[ViewVC] Annotation of: cvs/deliantra/gde/TODO


Raphaels detailed suggestions:

- Translate the TODO from German to English :-)

- Do not require setting CROSSFIRE_LIBDIR on the first run.  If the LIBDIR
  cannot be found on the first run, the program does not start so it is
  not possible to use the Preferences dialog to set the LIBDIR.  I have seen
  that this minor initial problem prevents some people from using the editor,
  so it would be very nice to avoid this initial bad feeling.  Proposal for
  fixing it: when gce starts (either in the main code or in the BEGIN
  block), try the following directories in order:
    $CFG->{LIBDIR}
    $ENV{CROSSFIRE_LIBDIR}
    "$PREFIX/share/crossfire"  ($PREFIX passed by Makefile)
    "/usr/share/crossfire"
    "/usr/share/games/crossfire"
    "/usr/local/share/crossfire"
  If all of these fail, then open a dialog that asks for LIBDIR (this
  could be the Preferences or just a one-line entry field).
  (Note: I had written a patch for that, but I lost it).

- Name it gcrossedit, not gce.  This is a bit longer to type, but less
  confusing, especially when installed in a path that contains many other
  commands with short names.  This would also match the CVS module name.

- Merge the stack view and the attributes editor window.  It is very
  annoying to have two separate windows that have a different idea of what
  is the "current" object.  The merged view (in the attr editor window)
  should show the current stack of items, with the active one highlighted.
  If this item has a non-empty inventory, its contents should be indented
  in order to differentiate them from other items in the stack.  Objects
  inside a container that is inside another container should be indented
  twice, and so on...

- Allow the merged stack/inventory view to be placed on the left or right
  side of the attributes editor, or maybe detached, or maybe attached
  below the toolbox.

  > > For simplicity of implementation (we are very busy, unfortunately), what
  > > would be the most preferable location? I'd prefer inside the attribute
  > > editor, to the left.
  > 
  > Yes.  If I have the attribute editor on the right side of my screen, I
  > would prefer to have the merged stack/inventory view to its left.

- Besides the "del" buttons, there should also be "up" and "down" to
  change the stacking order.  These could be just small ^/v arrows.

- Add a shortcut Ctrl-W to close the current map window.

- When a new map is created, it should insert the date and author name
  like the other editors are doing (crossedit and javacrossedit).

- There should be a way to customize the author name in the preferences.

- The map properties (File->Map Properties) should show the map msg.

- In the map editor view, the entries in the context menu that are not
  useful for the current objects should be inactive (grayed out) or should
  not be present in the menu.  For example, if there is no exit object
  under the pointer then there should be no "Follow Exit" or it should be
  inactive.

- If the exit object under the pointer goes to a random map ("slaying /!")
  and if the msg contains a "final_map", then the context menu should say
  "Follow Random Map Exit" and should go to that final map instead of
  trying to open the non-existant "/!" map.  This is very useful for some
  multi-level random maps such as /whalingoutpost/underwaterdungeon/...
  (Note: I had written a patch for that, but I lost it).

- Try to be smarter about the position of the pop-up display of the
  attributes of the objects under the pointer.  If the mouse pointer is
  close to the bottom or left edges of the screen, try to display the
  pop-up window on the other side of the pointer.

- Like for the web-based cfmaps.schmorp.de, add options to highlight the
  exits, the talking monsters and the connected items in the map view.
  It would be nice if these features could be enabled or disabled easily
  in order to be able to toggle quickly between a "clean" view and a view
  in which all interesting items are highlighted.

- Even when the option to highlight the connected items is turned off,
  moving the mouse pointer over a connected item should temporarily
  highlight all other objects that have the same connected value.  This
  temporary highlight should disappear when the mouse is moved elsewhere.

- When following an exit from another map, the entry point into the new
  map should be highlighted.  This special highlight should remain visible
  until the user clicks on the map to perform some other action.

- When following an exit from another map, the new view should be centered
  around the entry point (if the map is larger than the window).

- Do not include "map editor" in the title of the map editor window.  Just
  call it "gce - new map" or "gce - /path/to/the/map".  This gives more
  room to see the full path name in the limited amount of space provided
  by the title bar.

- When a map window is closed, the inventory/stack view should be cleared
  immediately if they were using objects from that map.

- In the attribute editor, allow text wrap in the "lore" and "msg" tabs.

- add author/date information to maps / edit map message
- BUG: Virtual tiles dont change correctly somehow (=> x/y etc.)
       - is also a FIXME and XXX in the Pick tool!

