c76c93a" parent="None" root="98acd8c76c93a" order="5" type="ROOT" class="TRASH">
+    <item handle="09f22ae8369f7" parent="None" root="09f22ae8369f7" order="5" type="ROOT" class="TEMPLATES">
+      <meta expanded="yes" />
+      <name status="sf12341" import="ia857f0">Templates</name>
+    </item>
+    <item handle="5ee8aebcdebc9" parent="09f22ae8369f7" root="09f22ae8369f7" order="0" type="FILE" class="TEMPLATES" layout="NOTE">
+      <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="52" wordCount="7" paraCount="1" cursorPos="75" />
+      <name status="sf12341" import="ia857f0" active="yes">Character Note</name>
+    </item>
+    <item handle="5aec885635c85" parent="09f22ae8369f7" root="09f22ae8369f7" order="1" type="FILE" class="TEMPLATES" layout="DOCUMENT">
+      <meta expanded="no" heading="H3" charCount="9" wordCount="2" paraCount="1" cursorPos="79" />
+      <name status="sf12341" import="ia857f0" active="yes">Scene</name>
+    </item>
+    <item handle="98acd8c76c93a" parent="None" root="98acd8c76c93a" order="6" type="ROOT" class="TRASH">
       <meta expanded="yes" />
       <name status="sf12341" import="ia857f0">Trash</name>
     </item>