On 26 March 2013 04:12, James Paige <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 02:29:25AM +1300, Ralph Versteegen wrote: >> On 26 March 2013 02:21, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > teeemcee >> > 2013-03-25 06:21:24 -0700 (Mon, 25 Mar 2013) >> > 507 >> > Add mark+clone to map editor! >> > >> > You can't yet copy paste between maps. >> > >> > The implementation uses vectors of MapEditUndoTiles, like the Undo >> > feature, but uses separate create_changelist and apply_changelist >> > functions for handlign them. >> > >> > In addition, there is a new system to allow previewing map edits (used >> > for previewing cloning and also the Draw tool in Tilemap mode) which >> > also uses the undo system; there is a secondary_undo_buffer for >> > this. Took me days to decide upon, but it's very simple and powerful. > > I just tried this out, and it is wonderful. Nice work! > > I am not a fan of the preview of the draw tool. Could we make it > optional? Or make it flash? Or something else? > > But the preview for the clone tool is wonderful.
We could just remove it. I'm not attached to it. But I don't understand why having it flash would be better. >> >> The more tools that we have in the map editor, the more painful that >> the keybindings are. You should be able to press D, B, M, C, etc to >> switch between tools instead of Ctrl+D, Ctrl+B... So I'll change them. >> I guess 'B' for vehicle bit B in wallmap mode will have to become >> Ctrl+B. > > I agree. Even just minutes after reading this, I was still repeatedly > pressing D when I wanted Draw and M when I wanted Mark, and taking > several seconds to remember I needed CTRL. > > The Ctrl+B for B-vehicle tile kinda sucks, but it isn't the end of the > world. The compromise is worth it, I think. > > --- > James But should O, H, and A also be changed to CTRL+O, +H, +A for consistency, or not? Or maybe A to CTRL+A? I should also make the box and paint tools work for painting those bits and for individual walls. _______________________________________________ Ohrrpgce mailing list [email protected] http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org
