There is a feature that was recently added which is the 'Edit Password' upon saving a generator that isn't yours (you are remixing another person's generator). It is for recovering/saving an edited generator without logging in (or those users that are having trouble with saving generators since the email verification is having problems).

Steps:

1. Click edit in the generator you want to edit.
2. Upon saving, and opt to create a generator (since you can't save a generator to an account since you are not logged in), it would then give out a 'edit password'. Remember/Save this generated string as well as the newly created URL (not the original one).
3. Later on (as long as the local storage is not cleared) you can navigate again to that newly created page (while still not logged in into an account) then enter the edit password after clicking save to return back/apply your changes to the generator.

A video demo of how it works.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19286382

There has been a couple of Community Events in Casual Perchance since its implementation via Lemmy World posts.

What kind of events would you like to see or be part of?

Some of the old events were:

• Generator Jam - like a Game Jam but with generators based on a theme
  • Plain - create a generator that fits the specified theme
  • Useful Generators - generators that can be imported/useful for other generators (i.e. importable lists or plugins etc.)
  • Mad Science - not generators but anything made with Perchance Syntax.
• Contribute to a Generator - didn't get much traction, like a Generator Jam, but you allow others to give feedback/suggestions throughout the event to the generator you have submitted. (Might change this to just a Feedback/Suggestion Jam, submit your generators for feedback and suggestions and don't require to create a new generator)
• Image Challenge - Mostly AI Images generated with Perchance text-to-image-plugin based on a theme.

Also, feel free to give any feedback or suggestions about the Community Events. Some more specific feedback/suggestion categories are:

• Length of Events
• Type/Content of Events
• Engagement or Retainability of Participants

Note that you can host your own Community Events, see this post for an explanation.

Unexplored Wilderness

Create generators that invoke the wilderness (nature, danger), curiosity (discovery, documentation), and adventure (heading into the unknown, trailblazing), be it fictional or non-fiction.

Make generators with the lines of an odyssey to unexplored regions, mapping the vast reaches of the galaxy, or looking deep within oneself.

When: August 7, 2024 12:00PM UTC to August 28, 2024 12:00PM UTC

// This Part is Required for the Perchance Hub
// This would be where the Event Organizer would change the data to update the Hub
// Remember to indent with two spaces!

// List About the Event to be displayed on the Hub
metadata
  title = Unexplored Wilderness
  description = Create generators that invoke the wilderness (nature, danger), curiosity (discovery, documentation), and adventure (heading into the unknown, trailblazing), be it fictional or non-fiction.
  type = Generator Jam
  image
    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f3889aca-b153-49a9-a9b0-2079eba7dce3.png
    // Can be multiple pictures to randomize the banner image :)
  start = 07 August 2024 12:00:00 UTC+0000 // strict data formats see: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/parse#non-standard_date_strings
  end = 28 August 2024 12:00:00 UTC+0000
  color = linear-gradient(77deg, #386945, #30aa34)
  rules = Make generators with the lines of an odyssey to unexplored regions, mapping the vast reaches of the galaxy, or looking deep within oneself.

// For Generator Jams with Perchance URL
generators
  // The generator's $metadata is also parsed
  immerse-in-senses
    author = Vionet20
    type = Text
// For Image Events
images		

// You can request a format of other events just ask on the forum!
// Banner Info:
// Generator Used: text2image-generator
// Prompt: a behind the character shot of a small group on high elevation overlooking an unexplored forest region, exploration, adventure, high fantasy, concept art
// Negative Prompt: \[mountains, mountain ranges, high mountains, columns of rocks:0.05\]
// Resolution: 768x512
// Art Style: [Vionet20-Styles] Comic/Manga Illustration

Update 4: Fixed
Update 3: It seems that changing the 'src' of the iframe of the embedded seems to apply the changes. Clicking on the 'Go to Event' buttons on the home tab seems to revert the page to its previous versions. A video recording of the problem.
Update 2: Can confirm that the changes are reflected after a couple of minutes, for now.
Update: The embedded page has now reflected the changes. Will monitor if any other changes are immediately (or at least after a little bit of time) reflected.

I'm posting again to re-open a previous bug.

Previous Post: https://lemmy.world/post/15639946

Currently, the /hub where the /hub-events is embedded to, doesn't have the updated /hub-events page.

I've updated the code in the /hub-events last July 25. But currently, the change to it isn't reflected on the embedded /hub-events on the /hub at the Events tab.

Last time, it updated itself after a few minutes, but now two days have passed it hasn't updated yet.

What Came Before?

Ever wondered what is the past of your characters? What happened to the world before? Or you just want to time travel the past?

Generator Jam for July would be about the past! Create generators that generate backstories, alternate history, travelling to the past, and others!

When: July 8, 2024 12:00PM UTC to July 29, 2024 12:00PM UTC

// This Part is Required for the Perchance Hub
// This would be where the Event Organizer would change the data to update the Hub
// Remember to indent with two spaces!

// List About the Event to be displayed on the Hub
metadata
  title = What Came Before?
  description = Generator Jam for July - What Came Before? Create generators that generate backstories, alternate history, travelling to the past, and others!
  type = Generator Jam
  image
    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/9688ee6a-de53-4c57-925f-0473df2cbda2.png
    // Can be multiple pictures to randomize the banner image :)
  start = 8 July 2024 12:00:00 UTC+0000 // strict data formats see: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/parse#non-standard_date_strings
  end = 29 July 2024 12:00:00 UTC+0000
  color = linear-gradient(157deg, #03355b, #ecdb96)
  rules = Create Generators that are about the Past!

