Better Coding in Godot

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[@maran2301]

Thank you so much for mentioning my plugin! I really appreciate it. Glad so many people like it!

[@XAHAK]

nice job

[@BrentonWoods774]

Really good stuff, thank you!

[@Guru2Kid]

Downloading this asap, thanks for developing this!

[@MrXlee1967]

This needs to be default from my point of view.

[@13thxenos]

Nice plugin! Thank you. Is there a possibility of adding vim motions? Not the whole thing, just enough to move around the code without using the mouse.

[@dancovich]

Two things I really wish Godot editor supported are system wide level addons (addons that are added to the editor itself and not per project) and dev time dependencies (addons that are tools for editing the game but shouldn't be bundled into the final build). This is the type of addon I shouldn't have to add to every new project.

[@Dominik-K]

Those would definitely be awesome! But so far the rate of progress looks pretty nice

[@Yukiixs]

Isn’t the godot system itself per-project?

[@R34nd0]

AFAIK, you can include specific parts of the engine in build (plugins included)

[@fdimb]

totally agree, but the PR regarding this has been stale for years. It'd also be nice to have a package manager for gdscript itself to share modules w/o depending on addons (this one I wouldn't consider a priority as you could do this with C# or with GDExtensions and a better language)

[@АндрейДильман-ф6ь]

There is and add-on for Godot that lets you an "global" addon for every project. "Globalize plugins"

[@njdarda]

the fact that you can instantly switch it on and off is a testament to how robust and flexible the editor is.

[@pythonxz]

Beats the living hell out of Unity's editor in my opinion.

[@mr.justdoev8245]

Спасибо за старания 🎉

[@Cadaverine1990]

​@@pythonxzUnity's editor does the exact same thing.

[@sleepingcolossus]

The horizontal tabs feature alone is enough for me to try this out

[@modularcuriosity]

This add-on is ABSOLUTELY Necessary ! The fact that, unlike every other IDE, Browser, Spreadsheet, etc in the world, the tabs above the editor window in Godot do not reference the file in the edit window, is insane. They reference the scene. This makes no sense and it guides the user into mistakes because the GUI subverts how tab panes work in every other piece of software. This plugin fixes all of that. It also gives us the missing File, Edit, Search, Go To, and Debug menu items that should be in the original product. I wish there was a way to set up Godot such that I can have a list of addons which should exists in every project because I can't use Godot without this addon. It's that good.

[@TheRattenfanger]

I was searching something like this! Thank you

[@refeals]

The tabs feature alone is enough to get me into this. As a professional developer who uses vs code on a daily basis, this is a god-send! What a great plugin, will give it a go right now, thanks!

[@АндрейДильман-ф6ь]

There is an Godot plugin for VS. But I don't know how good it is

[@refeals]

@АндрейДильман-ф6ь yeah I tried using vs code for a while, but I think the dev experience is better when using the embedded code editor, for me at least

[@FoxFavinger]

I feel that. VS Code is amazing for web dev and I even like it for C, but it feels clunky and over complicated for GDScript.

[@kurushimee]

@@refeals same here, feels much nicer when I don't have to switch between apps while iterating on something in GDScript

[@andermetalbrasil]

That's another plug-in that should become an official feature

[@john_avernia]

true

[@tycho25]

I agree

[@celdaemon]

I mean it's not that advanced, it's literally just moving existing UI elements to other places

[@kurushimee]

100%

[@kiyasuihito]

All that but still no multiple scripts views😢

[@michealwilliams472]

Haha fr; literally one of the most essential features still missing, and a big reason that I just use VSCode instead.

[@AirmanCS]

@@michealwilliams472 What do you recommend for VScode programing gdscript, like addons and all that

[@FoxFavinger]

Yes! VS Code’s hot keys drive me up the wall on Mac, but it saves me time from tabbing so much. This extension is so close!

[@redalchemy7322]

Definitely going to check this out! Thanks for showcasing it and for the member who suggested it

[@TranquilMarmot]

I just use VSCode with the Godot extension and it works great

[@BrentonWoods774]

I always try to keep my software as plugin-free as I can, but this one is so good - they should make it canon

[@FR3NKD]

Look awesome, I'll definitely check it out!

[@dwdadevil]

This is exactly what I need! It's so much more comfortable with the tabs!

[@Peshyy]

The last thing that'll make it perfect (for me) is Vim motions. It's the only reason I still use an external editor

[@MA-748]

Better yet, vim could be integrated into godot and all the open scripts can be loaded as buffers. A plugin should be easy to make for this since vim only needs a terminal to run and godot has a builtin terminal.

[@tycho25]

This is absolutely brilliant. I wouldn't mind seeing it integrated into the engine.

[@coanjos]

I really liked this. I'm a web developer that dreams of making games one day and this channel is the reason I'm always keeping an eye on Godot.