- BUG: closing the attribute editor makes it go away forever (till restart)
  should automatically re-open when used again.
- BUG: map pan funktioniert nicht nach resize
- "show use" sollte bei save layout gespeichert werden
- aktuelles tool (button) sollte hervorgehoben werden
- vernuenftige marker fuer stackview/attreditor
- beim pick stack view updaten und highlighten

- dirty flag for maps
- replace current map with the next navigated by ctrl+cursorkey

- listing archetypes by name
- wichtig: einfügen in stack-editor, niemand will tower of hanoi lösen
  nur um etwas an einer stelle einzufügen.
- preferences-dialog: pfadselektoren, richtiges dialog-layout.
- picker leer beim start, sieht ugly aus
- FIXME: StackView isn't updated if stack changes....
- und eventuell sollte inventory und reset to defaults rechtsbündig sein, damit es nicht ihin- und herpsirngt (detail)
- contextmenü soltle _kontext_abhängig sein und follow nur bei exits anzeigen
- eventuell follow-tool entfernen(?)
- go-menü+puntke sollten ebenfalls ausgegreyed sein wenn sie keinen sinn machen

feature requests:
- aktuelles arch im attreditor im stackview hervorheben
- aktueller stackview auf map hervorheben
- $EDITOR aufrufen fuer msg/lore
- auto-map-resize ("autocrop")
- richtiges connect tool
- save-status-dialog weg
- notebook-reiter sollte hinterlegt sein falls werte darin nin-default sind, wie
  schon bei den labels der werte selbst.
- möglichkeit schaffen, archetypes zu erzeugen (wie erschaffe ich z.b. einen generator?)
- auto save von maps

