Project: Author

[Booker Grimm]

I've exported after setting my chapters using /author and can see the named mod file in my modules folder (along with my other mods), but when I come to load the mod the file is not there.
The chat responds that it has exported successfully.

What am I missing?

Using 5e ruleset.


Thanks.

[Valyar]

Did you reload FG after you exported the module?

[celestian]

I've exported after setting my chapters using /author and can see the named mod file in my modules folder (along with my other mods), but when I come to load the mod the file is not there.
The chat responds that it has exported successfully.

What am I missing?

Using 5e ruleset.


Thanks.

The first time you export (where the module doesn't exist) requires a restart of FG. Once the module exists you can just unload/reload the module to see the changes.

IF that doesn't work if you'll PM me the file (dropbox) or if you're ok posting here I'll take a look at the file and see what is the problem.

[Rook]

Trying my hand at using your extension.

After /author and then restarting and loading my module - the Ref manual is empty.

using 3.3.6

any suggestions?

[Valyar]

You need to put the story articles in a group.

[celestian]

You need to put the story articles in a group.

Valyar is correct. You need to create groups and put the stories in those. The groups are the chapters used for the ref-manual. If there are no groups then there are no chapters thus empty ref-manual.

[celestian]

Valyar sent me a PM reporting an issue he was having with Author exporting. When he exported he noticed that the .mod file contained multiple versions of the same images.

After some back and forth I realized what was happening. It seems every time you place a image link into a story in a method that displays it inline in the reference manual it "adds" the image again to the export.

I can't figure out how/why it's doing this and wondering if it's some part of how FG handles references that is outside of the scope of the extension. I'll try and debug again when I get more time but just as an FYI.

[The_Andinator]

Valyar is correct. You need to create groups and put the stories in those. The groups are the chapters used for the ref-manual. If there are no groups then there are no chapters thus empty ref-manual.

So each chapter needs its own group in the story window? So I'd create a group called "Chapter 1 - Setting", then another group called "Chapter 2 - Races", etc.?
And Author will sort the groups into chapters when it generates the ref-manual?
I just downloaded this extension and haven't even done an export yet.

[celestian]

So each chapter needs its own group in the story window? So I'd create a group called "Chapter 1 - Setting", then another group called "Chapter 2 - Races", etc.?
And Author will sort the groups into chapters when it generates the ref-manual?
I just downloaded this extension and haven't even done an export yet.

I would name them "01.Chapter 1 - Setting" and "02.Chapter 2 - Races".... etc That ensures the ordering is as you expect. The XX.Chapter (XX) will be removed within the ref-manual.

[The_Andinator]

I would name them "01.Chapter 1 - Setting" and "02.Chapter 2 - Races".... etc That ensures the ordering is as you expect. The XX.Chapter (XX) will be removed within the ref-manual.

OK! Thanks!