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So I read on facebook that the dropbox support is going away, because of the deprecated of their v1 API.
I have not done all my research, but can't Hero Lab (ipad specifically) be upgraded to the v2 Dropbox API? Deprecation announcement: https://blogs.dropbox.com/developers...atastore-apis/ v1-v2 Migration Guide https://www.dropbox.com/developers/r...igration-guide I might be missing something huge, but I love the dropbox sync. I use my ipad and move to my computer all the time. Well there is my worry, and my 2 cents. With a little research I would love to help out migrating (I am a developer), for what its worth. |
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Well, this will kill iPad support for HL, especially for users that use both iPad and Windows platforms (and the multiple licenses with it). For me, it'll be too cumbersome to use the HL iPad since I don't use it exclusively and moving a .por file to it (or from it) will be, as I just stated, cumbersome.
I'm hoping LW are developing an alternative option to support this migration between the platforms, maybe support for Google Drive. |
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Agreed. I would probabbly just stop using the ipad, which (in my opinion) is a MUCH better experience for playing a single character. I even enjoy it more for building characters sometimes.
Lets hope they migrate over to v2 (so dropbox support never really goes away), or they move to something else just as good/easy. |
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So you have official confirmation that LW is dropping Dropbox support? This you heard from Colen?
Honestly if you heard from anyone but Colen you heard non-official information. Only Colen can tell you 100% sure what is going to happen. Hero Lab Resources: Pathfinder - d20pfsrd and Pathfinder Pack Setup 3.5 D&D (d20) - Community Server Setup 5E D&D - Community Server Setup Hero Lab Help - Hero Lab FAQ, Editor Tutorials and Videos, Editor & Scripting Resources. Created by the community for the community - Realm Works kickstarter backer (Alpha Wolf) and Beta tester.- d20 HL package volunteer editor. |
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It was shared on the hero lab Facebook page about 4 hours ago. I would link it, but I am having difficulty getting a link on my phone.
Edit: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...bstory_index=0 Last edited by NeoEvaX; May 3rd, 2017 at 03:35 PM. |
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The post is real. I posted it on Facebook and on our Website. Unfortunately, no amount of dislike or outcries can alter the situation. It is just something we can no longer make use of due to their changes. Square peg, round hole. We would love to say we will have this fixed tomorrow but we're a small company and only have so many resources available to assign to all the many tasks that need accomplished.
We are looking into alternatives and hope to have a better solution by Gen Con. Who knows, maybe we will go online and won't need Dropbox at all! |
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+1 to LWD hosting their own server for .por files to moved about!
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So to clarify, this means I can no longer use dropbox links for update sources?
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What will be affected is storing all of the portfolios on dropbox, and having it save (sync) to that dropbox. Essentially making the portfolio saved to the cloud at all times. Making it easier to access it from a desktop machine later. I do not store any of my portfolios on my ipad itself, everything is located on dropbox. I often create encounters, or work on NPCs while at work or something, then when I get home to DM I load it up on my PC. Its still going to be doable, but I will have to email the .por file each time. Fingers crossed LW gets some sort of sync working. I love this app and the computer version is great. Fingers crossed, very hard, we have a solution before dropbox kicks v1 API out the airlock. |
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