Handouts Upgrades

Why can't we have multi-paged handouts?  Or even multiple images on a handout?  I know a PDF does that...on some level, but there's no means for the GM to put in information or notes for themselves.  So I would like handout upgrades... 1) Easiest to do would be to update PDF to include a notes section for the GM . 2) Next would be to allow multiple images on a handout .  It couldn't be that hard to code that players can see more than 1 image or flip between 2-3 images (not sure what the upper limit would be). 3) Last would be to create native multi-page handouts .  I know you can link hyperlinks, but some of us are not that crafty...even with a Pro Acct.  I'm not saying you couldn't use this option, but why doesn't Roll20 create an easy/native means to do this for Pro and above? Come one Roll20...let's go...upgrade the handout options!!!

+1, We definitely need better handouts Personally, I'd prefer markdown support (with images) and multi-page support rather than extending PDF.  I find PDFs a pain to use, and being able to just paste in markdown source I create in an external editor would be ideal for me. I do want to note that there's an old API script that provides Markdown support available here . And keithcurtis did a D&D-like styles list for use with it, although the URL I had for that is no longer valid. I use it and, while it's really sensitive to what you type (and will just mysteriously fail if it sees any non-printing characters, which can be really hard to debug and you often get them on cut/paste) it otherwise continues to work reliably for me.  I have dozens of handouts written with it, and it supports embedded images via image links.  No multi-page support though, and it steals the GM Notes for the source, so you can't easily include any hidden text.

I completely agree. It feels like PDFs were added as a quick checklist feature rather than as a fully thought-out tool for GMs.  While it's probably fine for a quick 1- or 2-page document, anything longer completely falls apart from a utility standpoint. Right now, Roll20 basically treats a PDF as a glorified, un-optimized image or text stream.   No Space for GM Notes:   This is a massive oversight. Standard Roll20 handouts have a dedicated "GM Notes" section. With PDF handouts, that feature vanishes. You can't jot down reminders, track monster stats hidden in the text, or keep secret lore attached to the document.   Zero Interactivity:   You can't highlight text from the pdf, copy a block of lore to paste into the chat, or click on an internal table of contents to jump to a specific section within the pdf. No Markup Tools:   From a GM's perspective, the lack of utility is frustrating. There’s no way to leave notes, scratch out hidden text, or draw on the document to point something out to your players in real-time.  And again, there's no place to put in Player-focused notes as call-outs to them. You know--to give them the highlights. The "Infinite Scroll" Nightmare:   If you upload a longer pdft or a detailed self-created document, your players have to manually scroll through a clunky window just to find one piece of information.  And yet again--no place to place player-focused highlights so they don't have to read everything every time. It's just a big passive reader screen. Come on Roll20...let's get into the 21st Century... please.

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(bumping this up)