Author Topic: [Fixed][Suggestion][Editor] Hotkey for ON/OFF toggling of the grid  (Read 1504 times)

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Offline IchoTolot

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The most speed increasing thing in the new editor (I am sure) is the grid. Even more in combination with "times 8" tilesets.  (L2, L3 as examples)

But often I encounter cases where I want to turn off the grid for 1 or a few things and after that turn it right on again.

A hotkey for ON/OFF toggling of the grid would be a great acceleration for level creation speed.

I might even argue about moving the grid option from "Settings" menu to the "Global" tab so that it is instantly avialable at all time, as I change the grid quite frequently (2,4,8,16 being the most common settings).

Yes, thinking more about it: A dedicated Hotkey + having the grid setting in the "Globals" tab would both be very beneficial. Even if it isn't a level variable.  ;)
« Last Edit: July 02, 2018, 04:04:28 PM by Nepster »

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Re: [Suggestion][Editor] Hotkey for ON/OFF toggling of the grid
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2018, 07:26:58 PM »
I agree, and I've said this before. A hotkey for grid on/off would be an enormous time-saver.

A related request: currently when the grid is off, ctrl-arrow moves a piece by 8. When the grid is on, ctrl-arrow moves a piece by 8 times the grid size. Much more useful would be, in the latter case, to move a piece by 1.

This would deal with some of the same use cases as the on/off hotkey and would make it less urgent, but I believe it would still be very beneficial to have both.

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Re: [Suggestion][Editor] Hotkey for ON/OFF toggling of the grid
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2018, 07:32:10 PM »
A related request: currently when the grid is off, ctrl-arrow moves a piece by 8. When the grid is on, ctrl-arrow moves a piece by 8 times the grid size. Much more useful would be, in the latter case, to move a piece by 1.

This would deal with some of the same use cases as the on/off hotkey and would make it less urgent, but I believe it would still be very beneficial to have both.

I agree on everything. :)

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Re: [Suggestion][Editor] Hotkey for ON/OFF toggling of the grid
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2018, 03:57:19 PM »
Ok, you will get F9 for toggling the grid usage. It's not much of an improvement over the existing "F10 then click on one checkbox", but well...
And I have implemented the changed behavior of Ctrl when using the grid: It now allows moving pieces by just one pixel.

EDIT: I did not add a shortcut for changing the grid value, as I deem "F10 and then enter it" fast enough.
« Last Edit: July 02, 2018, 04:04:14 PM by Nepster »