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Always visible elements on scrollable map?

Is there a way to create tokens or text or something that always stay visible no matter where the map is scrolled? Like floating index cards or sticky notes?  For example, I'd like to be able to have some information for on the characters always visible no matter where on the map I or the players happen to scroll. Or I'd like to type in a note and have it be front and center no matter where a person is looking. Thank you!
You can use handouts and journal entries, however there's no HUD functionality at this point.
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Lithl
Pro
Sheet Author
API Scripter
Handouts seems like an excellent solution to this problem.
Handouts work, except I wanted it to always be visible no matter whether they were looking at their journal entries or not. Ah well. Thanx :)
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Gauss
Forum Champion
Scott, how about the card system? Put your text in an image and load it to a card. Distribute the card to the player(s) and then they can click on it in their hand anytime they want to see it.  - Gauss
Hmm, that is closer, though having to make graphics on the fly as things change is a pain ;) Cards that you could just type text into would be a cool thing. Overall, I'm helping run a Fate game in Roll20. I've come to the realization taht keeping things like aspects always visible encourages players to pay attention to them (and they often change in the middle of the game). I've seen some people use a 'playmat' map for Fate games, but there's a lot of maps in this game that the players are following along on, so that moves their eyes away from aspects and such. *shrug* So the tool does not yet support the sort of thing I was looking for. Which is fine - Roll20 can't do everything :)
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Gauss
Forum Champion
Well, if you could post suggestions that would help (in the suggestion forum) perhaps someday they will be implemented. :) - Gauss