Rewrite editor in C# + all the benefits that come with it

[tyronx]

• Cleaner UI (Java Swing is an abomination). Should allow
  • Improved texture managmenet
  • Animation timeline, like shown in the Hytales model editor
• Correct rendering of halftransparent and other stuff (maybe have the game engine render it?)
• Can re-use code from game engine?

Feel free to submit ideas here. Especially in regards of Blender compatibility.

[Xytabich]

Potential ideas:

• Ability to use multiple texture sources.
  • In this case, one of the list can be used as a default source, i.e. no domain prefix will be added when exporting the model.
  • It would be nice for the game domain to also generate a prefix, since many resources can be used from the game.
• Model export options: no editor metadata, no disabled items

Difficult ideas to implement:

• 3d controls: move, rotate, change borders. For example, the move and rotate tools in unity, where the tools are quite multifunctional.
• Customizable snapping for controls
• Toolbar for controls
• Ability to use plugins / scripts to add custom tools. If possible, it would be nice to have fairly extensive access to the functionality:
  • Access to model data, animations
  • Creating 3d controls (e.g. bezier curve controls)
  • Adding fields/buttons to the element editor
  • Adding windows/tabs
  • Adding items to the general menu and context menu
  • The ability to add metadata to a project, or to an element. As well as saving settings globally.

[ATree42]

• Ability to specify vintagestory directory from which to grab textures from when loading json files.

[kroppt]

One challenge is that C# does not natively support Linux GUIs.

[MonaMayrhofer]

Is there a reason not to use https://avaloniaui.net/? As per their website they support Linux GUIs

[kroppt]

@MonaMayrhofer

Is there a reason not to use https://avaloniaui.net/? As per their website they support Linux GUIs

This kind of thing is definitely how Linux support would be added with C#.

This framework supports macOS and Linux with XPF. There is no free version. Also, per their FAQ:

Is Avalonia XPF open source and available on GitHub?

No. Avalonia XPF is not open-source, and its source code is not freely available.

This could impact things as well.