Request: Rulebook Button

[Picks-at-Flies]

If it has a checksum, Lackey should update it.

[Ascent]

Oh, okay. I never have understood checksums. At least now I know how to generate them, and thanks to you, what they're for.

[Trevor]

Out of curiosity, could you set RULEBOOKFILE to be a URL?

Yes. Instead of a path to a rulebook file in your plugin's folder, you can put a URL.

/file doesn't need that function since just saying a URL in the game chat will make that URL clickable.

[Ascent]

I thought you said you couldn't link directly to the URL with the /rule command. I guess I misunderstood.

[innuendo]

so if have my plugin info set RULEBOOKFILE to "http://www.domain.com/rules" it will launch a web browser when i type "/rules"?

[Trevor]

so if have my plugin info set RULEBOOKFILE to "http://www.domain.com/rules" it will launch a web browser when i type "/rules"?

Yes.

[Ascent]

That's cool.

Though I like it going into the plugin so that it's always in the same place.

Now I remember, you said it wouldn't download it to the plubin folder by using the /rule command. My bad.

[Trevor]

That's cool.

Though I like it going into the plugin so that it's always in the same place.

Now I remember, you said it wouldn't download it to the plubin folder by using the /rule command. My bad.

What I said was clicking on your friend's linked rulebook wouldn't download that to you if you didn't already have it. But if they have a rulebook.pdf, you should also if the plugin maker didn't do something dumb.

[Ascent]

Ahhh.

I'm allergic to rereading long post. 

[fr0sch]

Sorry that I dig out this thing.
I just included a rulebook.pdf for my plugin, but it doesn't work.
Typing "/rules" or "/rulebook" in the command returns the message "SecretCaveman looks at the rulebook. (plugins/EUDS/rulebook.pdf)", but the .pdf won't open.
The pdf is at the right place (the one mentioned in the message) and if I open it manually it opens up just fine. Is there anything I have to change in the plugininfo.txt or anything?

[Trevor]

You computer may have some sort of "security" system in place that prevents Lackey from opening a file. "/rules" should open it, or you can also try clicking the link that appears in the log.

In any case, this isn't a huge problem because you can always just open the rulebook in your operating system.