Objects panel

[4ian]

This is a testing version for the new "objects panel". It it displayed when you select an object and is much faster to use than the existing object editor.

Important

Please read all the "bugs or things yet to address" to fully understand what is not finished yet.

• Windows: https://gdevelop-releases.s3.amazonaws.com/experimental-build/object-panel/latest/GDevelop+5+Setup+5.4.213.exe
• macOS: https://gdevelop-releases.s3.amazonaws.com/experimental-build/object-panel/latest/GDevelop+5-5.4.213-universal.dmg

Caution

⚠️ Make multiple backups of your game before opening it and saving it with this version.

Bugs or things yet to address:

• When you close the modal, all of the collapsed behaviors spring back open again.
• Changing padding of button does not work (but works when opening/closing the modal).
• The text "This object has no properties" is shown for Multitouch Joystick child objects: should be hidden.
• We'll hide the variable search/copy/cut/paste when there are no variables. Decided against this.
• External tilemaps must be updated to react to changes made in the objects panel. For now, they must be modified through the existing editor.
• UI fixes to do:
  • Missing labels for Font and other resource pickers.
  • Allow to edit/paste in the resource fields.
  • The arrow in the select list are not always visible
  • The Particle Emitter field that allows to set particles should have a small "♾️" button to enable infinite (instead of manually entering -1)

Limitations:

• Effects are not shown in the scene editor - this is a feature request for the future.

Missing features:

• Performance issue because instance rendering were reading from getProperties which is too slow and heavy (because using translations and constructing objects). Replaced by direct JS object usage or C++ methods.
• 3D cube texture loading. Fixed.
• Update title
  
• Hide advanced properties for object properties + display see more/see less
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• Display custom objects children.
  • Allow to un/collapse them, collapse them by default.
• Smaller search field
  
• "There are no variables" text for variables.
• Make each section collapsible
  
• Updated design for group titles. Don't display it for instances
  
  • Ensure we've not broken the quick customization display.
• Hide "required behavior" with a single choice.

Object adaptation/instance renderer fixes:

• Sprite object: add properties
  • Button "Edit animations, points and hitboxes"
• Tiled Sprite. Properties added. Instance renderer updated, ok.
  • Remove Tiled Sprite editor
• Panel Sprite. Properties added. Instance renderer updated, ok.
  • ⚠️ Fixed crash (in master)
  • Remove Panel Sprite editor
• 3D Box: properties ok. Instance renderer updated, ok.
• 3D model: properties ok. Instance renderer updated, ok.
• Tilemap:
  • ⚠️ fix Cannot read properties of null (reading 'valid') in getOrLoadSimpleTileMap in RenderedSimpleTileMapInstance.updateTileMap when creating a new instance (in master)
  • Button "Edit tileset and collisions". Don't display properties.
  • Instance renderer to update
• Text object: properties added. Instance renderer updated, ok.
• Bitmap Text: properties added. Instance renderer updated, ok.
• BBText: properties added. Instance renderer updated, ok.
• Text input: properties ok. Instance renderer updated, ok.
• Video: properties ok. Instance renderer updated, ok.
• Light: properties ok. Instance renderer updated, ok.
• Particle Emitter: add properties. Instance renderer updated, ok.

  • Handle changing the type property which impacts the other properties.

  • Add a "Infinite" number field
    

  • Remove Particle Emitter editor

• 3D particle emitter: properties ok. Instance renderer updated, ok.
• Shape painter: properties added. Instance renderer ok because just an icon.
  • Remove editor
• External Tilemap: update properties group names. Instance renderer to update
• External Tilemap collision mask: instance renderer to update.
  • ⚠️ fix Cannot read properties of null (reading 'worldTransform') (in master)
• Spine: updated instance renderer, ok.
  • Update when scale, resource changed
  • Button "Edit animations"

Behaviors adaptation:

• Physics Engine 2.0: Add groups to properties (and mark some as advanced)
• Other behaviors: ensure advanced properties are marked as such

Add stories for new "compact" components:

• Color field stories
• Text area stories
• Stories for Toggle field + disabled state
• Resource field stories

Nice to have:

• Redesign at some point the variables.