When finding a broken reference, offer option to remove the reference
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Description
A possible resolution when a map refers to a no longer available file would be to remove the reference to that file (including any assets or tiles on the map relying on this reference).
Tiled could provide this action as an option in the broken references view (that pops up when opening a map with broken references).
Suggested at http://forum.mapeditor.org/t/art-study-castlevania-legends/1070
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in Tiled's broken references view, which appears when opening a map with unavailable files, and trace how the map's file references, assets, and tiles are represented. Define the removal action there and verify that removing a broken reference also removes dependent assets or tiles without affecting valid references.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100