Strange error, I hope

[Lawful_g]

While going through the New (Copy) list, several of the spells I have entered into Hero Lab are now grayed out, and when selected there is a warning message:

"Warning! This thing is defined as part of a supplement. Copies made from it can be used for reference, but cannot be saved."

That is MY entered data, not a supplement, so I should be able to copy and save it however I want. It appears to only be affecting spells that I have hit the "Test Now" button for since updating to the current version of Hero Lab. Or maybe that is just the current nights work...

So yeah, what is the deal? Please tell me this is not intentional.

 

[Lawful_g]

Also, is there an easier way to delete or modify user entered tags? It would really speed things up for me if I could avoid typing in the duration or range or save info in thier slots and instead just select the appropriate tag to be displayed. To this end I entered several tags with commonly encountered durations, etc.

For example, I created a tag named "RdLv1", and in the second slot where you give the name if different I entered "1 round/level". At first it worked great but since I restarted Hero Lab, for some reason, many of the tags I enter are not displaying the tag name I entered for them, instead showing the Tag ID. some of the tags I entered still show thier names fine, and I am unsure why.

 

[Lawful_g]

Double post

 

[Lawful_g]

In regards to the first issue mentioned, I am sure it must be a bug now, because when I restarted Hero lab, all the formerly grayed selections were normal again, and upon hitting Test Now for "Aid, Mass" and then checking it out on the list it had become gray.

 

[Colen]

Lawful_g wrote:
>
>
> While goign through the New (Copy) list, several of the spells I have
> entered into Hero Lab are not greyed out, and when selected there is a
> warning message:
>
> "Warning! This thing is defined as part of a supplement. Copies made
> from it can be used for reference, but cannot be saved."
>
> That is MY entered data, not a supplement, so I should be able to copy
> and save it however I want. It appears to only be affecting spells that
> I have hit the "Test Now" button for since updating to the current
> version of Hero Lab. Or maybe that is just the current nights work...
>
> So yeah, what is the deal? Please tell me this is not intentional.


Yes, that's definitely a bug. If you want to avoid it, click on the
thing you want to copy and hit the "Duplicate" button - that will create
a copy without having to go through the "New (Copy)" button.


Sorry for the inconvenience,

--
Colen McAlister, colen@wolflair.com

 

[Colen]

Lawful_g wrote:
>
>
> Also, is there an easier way to delete or modify user entered tags? It
> would really speed things up for me if I could avoid typing in the
> duration or range or save info in thier slots and instead just select
> the appropriate tag to be displayed. To this end I entered several tags
> with commonly encountered durations, etc.


Unfortunately we stopped using tags for Range / Duration / etc because
the number of different items was so large. Since every tag requires a
10-character unique id, having to create a different unique id for each
turned into a nightmare.

For example, here are some example "duration" values:

1 round/level or until discharged
10 minutes/level (D)
Permanent unless ended or dismissed; see text
10 minutes/level or instantaneous; see text
Concentration, up to 10 minutes/level

And many more. Creating tags for them would be a huge pain, since we'd
have to add the tag ids as well as the actual text. ("Permanent unless
ended or dismissed; see text" -> "PrmEnDsS"? That's not very nice.)


Unfortunately, this means that you can't select what you want from a
list.


> For example, I created a tag named "RdLv1", and in the second slot where
> you give the name if different I entered "1 round/level". At first it
> worked great but since I restarted Hero Lab, for some reason, many of
> the tags I enter are not displaying the tag name I entered for them,
> instead showing the Tag ID. some of the tags I entered still show thier
> names fine, and I am unsure why.


When you define new tags on things, Hero Lab simply assumes the first
version of the tag is the "correct" one. So let's say you define a
subschool on one spell like this:

<tag group="sSubschool" id="Frost" name="Frosty Ice Cream"/>

And then on a second spell like this:

<tag group="sSubschool" id="Frost"/>

If Hero Lab reads in the second spell first, it'll assume the tag has no
name. The next time it reads it, the name and abbreviation are ignored.


The editor should be taking care of these details, but if you edit the
files by hand (like I think you're doing) you'll need to specify the
name of the tag every time you use it.


Hope this helps,

--
Colen McAlister, colen@wolflair.com