Partial action wish (and non-wish) list #145

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opened 2026-05-30 16:57:23 +00:00 by glen · 1 comment

glen commented

2026-05-30 16:57:23 +00:00

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Remove an entity from the assembly
Save the assembly
Clear the assembly
Load an assembly (does this necessarily invoke the "clear" action? Or should it be possible to load an assembly into a non-empty assembly, adding more elements? What happens in the case of elements with the same id as existing ones, then?)
Manipulate the selection (add/remove entities from it, or change what is selected wholesale)
Change what view is focused
Export the assembly and/or snapshot a view in any of various formats

Things we don't necessarily think need to be implemented as actions under the current design vision: close an assembly or open/handle multiple assemblies.

This issue is to maintain the information from closed #132 that was not acted on: primarily the following checklist of things we do eventually want to have actions for but don't yet, but also some items we don't see a need for as actions. - [ ] Remove an entity from the assembly - [ ] Save the assembly - [ ] Clear the assembly - [ ] Load an assembly (does this necessarily invoke the "clear" action? Or should it be possible to load an assembly into a non-empty assembly, adding more elements? What happens in the case of elements with the same id as existing ones, then?) - [ ] Manipulate the selection (add/remove entities from it, or change what is selected wholesale) - [ ] Change what view is focused - [ ] Export the assembly and/or snapshot a view in any of various formats Things we don't necessarily think need to be implemented as actions under the current design vision: close an assembly or open/handle multiple assemblies.

glen commented

2026-05-30 16:58:53 +00:00

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Another point from #132 worth remembering is that we may need categories of actions to allow for filtering the command listener; for example if "setfocus" is an action and it is happening a lot as you click around, you may not want to see all of those actions in the listener.

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2026-05-30 16:59:22 +00:00

Prototype a keyboard shortcut system #132