[CF-Devel] Re: Crossfire IT-Project - The Editor is ready!!

[Michael Toennies]

Hm,
 believe me or not,
i had spend a week to make the java editor.

And he is nearly finished.

He is a GREAT piece of java code, i used the Gridder source
as base (but at this time, most is changed).

I will release him later in this night.
Perhaps he goes ASAP to a first CVS, so all of you can grap him.

At the moment he reads in all arches, read and blt maps,
he can make makes iso AND rectangel (in fact, you click a button and
the view is changed). You can load in a map twice and look in one window
in iso style in it, in other in normal.

I added menues for RandomMaps and Scripts and try to reserve space in the
GUI
for it, thats for peterm and gros to include them.

Well, the weak point is arch parsing, most goes over text. Thats only a
question
of time. When every guys graps a arch type wrotes a paser for it, it will
need a week
to make them.

Ok, i will try to bring it to an end now and then you all can see.

Michael

PS: Java Editors are like Sex: Don't talk about it, do it!


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      Hi Adam,
     
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      In my opinion CF needs a new and improved Map-Editor, ideally
     
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      in Java to be available cross platform.
     
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      The current Crossedit Editor is only available for Unix and
     
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      XWindows. This closes out potential map-makers that have
     
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      a Windows OS (which are 95% of all desktop users).
     
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      End-User usability is a big issue. In my opinion it is close
     
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      to unusable for technically non-skilled people. In many cases
     
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      you need to enter bitmask-numbers, data fields change meaning
     
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      depending on object context etc. This can probably done much
     
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      better with a good dialog and interface design.
     
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      Maybe you want to have your students tackle this ? An open
     
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      source approach would be nice.
     
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      Regards,
     
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      Zack
     
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