Editor overhaul

[Shadowblitz16]

The editor is unpleasant to use currently with mouse, touch and gamepad.

Someone should look into how other mario editors work and how they handle ui and input with controllers and touch.

Some suggestions...

• super mario maker
• super mario maker 2
• mario editor

Ui should be snappy and easy to select objects, back out of menus, draw, erase, and reselect objects.

Things like layers and events need special considerations since these are nested menus.

The editor should be optimized for touch and gamepad input, since the moondust editor can be used for mouse and keyboard.

[Shadowblitz16]

Gamepad ideas...

When using gamepad..

• Select and eraser tools should be hidden.
• Pressing up, down, left, right should move the cursor along the grid.
• Camera should follow cursor.
• Run button should erase the hovered object.
• Jump button should place the selected object.
• Alt run or alt jump should select the hovered object.
• Whatever is button is not used for select should be used for edit
• Editing an item would show properties of the object.
• Properties woukd then be removed from within the item selection popup.
• Selecting a item from the block, npc, or bgo menu should close the popup menu and focus the screen.
• Start button should focus the editor hud.

[Shadowblitz16]

Touch input ideas...

When using touch...

• Possible edit tool to edit properties of a object like npc message.
• Touching the screen should either immediately place the object or we should use touch to drag a grid aligned cursor which auto draws objects when it moves.
• Camera should follow cursor

[Shadowblitz16]

Layout...

• Touch tools should be separated from normal tools with a separator or something. Again they should be hidden when using gamepad.
• Groups should either be done away with or made to be more clear, if the more clear option is used we should add more groups to be clearer, For example enemies, people. blocks, powerups, this would mean custom objects would be hardcoded to a specific group.

[ds-sloth]

These ideas are interesting, though you don't do yourself any favors by opening with "the editor is bad, try cloning some unrelated engine's editor". I'm interested to hear what the rest of the community thinks of these suggestions, so I've converted this into a discussion.

[Shadowblitz16]

Sorry I am not suggesting cloning them they are just some editors that are easier to work with on gamepad.

[Shadowblitz16]

Any input?
@ds-sloth the issue with converting this to a discussion is people will not see it.

I currently can't use the editor on phone and gamepad, it really is that terrible.

I am not trying to disrespect the amount of effort you already put it, but the editor needs major improvements.

Another thing about mobile is the virtual touch gamepad buttons don't pop up when in the editor.