====== To-do list for L3DT release 2.6 ======

Due date: Undecided.

===== Feature list =====



==== User interface ====

  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} New climate editor (fancy GUI.)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Pixel information displayed in mouse hover box.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add HF contour overlay option for all maps (inc. DM).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Cross-hatching on DM to indicate modified pixels.
  * {{common:todo.gif|TODO}} Modify clip alt range tool so that an alt range can be selected (combo becomes above|below|between, with last option enabling a second edit box), and the set alt can either be relative or absolute (set to|shift by).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add heightfield contour lines to image drape.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Pan with middle mouse button.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add a memory warning in wizards.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Profile loader.
    * 'Settings->Profiles->Save defaults as profile'.
    * 'Settings->Profiles->Load defaults from profile'.
    * 'Settings->Profiles->Export profile to XML'.
    * 'Settings->Profiles->Import profile from XML'.
    * Sets all default values for wizards & dialogs.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Dynamic list of schemes in view menu.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Show progress when minimised (in system tray?)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Larger toolbar icons.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Calculate map byte allocation in exporter (hey, this could be a calculator plugin!)


==== Algorithm changes ====

  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add non-binary blending in TX_GenMapPro & alpha-map generation.
    * Add blend radius to different land types (either HF, AM or TX referenced).
    * Add max blend radius to different land types (either HF, AM or TX referenced).
    * Algo compiles for each pixel a list of land types and their floating-point weightings (used in TX and alpha gen).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Rivers!
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Vegetation (general).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Vegetation (for Spring) ([[http://www.bundysoft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=2368#2368|see here]].)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add texture lib with references from LTs, to reduce duplication.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Fully user-defined terrain algorithms (plus variable DM/HF ratios!)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Have some salinity-loss in shallow seas, to account for rivers connected to the sea.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add displacement-mapping to TX_GenMapPro.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Optimise LinInterp.
  * {{common:todo.gif}} Add FixGeoRefExtents function to map group.
  * {{common:todo.gif}} Improve mosaic cache handling on for large tiles.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Export shadow maps option.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Investigate rain map (set direction, et. Influences wtable, maybe lakes.)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Extend climate algo to include custom LT params options (e.g. alt ranges as heightfields.)

==== File I/O ====

  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add support for VTP Enviro tilesets.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add alpha-only RGBA export for alpha-maps (um...why?)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Allow 'Import->texture' (um...why?)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} JPEG 2000 plugin, using [[http://www.openjpeg.org/index.php?menu=main|OpenJPEG]].
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add nearest match algorithm to AM colour-mapped PNG loader.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add option to change mosaic naming scheme (using regex?)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add XSLT for bundysoft XML files.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} [[bundywiki>plugins:fileio:L3DTio_UMF|L3DTio_UMF]] (universal map file).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} 'Export to DF2' ([[http://www.bundysoft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=238|see here]]).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} 'Export to Enviro'.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} 'Export to COLLADA'.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} 'Export to Ogre'.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} (X)HTML summary.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} atMiniRedist plugin (packages proj, def.xml and DMF for redist, without other maps)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Split large map files into mosaics during file import.


==== Plugins ====

  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} File preferences.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} System monitor (CPU & RAM, with PDH).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} VarListTree (use for settings).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Check for updates plugin, using libcurl.

==== Scripting ====

  * A few items from the [[[aaron:todo:l3dt:scripting|scripting to-do list]], including:
    * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} The for() loop.
    * {{:common:done.gif|DONE}} If/else.
    * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} The assignment operator (= ).
    * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Some algebraic operators (+, -, /, *, %).
    * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Some logical operators (==, ||, &&).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Un-lock user interface for all registered users.

==== CommonUI =====
  * Classes
    * {{common:todo.gif}} GroupBox (part of static?)
    * {{common:todo.gif}} Tree
    * {{common:todo.gif}} List
    * {{common:todo.gif}} Report (part of list?)
    * {{common:todo.gif}} Tab
  * Things to handle
    * {{common:todo.gif}} Fonts
    * {{common:todo.gif}} Window positioning
    * {{common:todo.gif}} Setting styles
    * {{common:todo.gif}} Nesting of controls (dialogs in dialogs, etc)


==== Other ====

  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} A 'load defaults' option for specific apps (eg. DF2, BF2, TSE, TA-Spring, etc.)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} A memory allocation check in wizards, to prevent out-of-ram events.

====== Next release ======

 >> [[aaron:todo:l3dt:wishlist|Unscheduled]] >>