In-Built jBeam text file editor.

Discussion in 'Ideas and Suggestions' started by NoxiousFumes, Jun 8, 2016.

  1. NoxiousFumes

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    I was thinking it would be really useful if you had an inbuilt jBeam file editor. Not like actually rendering the 3d jBeam, but just editing the characteristics of the engine and such in game.
     
  2. Narwhal

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    the tuning menu is as close as your gonna get. the devs are most likely not gonna spend time working on making a text editor when other notepads already exist and it would just take the game longer to be developed.
     
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  3. NoxiousFumes

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    I'm just saying this because for some reason my PC doesn't like to save the opened jBeam file as jBeam, and then forces me to make it into a .txt file which i have to then rename to a jBeam file Everytime I make an edit.
     
  4. Narwhal

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    thats an issue on your end. as far as i know no one else has this problem. what are you editing with? notepad++?
     
  5. NoxiousFumes

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    Yup
     
  6. SixSixSevenSeven

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    file, save-as, computing 101 boy
     
  7. Narwhal

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    now that is weird. i would say i could help, but i cant. i dont know the first thing about notepad++ besides some keyboard shortcuts.

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    if your not doing what 6677 says then you should.
     
  8. NoxiousFumes

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    That's what I do! I'm not an idiot! It still save as a txt file
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    Sorry I yelled i have a temper
    Nevermind it works now. I just was doing something wrong sorry.
     
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  9. KJP12

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    Maybe your computer settings is messing with the saving of the files. When you look at normal txt files, does it show the '.txt' extension at the end of the file. If not, try doing these steps, assuming you use any version of Windows:
    1. Open up Control Panel (If you can't find it, open Run (Win+R), then type "control" then hit 'OK')
    2. If not on 'Small icons' or 'Large icons,' set it to one of them
    3. Open 'File Explorer Options' or 'Folder Options'
    4. Go to the 'View' tab
    5. Scroll down til it says "Hide extensions for known file types"
    6. If it is checked, click on the check box to make it no longer checked.
    7. Hit 'OK' or 'Apply' then close.
    Though, in my very short testing in Windows 7, this shouldn't be affecting you. Try saving it normally (as in Ctrl + S or File > Save), the normal saving works fine for me.

    Edit: Sorry for bump, didn't realized.
     
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