[TML] Web based travel log tool - concept
kaladorn@xxxxxx
(03 May 2020 13:02 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Web based travel log tool - concept Thomas Jones-Low (03 May 2020 13:53 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Web based travel log tool - concept
kaladorn@xxxxxx
(04 May 2020 08:16 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Web based travel log tool - concept
Timothy Collinson
(03 May 2020 15:35 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Web based travel log tool - concept
Timothy Collinson
(04 May 2020 08:00 UTC)
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Re: [TML] Web based travel log tool - concept Thomas Jones-Low 03 May 2020 13:53 UTC
What you are describing in general concept is a Content Management System (CMS), or a more specific idea would be a wiki. https://tiddlywiki.com/static/Introduction%2520Video.html This is Tiddly Wiki, a very small wiki. It lets you edit and organize your notes. It uses a browser as a viewing / editing tool. It saves all the contents to a single file, meaning sending the current state of game notes involves sending (or sharing) a single file and directions to open in any browsers. http://traveller5.net/tools/library-data/ Another example with a curated set of Traveller Library data. It's a 2.5Mb file. I've recommended Tiddlywiki to several people for exactly this kind of work, to a positive response. On 5/3/2020 9:02 AM, xxxxxx@gmail.com wrote: > > I've been thinking of projects I'd like to see done for my TU and the > administration of games there. Obviously, maps and trade have been done by some > pretty smart lads (Thomas Jones-Low, Alex Shroeder, and quite a few others). And > building ships is so rules-version-specific (and I'd want to have some > customizations that would likely break any existing build system) that that's > not a great plan. > > I thought of something I'd like as a referee: A travel log for a player group. > > In my head, I see it doing the following: > > 1. Allowing you to enter or pick a system, note the calendar dates (standard or > custom) when the system was visited, and enter any notes about trades that > happened there or about any other important events that occurred there. > > 2. Export output into likely some form of XML file or text file (regular text or > CSV perhaps) or maybe generate you an HTML page or HTML snippet that you could > embed into a website, and potentially an import for same. > > The idea would be to let one track where your group was, when it was there, and > what happened there (including trade-related activity, but not limited to). > > I don't think I have in mind for it to replace a full write up of an adventure > in any way, just the sort of short jog-the-memory notes you might want to tap > down just after a session or even during if you have a break and a PC handy. > > The model I was kind of thinking of was the ship's log books - where a ship was, > when, and a few notes, plus anything relevant to trade activity. > > Is that sort of thing of any use to anyone other than myself? > > It seems to have a modest-to-middling amount of work but be something I haven't > seen anyone else tackle yet. > > Let me know what you think or what variations might be interesting from your > perspective. > > PS - Is there an MgT2 online ship builder yet? Or even a good spreadsheet for > building using the MgT2 rules? > > TomB > > ----- > The Traveller Mailing List > Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml > Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com > To unsubscribe from this list please go to > http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=QWmJ5KKpHa3MBU63jjs3knG6o9jLMkSu > -- Thomas Jones-Low Work: xxxxxx@softstart.com Home: xxxxxx@gmail.com