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Option for Real-Time Cursors

January 29 (10 years ago)

Edited February 12 (9 years ago)
A campaign wide option, like 3d dice, for real-time cursors for all players, based on player color, would make interactions easier and more empathetic. I first saw real-time cursors in relation to a tabletop was in the free game Desperate Gods, and it helps so much when a player can actually say "this" or "these" while gesturing with their cursor. Other games like Tabletop Simulator use real-time cursors too.

Edit: I realized after posting this that my group has been crudely using the measure tool to simulate cursors for a while, and it's necessity even while as clunky as switching tools makes the need all the more apparent.

Edit Edit:
Gold said:
Roger, I think David means, effectively, "Improve the Ping" so that you can gesture with it, make it faster, and perhaps he'd like Roll20 to spread-the-knowledge that it exists (mouse-click and hold) making it more obvious and well known.

I don't think he means your cursor or DM's mouse cursor would be continuously visible when unwanted. He's asking more for a hotkey, tool, or other method of Clicking-choosing-pointing and having your cursor point intentionally appear when using such a Tool.
Not exactly what I meant, but this even better.
February 03 (10 years ago)
Gold
Forum Champion
What is better about the "real-time cursor" compared to the Ping ability in Roll20 (mouse-click and hold, it shows the position in your player-color)? Honest question, I don't know the advantages of the RT cursor.
February 03 (10 years ago)

Gold said:

What is better about the "real-time cursor" compared to the Ping ability in Roll20 (mouse-click and hold, it shows the position in your player-color)? Honest question, I don't know the advantages of the RT cursor.

It's slow, clunky, and easy to miss. You can't gesture with a ping at all.
February 10 (9 years ago)
Roger A.
Sheet Author
How would something like that work for the GM? I can think of several ways that having the GM's cursor show up for everyone could be a problem...
Oops, didn't change the setting before moving the invisible monster...now everyone knows exactly where it is.....
February 12 (9 years ago)

Edited February 12 (9 years ago)
Gold
Forum Champion
Roger, I think David means, effectively, "Improve the Ping" so that you can gesture with it, make it faster, and perhaps he'd like Roll20 to spread-the-knowledge that it exists (mouse-click and hold) making it more obvious and well known.

I don't think he means your cursor or DM's mouse cursor would be continuously visible when unwanted. He's asking more for a hotkey, tool, or other method of Clicking-choosing-pointing and having your cursor point intentionally appear when using such a Tool.
February 12 (9 years ago)

Gold said:

Roger, I think David means, effectively, "Improve the Ping" so that you can gesture with it, make it faster, and perhaps he'd like Roll20 to spread-the-knowledge that it exists (mouse-click and hold) making it more obvious and well known.

I don't think he means your cursor or DM's mouse cursor would be continuously visible when unwanted. He's asking more for a hotkey, tool, or other method of Clicking-choosing-pointing and having your cursor point intentionally appear when using such a Tool.

This actually improves greatly over my original idea.
February 14 (5 years ago)
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Pro
Marketplace Creator

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