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How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:38 am
by Administrator
This nice little how-to was posted by our esteemed member, Ryokami.
1. Go to your pc tool and click on option to bring up your next menu.
2. Make sure "Display Text Macro Panel" is selected yes, Then click apply.
3. Right click on any of the Macro 1. Macro 2. and so on and so on to bring up a menu to set the text speech.
4. Make sure you have your mouse hovered over the "Macro Label" text. You will see a white blinking, that ensures that you can type.
5. Now just hover over the "Macro Text" same as 4. You will see a white blinking to ensure that you cant type.
Now granted you cannot type as much as you can in NWN2 Text Box but it is enough for two sentences or simple macros such as "Nod" "Hello" "Farewell" Stuff of that kind.
I hope this helps everyone, and thank you for implementing the pc tool that allows this
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 6:43 pm
by Administrator
Changing Text Format in Game
If you ever have need to stress a word or a sentence in the game, you can use italics and bold type to help.
Simply surround what you wish to be italicized with <i></i> or use these <b></b> for bold text.
Examples:
<i>This text will appear in italics in game</i>
<b>This text will appear in bold letters in game</b>
Note that italic and bold text work well with the macro system for emotes.
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:10 am
by mathemaddicts
Will these allow your character to actually emote? When I try it nothing happens. For example,
"Greetings *bows*"
Only says this and does not do this.
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:21 pm
by mathemaddicts
Is there any way to hotkey emotes?
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:48 pm
by mathemaddicts
Also, my roommate and I both have had terrible luck with the macros disappearing when we log back in (we save and export characters, but nothing helps). If these macros are lost each time we boot up the computer, then it somewhat defeats the purpose of them.
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:17 pm
by Sel
SHOUT THIS IS ALL COOL AND I LOVE USING IT. BUT HOWEVER I GOT ONE COMPLAINT ABOUT IT..
IT NEVER SEEMS TO SAVE! ONLY ONCE IN AWHILE. AND IT DOES GET FUSTRATING TO ALWAYS REMAKE YOUR CUSTOM TEXT.
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:27 pm
by Trick
it doesnt save for the same reason your location never saves and your quest journal never saves
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:48 am
by Osadam
mathemaddicts wrote:Is there any way to hotkey emotes?
You can drag some emotes to the hotbar. Press V to bring up the emote menu and drag whatever emote you want, it doesn't work for all emotes though.
Cheers
Osa
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:44 am
by Bellion
It saves but but now I cant go to another page
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:50 am
by Sel
I get the same problem. I can only access one page.
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:42 am
by K'yon Oblodra
I have the not saving issue all the time.
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 6:32 pm
by Necropolis
I made some macros but they didn't save over reset. (I saved the character with pc tools prior)
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 9:41 pm
by mathemaddicts
They never have. It's an unfortunate frustration that has never been fixed. I suppose it can't be. My advice, don't bother with macros unless just after a server reset and you're going to be playing for hours.
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 10:08 pm
by Necropolis
Macros have started saving over reset for me suddenly. Edit: Thank you to whoever was responsible.
Re: How to Create Macros and Change Text Formats
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 5:10 pm
by FunkenGruuvin
Necropolis wrote:Macros have started saving over reset for me suddenly. Edit: Thank you to whoever was responsible.
Same for me *epic thumbs up* but:
When I edit a Macro, I have to relog to get the buttons back up, otherwise I just have the edit box available but I can only re-edit the current macro.
Frustrating.