Editor Features Poll

[stargroup100]

I'm currently collecting info for my own purposes (which I'm sure you guys can probably guess) so I want to know what features you guys would like to see in a note editor such as StepMania or DDream that doesn't exist at the moment.

For example:
- Synergy of StepMania and DDream's advantages
- Being able to customize assist tick sound
- Being able to customize keyboard shortcuts

[Charu]

Be able to change Xmod (That's NOT just 1x, 2x, and 4x) and Cmod or whatever on the fly through a short cut without having to go into the "player settings".

[___________]

For me, a note density graph (like the ones in the ffrsongs) would be interesting

[Arntonach]

Changing the assist tick isn't too hard. Now being able to change theme metrics with Stepmania would be awesome.

[bmah]

I would love to be able to copy and paste specific sections of a file onto another file in Stepmania. I know this is possible in DDReam, but I don't really use that program.

And I'd really like an "undo"/history button in case you messed up your notecharting. I know of no such thing in Stepmania's editor.

[Razor]

ctrl + z feature on Stepmania
mouse support on Stepmania
feature that lets you TYPE IN the bpm of a section you want speed-up/slow-down on Stepmania

[icontrolyourworld]

i'd like to insert pauses and negative bpm's with ddream

[kommisar]

new gui and use of mouse

built in irc

online connectivity for people to play your works in progress directly from your editor and use remote assistance to help you step certain sections

[kommisar]

a program that makes ddream users have an uncontrolable urge to immediately dump when they open it up

[alloyus]

Not stopping the song from scrolling in Stepmania if the notes stop

[AlexDest]

Originally Posted by kommisar

a program that makes ddream users have an uncontrolable urge to immediately dump when they open it up

yea this

also make it so cmods are actually usable in sm 3.9 editors

[PrawnSkunk]

content aware jumpstream fill tool

[Wayward Vagabond]

Get kommi yo shut up with the dream hate


We get it kommi you hate that its a tool you wish you could use but can't because its new

omg

[stargroup100]

Originally Posted by PrawnSkunk

content aware jumpstream fill tool

Not sure what you mean. Explain please?

[jimerax]

BPM and stop gimmick templates/commands

[stargroup100]

Originally Posted by jimerax

BPM and stop gimmick templates/commands

Any specific examples?

[Wayward Vagabond]

I think he means like you select a region and pick the gimmick you want to add kind of thing

[jimerax]

ok examples:

BPM spike addition, BPM curve addition (linear/parabolic/etc), automatic arrow modification when you double/halve BPM in some sections (ex. 100bpm 32nds -> 200bpm 16ths).

and yeah basically what wv said.

[justin_ator]

Originally Posted by jimerax

automatic arrow modification when you double/halve BPM in some sections (ex. 100bpm 32nds -> 200bpm 16ths)

The SM editor does this, doesn't it? When you compress/expand a certain amount? Or maybe I'm thinking something different.


One of my biggest pet peeves is having to sit there for two minutes to make the bpm thing go from 140 to 280 or something for a specific part, not being able to just type in a value. A list of previously used bpms would be cool too, that way you could just select the one you need to change it to if you're doing something with similar bpm changes/tricks in several parts.


AH! I have one... make it so that if you change the bpm or add stops to a section the editor will shift your remaining work in the file accordingly to keep them on the timing of the song they were on. Because when you add in a stop and bpm change, it's a pain to have to rearrange the whole rest of the song after, thus you have to make all bpm gimmicks as you go... Along the same lines, if you add bpm changes/gimmicks the remaining bpms/gimmicks should also shift down. Even when you use the compress/expand feature in the SM editor, bpm things don't shift.

[stargroup100]

Originally Posted by jimerax

ok examples:

BPM spike addition, BPM curve addition (linear/parabolic/etc), automatic arrow modification when you double/halve BPM in some sections (ex. 100bpm 32nds -> 200bpm 16ths).

and yeah basically what wv said.

Ah, I get it now.

Lots of good suggestions in here. Keep 'em coming.