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Syntax forgiveness? [added]

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This is just a suggestion.

It would be great if the syntax was a little more forgiving. Example:

longsword [1,keen,cold iron] is correct.

however, I often (while quickly typing as my DM is rattling off loot) type something like this:
longsword [1, keen, cold iron] which won't work, as it doesn't like spaces after the commas.

also, is it possible to have it "pop up" suggestions when typing item? Like I type "Sc" and it starts showing me all the items that start with Sc below (like google search suggestions do). I recognizing this might be asking for a lot out of excel, so once again, I'm just making a suggestion.

Thanks for all your hard work, I love the loot divider!
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This sounds like a lost of VBA, which the Loot Divider is meant to steer clear from so it's compatible with other spreadsheets.
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scarymike23 wrote:This is just a suggestion.

It would be great if the syntax was a little more forgiving. Example:

longsword [1,keen,cold iron] is correct.

however, I often (while quickly typing as my DM is rattling off loot) type something like this:
longsword [1, keen, cold iron] which won't work, as it doesn't like spaces after the commas.
A most excellent idea!!!!
I've modified the LD to be more forgiving for leading/trailing spaces:
Ex: This won't cause any problems -> dagger [1, bane , keen , frost , flaming , holy ]
This will be available in the next update! Excellent suggestion! thank you!
scarymike23 wrote:also, is it possible to have it "pop up" suggestions when typing item? Like I type "Sc" and it starts showing me all the items that start with Sc below (like google search suggestions do). I recognizing this might be asking for a lot out of excel, so once again, I'm just making a suggestion.
I'd like that as well, but the combo boxes are under the control of Excel (I'm not sure this is even possible in VBA). As a work around, I posted this trick to get to items faster...
scarymike23 wrote:Thanks for all your hard work, I love the loot divider!
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If you really want to thank me, just let others know about it by writing a review for it on sites like paizo or dtrpg!

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admin wrote: A most excellent idea!!!!
I've modified the LD to be more forgiving for leading/trailing spaces:
Ex: This won't cause any problems -> dagger [1, bane , keen , frost , flaming , holy ]
This will be available in the next update! Excellent suggestion! thank you!
Sweet, thanks!
admin wrote: If you really want to thank me, just let others know about it by writing a review for it on sites like paizo or dtrpg!

Thanks!!
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I already wrote a review on Paizo, and dtrpg won't allow you to write a review without a purchase first. But I have been spreading the word among my gamer friends. :)

Thanks again,
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scarymike23 wrote:also, is it possible to have it "pop up" suggestions when typing item? Like I type "Sc" and it starts showing me all the items that start with Sc below (like google search suggestions do). I recognizing this might be asking for a lot out of excel, so once again, I'm just making a suggestion.
As I mentioned previously, this is actually handled by Excel itself - which it is not doing/allowing as far as I know.
BUT!
The next update of the LD will feature a Quick Pick button to help you select items faster - provided you are using the 32 bits version of Excel.
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looking forward to it.
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scarymike23 wrote:looking forward to it.
The update was posted 3 days ago...
As a Contributor, you can download it in the Contributor section!

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