RPTools.netPosts from 2021
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MapTool v1.11.4 has been released and can be downloaded from the MapTool GitHub repo.-
MapTool v1.11.2 has been released and can be downloaded from the MapTool GitHub repo.
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Some windows users experienced a Null Point Exception (NPE) when closing MapTool 1.10.2. This release fixes that problem.
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We found a few more spots where the webp images were problematic. This release fixes them in getImage and tblImage macros.
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With any feature release, you’ll likely introduce a few bugs. MapTool 1.10.1 contains a fix for the size modifier in getTokenImage() and fixes an issue in the new Javascript functionality around returning numeric values rather than strings when appropriate.
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This release offers some exciting new features including some long-awaited GIF support and a number of speed improvements. New features include: Significantly reduced startup time for MapTool with a large asset cache under Windows. User database with encrypted passwords and public key support for logging in to MapTool servers plus macro functions for accessing database. WebRTC supported for connecting to servers without using port-forwarding. More support for JavaScript through GraalVM-JS. Access HTML/CSS/JS content on lib:tokens via URI from dialogs/frames/overlays plus new macro functions to open dialogs/frames/overlays using URIs. GIF anim support in dialogs, frame5 and overlays. More performance improvements for Fog of War handling. New macro functions, bug fixes and localization translations.
There was a bug regarding default overlays and a bug in the file-type selection for saving tokens that have been fixed as part of this release. Please see the TokenTool 2.2.0 release post for new features and updates.-
TokenTool 2.2 features the following:
Users discovered a few bugs in MapTool 1.9.2. This release fixes the following:-
This is a bug release to fix a bug encountered when adding new folders to the Resource Library. It also contains an update to the Macro Editor Help to include many missing functions. Please refer to the MapTool 1.9.0 Release post for a full list of MapTool 1.9 features.
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We have a new MapTool ready for download. Please report back any issues to either the forums or Discord.
We have a new Beta build ready for you to download and test. As a reminder, this isn’t quite ready for game night but we’d appreciate you running your favorite framework through the build’s functionality and reporting back any issues to either the [forums][forums] or [Discord][discord].-
For those of you who like to test, MapTool 1.9 Beta 2 is available for testing. Please note: this is not ready for game night. If you have questions about one of the functions below, open the Changelog and click on the link to the change in question. MapTool 1.9 features usability upgrades, software build improvements, better internationalization, and expanded image type support. #2550 Internally sent macro commands no longer added to Chat command history. #2524 Activating the experimental web app server shows a warning dialog and sends a warning to chat. #2519 Moved to GraalVM-JS engine from Nashorn. GraalVM provides an ECMAScript-compliant (ES11) runtime to execute JavaScript. #2494 Support added for WebP, SVG, ICO, TGA images. #2466 Drawings can not be selected with the mouse and deleted via the delete key. #2452 Additional UI elements added to fullscreen view #2366 Improved tooltips and error messages from Start Server dialog. #2360 Map view can now be panned with Ctrl + arrow keys. #2349 Shortcut keys added to flip token images. F for horizontal and Shift-F for vertical. #2234 New macro functions for drawing MBL: drawMBL(), eraseMBL(), getMBL(). #1496 Common Macros group now shows on Selected panel even when no macros are in common. #1420 HTML links in displayed token notes will now open the default browser. #1234 New macro function for retrieving Bar & State images: getBarImage() and getStateImage() #369 Dragging macro buttons now support both move and copy depending on source/destination and active modifier keys.
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This is another bugfix release. 1.8.4 had a problem in that it removed the previous version of MapTool. 1.8.5 fixes that behavior as well as a few other bugs. The only enhancement in this release is Token Property highlighting in the macro editor.
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This release fixes a number of bugs. Many thanks to all of the community developers who contribute so much and thanks to all of the users for their patience as we work through the rough spots. The community translators have also made good progress in their efforts so a round of applause for them as well.
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Dear MapTool users,