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Use a handwriting notebook #218

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GrimPixel opened this issue Dec 25, 2022 · 4 comments
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Use a handwriting notebook #218

GrimPixel opened this issue Dec 25, 2022 · 4 comments
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GrimPixel commented Dec 25, 2022

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The current notebook is not ideal for taking notes, such as recording scores.

Describe the solution you'd like
When clicking on “Notebook”, a whiteboard appears and one can paint there. An image can be loaded, such as
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grille_de_Yams.pdf

@GrimPixel GrimPixel changed the title Use a pop-up handwriting notebook Use a handwriting notebook Dec 25, 2022
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drwhut commented Dec 30, 2022

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The current notebook is not ideal for taking notes, such as recording scores.

Can you describe in more detail how the current notebook does not suit this need?

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Current one only supports plain texts, which takes much more effort to describe the scoring.
Here is another example:
https://catsatcards.com/CImages/pdf/BarbuScoreSheet.gif

@drwhut drwhut added the feature New feature or request label Jan 2, 2023
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drwhut commented Feb 23, 2023

One idea that was given to me by a friend, which would avoid having to implement another "paint" feature (which I admittedly am reluctant to do, since a. this can already be done on the table, and b. it is complicated to do properly), as well as having text-based notes, is to have a page that functions like a PDF form, where given a background image, there are specific areas of the page that can be typed into.

With this in mind, there could be a new directory in asset pack folders for "templates", which can contain either text files or images, and when creating a new page in the notebook, the player can select from these templates.

If it's a text file that is chosen, the text is simply copied to the page, then the player can change the text. For images, the text boxes can be configured in the config.cfg file (with maybe things like width & height, default values, multiline on/off etc.).

Not only would this be simpler than having essentially a paint program within the notebook, but it should also be able to cover most if not all page-related items, such as scoring cards or character sheets.

Would like to hear other's thoughts on this though before it is implemented.

@drwhut drwhut added this to the v0.1.0 milestone Feb 23, 2023
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drwhut commented Mar 6, 2023

One idea that was given to me by a friend, which would avoid having to implement another "paint" feature (which I admittedly am reluctant to do, since a. this can already be done on the table, and b. it is complicated to do properly), as well as having text-based notes, is to have a page that functions like a PDF form, where given a background image, there are specific areas of the page that can be typed into.

I've implemented this in f1bc73f, and it will be in v0.1.0 Beta 3 - I'm open to any feedback about the system to help make it as good as possible, or if it doesn't fit people's needs, then an alternative could be developed.

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