Room editor suggestions

From ENIGMA

This is a list of suggestions for the room editor in LateralGM

Contents 1 Proposed 1.1 GM8 2 Accepted 3 Tracked Bug 4 Rejected

Proposed

• When selecting instances (e.g. with ctrl+click), add key for toggling through selectable objects at the mouse position
  • Might be difficult if the user has to hold down ctrl+click while doing this...
    • An alternative to think about is setting a toggleable CTRL mode when CTRL is pressed. Then CTRL will not have to be held all the time when manipulating instances. --Polygone 04:56, 11 August 2011 (CDT)

• Add keys and functionality for manipulating selected instances - deleting (CTRL DEL), copy (CTRL C) / paste (CTRL V), toggle lock (CTRL L), show creation code (CTRL some key)

• When selecting an instance from the object list the instance should be automatically centered in the view room.

• Selected instances should be highlighted in the room somehow so you know which instance you are referring to.

• Locked instances should be darkened or something to show they are locked.

• Add a right-click context menu to instances in the object list

• Add keys to move the room view (CTRL WASD and/or arrow keys possibly?)

• Add keys for zooming the room view (CTRL +/- and/or mouse wheel possibly?)

• Add box for rotating the grid (created instance should be rotated to the grid angle, the grid should automatically be rotated when a selected instance is rotated)

• Shift/Clear/Lock ALL buttons

• Add more comprehensive options menu for changing things like colors

• Pen drawing features

• Was thinking about a save/load room option which can also be used within ENIGMA, but not sure this would really work well unless someone can think of a way

• Move the object selection box to the top tool-bar, I think it is rather cluttered how it currently is.
  • This is inconsistent with the Room Editor's design/purpose, since it can also be used for backgrounds/tiles.

• Multiple selection
  • Already kinda planned (see the Batch tab)

• Ability to sort instances/tiles by their source (object or background)

GM8

• Middle Mouse Pan
• Space + LMB Pan
• Minimap with pan
• Right clicking gives a context menu
• "C" highlights objects with creation code

Accepted

• Add directly to the room interface the ability to set image_angle, image_xscale/yscale for instances.
  • Strongly agreed. Working on some ideas, and would appreciate help.

• Add an outline showing where views are
  • More of a task than a suggestion. Should definitely be done.

• Make undoable (helpful for deleting instances/tiles by accident without reverting the whole room and thus all changes)

• http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1052740/enigma/bestest-idea-ever.PNG

Tracked Bug

Suggestions that are already listed on the LGM Issue Tracker must be tagged with their bug number.

Rejected

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