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Originally Posted by BigSkyRPG
So I realize devs are in a crunch to pound bugs and release content market, etc.
Can anyone answer the following questions about future direction for Realm Works?
1. Is there an intention to add the ability to print any screen (topic/article) from within realmworks at some point?
2. Is there an intention to add a bulk import feature (spreadsheet, etc.) of some sort?
3. Is there any intention to release an API or open up mod support for features that are missing?
4. Is there any intention to include spellcheck?
5. Is there a "Hot List" anywhere that shows what features are being slotted for the future, etc?
Thanks in advance.
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I want to clarify that, As always, I am not speaking in any official capacity here.
1a) They've indicated in the past that they eventually plan to include web-based access to Realm Works. They haven't said this explicitly, but one imagines that with web-based access, one could use the browser's print feature to print a given topic, article or screen.
1b) For now, you can use my RWExport script to convert your .rwoutput files to HTML or Word format, and print from there. The latest version is 1.5:
https://github.com/EightBitz/RWExport/tree/Version-1.5
2) As far as official, published content, LWD's offerings will most likely come through the content market.
3) I wouldn't count on anything. This is a specialized, proprietary product, and databases are temperamental beasts. Developing a stable, reliable API without risking the integrity of the database would likely be as large of a project as Realm Works itself.
4) I don't know, but for now, you can use my script to export to Word and spell check there. It's not ideal, but it works. The script creates an organized Word document with proper headers for topics, sections and subsections, so it should be quite simple to correlate spelling errors in word with their respective topics and sections in Realm Works.
5) They have posted priorities before. I think highest on the list are a) ongoing important bug fixes, as they're reported, b) the content market, and c) custom calendars. Somewhere in there is web access for players followed by full web access for players and GMs.
If you're interested in my script, but don't want to RTFM, Daplunk has posted a video for creating exports and a video for using my script.
Creating Exports:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfL2gGSBBqQ
Using my script:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsJjkFnrNEw