Improve User Experience (UX/UI)

[swordmaster2k]

This is Issue is for capturing a long list of UX/UI improvements that should be made over the rest of 1.x and into 2.x.

Mostly for note-taking, but eventually smaller Issues should be created from this one.

Needs Sorting

• upscale icons

• Display zoom factor

• Scale sprite placeholder with tile size!

  • And other tools!

• CTRL + D for deselecting when using the selection tool

• Board scrolling while holding a mouse keyboard combo, as an alternative to scrollbars

• Run engine server in background constantly, no need for stop button then?

• Dropdowns for programs get very long and are hard to navigate as the project grows in size.

1.x

• Quick access to project directory from the editor
• Launch developer tools console in a separate window?
• Board Vector coloring
• Remember the last folder!!!
• map tools need quick select keys

2.x

• Ask user if a project update is required before actually doing it
• Get rid of config for startup program instead just look for a program with a certain name
• Get rid of the "Gameover Program" completely, never really used
• Starting map and character sprite set through startup code
• Dynamic asset reloading
• Upfront asset loading, no more need for loadAssets potentially
• Image asset preview when mouse moves to it?
• Smart loading of animation sprite sheets
  • specifying columns and rows in filename, something like: sprite-sheet-col-5-row-1.png
• Auto tiling
• Refresh tileset ability
• copy paste sprites
• Sprites are centered, bottom alignment is better
  • Could be configurable
• Center map?
• eyedropper tool
• Collapse the Character, NPC, and Enemy into single Sprite model
• Map/Scene outline, detailing all the entities
• Search for file in open project
• Use standard "icon.png" in root of the directory instead of project file setting
• Rename "graphics" to "textures"
• Output tab for debug information at bottom of editor
• Rename properties to inspector?
• Import mechanism from within the editor.