// For Generator Jams with Perchance URL
generators
  // The generator's $metadata is also parsed
  past-10-points
    author = Vionet20
    type = Text
  historic-people
    author = Allo
    type = Text

// For Image Events
images		

// You can request a format of other events just ask on the forum!

There seems to be a overflow issue on the comments-plugin's settings and fullscreen buttons.

Importables

Do you have ideas for lists, plugins, or templates that can be used by others? Now is the time to create it! 'Importables' Generator Jam!

Useful Generators, Plugins, HTML Widgets, CSS Styles. Generators that can be imported to other generators!

When: June 10, 2024 12:00PM UTC to June 28, 2024 12:00PM UTC

Thank you NecoBridge for the theme suggestion!

// This Part is Required for the Perchance Hub
// This would be where the Event Organizer would change the data to update the Hub
// Remember to indent with two spaces!

// List About the Event to be displayed on the Hub
metadata
  title = Importables
  description = Do you have ideas for lists, plugins, or templates that can be used by others? Now is the time to create it! 'Importables' Generator Jam!
  type = Generator Jam
  image
    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e5a38895-65b6-468e-80f7-e2a1fa609c30.png
    // Can be multiple pictures to randomize the banner image :)
  start = 10 June 2024 12:00:00 UTC+0000 // strict data formats see: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/parse#non-standard_date_strings
  end = 28 June 2024 12:00:00 UTC+0000
  color = linear-gradient(231deg, hsl(127 0% 61%), hsl(201 17% 31%))
  rules = Create Generators that can be imported! Plugins, Lists, HTML Templater, CSS Styles

// For Generator Jams with Perchance URL
generators
  // The generator's $metadata is also parsed
  simple-toc-plugin
    author = Vionet20
    type = plugin
  rainbow-plugin2
    author = thatOnePerchanceGuy
    type = plugin
  no-reason-js
    author = thatOnePerchanceGuy
    type = plugin

  power-rain-plugin
    author = Bluepower
    type = plugin
  perchance-author
    author = Eatham
    type = plugin

// For Image Events
images		
	

// You can request a format of other events just ask on the forum!

Not sure when this problem happened, but if you take a look at https://perchance.org/a-testing-gen which has an embedded Perchance page to https://perchance.org/b-testing-gen, the changes on the embedded generator /b-testing-gen, isn't applied on the iframe on /a-testing-gen.

I've tried disabling the cache on DevTools, reloaded both gens (and saved them again) and the changes on /b-testing-gen isn't applied on the /a-testing-gen.

Improved Make Table Plugin

This is a modification of the make-table-plugin with added features:

• Row Heights (option to change heights of each row)
• Row Alignments (option to change the alignment of the text in the row)
• Header Rows (makes the first row of the table bold, and an option to stylize it)
• Footer Rows (last row bold, and option to stylize it)
• Column Header (bold first column of the table, and option to stylize it)
• Caption (adds a Caption to the table, with option to place it at the top, and at the bottom, and to stylize it).

Here is an example of a table that can be made from it:

I've also created a Helper to help create tables with the plugin at Improved Make Table Plugin Helper.

Suppose we have the following list:

createInstance = {import:create-instance-plugin}

person
  name = [this.nameList]
  nameList
    Salman
    Manny
    Rhian
  age = {31-49}
  child = [this.child_obj]
  child_obj
    name = [this.nameList]
    nameList
      Anne
      Arram
      Amelia
    age = {3-17}

If we output:

[p = createInstance(person, "deep"), p.name] [p.age] [p.name] [p.age]

We can see that it has fixed the name and the age property on the instance. However, if we output:

[p = createInstance(person, "deep"), p.child.name] [p.child.age] [p.child.name] [p.child.age]

It would throw undefined. Now looking at similar list:

person
  name = {Salman|Manny|Rhian}
  age = {31-49}
  child = [this.child_obj]
  child_obj
    name = {Anne|Arram|Amelia}
    age = {3-17}

output
  [p = createInstance(person, "deep"), p.child.name] [p.child.age] [p.child.name] [p.child.age]

This would have the values fixed and working.

Looking at the code of the create-instance-plugin, it would only allow the 'deep' fixing of properties if there isn't any items/lists in it. What that means is the following:

child_obj
  name = [this.nameList]
  nameList
    Anne
    Arram
    Amelia
  age = {3-17}

This object/list, has a list ( nameList) within it as well as properties (name and age), while:

child_obj
  name = {Anne|Arram|Amelia}
  age = {3-17}

Only has properties. and based on Line 22 of the create-instance-plugin:

...
} else if(propValue.getPropertyKeys && propValue.getPropertyKeys.length > 0 && propValue.getLength === 0) {
...

If the list to be fixed has a list within it other than the properties i.e. propValue.getLength is not zero, then it wouldn't fix the properties within it.

The first child_obj has a nameList with it, and upon calling propValue.getLength it would have 1 while the second child_obj will return a propValue.getLength of 0 since it doesn't have any lists.

Thus, the solution for the problem is just removing the propValue.getLength === 0 check OR create another check without it.

TLDR; propValue.getLength === 0 at Line 22 of the create-instance-plugin can be removed to allow properties that rely on same level lists to be fixed. Here is the demo of the problem with a 'remixed' create instance plugin with the fix.