future plans:
- exit verschieben
- make a copy of scorn and remove all exits
- move scorn up by 3 fields
- remove everythinfg except the floor
- modify an attribute of all dragons int ehs elected rectangle
Revision:	1.50
Committed:	Fri Aug 18 22:57:19 2006 UTC (17 years, 9 months ago) by root
Branch:	MAIN
Changes since 1.49:	+7 -0 lines
Log Message:	* empty log message *
#	User	Rev	Content
1	root	1.49
2			Raphaels detailed suggestions:
3
4			- Translate the TODO from German to English :-)
5
6			- Do not require setting CROSSFIRE_LIBDIR on the first run. If the LIBDIR
7			cannot be found on the first run, the program does not start so it is
8			not possible to use the Preferences dialog to set the LIBDIR. I have seen
9			that this minor initial problem prevents some people from using the editor,
10			so it would be very nice to avoid this initial bad feeling. Proposal for
11			fixing it: when gce starts (either in the main code or in the BEGIN
12			block), try the following directories in order:
13			$CFG->{LIBDIR}
14			$ENV{CROSSFIRE_LIBDIR}
15			"$PREFIX/share/crossfire" ($PREFIX passed by Makefile)
16			"/usr/share/crossfire"
17			"/usr/share/games/crossfire"
18			"/usr/local/share/crossfire"
19			If all of these fail, then open a dialog that asks for LIBDIR (this
20			could be the Preferences or just a one-line entry field).
21			(Note: I had written a patch for that, but I lost it).
22
23			- Name it gcrossedit, not gce. This is a bit longer to type, but less
24			confusing, especially when installed in a path that contains many other
25			commands with short names. This would also match the CVS module name.
26
27			- Merge the stack view and the attributes editor window. It is very
28			annoying to have two separate windows that have a different idea of what
29			is the "current" object. The merged view (in the attr editor window)
30			should show the current stack of items, with the active one highlighted.
31			If this item has a non-empty inventory, its contents should be indented
32			in order to differentiate them from other items in the stack. Objects
33			inside a container that is inside another container should be indented
34			twice, and so on...
35
36			- Allow the merged stack/inventory view to be placed on the left or right
37			side of the attributes editor, or maybe detached, or maybe attached
38			below the toolbox.
39
40	root	1.50	> > For simplicity of implementation (we are very busy, unfortunately), what
41			> > would be the most preferable location? I'd prefer inside the attribute
42			> > editor, to the left.
43			>
44			> Yes. If I have the attribute editor on the right side of my screen, I
45			> would prefer to have the merged stack/inventory view to its left.
46
47	root	1.49	- Besides the "del" buttons, there should also be "up" and "down" to
48			change the stacking order. These could be just small ^/v arrows.
49
50			- Add a shortcut Ctrl-W to close the current map window.
51
52			- When a new map is created, it should insert the date and author name
53			like the other editors are doing (crossedit and javacrossedit).
54
55			- There should be a way to customize the author name in the preferences.
56
57			- The map properties (File->Map Properties) should show the map msg.
58
59			- In the map editor view, the entries in the context menu that are not
60			useful for the current objects should be inactive (grayed out) or should
61			not be present in the menu. For example, if there is no exit object
62			under the pointer then there should be no "Follow Exit" or it should be
63			inactive.
64
65			- If the exit object under the pointer goes to a random map ("slaying /!")
66			and if the msg contains a "final_map", then the context menu should say
67			"Follow Random Map Exit" and should go to that final map instead of
68			trying to open the non-existant "/!" map. This is very useful for some
69			multi-level random maps such as /whalingoutpost/underwaterdungeon/...
70			(Note: I had written a patch for that, but I lost it).
71
72			- Try to be smarter about the position of the pop-up display of the
73			attributes of the objects under the pointer. If the mouse pointer is
74			close to the bottom or left edges of the screen, try to display the
75			pop-up window on the other side of the pointer.
76
77			- Like for the web-based cfmaps.schmorp.de, add options to highlight the
78			exits, the talking monsters and the connected items in the map view.
79			It would be nice if these features could be enabled or disabled easily
80			in order to be able to toggle quickly between a "clean" view and a view
81			in which all interesting items are highlighted.
82
83			- Even when the option to highlight the connected items is turned off,
84			moving the mouse pointer over a connected item should temporarily
85			highlight all other objects that have the same connected value. This
86			temporary highlight should disappear when the mouse is moved elsewhere.
87
88			- When following an exit from another map, the entry point into the new
89			map should be highlighted. This special highlight should remain visible
90			until the user clicks on the map to perform some other action.
91
92			- When following an exit from another map, the new view should be centered
93			around the entry point (if the map is larger than the window).
94
95			- Do not include "map editor" in the title of the map editor window. Just
96			call it "gce - new map" or "gce - /path/to/the/map". This gives more
97			room to see the full path name in the limited amount of space provided
98			by the title bar.
99
100			- When a map window is closed, the inventory/stack view should be cleared
101			immediately if they were using objects from that map.
102
103			- In the attribute editor, allow text wrap in the "lore" and "msg" tabs.
104
105	elmex	1.48	- add author/date information to maps / edit map message
106	elmex	1.45	- BUG: Virtual tiles dont change correctly somehow (=> x/y etc.)
107	elmex	1.46	- is also a FIXME and XXX in the Pick tool!
108
109	root	1.47	- BUG: closing the attribute editor makes it go away forever (till restart)
110			should automatically re-open when used again.
111	elmex	1.43	- BUG: map pan funktioniert nicht nach resize
112	root	1.40	- "show use" sollte bei save layout gespeichert werden
113	root	1.8	- aktuelles tool (button) sollte hervorgehoben werden
114	elmex	1.38	- vernuenftige marker fuer stackview/attreditor
115	elmex	1.37	- beim pick stack view updaten und highlighten
116	elmex	1.24
117	elmex	1.32	- dirty flag for maps
118			- replace current map with the next navigated by ctrl+cursorkey
119
120	elmex	1.18	- listing archetypes by name
121	root	1.16	- wichtig: einfügen in stack-editor, niemand will tower of hanoi lösen
122			nur um etwas an einer stelle einzufügen.
123	root	1.21	- preferences-dialog: pfadselektoren, richtiges dialog-layout.
124	root	1.9	- picker leer beim start, sieht ugly aus
125	elmex	1.32	- FIXME: StackView isn't updated if stack changes....
126	root	1.35	- und eventuell sollte inventory und reset to defaults rechtsbündig sein, damit es nicht ihin- und herpsirngt (detail)
127	root	1.39	- contextmenü soltle _kontext_abhängig sein und follow nur bei exits anzeigen
128			- eventuell follow-tool entfernen(?)
129			- go-menü+puntke sollten ebenfalls ausgegreyed sein wenn sie keinen sinn machen
130	elmex	1.5
131	root	1.21	feature requests:
132	elmex	1.31	- aktuelles arch im attreditor im stackview hervorheben
133			- aktueller stackview auf map hervorheben
134	root	1.30	- $EDITOR aufrufen fuer msg/lore
135	root	1.21	- auto-map-resize ("autocrop")
136			- richtiges connect tool
137	root	1.28	- save-status-dialog weg
138	root	1.29	- notebook-reiter sollte hinterlegt sein falls werte darin nin-default sind, wie
139			schon bei den labels der werte selbst.
140	root	1.21	- möglichkeit schaffen, archetypes zu erzeugen (wie erschaffe ich z.b. einen generator?)
141	elmex	1.41	- auto save von maps
142	root	1.21
143	elmex	1.3	future plans:
144	elmex	1.4	- exit verschieben
145	elmex	1.3	- make a copy of scorn and remove all exits
146			- move scorn up by 3 fields
147			- remove everythinfg except the floor
148			- modify an attribute of all dragons int ehs elected rectangle