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ChainsawXIV
in Printable Version September 2010

With backgrounds, it's actually your browser that's turning those off most likely. There's generally an options setting for printing backgrounds, which defaults to on, and is designed to save ink or some such thing.
ChainsawXIV
in Dynamic Character Sheets September 2010

Is it possible you're working with an old version of the dev kit? The method of tagging fields changed somewhat a few weeks into testing, so that may be your problem. Search back through this thread for more. On a much more basic note, fields are…
ChainsawXIV
in A Totally Unofficial Help & Tips FAQ August 2010

Click on the account tab at the top of the forums, then the notification link at the top of the left column. You should find the settings you're looking for there.
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in Format issues w/ grey block August 2010 edited August 2010

Not at all, and in fact you can't use an external CSS file on here. You will need to use in-line styles - _Red!_ for example. It's kinda a pain, but avoids some security and presentation concerns on their end.
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in Format issues w/ grey block August 2010

At the risk of totally derailing this thread, I recommend "this tutorial":http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_intro.asp from W3Schools. That site has loads of great tutorials, and is also my go-to source for reference on how any given thing works out i…
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in Format issues w/ grey block August 2010

The only catch with using a div instead of the _pre_ tag is that the system knows to respect the _pre_ tag, and not actually use the code inside as code. If you're trying to store templates for easy access, that's invaluable. And for what it's wo…
ChainsawXIV
in Format issues w/ grey block August 2010

The _pre_ tag is used to display pre-formatted text, and therefore does not do any additional formatting for you, such as adding line breaks. OP's presentation of this tag allows this text to be visible even as it extends out of the block of the ele…
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in Intellectual Property, Formatting, and GSL/Fansite Stuff August 2010 edited August 2010

They're just being a business. The principle of the thing is simple: if they knowingly allow anyone to use their stuff for free, then it sets a precedent that someone else in the future can exploit. In some cases, they may also have arrangements wit…
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in Random Number Generator? August 2010

There's no way to bring in text from outside sources as far as I know, nor are user scripts allowed outside the tightly controlled confines of the dynamic character sheet system. Both of these limitations are almost certainly based on (entirely vali…
ChainsawXIV
in [Fixed]Images with captions and table cell August 2010

It's much cleaner and more powerful than doing it old-school HTML style anyway. :)
ChainsawXIV
in [Fixed]Images with captions and table cell August 2010

Happy to help. :)
ChainsawXIV
in [Fixed]Images with captions and table cell August 2010

You should be able to do this with a little inline CSS pretty easily. I gave it a "quick try":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/chainsawxiv-test-campaign/wikis/test-page-3, and it works out pretty well. In that example, you can just adjust the …
ChainsawXIV
in Table/background help August 2010

You'll need to use inline CSS (style="stuff") to get what you're looking for, as many of the parameters usualy used for tables are filtered out by the system. For what it's worth though, the content area on OP is always 730px wide, so unless you wan…
ChainsawXIV
in Background Images Revisited July 2010

Yup.
ChainsawXIV
in Background Images Revisited July 2010

Lol. Thanks guys. Glad to help. The proper tools make all the difference. If you don't want to invest in Photoshop, I can recommend "GIMP":http://www.gimp.org/ as a free alternative. It has all the essentials you need for this type of work, and t…
ChainsawXIV
in Link to OP's user Profile from forums July 2010

Great suggestion! Added mine as well.
ChainsawXIV
in Background Images Revisited July 2010

Try "this":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/chainsawxiv-test-campaign/wikis/test2 out, and you should have better luck. I cleaned up the original template a bit, so it should be easier to use, and adjusted the spacing (the padding values and w…
ChainsawXIV
in Dynamic Character Sheets for Popular Systems July 2010

Thanks for the bug reports guys, and the screen shot. I've submitted a version that fixes the reported issues, and a number of other IE8 formatting problems, so you should see those go away in the near future. I also fixed the image frame for wide c…
ChainsawXIV
in Dynamic Character Sheets for Popular Systems July 2010

Thanks Erwin. Dragnsteph, what do you mean about the image at the bottom? (It's supposed to be at the bottom, but it should blend seamlessly with the rest of the background. If it's not doing that properly, I'm not sure I understand exactly what …
ChainsawXIV
in Dynamic Character Sheets for Popular Systems July 2010

Yeah. Totally forgot to cross-browser check like I usually do. I'll get that fixed up this evening. Incidentally, in IE8 for me, it's showing all in one column of the layout, instead of breaking across three. Is that just me, or are you seeing that …
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in Dynamic Character Sheets for Popular Systems July 2010 edited July 2010

Thanks! Should be available round about... now. :)
ChainsawXIV
in Implementing Player Journals, Other questions July 2010

It was approved a few minutes ago. You should be able to use it now. :)
ChainsawXIV
in Implementing Player Journals, Other questions July 2010

I aim to please. :) For organization, you can use tags in the adventure log, and then filter by tag. So, for example, just take each entry with the author's character's name, then view all the stuff with that character's tag to narrow it to just …
ChainsawXIV
in Implementing Player Journals, Other questions July 2010

Ahh... I should have thought of that. It won't be visible properly for folks until it gets approved. Sorry about that. Check back later. :p
ChainsawXIV
in Dynamic Character Sheets July 2010

Sounds good. I'll have to learn my way around the Google version of the thing, but it seems familiar enough to others I've used.
ChainsawXIV
in Calling on all CSS-savvy Web designers - Create your own campaign theme! July 2010 edited July 2010

This thread wants BraaAAAiiinnnNNNsss... But yes, that would be nice. It's been asked for and discussed in depth in several other "threads":http://forums.obsidianportal.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=950&page=1, none quite as old as this one, …
ChainsawXIV
in Implementing Player Journals, Other questions July 2010

For journals, I like the adventure log (although yes, all your players can edit wiki pages, so you could do it there as well), mostly because it's nice and chronologically organized, but also because the forums make more sense for random out of char…
ChainsawXIV
in Dynamic Character Sheets July 2010

I'd definitely be willing to contribute to that, Malfunction. I'll send you a PM with my contact information.
ChainsawXIV
in Dynamic Character Sheets for Popular Systems July 2010

With a little motivational nudge from Micah (thanks!), I finally finished the sheet for 4th Edition D&D. It's been submitted and should get approved in the near future. I think I've tested it out pretty thoroughly, setting up an "example":http:/…
ChainsawXIV
in Allow offsite images for use in character sheets June 2010

I may be mistaken, but I don't think that your character portraits count towards the file space limit. They've been there since well before the wiki image option was added.

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