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Unable to delete macros?

This is my last line of defense. I have exhausted every other possibility that I can think of, so this isn't me just being lazy and trying to take the easy way out. In our Pathfinder game, everyone in our group has 4 macros/abilities that are present as token actions. They are named "ref-save", "fort-save", will-save", and "roll-for-initiative". When clicked they generate a Power Card output of the appropriate saving throw/initiative. Neither I nor my GM can find any way to modify or delete those. The GM claims he did not create them, and I'm certain that we didn't all independently create them exactly the same. They don't show up on any of our Journals or Settings (macro) pages. They also don't show up on the GMs pages (I verified this myself with my own eyes). I'm not very knowledgeable with the API, but I figure it has to have been generated via one of the scripts there, or the HTML for the character sheet perhaps. In looking through the character sheet HTML, I do in fact find those 3 saving throws referred to in that way, but I don't see any indication that they have been made into actual token macros. Does anyone have even the faintest idea where those might have come from, and how I can access them to modify or delete them? Along those lines, if I wanted to create a bunch of global macros like that for all players, how would I go about doing that? Using the GMs account to create macros doesn't make them global either. Furthermore, when I make a macro on the Settings page, I can't find any way to delete them permanently if I don't need them anymore. Searching these forums indicates that if I leave everything blank they should delete themselves...but they don't. I am just left with an "Untitled" macro. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated, even if just pointing me to something that you think might be vaguely related. It is extremely frustrating to have 4 macros sitting on everyone's token bar that aren't the ones we want to use, just taking up space. Thanks in advance. I know it is not the clearest description, but this is the best I can explain it.
If the GM does not have them listed in his settings tab, and marked inside the macro as "show as token action", then they have to be generated by an API script he is running. I do not think it is possible that they are generated via the character sheet. He needs to review the API scripts he is running. If he doesn't know how to alter Scripts, and I will confess I am not a wiz at it either,, let us know what API scripts he is running and someone will be able to at least know which API is the culprit. UPDATE: I believe your DM is using the following pathfinder sheet in his game: <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1056412/pathfinder-sheet-now-with-50-percent-more-power-cards#post-1128806" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/1056412/pathfinder-sheet-now-with-50-percent-more-power-cards#post-1128806</a> Listed in the very first paragraph, the creator, Zepth , states: "Initiative and save buttons are set to token action so they will show on your characters without the need to create a macro. If you wish to remove this, then remove class="tokenaction" from the button." This has do be done to the HTML script itself in the campaign settings where the html/css codes were placed for the custom character sheets.
I bet that is exactly what it is, and since I can't actually go to that link I'm guessing it is probably a Mentor only area, which would explain why I couldn't find it when looking myself. I'll have my GM go there and take a look, and I'm sure it is a fairly quick fix to change that part of the HTML. Thank you so much, I really, really appreciate it! I'd give you +internets or something if I could :)
Glad I could help - API and Macro business can be frustrating. If your GM doesn't want to mess with it, and I can understand why not, I am sure someone around here would be willing to have a slice and dice session for him/you. Mentor section it was in, you are correct.
Was able to make the changes easily, thank you again. In theory I could now just modify that HTML to have the new buttons I wanted, but I don't really want to mess with it in case there are dependencies elsewhere. I take it there are no non-API ways to make global macros then? Not a big deal since I can just paste them to everyone's journal, but I'm interested in hearing the answer anyway.
The GM can create macros and check them as viewable by all players. They can then choose to make them token actions or macro quick bar actions.