====== To-do list for L3DT release 2.5a ======

Due date: Undecided.

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

==== Undo / restore ====

  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Investigate single level of undo / restore points.

==== UI tweaks ====
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} New UI for heightfield smoothing, including option to filter 8-bit artefacts specifically.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Re-design export wizard to be more intuitive.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Thread import/export and project load/save, and add cancel button to prog box.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Toolbar for switching map view mode.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add blur tool for DM/HF.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add invert hotkey for DM tool (using ALT).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Split pane / child window display for multiple DM schemes.

==== Algorithm changes ====

  * {{common:todo.gif}} Experiment with DesignInflate32, 16, etc. (in plugins?)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Editable presets for overlays (eg. volcano, mountain, etc).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Displacement mapping (for Stu, and also for shadows).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Make filter functions work with selected area.

==== Climate/texture management =====

  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add texture lib & manager. 
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add 'texture brightness' to tex wizard ([[http://www.bundysoft.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=451|see request]]).

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

  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Discontinue support for scripted .def and .ini files (obsolete formats).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Allow heightfield import from mosaic.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Verify mosaic export at 8192x8192 tile size (set tile cache to 1).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Verify 'grow tiles by 1' at 8192/8193 tile size (again, set tile cache to 1).

==== Plugins ====

=== API ===
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add class factory for DLLs, for custom var types.

=== File I/O plugins ===
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} ImportEx plugin (add maps to existing projects.)
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add mosaic support for [[bundywiki>plugins:fileio:L3DTio_DDS|L3DTio_DDS]].
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add image resolution option to [[bundywiki>plugins:file:L3DTio_FI|L3DTio_FI]].
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} L3DTio_WMZ, to compress the water map (based on LibHFZ code).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Create new bitmap plugin to save directly from mosaic (for ultra-large images).
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Replace 'read file header' with plugin functions.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add import/export to Copy/paste.
=== Calculation plugins ===
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Plugin to run only specific areas of calculations.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} atCalcHF_Erosion.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} atCalcHF_Thermal.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} atCalcHF_Filters.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} atCalcHF_Inflate.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} atCalcWM.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} atCalcWM_wtable.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} atCalcAM.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} atCalcTN.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} atCalcLM.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} atCalcTX.

==== Climates ====
 
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Re-build the 'Arid' climate.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Re-build the 'Frosty' climate.

==== Installer ====

  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add 'remove old versions' checkbox.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add start menu selection page.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Linux installer (via WINE).


==== Bug fixes ====

  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Either require restart after hitting cancel in 'settings->activation code', or else preserve the keystack when opening the dialog.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Allow map filenames such as 'foo.bar.png'.


==== Other ====

  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Enable flag-adder in keys.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add ability to load 'patch' XML files to update app settings.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Use atexit function to restart.
  * {{:common:todo.gif|TODO}} Add seed/randomize option to perlin & fractal wizards.



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

 >> [[aaron:todo:l3dt:v2.6|Release 2.6]] >>