Notepad/text editor menu button on the sidebar

[Erex147]

Guidelines

• [X] I checked for duplicate suggestions
• [X] My suggestion intends to add or improve something

Version

Development (Unstable)

Topic

A game mechanic (e.g. a part, a feature, etc)

Why are you making your suggestion?

constantly switching between studio and in game is very tedious and monotonous. players would have to keep switching windows in order to write/edit/debug microcontroller code. minimising windows like that to make it easier to switch is a stopgap solution, but it does not help with UX and not everyone might be able to do that. Unstable has mobile access but no studio so it's outright impossible to code micros unless it's very small code.

the text editor/notepad makes writing/editing/debugging easier. players won't have to switch to any windows to properly edit their code. the notepad could also serve the purpose of a list/classic notepad where you can write todo stuff, self notes etc. it helps players vastly and makes programming in wos more enjoyable than before.

What do you propose? What should change, or what should be added?

I propose, a menu button on the sidebar containing the craft, delete, lock buttons etc that opens a very large textbox in which you can write text/code in. it does not require indentation or syntax highlights as it is simply a text editor. it should save the code when you close it so when you open it again, you don't lose progress

[sweetboss12512]

no alt+tab?

[Erex147]

its mad annoying to do that in Mac on top of that, wouldn't it be better if you wouldn't have to press alt + tab every time to edit big code?

[sweetboss12512]

I think it's worth it for the features of vscode

[Erex147]

not everybody has vscode. plus the notepad can be used for other stuff other than coding such as lists, todo, enemies, allies. coords etc