Request: RPG Template for v5

[Picasso]

URL: conflictingrivals.boards.net/

I requested this in the code board, but I then wondered whether this could be created into a plugin instead.

I would like a plugin that does the same job as the v4 code made by Jordan here: support.proboards.com/thread/359722/cb-rpg-posting-template?scrollTo=4040901&page=1

My site uses a lot of posting tables for different characters. With that code, we could paste the templates of our character tables into our profile and then there would be a drop-down list of templates that you could choose from to post with. Sorry, I'm not very good at explaining this, but the above link probably describes it better.

I've seen various other template codes, but they don't do the job that I want.

I hope someone could make something like this. Thank you in advance!

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[Jordan]

Got a basic version working. It doesn't look that good and it doesn't work for the visual editor, but it's a start.

Posting Templates

To add templates, go to the "Edit Profile" section, select the "Settings" tab, and you'll see "Posting Templates".

[Picasso]

Thank you so much!

There are quite a few issues with the code for the moment:
- The Drop Down Nav plugin doesn't appear to be compatible with this code. It removes all of the links from below my banner
- The sidebar redux mostly works with the plugin, apart from the 'Fixed Positioning' part, where the side table scrolls as you scroll down the page
- I also can't find where I actually use the drop-down list in a post. I've placed a few templates in, but when I go to make a post, I don't see the option (the drop-down also disappears when I put a code into it and I save the account settings)
- My news fader has now stopped working

Nevertheless, thank you for starting this!

[Jordan]

If you're online, do you think you could add the plugin just for a few minutes so I could see what is going wrong?

[Jordan]

I made some improvements, but for some reason the plugin key is limited to around 500 characters so you can't store any interesting templates. I may have to go back to using the localStorage object that just stores things locally on your machine.

This is the most I can fit into the private user key. A total of 528 characters. I wouldn't think all of these characters would count towards the total, though, such as ["posting_templates", 1,.

["posting_templates", 1, {"three":"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\naaaaaaaa"}]);

[Picasso]

Most of the tables I use are around 500 characters (probably 550 max, which I could cut down) so it wouldn't be as much as a problem. Do you have a download link yet?

Thanks again

[Jordan]

The link above is automatically updated when I update the plugin. However, right now it's 500 characters max for everthing. So if you have two templates you'd have to split them up between 500 characters. How many templates do you think you will use?

[Picasso]

Ah okay, that would be a problem, seeing as I'd probably use about 4 or 5 templates, but I'll download it nevertheless,

Thanks

[Jordan]

I've submitted a bug report and they have confirmed it as a bug so it should be fixed eventually. Then you'll be able to store up to 4,000 characters if they are storing the text with ASCII encoding.

support.proboards.com/thread/450186/private-user-key-store-bytes?scrollTo=5194222&page=1

[Picasso]

Thank you so much!

[Jordan]

Np, let me know if you find any more bugs with it.

And a quick tip, if you don't get a pop up message saying the templates were successfully saved, then that means you have run out of space and you should shorten your templates. I haven't been able to figure out how to detect if an error has occurred which is why no error message appears.

[Michael Hill]

The key size limitation issue has been fixed for conflictingrivals.boards.net and should be fixed on all forums shortly. Thank you for the report!

[Picasso]

Thank you so much Michael Hill and Jordan