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A small extension that would look for two graphics files in the campaign directory (ie: desktop.png & chatwindow.png), and if they are found, they would be layered (centered) on top of the desktop and in the chat window.
This extension would be especially useful to theme one-shot games like Pathfinder Society games.
Nice idea. But... I don't know if this is possible in an extension. The desktop is defined in the <desktopframe> definition: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/refdoc/desktopframe.xcp which points to a framedef of the desktop. For example, CoreRPG has:
This is pretty much a static graphics file whose components for the desktop are all composed in the same .png file with the above listed dimensions. https://www.fantasygrounds.com/refdoc/framedef.xcpCode:<!-- Desktop background -->
<framedef name="desktop">
<bitmap file="graphics/frames/desktop.png" />
<top rect="0,1,324,151" />
<middle rect="1,154,200,200" />
<right rect="450,0,100,144" />
<bottomright rect="450,0,100,144" />
<bottom rect="219,437,567,132" />
<decal rect="830,0,510,510" />
</framedef>
Essentially, if you want a different decal in the middle of the desktop then you need to include a whole new desktop.png file - but just change the 830,0,510,510 dimensions of the file for the new decal. Of course, this makes it very difficult to just change the decal within a desktop theme.
Similarly, the main section of the chat window is defined in a single file chatbox.png and the framedef is:
So, you'd have to change the whole chatbox.png file, but only the middle rectangle coordinates: 18,15,487,476. The problem is that these wouldn't be centered if the user resized the chat window.Code:<framedef name="chatbox">
<bitmap file="graphics/frames/chatbox.png" />
<topleft rect="0,0,18,15" />
<top rect="18,0,487,15" />
<topright rect="505,0,18,15" />
<left rect="0,15,18,476" />
<middle rect="18,15,487,476" />
<right rect="505,15,18,476" />
<bottomleft rect="0,491,18,39" />
<bottom rect="18,491,487,39" />
<bottomright rect="505,491,18,39" />
</framedef>
These changes would have to be done to the .png file before being loaded in Fantasy Grounds, so you're essentially doing just what a theme does - provide a new .png file for the whole frame (desktop or chatbox) not layering on top an interchangeable image.
So a theme is basically an extension... and you wouldnt do it for CoreRPG you would have to do it for the particular ruleset - but as you are doing it for Pathfinder that wouldnt be a big deal?
I just tried a couple of things out - it would be a bit of fun to have these themes for Pathfinder and for FG Con <weg>
https://www.fg-con.com/wp-content/up...ed-desktop.jpg
Ok - Here is a super quick and small FG Con theme that should work with most CoreRPG rulesets.
You only have to edit the desktop.png file - changing only layers 1 and 2 and staying with those dimensions and teh name/description in the extension.xml file...
FG Con Fantasy
FG Con Numenera
FG Con Cthulhu
and one Easter Egg for you Resire - You will have to download it to see it :)
Gimp File for Ease of Making New Images
Sreenshot
https://www.fg-con.com/wp-content/up...heme-image.jpg
https://www.fg-con.com/wp-content/up...n-numenera.jpg
https://www.fg-con.com/wp-content/up...on-cthulhu.jpg
Added a couple of extras... just desktop changes nothing else.
back to lachancery's post...
what order are things loaded?
CoreRPG+CoreRPGRuleset+Extensions and THEN Campaign?
If loaded in that order there is probably no way for an extension to get the Campaign folder path?
They aren't that hard to do... I did a bunch of theme ones for my FGCon games last time. It was pretty cool.. I just basically dropped the cover art in as a decal. The one I added a curtain for a theater feel (it was that kinda game).
Little late seeing this, but thanks damned! :)
Resire
The campaign doesn't contain code, it contains data in the campaign database (DB.XML file). The data from the database is available during Code initialisation and after.Quote:
Originally Posted by damned
There are some things in the campaign folder that can't be accessed through FG code - e.g. Desktop graphics files that aren't stored as images.
As far as I understand it, the following process occurs. Taking loading a 3.5E campaign with one or more extensions as an example:Quote:
Originally Posted by damned
- The 3.5E ruleset starts to load. base.xml is used as the main specificaion/declaration and load order of the ruleset XML and LUA code.
- The first action that happens in base.xml is: <importruleset source="CoreRPG" /> This pauses the load of the 3.5e ruleset at this point and starts to load up CoreRPG.
- The base.xml file in CoreRPG is used to load up the CoreRPG ruleset.
- Once the CoreRPG ruleset has been loaded (base.xml has been processed all the way through) then control will be passed back to the paused base.xml in the 3.5E ruleset (step 2 above).
- The 3.5E base.xml file is processed through, merging/replacing XML definitions and replacing LUA scripts as defined in the 3.5E ruleset.
- Once the 3.5E ruleset has been loaded, any extensions will be loaded. The load order of extensions is not guaranteed unless the extensions have a <loadorder> defined in extension.xml. Extensions usually overwrite underlying ruleset code - although they can merge XML if the merge tags are used.
Ive updated three of those theme extensions...
https://www.fg-con.com/wp-content/up...es20140820.jpg
SF Theme
Fantasy Theme
Fantasy Mage Theme
Depending on your ruleset you may have to tweak the extension.xml if its not showing as available....