[FEATURE] Save view position between scene activations

[matt-derrick]

Setup

• OS: Windows 11
• Browser: Chrome
• Module version: 1.5.9
• Foundry version: 11, Build 315
• Gaming system & version: PF2e
• Any other modules enabled: no

Describe the bug
When activating a scene, the position of the viewbox (after editing it) is reset to an undesired position.

Screenshots
I recorded a video of the issue: https://youtu.be/wXNYBA6MCiY

Console Log
no obvious errors in the console log.

Additional context
I've tried every combination of initial view and lock view settings and the bounding box set when using 'edit viewbox' is automatically reset anytime the DM activates a different scene.

[MaterialFoundry]

Unless there is something I'm missing, this is not a bug. The viewbox allows you to change the view of a player client, but this value is not stored somewhere for when the scene is reactivated.

When a scene is activated it does one of the following:

• If there are no player controlled tokens present: go to the initial view position (this is core Foundry behavior)
• If there is a player controlled token present: center on the token (this is core Foundry behavior)
• If there is a player controlled token present but Lock View's 'Force Initial View' is enabled: go to the initial view position

As you can see, in none of these situations the view will actually return to what it was after reactivating a scene. While I'm sure there is a way to add this to the module, I don't think it'd be something I'd be adding anytime soon.

[matt-derrick]

Hey there, thank you for your reply, and the excellent module, it's come in handy in a ton of games.

I guess I just expected/hoped that the position would be saved because of the scenario I'm facing with running Death House in the Curse of Strahd campaign:

I'm doing an live, in-person game with a TV table I built. I love how I can reposition the screen with the view box, it makes it much easier to get the look/scale right for the map I'm using. But, the players will also be going up and down the stairs quite a bit (therefore, switching scenes between each level of the house, I'm using monks tile triggers for this) and it would be incredibly handy to save the view box position per scene.

This way, I don't have to re-position it every time someone moves to a new floor and I activate the scene for that floor.

Based on your explanation above, I understand that the current setup is not a bug, so I guess this would be a feature request. If you'd like me to re-submit this as such, please let me know. I hope you'll reconsider adding this feature as I think it would really help in this situation and perhaps others.

Of course, if I'm totally overthinking this, and there is an easier way to keep the floors at the same position when switching scenes, please let me know. Thanks for your time!

[MaterialFoundry]

I've turned this issue into a feature request.

I can see why it would be useful, but as I've said, I'm not sure when I'd be able to implement it, since I have a lot of things that are higher on my priorities list right now.