0.5.4 editor issues

[ghost]

I doodled around with the editor and found some minor issues:

• the semitransparent GUI background blocks the drawing tools; maybe this is more of an issue on smaller screens/resolutions
• relation of the white rectangle and the actual block position is somewhat weird
• the help function lacks documentation (also a wiki entry would be nice)
• some issues with smaller windows/resolutions (for example, the weapon settings may be unreachable)

A question: What is "tracing guide image" and "guide alpha" about?

[cxong]

• Background: that's mainly there to stop when you try to select a tool but slightly miss, you end up painting at that location, which was very annoying in testing. I was going to make the whole GUI collapsible when you were painting but I didn't get around to it; what do you think?
• Help: I'll try to add more tooltips / help documentation; please write a wiki if you can :smile:
• Weapon settings: yes that's a bug, those settings aren't supposed to be that far down. Fixed in dev

Tracing guide image / guide alpha (I don't remember what the correct term was) is where you can load an image file which is drawn over the map so you can trace over it. For example, to make the doom level, I used this image: http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/E1M1:_Hangar_(Doom)?file=E1M1dots.png

The technique is similar to this one in 3d modelling: http://www.erain.com/img/viewports.jpg

[ghost]

• Background: If you mean collapsible like the Windows start bar, please make it opt-in. It's a good idea, but not if first-time users don't know about it. Another thing, that's related: Please make the window setting of the editor independent from the game. At best, make it always start as a maximized (but not fullscreened) window. And please allow the user to close it by clicking the close button.
• I'll see what I can do the next days.
• Kudos.

That tracing guide image is a neat idea btw.

EDIT: Added: https://github.com/cxong/cdogs-sdl/wiki/Static-Maps

[ghost]

BTW, if you have time for more GUI uplifting: It seems, tooltips tend to overlap.

[ghost]

Also: Could you upload this image for the wiki, as it seems to require owning the repository or a fork? As: static_tools.png EDIT: Another one may follow. EDIT2: There it is: guide_template.png

[ghost]

Oh, and while I'm on it: The editor eats up about a lot of CPU power and doesn't really run smooth. (windowed, maximized) EDIT: CTRL + V on tracing guide image crashes the editor. EDIT: Underscore looks like a point in the editor.

[cxong]

CPU usage has many factors, I've made a separate issue for that here: #231

Pasting guide image won't work because the editor doesn't use the clipboard. It might be trying to paste the mission, but of course that shouldn't crash, I'll look into that.

Underscore doesn't exit in C-Dogs' font. That will be fixed once the font is replaced: #138