Eureka TODO / WISHLIST
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HIGH PRIORITY
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General
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+ a dialog to restore map from a backup, and maybe other
functions like pruning backups
+ allow Game/Port definitions to specify the linedef/thing flags
which can be used (rather than hard-coding them)
+ support PNG/JPEG/TGA for patches, flats, sprites
--> feature png ??
[ need to analyse PNG data for "grAB" chunk, or not?? ]
Documentation
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+ describe the four modes V/L/S/T, and their panels
+ a tutorial for the basics
- drawing lines in VERTEX mode
- hilighting stuff, selecting stuff, dragging stuff
- using the browser
- describe what a wad file is, PWAD vs IWAD, how to play it,
what nodes are, how wad files can contain more than maps,
different games and source ports
- describe basic elements of a map: Lines, Vertices, Sectors, Things, SideDefs
Editing
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+ a proper "curve" tool for making a circle arc or bezier curve,
and new vertices would be constrained to that curve, and you can
move existing vertices onto the curve.
+ when dragging a shape next to existing geometry, highlight
vertices and linedefs which would get merged, and implement
that merging.
3D View
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+ ability to highlight/select railings
+ slopes
+ extrafloors
- create a DrawWall for their floor/ceil and sides
- distance is slightly closer than normal wall segment
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LOWER PRIORITY
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General
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- Preferences window:
- backup_max_files / backup_max_space
- floor_bump_xxx values
- scrolling sizes??
- add more stuff (see Possible User Config, below)
- BSP: make read errors more tolerant (DON'T call FatalError)
- treat sprite UI_Pic in THING panel and DEFAULTS panel as a
highlightable thing, and possible Copy/Paste target
- Resource Dialog : when add a ".wad", check for same file with ".ugh"
extension and automatically add it too when it exists
- View/Place Camera command, cursor turns into +
[ need an ACT_ASK_SPOT action, plus a /ask flag for command ]
- Operation menu:
for "ACT_XXX" commands, turn pointer into a '+' and
wait for user to begin action (with MOUSE1..3 or SPACE key)
- linedef mode: '[' and ']' to adjust length of current line
- tag checking: check for valid usage of special 666 / 667 tags.
- replace "Toggle XXX" in View menu with checkboxes
- texture checks : warn about a 2S switch line with same switch in
both the UPPER and LOWER textures
- sector splitting: when choosing which side (left or right) will
become NEW sector, prefer the loop which DOES NOT include any
self-referencing linedefs
IDEA: a sector-rendering mode for sound propagation
IDEA: would a "low-res" sector-rendering mode be faster?
IDEA: a toolbar
IDEA: large font mode, more readable on 1920x1080 monitors
IDEA: a key to copy properties TO defaults (e.g. 'y' for yank)
IDEA: MMB on sidedef/sector tex : open RECENT browser
IDEA: for generalized lines, show more info in tooltip of desc
IDEA: when building REJECT, support a simple distance check
[ i.e. if distance between two sectors >= N, mark as cannot see ]
WISH: a scripting language
WISH: PRINT key makes a screenshot of 2D or 3D view
WISH: edit-key dialog has a button which opens a web browser to
the documentation about the current command
WISH: ability to view (perhaps edit) a map header lump
(for FraggleScript etc...)
WISH: ability to create / view / edit / import arbitrary lumps
(e.g. MAPINFO, DECORATE, etc...)
WISH: can import DWD (DoomEd) format maps
WISH: can import UDMF format maps
WISH: support ZDoom PK3 for textures (etc)
WISH: support DECORATE as (or in) a resource file
WISH: support Windows 95/98/ME
[running on Windows 98SE requires KernelEx]
Editing
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- a way to see angle of lines
- for the "Edit -> Paste" menu, turn the cursor into crosshairs
and wait until the user selects a spot to paste to.
OR: show the objects as the mouse move arounds, similar to
dragging stuff but less intense
- assume texture names beginning with '#' are special
(The texture checker ignores them -- what else is needed ??)
