here is my tab_skills.dat still not sure what is missing to make it not appear?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<document signature="Hero Lab Data">
<portal
id="skSkills"
style="tblNormal">
<table_dynamic
component="Skill"
showtemplate="skPick"
choosetemplate="SimpleItem"
showfixedlast="yes"
addpick="resSkill">
<candidate>!Hide.Skill</candidate>
<titlebar><![CDATA[
@text = "Add a Special Skill - " & hero.child[resSkill].field[resSummary].text
]]></titlebar>
<description/>
<headertitle><![CDATA[
@text = "Skills: " & hero.child[resSkill].field[resSummary].text
]]></headertitle>
<additem><![CDATA[
~if we're in advancement mode, we've been frozen, so display accordingly
if (state.iscreate = 0) then
@text = "{text a0a0a0}Add/Increase Skills Via Advances Tab"
done
endif
~get the color-highlighted "add" text
@text = field[resAddItem].text
]]></additem>
</table_dynamic>
</portal>
<template
id="skPick"
name="Skill Pick"
compset="Skill"
marginhorz="3"
marginvert="2">
<portal
id="value"
style="incrSimple">
<incrementer
field="trtUser">
</incrementer>
<mouseinfo mousepos="middle+above"><![CDATA[
if (hero.tagis[mode.creation] = 0) then
@text = "Skills must be modified via the Advances tab once the character is locked for play."
elseif (autonomous = 0) then
@text = "This trait has been improved via the Advances tab and cannot be modified further from here."
else
@text = "Allocate points to this skill by clicking on the arrows to increase/decrease the number of points assigned."
endif
]]></mouseinfo>
</portal>
<portal
id="lbldomain"
style="lblSecond">
<label
text="Domain">
</label>
</portal>
<portal
id="domain"
style="editNormal">
<edit
field="domDomain">
</edit>
</portal>
<portal
id="name"
style="lblNormal"
showinvalid="yes">
<label
field="name">
</label>
</portal>
<portal
id="info"
style="actInfo">
<action
action="info">
</action>
<mouseinfo/>
</portal>
<portal
id="delete"
style="actDelete"
tiptext="Click to delete this item">
<action
action="delete">
</action>
</portal>
<position><![CDATA[
~set up our height based on our tallest portal
height = portal[info].height
~if this is a "sizing" calculation, we're done
if (issizing <> 0) then
done
endif
~position our tallest portal at the top
portal[info].top = 0
~position the other portals vertically
perform portal[name].centervert
perform portal[domain].centervert
perform portal[lbldomain].centervert
perform portal[value].centervert
perform portal[delete].centervert
~position the delete portal on the far right
perform portal[delete].alignedge[right,0]
~position the info portal to the left of the delete button
perform portal[info].alignrel[rtol,delete,-8]
~position the incrementer on the left
portal[value].left = 0
~position the name next to the incrementer
perform portal[name].alignrel[ltor,value,10]
~if we don't need a domain, hide it and let the name use all available space
if (tagis[User.NeedDomain] = 0) then
portal[lbldomain].visible = 0
portal[domain].visible = 0
portal[name].width = minimum(portal[name].width,portal[info].left - portal[name].left - 10)
~otherwise, position the domain portals next to the name
else
perform portal[lbldomain].alignrel[ltor,name,20]
perform portal[domain].alignrel[ltor,lbldomain,5]
portal[domain].width = 150
endif
~if the ability is auto-added, change its font to indicate that fact
if (candelete = 0) then
perform portal[name].setstyle[lblAuto]
endif
]]></position>
</template>
<layout
id="skills">
<portalref portal="skSkills" taborder="10"/>
<position><![CDATA[
~freeze our table in advancement mode to disable adding new choices
~Note: All freezing must be done *before* any positioning is performed.
if (state.iscreate = 0) then
portal[skSkills].freeze = 1
endif
~position and size the table to span the full layout; it will only use the
~vertical space that it actually needs
perform portal[abAbility].autoplace
]]></position>
</layout>
<panel
id="skills"
name="Skills"
marginhorz="5"
marginvert="5"
order="130">
<live>!HideTab.skills</live>
<layoutref layout="skills"/>
<position><![CDATA[
]]></position>
</panel>
</document>