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GM Only Tab in Character Sheet

Is this something that is possible using API?  I'm fairly new to Roll20 Character Sheet creation and have barely touched on the API but it would be a neat feature if it does already exist.  Also would be a great addition imo to GM tools that are available.  It could allow the GM to make notes on each character's sheet so that he doesn't need to keep them separate.  Also would allow to insert some data that a GM would rather not be editable by the player.
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Scott C.
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A GM only layer of the character sheet tab isn't really possible. There's no real way to lock a certain user out of access to parts of the character sheet. For notes though, the GM can simply add GM only notes to the GM notes section of the character itself by clicking the edit button at the top right of the sheet and typing in the gm section.
On my custom sheet I have a tag/button that is very small and unmarked and my players are unaware of it. It is possible they could accidentally stumble upon it, but that is unlikely. 
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keithcurtis
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Caveat: I ain't never designed no sheets, so I'm just assuming this is possible: You could have a div marked as display:none, and use an extension like Stylus to change it display:inline, block or whatever. Unless your players used the Stylus extension and knew of the div's existence, they would be unlikley to stumble on it.
keithcurtis said: Caveat: I ain't never designed no sheets, so I'm just assuming this is possible: You could have a div marked as display:none, and use an extension like Stylus to change it display:inline, block or whatever. Unless your players used the Stylus extension and knew of the div's existence, they would be unlikley to stumble on it. In this example would players be able to see it while you're toying around with it?  I know that when our GM needs to find something in one of our sheets it impacts our sheets actively.  There were a few times that I was looking something up and my tab kept changing, thought I was accidentally clicking something then the GM informed me he was trying to use my sheet.
Scott C. said: A GM only layer of the character sheet tab isn't really possible. There's no real way to lock a certain user out of access to parts of the character sheet. For notes though, the GM can simply add GM only notes to the GM notes section of the character itself by clicking the edit button at the top right of the sheet and typing in the gm section. Had honestly forgot about the GM notes lol.  Though that wouldn't help with setting values that PCs could see but not edit, such as total XP or some such.  Thanks for the reminder regarding the GM notes though.
Peacekeeper B said: On my custom sheet I have a tag/button that is very small and unmarked and my players are unaware of it. It is possible they could accidentally stumble upon it, but that is unlikely.  That's a clever concept, though I'm not the GM, I just want to design a fun character sheet and am trying to learn the limitations through Roll20.  Making things easier on a GM is one of the things I am keeping at the forefront while progressing on my desired changes.
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Scott C.
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Dustin S. said: keithcurtis said: Caveat: I ain't never designed no sheets, so I'm just assuming this is possible: You could have a div marked as display:none, and use an extension like Stylus to change it display:inline, block or whatever. Unless your players used the Stylus extension and knew of the div's existence, they would be unlikley to stumble on it. In this example would players be able to see it while you're toying around with it?  I know that when our GM needs to find something in one of our sheets it impacts our sheets actively.  There were a few times that I was looking something up and my tab kept changing, thought I was accidentally clicking something then the GM informed me he was trying to use my sheet. There's ways around it, but regardless of how you do it, a player can pretty easily access the edit screen. The character sheet system isn't designed with anything like this in mind.
Scott C. said: Dustin S. said: keithcurtis said: Caveat: I ain't never designed no sheets, so I'm just assuming this is possible: You could have a div marked as display:none, and use an extension like Stylus to change it display:inline, block or whatever. Unless your players used the Stylus extension and knew of the div's existence, they would be unlikley to stumble on it. In this example would players be able to see it while you're toying around with it?  I know that when our GM needs to find something in one of our sheets it impacts our sheets actively.  There were a few times that I was looking something up and my tab kept changing, thought I was accidentally clicking something then the GM informed me he was trying to use my sheet. There's ways around it, but regardless of how you do it, a player can pretty easily access the edit screen. The character sheet system isn't designed with anything like this in mind. Thanks for your prompt responses!