Category: Sheet Author
Do you want to make a character sheet or tweak an existing one? You’ll need to grasp HTML, CSS, and Javascript, and roll20 has its own tweaks that makes each of those a little more complicated. Don’t worry though – that’s where this blog comes in. If you’re a newbie to any of these things, you’ll find help here.
JavaScript Objects
The curious connection between getAttrs, setAttrs, and custom databases – JavaScript Object!
Arrays and Dropdowns
Create and use Arrays, which are extremely important.
What If? in Sheet Workers
How to analyse your code and manage code branching.
Arithmetic in Sheet Workers
Adding, subtracting, and other arithmetic.
Variables – How to Name Things
A guide to naming things in sheet workers.
Sheet Workers – Automating The Sheet
The Index of articles on how to create Sheet Workers.
Anatomy of a Sheet Worker
How to write a sheet worker, and what most sheet workers have in common.
Divitis and Style
There’s a syndrome among webspages created by those unfamiliar with CSS. Here’s to avoid it.
Character Sheet – CSS Example
Upgrading the Castle Falkenstein sheet created in the HTML guide to use CSS.
Advanced Positioning
Understanding the position property, which can be a bit mindbinding.
Your Own Styles on Roll20
Overriding Roll20’s built-in styles, creating your own roll buttons, and even modifying the GUI.
Inheritance and Specificity
Understanding the tricky concept of Specificity, and how styles override each other.
