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using an external editor for custom character sheet creation

HI

I have made a couple of character sheets for some homebrew games and while by and large successful they are not as all encompassing as some of the community ones published.

Now I'm not a HTML/CSS person by trade, but I do find the tools to create sheets a bit limiting. The preview tab does not load for me so I find I have to keep launching the campaign in a new tab every time I want to view my changes. Also the coding tab is limited and even with my basic sheets it starts to get confusing trying to figure out where everything is without some IDE tools to help (folding, etc).

Now I am absolutely not suggesting the brave chaps at R20 go and build a web based IDE or anything, but it did get me thinking. Surely if I am having dificulties with my sheets - how the hell are people managing with the HUGE sheets they are building?

So to the crux of the matter.

Is there a way of using an external IDE and importing the r20 specific classes and then just uploading the finished sheet to the r20 site?

Thanks

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May 12 (10 years ago)
Finderski
Pro
Sheet Author
Compendium Curator
You should be able to do that, just realize that some of the special classes (like sheet-row and sheet-col) may need to be set up in your IDE for it to display things properly. I thought Brian had posted the path to the base style sheets at one time, but I can't seem to find the post any longer.

Personally, I just use an external text editor (text wrangler or notepad++) to do the coding and then just copy/paste the code into the roll20. I've found that the only browser that displays the web page with any regularity is Chrome, and sometimes that requires a save or two before the preview will show up.
May 12 (10 years ago)
Coal Powered Puppet
Pro
Sheet Author
I posted a topic called "What programs do you use?", which I think the same one GV is referring to. If you understand how to make Brian's suggestion work, let me know.
May 12 (10 years ago)
vÍnce
Pro
Sheet Author
I use a roll20 editor "wrapper". Feel free
https://www.dropbox.com/s/forx0oy11u17cxc/wrapper....