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Determining Edge ID and other IDs

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Gumbytie

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This may seem like an odd request but is there any resource that lists ALL the IDs for Edges, etc. within HeroLab?

I ask because I do alot of custom worlds as well as working on adapting some existing rulesets. The problem is the Editor window cannot be adjusted and in some cases I just cannot read the bloody IDs of some Edges I want to preclude :)

I am trying to preclude Arcane Background: Rituals but I am having no luck. Tried edgArcRit but that wasn't it.

And because some of these are packed in say, the Fantasy Companion, there is no way to open the file in an xml editor to just look. We are stuck with the Editor.

The ideal solution would be able to grab the window when I select New (Copy) and widen it so I can actually read the full text of Edges (or whatever I am looking at). It may seem silly but it is a real pain in the a** to not be able to read something then spend minutes (or longer) trying to guess what the ID might be.

I still haven't lucked into the proper ID for Arcane Background (Ritual) yet :(
 
That particular one looks like it's id is ArcRitual. I went into the Editor, selected the Arcane Background tab, and did a "New (Copy)". The id was readily visible to me in the list of existing arcane backgrounds.

Another trick you can use is to edit any script (or just create one). In the upper right corner of the script, you'll see a button labeled "Find Thing...". Click the button and you'll have a list of every thing that is defined for the game system. You can use the droplist to select the type (e.g. Arcane Background), and then you can see all the entries, including their unique id. If you select one of the entries and click "Insert Id", the unique id of the thing is inserted into the script. So you can then copy and paste it somewhere else.

Hope this helps...
 
Thanks Rob, I used the "Find Thing..." button. Man, I wish I had noticed that earlier :)

As for the Editor, the Arcane background is indeed readable. But if you click on Edge (which is what I wanted), you can see that a lot of the Arcane Background: (various Edges) get cut off. Scrolling down, I see the same thing with Celestial Kung Fu: options, same with some of the Improved bleah options.

I still think an adjustable window would be a good long term solution but in the mean time, that darn "Find Thing..." button is the way to go :)

Now I am hoping to get some answers on some of my other postings. Although, probably scarce pickings with GenCon, didn't think of that.
 
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