yyalansavage
commented
3 months ago The reason the room editor text icon is in its current position is because this is where the room editor puts it layer-specific tool icons - ie tools shown for the selected layer. The room text icon only appears when an asset layer is selected because this is the only layer which accepts text items. The Sequence editor of course does not have layers. Tile layer and path layer both also present tool icons here in the room editor -
Moving the text tool icon to the floating toolbar would then be inconsistent with other tools in the room editor; the text icon would also not be shown unless an asset layer is currently selected. It is of course possible although not as simple as it sounds (as currently it uses the room editors existing tool framework to position these icons).
Description
The Text in Room feature should mirror the Text in Sequences workflow. It would be good to move the Text in Room button to the same toolbar (Canvas Toolbox) that Text in Sequences is present in. In its current form, it is not displaying as designed per FSD https://wiki.opera.software/display/GM/FSD+-+Text+in+Rooms
This would likely increase the users familiarity with a new feature from the word go and promote UI consistency.
Expected Change
Move the text in room button to the room canvas toolbox.
Steps To Reproduce
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How reliably can you recreate this issue using your steps above?
Always
Which version of GameMaker are you reporting this issue for?
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Which operating system(s) are you seeing the problem on?
Windows 11
Are you running GameMaker from inside your Steam library?
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