Right-Click File Addition in Feature Requests

ID:815126
 
Jun 14 2012, 8:30 am
Applies to:Dream Maker
Status: Open
Issue hasn't been assigned a status value.
I would like to have the ability to right-click on a folder, and select off of a drop-down menu the type of file I want to create. The system of adding in new files and icons is work-able - but clunky and outdated.

If you're looking for an example of this Netbeans does it well.

I just find it annoying to have to click through menus or copy-paste and clear existing files.
#1 Jun 14 2012, 10:54 am
What I do is hit Ctrl+N and type [file].[ext], where file is the name and ext is what kind of file I want (.dm code, .dmi icon, .dmm map, .dmf skin). Then I hit enter. Simple enough for me.

That is, if you provide the extension in the name, the New File dialogue won't override it with the file type option.
#2 Jun 15 2012, 11:33 am
The most annoying part for me is having to type out entire type paths when I want to create a new file in a new folder.
#3 Jun 15 2012, 1:35 pm
In response to Albro1 (#2)
I don't use huge folder trees in my projects, but if you have one file in a folder open as you hit New, the path and type of the current file is there by default.
#4 Jun 15 2012, 3:37 pm
In response to Kaiochao (#3)
It is still slow and clunky though. Dream Maker could definitely use this upgrade.
#5 Jun 15 2012, 6:39 pm
In response to Kaiochao (#3)
Kaiochao wrote:
I don't use huge folder trees in my projects, but if you have one file in a folder open as you hit New, the path and type of the current file is there by default.

I know that, but it still makes things annoying when you are going to an existing, but empty, folder.
#6 Jul 9 2012, 8:36 pm
I would suggest simply having a toolbar somewhere in the Dream Maker interface, with nice colorful icons for creating new files with each of the extensions. The new file buttons should probably have the same icons as the files themselves, only bigger, just because that would make more sense. I think this is just what Dream Maker needs to feel more user friendly, and it would probably level the learning curve a bit. This would be faster than even a right-click menu, since the buttons would be right there. I can try a mockup of this when I have time.

As for creating them in a specific folder, you could just click the folder first, then click one of the buttons.
#7 Jul 9 2012, 8:38 pm
In response to Multiverse7 (#6)
I like this, but I would like to add-on (or clarify, I'm unsure of your intentions with that last bit) that I would like to be able to create a folder in DM without having to place anything in it. Or perhaps have a more modern "New" popup that gives you a tree to place the file in instead of having to type it out yourself (this would include the "New folder" button in the bottom right of the window).