Editor

<h2>GCE - Gtk Crossfire (Map) Editor</h2>

<p>
 GCE is a new map editor for Crossfire TRT and
 <a href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/">Crossfire</a>.
</p>

<p>
 It is written in Perl and uses Gtk2 as GUI toolkit.
</p>

<h2>News</h2>

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   12.08.2007 17:30
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   Another 1.2 version, no real new features but lots of bugfixes
   and minor improvements.
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   14.10.2006 15:13
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   Released version 1.2 again, rebuild binaries.
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   9.8.2006 15:13
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   Released version 1.2, minor bugfixes and features added.
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   21.4.2006 21:12
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   Released new binaries of version 1.1, with a bug fixed where the archetypes
   weren't correctly found when starting GCE.
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   20.4.2006 11:16
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   Released new binaries of version 1.1, with two bugs fixed: stack view didn't
   update correctly under bigtiles and the msg/lore textview in the attribute
   editor was broken.
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   20.4.2006 06:40
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   Released new binaries of version 1.1.
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   05.4.2006 02:13
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   Released version 1.1 (Features: Better inventory editor and context menus
   in map window and pick windows).
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   02.4.2006 18:20
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   Released version 1.0 (Features: Type-documentation in attr. editor and
   autojoining of walls).
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   29.3.2006 14:40
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   Released new binaries, where a bug with wall placement was fixed.
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   26.3.2006 15:00
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   Released new binaries.
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   21.3.2006 24:00
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   Created website for GCE and uploaded version 0.9 (beta)
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<h2>Features</h2>

<b>
Mostly compared to <a href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/editors/java-editor/index.html">CFJavaEditor</a>:
</b>

<ul>
      <li>supports current crossfire map format (in contrast to CFJavaEditor's deprecated format)</li>
      <li>higher map editing comfort</li>
      <li>intelligent placement, erase and connection tool</li>
      <li>an improved selection tool for area based placement and erasing</li>
      <li>faster and smaller than the java editor</li>
      <li>map normalizing (removal of old deprecated attributes)</li>
      <li>exit navigation</li>
      <li>world map navigation</li>
      <li>easier installation (on windows)</li>
      <li><b>undo/redo</b> support</li>
      <li><b>it is <i>not</i> Java</b></li>
      <li><b>NEW: More sensible autojoin</b> than the Java Editor</li>
</ul>

<b>Currently missing features:</b>

<ul>
      <li>Treasurelists</li>
      <li>Highlighting</li>
</ul>

<h2>Screenshots</h2>

<a href="/sc/gce.png">
 <img border="0" src="/sc/tb_gce.png"  alt="sc/gce.png" />
</a>

<a href="/sc/gce2.png">
 <img border="0" src="/sc/tb_gce2.png"  alt="sc/gce2.png" />
</a>

<h2>Help/Guide</h2>

<p>
 For help and guidelines to follow when making a map we recommend to read the
 existing original crossfire documentation:
 <a href="http://crossfire.real-time.com/guides/map/index.html">
 http://crossfire.real-time.com/guides/map/index.html</a>
</p>

<h2>Current Version: 1.2</h2>

<b>Binary releases:</b>

<ul>
      <li>Windows (one binary): <a href="http://dist.schmorp.de/gce/gce.exe">
      gce.exe</a> (12.08.2007 17:29)</li>
      <li>GNU/Linux (one binary): <a href="http://dist.schmorp.de/gce/gce-gnu-linux-x86.bin">gce-gnu-linux-x86.bin</a> (12.08.2007 17:29)</li>
</ul>

<b>Notes about gce-gnu-linux-x86.bin:</b>

<pre class="proportional">
 <!--#include file="gce-gnu-linux-x86.txt"-->
</pre>

<b>(Perl) source:</b>
<br />

<ul>
      <li>Crossfire CVS: <a href="http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/cf.schmorp.de/Crossfire.html">Crossfire</a></li>
      <li>gcrossedit CVS: <a href="http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/cf.schmorp.de/gcrossedit.html">gcrossedit</a></li>
</ul>

<h2>Usage</h2>

<p>
 If you downloaded the static version (otherwise see below) you can just
 execute the binary.
</p>

<p>
 <b>NOTE:</b>
 The first startup takes quite long, be patient, the editor collects all
 images in its cache. Further startups shouldn't take so long.
</p>

<p>
 Further help is available from the <i>Help</i> menu within GCE.
</p>

<h2>Manual Installation (on Debian GNU/Linux)</h2>

<b>Requirements:</b>

<ul>
      <li>libgtk2.0-dev</li>
      <li>libgtk2-perl</li>
      <li>libextutils-depends-perl</li>
      <li>Crossfire perl module (see above)</li>
      <li>gcrossedit perl programm (see above)</li>
   
</ul>

<b>Debian GNU/Linux Installation:</b>

<p>
 (I assume you checked out the Crossfire perl module and gcrossedit in your
 current working directory)
</p>

<pre>
   # apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev libgtk2-perl libextutils-depends-perl
   # cd Crossfire
   # perl Makefile.PL &amp;&amp; make install &amp;&amp; cd ../gcrossedit/
   # perl Makefile.PL &amp;&amp; make install &amp;&amp; cd ..
</pre>

<h2>Bugs/Suggestions/Ideas</h2>

<p>
 Please send bug reports, suggestions and ideas to 
 <a href="mailto:elmex@ta-sa.org">elmex@ta-sa.org</a>.
</p>

<h2>Authors/Contact</h2>

<b>The cf.schmorp.de Crossfire Development Team:</b>

<p>
   <b>All of the editor GUI:</b>
   <p>
    Robin Redeker <a href="mailto:elmex@ta-sa.org">elmex@ta-sa.org</a>
    <a href="http://www.ta-sa.org/">http://www.ta-sa.org/</a>
   </p>

   <b>The Crossfire map handling module and map widget:</b>
   <p>
    Marc Lehmann <a href="mailto:schmorp@schmorp.de">schmorp@schmorp.de</a>
    <a href="http://home.schmorp.de/">http://home.schmorp.de/</a>
   </p>
</p>

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