Additional functionality for "Create Object"

[xyzzy]

Something that would be incredibly helpful (and I was hoping MMF2 had it) would be the ability to use the expression editor in the Create Object dialog, and possibly a Retrieve Object Name function.

I'm suggesting this because I spent a few hours setting up active objects for a level editor, then realizing I'd be forced into:

ObjectID = 1
--> Create object: "Player" at -32,-32

...

ObjectID = 53
--> Create object: "Goal" at -32,-32

when something like:

Combo Box: Selection changed
--> Create object: Combo Select$("Combo Box") at -32,-32

would reduce the work to essentially nothing.

I'd use Active Picture if I hadn't already gone so far into making the objects.

Sorry if someone has mentioned this before, but I didn't find anything about it in a search.

[joewski]

Eh, If I have read your request properly, goto tools, preferences, select tab "event list editor and in the "How to display the objects?" check Object's Name.

[Ross]

You obviously haven't read his post properly. I think his requests are warranted. Already (though currently out of place), the cursor object works by entering an active's name, as a string in the expression editor (to set a custom cursor).

[DavidN]

As a more general request, being able to handle as many things as possible through the Expression Editor rather than hard-coding values would be fantastic.

[joewski]

Oh your right, I haven't read it correctly.


Ok I have an idea, you would need 3 seperate actions added,

- New object from basic extension ie extension name, what new name would you like. (effectly a copy object)
- New object from frame ie extension name, new name. (effectly a copy object)
- New object from other frame ie extension name, new name. (effectly a copy object)
- Clear error flag message.

- You would possibly need a error occured event,

and finally

- An expression called get error message string.

[xyzzy]

[]Oh your right, I haven't read it correctly.


Ok I have an idea, you would need 3 seperate actions added,

- New object from basic extension ie extension name, what new name would you like. (effectly a copy object)
- New object from frame ie extension name, new name. (effectly a copy object)
- New object from other frame ie extension name, new name. (effectly a copy object)
- Clear error flag message.

- You would possibly need a error occured event,

and finally

- An expression called get error message string. [/]
Yeah something like that would be nice, too

[xyzzy]

Any additional input for this?

[LazyCoder]

This would be really useful for map editors. <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Random]

Then a "retrieve selected object's name" function would come handy too. So you could select an object of any kind (e.g. by qualifier) and store it's name in a string and use that later to create it.
And a "pick object by name" condition should be cool too.