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Realm Works suddenly won't start

Cid

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I've tried damned near everything I know, I even reinstalled windows, but Realmworks won't load on my laptop! The app opens in task manager but only in the background! WTF happened?
 
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Tried backing everything up, wiping the flippin' drive and reinstalling 100% fresh. We'll see if it works.
 
I just tried opening RW on Windows 11, 22H2 (OS build 22621.1105) and it still works for me - this was a check to see if something had broken it in the latest OS update.

I'm surprised to see it in your list of Background processes!

In my task manager, it is definitely listed in the normal Apps section.

The memory size seems very small (mine is at 137 MB when sitting at the login page) - and running at 25% CPU probably isn't good.

Just another question, do you have version 257 of RW installed?
 
Just another question, do you have version 257 of RW installed?

Yep. The latest. After a clean reinstall of windows it seems to be working, but i'd like to know what jacked it up before. Backed up almost everything I needed, but I FORGOT the my Documents folder. Oh well, I didn't lose much.
 
Check that, it's doing it AGAIN!!! AFTER a clean install of Windows 11!! Works fine on my desktop!!
 
I'm surprised to see it in your list of Background processes!
Task Manager puts programs into the Background Processes section if they're not showing a window and aren't a Service. You can probably see this using a program that hides in the Notification Area (system tray); it should pop into the Apps section when you get it to open or show a window.

Something's stopping Realm Works before it shows a window. My guess would be something with Cid's MASTER.REALM or preferences.xml is getting messed up, but it's hard to say. LWD Support might have some ideas. Cid, have you emailed them?
 
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Once you do get back in make sure you take a backup of your data. Realm Works might not last forever so take steps to protect your years of data entry.
 
Well, I entered a bug report. I should be able to at least DM this coming weekend off my laptop as a friend has Foundry and I should be able to get the maps into that so we won't be doing theater of the mind or anything. I have everything in Obsidian now but I HATE it currently. I need to play around with themes or something, and figure out how to enter new information (I downloaded it literally this afternoon). I know a *little* about markdown so once i figure it out I should be good, but this stuff isn't very well organized.
 
What are you struggling with? Let me know areas you are struggling with and it's likely I can throw some suggestions. Obsidian is basically a Fresh Canvas in terms of how it looks and what it can do. So much can be customised.

I have a collection of tutorials HERE designed to step DMs into using the tool.

The plugin list is HERE.

The Theme is use is the ITS Alternative Theme. It's more than just a theme though so I recommend watching the video. There's some additional *.css and plugins that need to be installed to get it working. Once you do though it adds support for things like Image Alignment and Justification, Timelines and Right hand tables (wiki style). It's got theme styles designed specifically for TTRPG use.

The things I do immediately with a new vault are:
- Settings > Editor > Display > Readable Line Length > DISABLE
- Install the ITS Theme
- Install the following plugins:
-- Various Complements (automates linking)
-- Advanced Tables (much easier table support)
-- AideLx's Folder Note + Folder Note Core (create Parent Notes like RW allows, Ctrl Click a note)
-- Templater (better template support.

Then create a folder for:
- z_Attachments > Right click > Set as attachment folder (all images will go in here)
- z_Templates (add notes in here that you want to use as Templates, Alt+T to select a Template from within a note). You can create a template out of any note.
-- Text Format
 
What do you mean by Topics? I assume folders.

There is the nested folder structure. That sorts by [0-9A-Z] So I just add 1., 2., 3., into the start of the folder names to control the sort order.

The important thing to understand with Obsidian is it's literally just folders and text files. So if you open the Vault in Windows Explorer then you will find the same folder structure that you see in your vault. This means it also follows the same rules that Windows Explorer follows in terms of naming and sorting.
 
lol, this is what it does when I try linking.

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?? Is there a way to make that into three words? World of Faerie.
 
I watched your video and it's not acting like that. I do the [[ and it wants to put all that crap in there. How do you get that link into the word itself. Is it the version of Obsidian I have? I notice that you have a toolbar in the upper right; i don't have that. What is that plugin called?
 
Nevermind, I figured it out. I was missing the | followed by the name. There HAS to be a better way to do it than that, though.
 
BTW, i just found that it is now doing the SAME FLIPPIN' THING on my DESKtop.

I outputted everything in both formats (Partial and full export) when I got Obsidian. I'd do the same if I were another RW user. Something is UP with this software.
 
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