Effects Sort Order

[AndyGJFantasyG]

Is anyone aware of a method or extension that allows the effects on PCs/NPCs on the combat tracker to be sorted alphabetically.

Perhaps there is a simple setting somewhere already? I cannot work out how it works. Whenever I place effects, where it appears in the list seems truly random...

I run a 3.5 game and the characters (and some NPCs) have 30-40 effects on them. :-)

[Morenu]

I am unaware of any but would love that too.

I do have a link to a thread with a few options for PF1e note lines and alphabetize option in the actions tab

[secors]

I am unaware of any but would love that too.

I do have a link to a thread with a few options for PF1e note lines and alphabetize option in the actions tab

I also have been trying to find a feature that does this.

!!Disclaimer: while I am a software engineer, both lua and the FG code base are new to me, so I could be way off in the following analysis. I have tried to run the one line code change below but I am having trouble managing the revved CoreRPG.pak to get it to work. (Perhaps those proficient in such things are monitoring this thread and could render some advice. Fully open to suggestions to aid my understanding here.)

Looking at the EffectManager code (manager_effect.lua), it appears that there is some effect sorting happening but it does not look like it is using the effect descriptive elements, only some database specific element(?). Note also, that there might be another method that yields the effect summary string that is different than the list, since the summary does not list effects whose status is 'off' or 'skip' - no indication yet on that aspect. The line in bold is my suggested addition.

function getEffectsString(nodeCTEntry, bPublicOnly)
local aOutputEffects = {};

-- Iterate through each effect
local aSorted = {};
for _,nodeChild in ipairs(DB.getChildList(nodeCTEntry, "effects")) do
table.insert(aSorted, nodeChild);
end
table.sort(aSorted, function (a, b) return DB.getName(a) < DB.getName(b) end);
for _,v in pairs(aSorted) do
local sEffect = EffectManager.getEffectString(v, bPublicOnly);
if sEffect ~= "" then
table.insert(aOutputEffects, sEffect);
end
end

table.sort(aOutputEffects); -- this is probably the table that needs to be sorted

return table.concat(aOutputEffects, " | ");
end

[AndyGJFantasyG]

table.sort(aOutputEffects); -- this is probably the table that needs to be sorted

Has anyone been able to test this to see if it works. I would but I do not seem to have the file "manager_effect.lua"?

[Trenloe]

I would but I do not seem to have the file "manager_effect.lua"?

It's in the CoreRPG ruleset, which most rulesets are layered on top of.

[AndyGJFantasyG]

Added the string. It works in that it sorts the condensed version of the effects.

However how can I sort the expanded list?

I've tried putting in some table.sorts where I think it could work but it doesn't seem to.

[secors]

Yes, that is the question. I don't know where the expanded CT effects gui gets/presents its data.

[Trenloe]

However how can I sort the expanded list?

The expanded effects list is a windowlist, which has sortby properties: https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassia...260/windowlist

Try the attached extension as an example of CT effects alphabetical sorting.

[AndyGJFantasyG]

Seems to work...well done.
Screenshot 2024-05-30 164958.png

[AndyGJFantasyG]

Makes it much easier to spot the duplicates.

Thank you so much.