SLumpEd (v0.5 release page 12)

Cutmanmike · Post by **Cutmanmike** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:34 am

Another suggestion. XWE style "Quick Find" for lumps. Often i've accidently typed into the lump when trying to browse for one.

sirjuddington · Post by **sirjuddington** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:06 am

It's already kinda possible, just type the name while the lump list is hilighted. I was thinking of adding some kind of 'address bar' for quickly searching for/opening lumps.

Cutmanmike · Post by **Cutmanmike** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:07 am

SlayeR wrote:It's already kinda possible, just type the name while the lump list is hilighted. I was thinking of adding some kind of 'address bar' for quickly searching for/opening lumps.

Yeah that's the thing. I did that once but I accidently typed some crap into some map information (not mapinfo). Later, I foolishly saved and the map crashed every time I tried it. Luckily I keep backups so i'll let you off this one

Post by **Ryan Cordell** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:42 pm

I was just thinking of a suggestion. For the Decorate text editor in SlumpED

Say there's the rare or often case (with some VERY experienced modders), that you have like long lines of code (100 or past. I've reached 438. =D)

Then there's the code that also is dependant by Jump functions, like A_JumpIfInventories, A_Jumps and such..
What I'm trying to say, if it would be possible to implent something such as:

You highlight the whole (In this case,) A_JumpIfInventory, and then hold down a button (I guess), then go to the state/sprite and highlight the frame, and it would show the number/frame so you can input into the JumpIfInventory function.

It would SERIOUSLY, SERIOUSLY help against counting all the frames in the weapon.

Zippy · Post by **Zippy** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:47 am

Except it would become worthless as soon as custom state labels are implemented. Once those are in you'll never need offset based jumps again.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:52 am

not to mention that implementing that in an editor is not that simple - in fact, adding custom labels to ZDoom is probably easier.

Post by **Ryan Cordell** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:02 am

It's nothing short of suicide having to think up of a custom strategy or having to count all the frames seperately. Especially when the code is WAY larger than the standard. Even for a weapon noob like me.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:57 am

Too bad for you - but this has no place whatsoever in a generic lump management tool.

Sir_Alien · Post by **Sir_Alien** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:33 pm

Blade Nightflame wrote:It's nothing short of suicide having to think up of a custom strategy or having to count all the frames seperately.

I don't write shopping lists all that often, but why not have //comments at the end of each set demarcating the number of frames you need to jump to get to that point?

Or, have a /*comment*/ index marking out every five frames:

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     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
/*5*/TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
/*5*/TROO A 10

Comments yield a whole range of possibilities with only a small amount of effort involved.

Something like you're asking for will never happen, simply because of that's not how hilighting (at least in SLumpEd) works. So you need to find ways to make your life easier for yourself.

Post by **Ryan Cordell** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:04 pm

(even if lesser suggestions get added..)
Mainly there would also be many Jump's also so you'd have to take those into account, but I was just requesting if this could be added, lest people try and find the right 'strategy' or 'method' to use (Which could take a bigger piece of time than needed.) for such insanely long codes.

But then again, it's the 'Minority vs. Majority' kinda thing, ain't it?

Post by **TheDarkArchon** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:20 pm

Sir_Alien: That's what I did with Tainted Decorums minigun, which turned out a mess due me hacking in a proper spin-up/down method. It was only possible to do because of it or I would have lost my place with my jumps.

Sir_Alien · Post by **Sir_Alien** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:25 pm

TheDarkArchon wrote:Sir_Alien: That's what I did with Tainted Decorums minigun, which turned out a mess due me hacking in a proper spin-up/down method.

So, are you saying it's a good idea or a bad idea? I only suggested it cause I use it in ACS with long, multi-dimensional arrays and what-not.

I wouldn't have a clue how effective it is in DEC.

Post by **TheDarkArchon** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:29 pm

Clarified my last post. Personally, though I used the state label rather than a number.

Sir_Alien · Post by **Sir_Alien** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:35 pm

TheDarkArchon wrote:Clarified my last post. Personally, though I used the state label rather than a number.

Okay, I just wasn't sure by the original wording whether or not you were saying it became a mess because of the indexing method.

And yeah, label or number, either or...

Krillancello · Post by **Krillancello** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:37 pm

Sir_Alien: Your first suggestion in regard to frame jump comments would look something like this?

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     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
// Jump Here: 2
     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
// Jump Here: 6
     TROO A 10
// Jump Here: 7
     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
     TROO A 10
// Jump to End: 10