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[uly]

Feature request (12.993):

The name box on the first page is rather short... Why not make use of the whole space?

I thought you might have designed it this way because of the dragon tail getting in the way. But I'd rather have that than having long names cramped into tiny font.

If you don't want to simply increase the box size by default, perhaps make it a togglable option?

 

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Feature request (12.993):

The name box on the first page is rather short... Why not make use of the whole space?

I thought you might have designed it this way because of the dragon tail getting in the way. But I'd rather have that than having long names cramped into tiny font.

If you don't want to simply increase the box size by default, perhaps make it a togglable option?

I'm guessing this is regarding the Printer Friendly version?
The name box is this size because of the space to the left of it is used by the icon field and the space to the right of it is used by the optional DCI field.

You can change the width of the field if you want, but I don't want to make it a thing that can be toggled, because editing that field is a pain because of the interactions with the other fields.

If you have access to Acrobat Pro, you can simply edit the width of the field with the "Edit PDF form" tool. If you only have access to Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can edit the size of the field by accessing the 'rect' property through JavaScript in the console (you can open the console from the "Add Custom Script" dialogue).

Lets say, for example, that you are using the Printer Friendly-Redesign sheet and that you want to make that field cover the entire width, thus disregarding the icon or the space for the DCI.
Open the console and run the following code (you run code by pasting in the code and then selecting the code and pressing CTRL+ENTER):

var rectNm = tDoc.getField("PC Name.0").rect;
rectNm[0] = tDoc.getField("HeaderIcon").rect[0];
rectNm[2] = tDoc.getField("DCI.Text").rect[2];
tDoc.getField("PC Name.0").rect = rectNm;

 

[uly]

var rectNm = tDoc.getField("PC Name.0").rect;
rectNm[0] = tDoc.getField("HeaderIcon").rect[0];
rectNm[2] = tDoc.getField("DCI.Text").rect[2];
tDoc.getField("PC Name.0").rect = rectNm;

Great to know!

• Fix for adding equipment from the ammo section not working well together with ammo that was added using the Add Equipment button (thanks uly for reporting);

The 12.993 (PF) update didn't fix this for me. It continues to add "Crossbow bolts" when I already have "Bolts" in my inventory.

In fact I've noticed another bug that may be new:
- I auto-add bolts, it shows up as "Crossbow bolts" in the right column. (although there are still space on left+middle columns)
- I have "Crossbow bolt case" in my left column.
- I click on the > button for the menu, and move "Crossbow bolts" to left column.
- The sheet confuses between "Crossbow bolts" and "Crossbow bolt case", and adds the bolt quantity to the bolt case quantity.

 

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Thank you for reporting these bugs. The equipment section is a source of a lot of headaches with this sheet and I'm seriously considering just removing the auto-add functionality all together because it is more work than almost any other feature on the sheet....

The 12.993 (PF) update didn't fix this for me. It continues to add "Crossbow bolts" when I already have "Bolts" in my inventory.

"Bolts" is not a name that the sheet uses for the equipment section (anymore). Although it is how the crossbow bolts are named in the ammo section, the equipment section will only accept "Crossbow bolts" and that is why they are imported like that from the first page.

- I auto-add bolts, it shows up as "Crossbow bolts" in the right column. (although there are still space on left+middle columns)
- I have "Crossbow bolt case" in my left column.
- I click on the > button for the menu, and move "Crossbow bolts" to left column.
- The sheet confuses between "Crossbow bolts" and "Crossbow bolt case", and adds the bolt quantity to the bolt case quantity.

This is something that I broke with my fix for the last equipment-related issue that you posted. I'll see if I can fix it for the next version, thank you for reporting!

 

[uly]

Bug/Question? 12.993 PF

The sheet lists a background feature "Are You Entertained?". It says it's from PHB 131, clearly referring to the Gladiator sub-background.

However, the wording "Are You Entertained?" appears nowhere in the source text... Caused us quite a bit of confusion. Where is this wording from?

