Another Character Sheet Tab

[damned]

If you've used a structured programming language before then just using the references in the scripting section of the ruleset modification guide should be enough to refer to when you need LUA specific info: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/modguide/scripting.xcp

If you haven't programmed before then you'll need to spend some time understanding how to do structured computer programming - there's no quick way around this, spending the time now will save you hours in the long run (and save the sanity of the helpful community members). Do a search for "beginning lua" and see what comes up. The Wrox Press Beginning Lua Programming is an excellent book, free in PDF format here: https://it-ebooks.info/book/2556/

You only need to know the very basics of XML - that is, how tags and properties work. The rest is all FG specific. There is various documentation about the FG APIs here: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/refdoc/ This is the deep down stuff of how the various components of FG work, are defined and how you can customise them.

Then it's a case of starting to look at the FG code. damned's more core extension is a good one to look at - as he's put comments in the code and it deals with specifics of extending the CoreRPG character sheet and Combat Tracker. If this isn't your thing, you might want to pick a piece of small functionality you're interested in learning, modifying or adding and then dive into the code. However, this can quickly get very confusing.

I have abused the sanity of many helpful people thru my lack of coding knowledge, patience and ability... to you all - you have my eternal gratitude for what that is worth.

For adding another Tab on the Char Sheet I think its all XML from memory... no need for LUA to add that extra sheet.

[danielhalond]

Hi, I've been learning a bit about coding and I believe I made some progress. I got the new tab, but FG tells me it couldn't find the window class I created, which is charsheet_espec. I edited the record_char to create the new tab and I specified the subwindow thing there too. Also created another xml file which contains the information for this new tab. But still FG tells me:

Ruleset Error: subwindow: Could not find windowclass (charsheet_espec) for control (specializations) in windowclass (charsheet)
Ruleset Warning: bitmapwidget: Logical icon (tab_espec) does not exist

And also this bitmapwidget error, I created the icon for the new tab and named it tab_espec inside the tabs folder. So anyways I'm stuck and hopefully you can help me here. I'll post two screenshots too

Thanks (:

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[kylania]

The windowclass below yours (char_spec_category_header) in that pic has a <frame> property while yours is missing that line (2nd line of the block). Is that required?

[Trenloe]

Also created another xml file which contains the information for this new tab.

Sounds like you haven't put this new file in an <includefile> statement in your extension/ruleset. Have a look at an ruleset base.xml file or an extension extension.xml file for some examples.

[danielhalond]

Sounds like you haven't put this new file in an <includefile> statement in your extension/ruleset. Have a look at an ruleset base.xml file or an extension extension.xml file for some examples.

Yes, I figured that out. Thanks Trenloe! You were totaly correct. It seems we are very close to complete this. I got another error. I copied the code from record_char_main, so in that tab I'll have the same utilities, but that generated another problem. It is duplicating the code, and I believe that's because of list_charmainattribute (correct me if i'm mistaken). So I went to template_char and added a list_charmainattribute2 like this:

<template name="list_charmaincategory2">
<windowlist>
<class>char_main_category2</class>
<datasource>.maincategorylist2</datasource>
<columns width="222" filldown="true"/>
<allowcreate />
<allowdelete />
<sortby><field>label</field></sortby>
<script>

function onListChanged()
update();
end

function update()
local sEdit = getName() .. "_iedit";
if window[sEdit] then
local bEdit = (window[sEdit].getValue() == 1);
for _,wCategory in ipairs(getWindows()) do
wCategory.idelete.setVisibility(bEdit);
wCategory.attributes_iadd.setVisible(bEdit);
wCategory.attributes.update(bEdit);
end
end
end

function addEntry(bFocus)
local w = createWindow();
if bFocus then
w.header.subwindow.label.setFocus();
end
return w;
end
</script>
</windowlist>
</template>

but it isn't enough. I gotta create char_main_category2 and .maincategorylist2 but I don't know where :T

[danielhalond]

I did it! Thanks for all the help!

Now it doesn't seem that hard xD. Anyways, the last step was to edit record_char_main and add a windowclass named char_main_category2, so I went back to template_char and used that windowclass.

Anyways I don't know, maybe someone tries to do the same thing so I'll paste the steps I did it:

First I edited record_char.xml > I created a subwindow and a tab
Then I created a .xml file with the codes I needed, in this case the same as the main tab (record_char_main.xml)
Then I included that xml, editting the 'base.xml' (ex: <includefile source="campaign/record_char_spec.xml" />)
In this step I got a problem because since the code was duplicated the new tab had the same information as the tab I copied from (which was the main tab)
Then I edited the record_char_main and added the new windowclasses I needed, same thing with record_char and that is (:

Thanks again for the patience, for the attention and everything. )))

[Trenloe]

Glad you got it working.

Are you modifying the ruleset directly or using an extension?

If you're modifying the ruleset, make sure you rename the ruleset or make a copy so that future FG updated don't overwrite your work.

[danielhalond]

I'm modifying the ruleset directly. I made a backup. Is if possible to achieve the same results using extensions?

[Trenloe]

Is if possible to achieve the same results using extensions?

Absolutely, an extension would be the best way to do it. Check out the More Core Extension and https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forum...ight=extension