Chat Aesthetics Configurator
CHAT AESTHETICS CONFIGURATOR (v0.9)
Link on FORGE (free): https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/523/view
IMPORTANT: Please delete the non-forge versions of the extension... I've renamed it, made a bunch of changes, an dwill only use forge for distribution. You don't want old version and variations in your extension folder... bad things happen. Ooooh. HOWEVER, if you have customized YOUR version, be sure to rename it something else or it will get clobbered when you update.
INTRODUCTION
Okay, so what does it do? Well, the Chat Aesthetics Configurator replaces some of the standard icons in the chat window with a set of icons I've designed to match many of the other images I've used in other extensions. Further, it replaces some of the fonts and their styles. For me, these align with my aesthetic sensibilities. If they don't align with yours, no worries... just swap out whatever you'd like.
What does this mean? Well, when there is a "hit"... the players will see a fancy "hit" icon with text colors to match. Same for "miss" or "crit" or several other actions and effects. Further, this adds a "GM" icon to align with the look and feel of the rest of the chat icons.
If you want to get that "whole suite" feel, this extension pairs nicely with MATTEKURE's "Fantasy Grounds 5E Indicators", Mad Nomad's "Mad Nomad's Interactive Portraits", and SirMotte's "Magnificent Darkness - Hearth Edition" theme, among others.
INSTRUCTIONS
By default, just enable it and it should work out of the box. Go into options under "Chat Aesthetics Configurator" and select both the font theme and icon theme you want to use. Over time I will roll more themes into the extension. Right now it includes:
Icon Themes
- Off - uses the standard icons
- Simple - uses enhanced icons with no containers
- Hex - uses enhanced icons with a hex container
- Round - uses enhanced icons with a round container
- Square - uses enhanced icons with a square container
Font Themes
- Off - uses the default fonts
- Hearth - optimized for the "hearth" theme
- Light - for use on dark themes
- Dark - for use on light themes
GM Icon
- Sorry - you are stuck with the default for now... these aren't wired up to the options panel yet.
- If you are adventurous, reverse engineer the extension and point to what you want to use.
For advanced users: To change any of the above with your own styles and icons, rename the extension to "Chat Aesthetics Configurator.zip" and unzip it. Edite the files and swap the icons to your heart's content. Zip it back up, rename it so whatever you want -- if not, it will get overwritten the next time Forge updates.
ATTRIBUTION
First, a shout out to VALEROS for his original extension, "Chat Window - Attack Rolls - Big Icons, Fonts, and Color - Great for TV use" as found in the Fantasy Grounds Forum. Next, a thank you to MATTEKURE for his evolution of the extension and guidance. Finally, SirMotte for his patience and support. For my part, All I did was do a bit of simplification, code clean-up, and then introduce a bit of flexibility around theming things.
CHANGES
- v0.1-0.7 - These were a train-wreck... good thing you didn't have to deal with them.
- v0.8 - Basic functionality.
- v0.9 - Introduces new themes, new font styles, and the ability to choose font and icon themes in the options panel.
ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Themes do not change all icons yet.
- Some font settings don't seem to fire.
- Using this extension MAY change some of the icons in on the "action" tab... specifically, the "Spells" icon.
- I am sure there are other issues.