Paint3D feedback from Sevensheaven

[Atomic]

I've updated next version to automagically paste 2D images with the most appropriate orientation, no more need to rotate/flip them manually every time.

[Sevensheaven]

Cool! When will the next version be released?

[Atomic]

I'm not sure yet, now I'm working on speeding up Grow/Shrink, they are barely usable currently.

[NeatNit]

Hooray!



But before I forget, there's a BADLY NEEDED feature that every time I want to suggest it it somehow disappears from my mind.

But now it's here.
In my mind.


A goddamn scripts hotlist. Like, a small list of scripts that always appears tied to the scripts window. It should be something really simple, for example showing all the scripts in <P3D>/scripts, and having a 'save' button for saving it directly there (it would prompt for a file name, and add .<s or f>.txt automatically).

[Atomic]

I was saving something like that for the plugin system but I suppose that's indeed badly needed, maybe I'll add it to the next version.

How about I just make it part of the menu?
Like you go to Image/Run Script and when you hover over it a new menu appears with every file on the default scripts folder?
Clicking Run Script will still open the console but clicking a script's name on the new menu will skip that and just run the script. Maybe the first entry on the new menu will be to set the default folder (and the save/load buttons on the console will default to that folder as well).
This would be simpler than showing a list on the console and would save time as well, considering a hotlisted script is probably finished anyways.

[NeatNit]

I was thinking something more like this:


(please excuse the laziness of the mockup)

[Atomic]

I've added it to the next version:


I've chosen to do it like this because:
-It's faster to run a script (just click it)
-Saves screen space
-Folder hierarchy is preserved
-You can change the default folder and the console also obeys it, meaning saving/loading files to the right folder is very fast
-Your way will either save a script automatically when the user opens another one from the side bar or loose the changes - both are unusual behaviors

The only disadvantage is that it takes slightly longer to execute a script because it has to initilialize the interpreter every time you run a script as opposed to reusing the console's interpreter.

[Sevensheaven]

I think it's perfect this way. This way non-scripters can also easily make use of scripts.