(perhaps have a special purple '?' for the UI_PIC)
- way to set uppers/lowers on certain 1S lines (e.g. MBF sky transfer)
WISH : autocomplete flat/texture names in Linedef and Sector panels
IDEA: when get "Area not closed" error, a way to show the place
where it fails
IDEA: a command to split-line-in-half-and-move-to-curve
IDEA: a mode to show skill levels via color of drawn things
[ draw sprites in 2D/3D view differently too ]
IDEA: in Find/Replace panel, can filter things by CATEGORY
IDEA: for quantizing a group of objects, try about 9 delta
positions (x+0, x+step/4, x-step/4 etc...) and choose the
"best" quantization.
IDEA: popup menu for right-click on flats/textures in the panel
--> Copy
Paste
Use Default
Clear to '-' (textures only)
Make Sky (flats only)
3D View
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- support selecting things in 3D view, use browser to change
their type, and Copy/Paste too
- able to drag stuff around?
- raise/lower floors
- move things on a 2D plane
- move things vertically (for Hexen format)
- BOOM colormaps
- BOOM deep water
- feature "tile_nonpow2" [ emulate tutti frutti when absent ]
BUG: closed sectors have a see-through gap (gets bigger further away)
WISH: draw the sky texture
WISH: rotated sprites
WISH: bound flats by 1S lines facing away from the camera
Browser
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- search box: ',' for OR
--> split match into N pieces, perform normal match on each
IDEA: when opened by a click, jump to the texture/thing/etc clicked on
IDEA: a way to clear the recent lists
IDEA: using "Browser / Things" (etc) to open the browser will reset
the category to ALL and clear the match string
---> a "/clear" flag to BrowserMode [ or two flags ]
IDEA: can change the [max] size of the texture/flat previews
IDEA: ability to shrink categories, i.e. say that for things the
'b' (bonus) and 'k' categories should become a single one
Game / Port Definitions
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WISH: conversion between Hexen <--> DOOM formats
[ perhaps as a script ]
WISH: conversion from Boom --> vanilla DOOM
WISH: FreeDOOM : categorize all the new textures
WISH: HacX and Harmony : categorize the textures
IDEA: for DOOM have "Switch", "Grating", "Door" categories
IDEA: add MBF things: 2016 "BETA Sceptre", 2017 "BETA Bible"
Possible User Config
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- headroom button_1..6
- number of RECENT items in browser
- browser scroll speed (i.e. linesize)
- paste_reselects (true)
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NOT-TO-DO
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NO: UDMF support
NO: use OpenGL for rendering 2D and/or 3D views
NO: Restore last window position and maximized state
NO: un-hard-code menu shortcuts?
NO: ability to use an external node builder
NO: if a given pwad (from command line) does not exist, ask to create it
perhaps: --create or --new option?
NO: built-in cheat sheet for mouse buttons and common keys
NO: document the config file syntax
NO: when one vertex of a linedef is moved (and not the other)
update the X offset on the appropriate side (right side for start,
left side for end vertex).
NO: support SPACE/INSERT in linedef mode (and line is highlighted or selected)
split the line and put vertex where mouse is
[ can do this in vertex mode easily enough ]
NO: merge vertex and linedef modes
NO: nicer way to select map, render a small 2D version of each map
and present them in a scrolling list.
NO: ability to drag the camera (on 2D viewport)
NO: when moving a sector and the camera is inside it, move camera too
NO: ability to edit Lua code for OBLIGE prefabs
NO: 3D view: handle very tall/thin window, letter box with black
NO: an auto-save feature (e.g. save every N minutes unless no
changes occurred in the last N minutes).
NO: a name-only mode for texture and flat browsers
NO: exchange object numbers
NO: check that current pwad has been externally modified
NO: when highlighting a sector, draw the things in the same color
but diimer, to show sector operators will affect things too
NO: support Chex Quest 1 and 2
NO: ability to "remove line 271" (etc) in port definitions
NO: "USED" category for the browser
NO: speed up grid drawing when step is small and zoomed out
NO: integrate Visplane Explorer
NO: support DDF / LDF / EDF as (or in) a resource file
NO: "fix" missing coop starts, place them near player #1
NO: a key to toggle "grab mouse" mode in 3D view
NO: animation mode, render continuously and show any lighting
effects and animated / scrolling textures and sprites
NO: ability to hide the right-side panel
NO: disconnect sectors : automatically include islands
NO: quantization should prevent linedefs from overlapping / crossing
