Thus spake "Tim Byrne":
> First, big thanks to Tim McCaron for opening my eyes up to the automation
> that can be accomplished by chaining a slew of triggers and GKCs together.
>
> I'd like to request a more manageable format for the buildFile,
> specifically for traits assigned to pieces. I find it relatively easy to
> create a piece with the editor, and then duplicate many similar pieces
> with small tweaks by some alternative method (text editor, or program
> generated). However, if I need to create a single piece (or more likely a
> prototype) with MANY similar traits this be comes quite difficult for me.
>
> An example would be creating a prototype with 100 SendToLocation traits.
> There's no way I will spend the time to create that within the editor.
> When I look at the buildFile, its very difficult for me to determine what
> in the prototype definition delineates the traits. And even if I could,
> the other problem I have is the "keys" used are not human readable. So if
> I have one SendToLocation that is activated by ALT-CTRL-SHIFT-1, I don't
> know how to edit it to change it to ALT-CTRL-SHIFT-2.
>
> So, I'd like to see a full XML format for the buildFile. However, I know
> that might be a big undertaking, so I have some suggestions for some
> intermediate solutions.
>
> 1. Use a simple delimiter for traits. Something where a developer can
> look at a definition line, and split up all of the traits. With that, one
> could at least copy and paste traits for an object, and then tweak them in
> the editor.
>
> 2. Use human readable key commands, making it possible for a developer to
> change the keys for triggers, GKC, etc. with a text editor.
>
> These two suggestions could be a stop-gap solution to a full XML format.
>
> Would it help if I said, "pretty please"?
>
> Cheers
>
> Tim
I'm interested in implementing such a thing, but saying "n-pretty please"
for finite n isn't going to get me to it any sooner than I was already
planning. :)
(There are four or five small- to moderately-sized projects ahead of
that on my List of Things To Do right now.)
--
J.
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