Editor re-write design discussion

[prock-fife]

I think it's finally time someone tackles the editor. It's current state is basically unusable. I'd like to collect a list of features and prioritize them here. NOTE this list will grow as we discuss.. it is a work in progress.

Must have features - High Priority (Let's not talk how we will implement this stuff yet):

• Load/save map
• Edit global map settings
• Change view (rotate, zoom, pan, etc etc)
• Re-arrange layers (re-order)
• Select layer
• Show/Hide layer
• Add/Edit/Remove layer
• Select object to "draw"/place
• Add (place)/Edit/Remove Instance
• Add/Edit/Remove Objects (including actions)
• Edit Cell properties (includes pathfinding properties)
• Toggle map/layer grid
• Toggle layer cell coordinates

Medium Priority

• Add/Edit/Remove additional cameras
• Add/Edit/view pathfinder transition between layers
• Add/Edit/Remove Lights
• Add/Edit/Remove Triggers
• Add/Edit/Remove Custom attributes (need to add a callback for custom attributes to FIFE loaders maybe?)
• Add/Edit/Remove Sound Sources (global/ambient sounds)

Low Priority

• Tileset Editor/Creator

Behaviors

• All object references should be relative to the map file location

Ideas

• Add ability to specify "include" directories for object references
• Editor meta file or "project" file to store project specific configurations
  • Default camera settings
  • Default "include" directories
• Ability to "install" the map into the correct location for client testing. This might include the ability to bundle the map and resources.

[LinuxDonald]

The fiferpg editor (done in cegui) now works too with fife maps: https://github.com/fife-rpg/editor/commit/3aae8f6ea6b2cdd3a13fa10f4cfb8208316af647

https://github.com/fife-rpg/editor

[helios2000]

Really cool! Good work @Beliaar 👍

[LinuxDonald]

What about an merge of fife-rpg-editor into this repo here? @helios2000 @prock-fife @vtchill

[Beliar83]

Just a note, i only added support for loading maps without a fife-rpg project, but i did not remove any fife-rpg specific features.

[LinuxDonald]

I don't think we would merge it now. But as an long term thing. We could do it instand of write an complete new one here.