Otterscrubber
First Post
The old CB used to let me copy and paste a text only version of my characters. This was great so I could update the wiki I use with my character, but I don't see this on the new CB. Is there a feature that does this?
Character Builder Copy and Paste
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fanboy2000
Adventurer
AFAICT, no. Silverlight doesn't seem to allow this. Just one more feature sacrificed on the alter of online application.
Traveon Wyvernspur
First Post
It doesn't look like the online does the text-based version to copy/paste anymore that's for sure. Perhaps go to the WOTC site and suggest this be put back in on their forums?
Traveon Wyvernspur
First Post
Have you tried exporting the character from the online to your previously downloaded CB? Then you can import it in and use the feature that way I'd assume.
moxcamel
Explorer
It's not a sacrifice of being an online app, it's a sacrifice to bad design. As implemented, character sheets are basically big images. That's why you can't copy/paste. Wizards didn't have to do this, there's no such limitation imposed by Silverlight, but they did it anyway, and so I have to think it's on purpose. To keep you from copy/pasting for whatever nefarious purposes they think you're going to use it for I guess.
Otterscrubber
First Post
As i get older I find myself becoming more cynical, so I'm inclined to agree with this post. No doubt WotC thinks I'm going to launch my character creation empire website using their product and not giving them proper tribute. Sigh.
Traveon Wyvernspur
First Post
Okay tested it out. I made a character on the online CB, exported it over to my downloaded CB (making sure to put it into the correct folder) and then went to the manage tab/summary tab and it's in text the way you were speaking of to be able to place it in a wiki for your campaign. It's just an extra step of importing it over to the old CB to get what you want. Hope that helps!
fanboy2000
Adventurer
Interesting. Last time this subject came up, I seem to remember people saying that Silverlight basically prints using images. (I.e., the limitation was a Silverlight issue.)
moxcamel
Explorer
I don't know about printing. But I know you can copy/paste in the Silverlight API. According to a programmer colleague of mine (I'm not a MS programmer), beginning with Silverlight 4.x, you (the programmer) can access and offer up the clipboard object.
Peraion Graufalke
First Post
Yup. It uses bitmaps. (Whoever thought that was a good idea in the first place?)
http://www.enworld.org/forum/5387355-post7.html
If you want to copy rules text, you'll just have to use the Compendium to do it.
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