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=ADDING DESCRIPTIONS=
  
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Anything a player can buy in Vega Strike can have a text description.  These are contained in the '''[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/master_part_list.csv?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Master Part List]''' file.
  
Anything a player can buy in Vega Strike can have a text description.  Add your part to the Master Part List, and fill in the description field with your description. Preface the description with  a texture (square, powers of two sides (16,64,128,256,etc)) to have a picture show up next to the description; @path/to/texture.png@, for example.
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==Master Parts List File==
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The '''[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/master_part_list.csv?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Master Part List]''' is a csv (comma delimited text) file which can be eddited with any spreadsheet program.
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NOTE: Microsoft Works has problems with the long description columnsFor a free alternative, use [http://www.openoffice.org OpenOffice].
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===Steps to Add a New Item===
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* Open the '''[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/master_part_list.csv?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Master Part List]''' file in a spreadsheet application and if you are adding a new item, add a new line.
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* Fill the discription field with your description.
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* To have a picture show up next to your description, preface the description with  a texture (square, powers of two sides (16,64,128,256,etc)) in the following format: @'''path/to/'''texture.png@
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==Example==
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=See also=
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* '''[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/master_part_list.csv?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Master Part List]''' in CVS 
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* [[HowTo:Add Cargo|Adding Cargo]]
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* [[HowTo:Add Upgrades|Adding Upgrades]]
  
file link to CVS '''[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/master_part_list.csv]''' 
 
  
 
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Revision as of 23:47, 31 March 2005

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ADDING DESCRIPTIONS

Anything a player can buy in Vega Strike can have a text description. These are contained in the Master Part List file.

Master Parts List File

The Master Part List is a csv (comma delimited text) file which can be eddited with any spreadsheet program.

NOTE: Microsoft Works has problems with the long description columns. For a free alternative, use OpenOffice.

Steps to Add a New Item

  • Open the Master Part List file in a spreadsheet application and if you are adding a new item, add a new line.
  • Fill the discription field with your description.
  • To have a picture show up next to your description, preface the description with a texture (square, powers of two sides (16,64,128,256,etc)) in the following format: @path/to/texture.png@

Example


See also



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