--- deliantra/gde/TODO	2006/08/17 11:22:30	1.48
+++ deliantra/gde/TODO	2006/08/18 21:28:48	1.49
@@ -1,3 +1,100 @@
+
+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.
+
+- 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!