Page Updated:   2021-12-17

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Visual Studio Code(VS Code) is a popular text editor. It's free, and available for Windows/Linux/Mac, as well as accessible online through vscode.dev.

VS Code has some uses with Roll20, primarily for editing complicated macros, and for Character Sheet Creation.

Extensions

Here are some useful Extensions:

Roll20 Syntax Highlight

by Andreas J. Extension to make roll20 macro and API command writing & troubleshooting easier. Higlight works when you use VSCode to view .rmacro-files.

• bracket pairing & highlights
  • shows with colors which brackets/parentheses belong together(making mismatched brackets easier to find)
  • also does this for roll20 macros syntaxes (@{ }, ?{ }, %{ }, &{ }, $[[ ]])
• syntax highlight
  • roll, macro & API commands (e.g. /r, !example, #dex)
  • in dice rolls, d & dF
  • some common keywords, like selected, template, %%NEWLINE%%
  • special characters used in macros (e.g. ~,|#=+, and HTML Entities)
• Features: full summary

Links:

• Extension - VSCode Marketplace & Full Details
• Roll20 Syntax Highlight -forum thread

Roll20 Sheet Dev

by Andreas J.

Extension to help with character sheet development

Features:

• auto-completion, info, & documentation links for roll20-specific HTML elements & attributes
• syntax highlight for rolltemplates & sheetworkers(javascript)-code inside HTML files
• snippet shortcuts for HTML & PUG
• Features: full summary

Links:

• Extension - VSCode Marketplace