How would have an EXPERIENCED xml guy done this change to a MoreCore window

Hey there, I was trying to change a couple fields in MoreCore's record_spells.xml (campaign) in my extension.
So I added the file, removed the unchanging stuff and tried to merge some changes. No matter what I did, I could not get them to go in right place (replacing existing Spell Level / Spell Cost elements.
(one thing, the first divider is not given a name so I cannot remove it or reference it so it was "extra" no matter what.)

Eventually I gave up and did the "test" update to the roller part and did a delete after delete merge rule to "clear" everything then readded my updated fields. No linking original since it is there for anyone with MoreCore (1.62):

Code:

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...

        <windowclass name="spells_stats" merge="join">
                <script>
                        function onInit()
                                update();
                        end
                        function update()
                                local bReadOnly = WindowManager.getReadOnlyState(getDatabaseNode());
                                description.setReadOnly(bReadOnly);
                        end
                </script>
                <sheetdata>
                <!--        <anchor_column name="columnanchor" />
                       
                        <label_column>
                                <static textres="ref_label_command" />
                        </label_column> -->
                        <string_column name="clichatcommand" merge="join">
                                <script>
                                        function onLoseFocus( )
                                                local nameWindowDBNode = window.getDatabaseNode()
                                                local nodeWin = nameWindowDBNode
                                                local sName = nodeWin.getChild("name").getValue()
                                                local sCommand = nodeWin.getChild("clichatcommand").getValue()
                                                local sRollstype = nodeWin.getChild("rollstype").getValue();
                                               
                                                local nStart,nEnd,sCommand,sParams = string.find(sCommand, '^/([^%s]+)%s*(.*)');

                                                --[[ Will add my own icon overrides here calling "base" if not handled --]]
                                                if sCommand == "TEST" then
                                                        nodeWin.getChild("rollstype").setValue("heal")
                                                else
                                                        super.onLoseFocus()
                                                end
                                        end
                                                       
                                </script>
                        </string_column>


                        <label_column name="new_spells_lvl" merge="delete"/>
                        <number_column name="new_spells_level" merge="delete"/>
                        <label_column_right name="new_spells_cst" merge="delete"/>
                        <number_column_right name="new_spells_cost" merge="delete"/>
                        <line_column name="divider" merge="delete"/>
                        <ft_columnh name="description" merge="delete"/>


                        <label_column name="label_new_spells_class">
                                <static textres="new_spells_class" />
                        </label_column>
                        <string_column name="new_spells_class"/>

                        <label_column name="new_spells_lvl">
                                <static textres="new_spells_level" />
                        </label_column>
                        <number_column name="new_spells_level">
                                <default>1</default>
                        </number_column>


                        <line_column name="divider" />

                        <ft_columnh name="description">
                                <separator>line_desc</separator>
                        </ft_columnh>
                </sheetdata>
        </windowclass>

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With all those deletes and merges, might be best to just clone the windowclass and make your own

I dig that, basically all I wanted is to be able to access the base windowclass’ onLoseFocus() for cases where I am not overriding and to allowed chance for Damned updates (hmmm lol) to be used automatically when morecore was updated to a newer version.

I probably should have pointed this out and asked the better question:

Assuming I wanted to call super for just that one method - what’s the best way to go?

(I tried NOT deleting all those but I couldn’t get the elements I wanted to appear in place where old ones were)

Its a catch 22 Varsuuk

The "delete" method is correct but some of these pages are quite complex and not friendly for that process.
That is actually why moredata exists - these were all flip frame on the more window originally...

Gotcha.

The window I am speaking about has:

Code:

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Diceroll:
Separator
Level:        Cost:
Separator
Description:

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If I recall here away from the PC

Mine was just minor change except it changes the template on the Dara from number to string too:

Code:

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Diceroll:
Separator
Class:
Level:
Separator
Description:

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I don’t have Class: & Level: on same line only because class is strong and that doesn’t seem to fit on with the spacing those templates give mixed with a number field following the other direction works. I’m sure I could find one or edit a new template to do it but new line is fine and I said FIDO.

I’m talking the SPELLS sidebar dialog not the More or MoreData sheet.

Spells.... I thought Spells were deprecated in MoreCore... Generally use Rolls for everything...

Well, I do use Rolls for "everything" but thought the record_spells you left in MoreCore (oops?) was a nice was to include a "dice roll" AND be able to add more fields to it if I so desired. Then when you looked at it, it was nice and clean (the clisomething has tons of fields) where you just see description, my fields and of course, the diceroll. Then I edited some of the listboxes to have "accepts from" to include Spells. I can drag from rolls or spells to it.

Then plan on adding GM/Player buttons to spells so you can click "Cleric" or "Magic-user" to see only them and "view by class/level" etc. In my "Rolls" sidebar, I just have "categories" - adding "Cleric" "Magic-user" buttons there seemed too specialized and if I did that for several things it would be crowded.

But, if I am wrong due to things I don't know yet - would gladly make the changes, I am only up to letter "D" in spells thus far.