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design: screenplay element-type icons (scene heading, action, character, parenthetical, dialogue, transition) #126

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What's there now: Element types are referenced in many places by uppercase text labels — HelpModal cheatsheet, command palette commands ("Convert to Character", "Convert to Transition"), the future floating element-type indicator. There's no bespoke iconography for the six core elements that define screenplay format.

Why it matters: These six elements are the alphabet of the app — they should have their own glyphs the way ProseMirror has B/I/U glyphs for marks. A small custom set would make the cheatsheet, palette results, and any future element pill markedly more readable than text-only.

Suggested deliverable: Six 16×16 icons, each evoking the element's role:

  • Scene heading — INT./EXT. threshold or doorway
  • Action — flowing horizontal lines
  • Character — small circular head / nameplate
  • Parenthetical — tiny (…) with offset
  • Dialogue — speech-curl or short stack of lines
  • Transition — diagonal/cut motion

Bonus glyph: episode boundary (used during series PDF export) — a ribbon or marker.

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