M&M 3rd ed. Text / control bug

Shadowchaser · November 8th, 2010, 07:19 PM

Okay, I have a description of a power (immortality in this case) which is so long it covers the 'edit' 'delete' and 'question mark' icons in the Powers list. I can't click on those buttons any more (so I can't edit or delete the power).

Is there a work-around for this, or do I need to rebuild the whole character to fix this?

Duggan · November 8th, 2010, 08:53 PM

Huh. I can't get the descriptions to cover that up, possibly something to do with screen resolutions, but TAB and Shift-TAB will let you move among the powers including the edit, delete, and question-mark icons. Just hit TAB until you see if moving through the powers and then adjust to taste.

Shadowchaser · November 8th, 2010, 10:02 PM

Ah! That worked! I didn't think about using the shortcut keys! Thanks a ton.

I used the 'name' field of the Immortality to try and describe how it worked, since there wasn't a 'Flavor Text' option. Any chance of adding some kind of flavor text field to all powers?

FifthWanderer · November 10th, 2010, 07:43 AM

I think what you're looking for is the 'pwInfo' field.

Colen · November 10th, 2010, 03:01 PM

Shadowchaser, can you save the file with the "covered up" problem and email it to me? There might be a weird circumstance that causes the covering up that I could fix.

Thanks

Deadmannumberone · November 10th, 2010, 08:09 PM

Tested and found that, with 1280 x 1024 screen resolution, as you get past 60-70 characters in the power and description text, the text starts to overlap the buttons.

Shadowchaser Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 223 November 8th, 2010, 07:19 PM	Okay, I have a description of a power (immortality in this case) which is so long it covers the 'edit' 'delete' and 'question mark' icons in the Powers list. I can't click on those buttons any more (so I can't edit or delete the power). Is there a work-around for this, or do I need to rebuild the whole character to fix this?
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Duggan Senior Member Volunteer Data File Contributor Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,502 November 8th, 2010, 08:53 PM	Huh. I can't get the descriptions to cover that up, possibly something to do with screen resolutions, but TAB and Shift-TAB will let you move among the powers including the edit, delete, and question-mark icons. Just hit TAB until you see if moving through the powers and then adjust to taste.
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FifthWanderer Senior Member Volunteer Data File Contributor Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 649 November 10th, 2010, 07:43 AM	I think what you're looking for is the 'pwInfo' field.
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Colen Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,690 November 10th, 2010, 03:01 PM	Shadowchaser, can you save the file with the "covered up" problem and email it to me? There might be a weird circumstance that causes the covering up that I could fix. Thanks
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Deadmannumberone Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 32 November 10th, 2010, 08:09 PM	Tested and found that, with 1280 x 1024 screen resolution, as you get past 60-70 characters in the power and description text, the text starts to overlap the buttons.
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