How do I keep the title of a snippet when adding text.

[Madmaxneo]

Sorry that is a little vague but he title would have been to long otherwise.
I am adding the creature stats to add the Monsters/Enemies section and I am having an issue in trying to figure out how to add this snippet or what have you.
I would like to add a few things to the Statistics section like Level, Size, BMR (Base Movement Rate), DB (Defensive Bonus), # Encountered, and Outlook to name a few. The problem I am running into is there is no title for each entry I add. Basically all it is is a text entry. If I enter a number like for the BMR and then add a number for the DB how does one tell them apart because after I type something in there is no description to say what the number is for.
Here is another example I would like to add to stats but have to create a section of it's own:
In the game I run they have RR's (Resistance Rolls). There are 3 RR types, Stamina, Will, and Magic. Each one of those has a number that adds to the roll. How would I add all that as either part of the statistics or some other section definition? Basically the section would have the title RR's and have 3 sub snippets (or what have you) of the RR types with a text entry for a number to be entered. I can't figure out how to do this?

EDIT: I get how to add sub sections and what not, but that honestly takes up so much space by the time I am done adding everything. Is there not an easy way to add sections Like Hits and then have a space for text directly next to it instead of below it?

 

[Parody]

For numbers, you could use a Numeric Value snippet (under Advanced Types).

Otherwise, it sounds like you want Text with Titles.

In the meantime, you could manually add a title in front of your text if that works for you.

 

[Vargr]

I do one of three things:

Handwritten headings

This looks good but is tedious as you have to write it each time (and remember to do it).

Tag headings

Create a new tag category and make the necessary tags. In your case call your tag category STATS and then have Level, Size, BMR, DB, etc. as tags.
Choose the tag required and write the data in the annotation field.
It works fairly well - at least it serves me fairly well in the calendar department.

Subsections
Using subsections - but your amount of info is too small for a subsection IMHO.


Apart from that, as Parody says, it has been discussed and a feature solving this has been requested.

 

[Madmaxneo]

I do one of three things:

Tag headings
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Create a new tag category and make the necessary tags. In your case call your tag category STATS and then have Level, Size, BMR, DB, etc. as tags.
Choose the tag required and write the data in the annotation field.
It works fairly well - at least it serves me fairly well in the calendar department.

Subsections
Using subsections - but your amount of info is too small for a subsection IMHO.


Apart from that, as Parody says, it has been discussed and a feature solving this has been requested.

I will go with your option 2 above as that fits what I need for now. I did some as numbers and was able to make some use tags but there are some that neither work for. For example # encountered usually indicates a range like 2 - 20.

I don't understand why they can't just add a text entry to the the behavior dropdown much like they have a Numeric entry.

 

[MNBlockHead]

My general rule of thumb is to not use snippet types as a means of creating formatting when I can do the formatting within the snippets themselves.

I've played with a number of options, but other than tag snippets for attributes that I want to frequently filter on, I find it easier to just have an HTML table with my statblocks. I looks nicer when viewing, allows me to use a familiar format, and is easy to fill in.

One reason some folks might not do this is that there isn't a great built-in clipboard type feature or prepopulated snippet feature in RW.

My solution works better for me than I think even adding such features to RW would be.

I use a text-expander program, which has utility in every application on my computer where I can type text or use keyboard shortcuts. I use PhraseExpress, but there are others (ActiveWords and some free, open source options as well).

It makes data entry in RW sooo much easier. It continues to perplex me why text-expanders are not more widely used. It must be ignorance, because almost everyone I've demonstrated ActiveWords or PhraseExpress to has had an A-HA moment and once you start using one, you'll wonder how you lived without it. The functionality really should be a built-in functionality of modern operating systems.

Not to be a selfish jerk about features, but I would rather RW focus on unique challenges like custom calendars and adding expected functionality that third-party software can't solve, like export and printing, rather than spending time developing features that are readily available in third-party software. Especially when so many of the solutions seem to create a lot of customization and data-entry work with little benefit.

 

[Madmaxneo]

But how hard would it be just to add a text entry to the behavior dropdown? Seems like it would not be to hard.

 

[MNBlockHead]

Don't know how hard it would be. How hard would it be to add the ability to print...turns out it presents a beast of a problem. Maybe this adding the text field would be trivial and they just need to get around to. Maybe there is more too it. Only the developers can shed light on this.

 

[Parody]

In the linked suggestion thread there's a whole discussion on labeling text snippets, including posts from the developers.

 

[Vargr]

My general rule of thumb is to not use snippet types as a means of creating formatting when I can do the formatting within the snippets themselves.

I've played with a number of options, but other than tag snippets for attributes that I want to frequently filter on, I find it easier to just have an HTML table with my statblocks. I looks nicer when viewing, allows me to use a familiar format, and is easy to fill in.

I agree - partly. No doubts it looks better and is easy to work with.

However, if you want to be able to reveal parts of the information (they learn she has green eyes, but not her height or body build, for instance), it becomes somewhat troublesome.

I haven't decided yet which approach I will use in which cases

 

[Madmaxneo]

In the linked suggestion thread there's a whole discussion on labeling text snippets, including posts from the developers.

I have and posted in there.

 

[Madmaxneo]

My general rule of thumb is to not use snippet types as a means of creating formatting when I can do the formatting within the snippets themselves.

I've played with a number of options, but other than tag snippets for attributes that I want to frequently filter on, I find it easier to just have an HTML table with my statblocks. I looks nicer when viewing, allows me to use a familiar format, and is easy to fill in.

How do you create HTML tables?

 

[MNBlockHead]

How do you create HTML tables?

In realmworks, in the formatting tab, there is a table-creation button and, when editing a table, you'll see options for adding/deleting/formatting rows and columns.

Another option is to create in something like Google Docs and copy paste it in to RealmWork.

I think what most people do is have a topic/article that contains the formatted statblocks and other heavily formated snippet templates and they will have that open in one tab so they can copy from it and past into the tabs they are creating. Others may have such preformatted tables in a Google Document, an MS Word Document, Evernote or some other tool that they can copy from and paste into RW. Many find this to be a bit inconvenient, which is why some have called for some kind of text-snippet or permanent multi-item clipboard functionality.

I use a separate program call PhraseExpress. It is a text-expander program that allows me to use a hotkey or enter a short word and have whatever text I want interested in whatever program that accepts text that I'm working in. PhraseExpress allows you to created formatted text snippets. So, when I want a statblock in RW, I simply type "statblock" and it is replaced with a formatted table.

PhraseExpress offers a Freeware version that is free for personal use.

AutoHotKey is a free, open source program that can do text expansion and universal macros.

ActiveWords is what I used before PhraseExpress.

There are others. Mac OS Lion has text-expansion capabilities built into the operation sessions (look for titled text under preferences) but I don't know if it supports formatted text. For more features, Mac users can check out aText which support formatted text and only costs $5. TextExpander for Mac is popular, but at $35 it is much more expensive than aText and isn't worth the cost if your needs are basic.

 

[AEIOU]

I'm not as smart as MNBlockHead so I open an entry with the kind of table I've already created, copy/paste and change the content (usually a copy/paste for each cell). Most tables for me are stat blocks for NPC's, mobs, traps, diseases, etc or they are random encounters so I can almost open any similar topic of mine and grab one that will provide the correct formatting.

I prefer large cells with multiple lines over a for STR and a cell for INT and .... Call me lazy but the extra work wouldn't give me any extra information.