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This is how it looks like, is that ok for you, Geep? 2020-12-25 10_07_17-Mission Objectives.png (44,507 bytes) |
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I have no problem with a dropdown. A concern is how to find an item of interest if there are hundreds of rows listed, and there is no full-text search (e.g., to bypass any atdm prefixes). Could you enforce alphabetization in the listing? That would help. |
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I guess another issue is whether or not free-text entry is allowed, or selection is restrained to items in the list. An advantage of restraint is that it helps avoid spelling errors. Nevertheless, I have a slight preference for free-text here, because - - it is more flexible and allows existing practices, such as direct type in of simple names or cut&paste from entity viewer name field. - it allows specifying a entity name in anticipation of creating the entity - if the referrenced entity is subsequently renamed, how to display the resulting mismatch at the dropdown is trivial (i.e., do nothing). (This issue becomes moot if the renaming is auto-propagated to the objective field.) |
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The text is not restricted to the names in the list, they are merely used as suggestion. I can take care of the sorting, no problem. I think if the entity is renamed, DarkRadiant's namespace management code might take care of all referencing spawnargs automatically. |
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All good. Look forward to it. Thanks |
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Ok, this is what it looks like now 2020-12-26 05_02_57-Edit Objective.png (23,521 bytes) |
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Excellent. BTW, on the dialog pages that have choices other than "Name of single entity", are there situations where you can provide similar lists for some of those choices? I don't understand those other choices well enough to give any guidance, but maybe you do. |
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I guess there's always room for improvements, but I admit I haven't looked into it very far. It's been a while since I worked with objectives. |
- Anonymous