 

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Bug/Question? 12.993 PF

The sheet lists a background feature "Are You Entertained?". It says it's from PHB 131, clearly referring to the Gladiator sub-background.

However, the wording "Are You Entertained?" appears nowhere in the source text... Caused us quite a bit of confusion. Where is this wording from?

There is no name for the Gladiator's background feature, so I made one up. The sheet needs to have a different name for each feature with a different text attached to it, because it recognizes it based on the name, so I couldn't well use the same name as the Entertainer's background feature.

 

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Version 12.993 letter

Bug:
Create character using printer friendly sheet. Save. Import to color sheet.
Expected behavior: Equipment column 1 from printer goes to column 1 of color. Equipment column 2 of printer goes to top line of column 2 of color. Equipment column 3 goes directly below anything already in column 2 of color.
Actual behavior: The equipment in the third column of the friendly sheet is moved more than halfway down the second column of the color sheet, and column 2 of the printer sheet is moved towards the bottom of column 1 of the color sheet. This can cause some of the equipment appear in the magic item lines in column 2 of the color sheet.
Workaround: Use the move up/down to position the equipment where you want. This is cumbersome and takes more time than needed to transfer between sheets.

 

[uly]

Feature request: (12.993)

The Curse of Strahd added the Haunted One background, which also includes an addition gear pack:

Monster Hunter’s PackA monster hunter’s pack includes a chest, a crowbar, ahammer, three wooden stakes, a holy symbol, a flask ofholy water, a set of manacles, a steel mirror, a flask of oil, atinderbox, and three torches. Purchasing the pack costs 33gp, which is cheaper than buying its contents individually.

Source:
http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/CoS_Character_Options.pdf

Please add this to the equipment menu if possible.

 

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Feature request: (12.993)

The Curse of Strahd added the Haunted One background, which also includes an addition gear pack:

Monster Hunter’s PackA monster hunter’s pack includes a chest, a crowbar, ahammer, three wooden stakes, a holy symbol, a flask ofholy water, a set of manacles, a steel mirror, a flask of oil, atinderbox, and three torches. Purchasing the pack costs 33gp, which is cheaper than buying its contents individually.

Source:
http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/CoS_Character_Options.pdf

Please add this to the equipment menu if possible.

I plan to add equipment stuff from other sources only when I add an option to exclude equipment in the Source Selection dialogue. And for that time investment I think it is necessary to have more than a single thing to add... So it is a bit of a vicious circle [emoji14]

Until that time, you can of course add the pack using the "Add custom script" functionality, which is very straightforward​ for packs. If you end up doing that, please send me a copy of your script, because I thoroughly dislike making those pack entries.

 

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Version 12.993 letter

Bug:
Create character using printer friendly sheet. Save. Import to color sheet.
Expected behavior: Equipment column 1 from printer goes to column 1 of color. Equipment column 2 of printer goes to top line of column 2 of color. Equipment column 3 goes directly below anything already in column 2 of color.
Actual behavior: The equipment in the third column of the friendly sheet is moved more than halfway down the second column of the color sheet, and column 2 of the printer sheet is moved towards the bottom of column 1 of the color sheet. This can cause some of the equipment appear in the magic item lines in column 2 of the color sheet.
Workaround: Use the move up/down to position the equipment where you want. This is cumbersome and takes more time than needed to transfer between sheets.

This isn't so much a bug as it is not a (annoyingly complex) feature. What you are asking would make even more fields from the equipment section disappear...

Currently, the import matches the line number on both sheets and then adds any of the lines that it couldn't do. This is fast, and will result in the maximum number of items to be fitted on the new sheet. As I expect people moving characters between the different versions will be the exception, not the rule, I don't feel this is something that I should spend too much time on. Those couple of minutes you lose sorting stuff on the new sheet are peanuts compared to the time it would take me to make the functionality as comprehensive as you are expecting. I would rather invest in adding more features to the sheet.