I've been pointed in the direction of the
notebook by Plasticbox - there was an updated version by Leniad but both are reported as outdated and disfunctional
I've downloaded the updated version by Leniad and I'm having a look through it to see if I can figure out how to fix it. Even though this is the first time I've messed aorund with data this complex.
I have managed to fix one of the reported issues, but the rest look like a bit more effort is involved, so I'll see how far I can get.
Maybe I'll even upload what I've managed to do, and see if someone more skilled can finish what I cannot.
References I'm using to help me fix this:
A thread of posts between Plasticbox and Scumbumbo:
forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/808938/xml-crafting-progress-or-lack-thereof-in-custom-craftingphasestagingsuperinteractionIssues I've seen mentioned:1) "write letter" doesn't work properly
2) "resume book" isn't an option - [FIXED point #1 ↓↓]
3) "scrap book" isn't an option - FIXED [point #2 ↓↓]
4) animation doesn't work properly
Also: somone wanted an option to "draw" in the notebook so I'll look into that too.
Progress (with how I fixed, in case it helps others):1) resume book now appears in the pie menu and allows your sim to resume writing
(animation is incorrect though at the moment, it plays homework anim, not writing) Solution:
in "pbox_notebook_resume-writing_picker":
<T n="allow_user_directed">False</T>
changed to
<T n="allow_user_directed">True</T>
2) scrap book now appears in the pie menu and allows your sim to scrap incomplete books
(a random blank text box appears, not sure why [have fixed this #4↓↓]) Solution:
in "pbox_notebook_scrap-book_picker":
<T n="allow_user_directed">False</T>
changed to
<T n="allow_user_directed">True</T>
3) ↑↑ This created a new problem, the book would be destroyed after scrapping a book
Solution:
in "pbox_notebook_write-book-resume_scrap":
overwrote the object destroy section: <V t="destroy_object">
<U n="destroy_object">
<V n="objects_to_destroy" t="from_participant">
<U n="from_participant">
<E n="participant">CraftingObject</E>
4) Found the line of code that affects the random text box, it's a confirmation box so you don't scrap by accident
Solution:
in "pbox_notebook_write-book-resume_scrap":
overwrote the dialog box section:<V n="confirmation_dialog" t="enabled">
<U n="enabled">
<U n="dialog">
<V n="dialog" t="ok_cancel">
<U n="ok_cancel">
<V n="text" t="single">
<T n="single">0x4B2B0D67<!--Are you sure you want to scrap your book?--></T>
</V>
<V n="title" t="enabled">
<T n="enabled">0x6C0701FF<!--Scrap the Book?--></T>
5) Removed code as suggeted in
this thread (didn't solve the animation issue):
<L n="_false_advertisements"/>
<V t="enabled" n="_carry_transfer_animation">
updated
<T n="factory">11321<!--Book_Teen_Homework_Start_Set-->
</T>
</U>
<U n="end">
<T n="factory">77044<!--Book_Teen_Homework_Stop_Set-->
to (still didn't solve anim issue):
<T n="factory">12979591045781108371<!--pbox_notebook_write_active-->
</T>
</U>
<U n="end">
<T n="factory">12165994929026794920<!--pbox_notebook_write_passive-->