[@korbx]

this is a dream come true

[@ThatJamGuy09]

I personally don't use Godot, but it's cool to see how this engine evolves.

[@Alex-vq7fz]

Been using this addon for months, highly recommend!

[@btarg1]

I'm surprised that this isn't a PR rather than a plugin. I've been using VS Code since I can't live without its QoL features over Godot's code editor

[@Kry0000]

Thanks for sharing. Curious if the Godot team will take some ideas from this plugin and implement it into the base editor.

[@avp2501]

Highlighting the script I'm working on in the file system window would drive me bonkers. Rarely do I need to physically find the script and it would move focus away from what I was doing in the file system.

[@gamefromscratch]

I do believe that feature is toggleable. I do believe toggleable is a word.

[@lukevost]

You can disable it in Plugin settings, option "Auto Navigate is Filesystem Dock"

[@protogionlastname6003]

This is really cool, I think I'll continue to use vscode though

[@Scio_]

This video could not have come soon enough for my dwindling sanity 🎉

[@kurushimee]

I just found out about it yesterday. It's totally awesome, I always disliked how much space that sidebar was taking up in the script editor.

[@gorudonu]

looks great, all I need now is vim keybindings

[@rogemcy]

Awsome! Thanks!

[@JayceLee-k4e]

One more time for everyone in the back who thought they were coding the right thing, then they looked to their left

[@iojourny]

Good stuff, thanks

[@sanyi9667]

this should be CORE

[@rfsbsb]

This is an awesome plugin!

[@fatalitycs]

I normally use for work PhpStorm so using Godot IDE was really uncomfortable because of that weird left panel. Now it is fixed so I can code without distractions.

[@RebelliousX]

looks great, very promising, unfortunately it does not highlight the function from the list when the cursor is in the function block.

[@s4uss]

I think instead of this, could just have added colors and filters to the existing methods dock, and that's all you need (but more compactly) (you don't need script tabs above, taking away vertical space and more disorganized, and gets fuller with scripts out of view faster than current, also just a bit "over the top" with 2 rows of tabs). The other smaller features are nice tho. So I really do not agree this should be added at least not as default (as some say). It's mostly a downgrade - especially for most users that do very simple projects with few scripts and methods that easily fit in the same vertical space.

[@solitary200]

That double shift like menu is also available via Ctrl+P

[@IRDazza]

Not showing in Asset library!

[@HuangShengHong]

For me I always hide the left hand bar when coding, I have no idea why people need that, just sort files and functions properly, and use the filesystem dock to navigate between script files.

[@Dmytro.Korchynskyi]

Awesome! 🤩That's what I need! How I worked without it before? 🤪Thank you!

[@DGdevv]

Cool addon. I just wanted to move this filter tab to the left cuz it feels weird to me.

[@TBDGames0]

just added this because of the shift + shift search menu even though im using c#

[@Soulcode-k]

I love It so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mentalsmoge1128]

*BlueSky* in the description is not bold, I think you missed a couple of asterisks :)

[@whoeverofhowevermany]

There is colon after the asterisk without a space between them, like *:

[@umgefallenesglas8213]

this should be a pr for godot

[@GoblinArmyInYourWalls]

It is

[@matthewb192]

Back again!

[@GoDogGame]

Pretty!

[@XAHAK]

This is how it should be!

[@rewindcat7927]

I like it 👍

[@davidj3048]

Magic!

[@kataro100]

I think this should be in he default version godot 4.

[@lysy-zn2gg]

Better coding in Godot? Step 1. Use C# Step 2. Stonks

[@jakubhronik8637]

Only feature that would make me care about this would be symbol renaming

[@colin_actually]

I think it is about time I start using this addon. I've been letting this one mature a bit before trying it. The default layout for script editing in Godot is really bad UX. Counterproductive.

[@paveladventures5665]

Default scripting interface in Godot editor is horrible, it has UX bugs. Core team is used to it and doesn't want to change it. Plugin is nice, but doesn't solve everything. That's why I prefer Visual Studio Code for scripting.

[@glassmarble996]

Godot need auto collider adjustment. Create a sprite then set collider size is annoying.

[@lukevost]

I think you can easily write a tool script for this by yourself

[@glassmarble996]

@@lukevost no i cant :D

[@sczoot6285]

Godot needs to adopt Go as its official language for true naming parity

[@gnatinator]

Horizontal tabs should be a default option in Godot.

[@AstralNostalgia]

I do not like to many colors in IDE... it is like art, in art if you put 1000000 lights and effects everywhere it is hard to enojoy the artwork... comparea a retro 90's ilustration with nowdays ilustrations... the same for IDES... most of the pro use standard themes.... few colors.. colors are good for Property fields or Struct vs Classes , but I think color's every where it is hard to read... Rider's ide is a good good example of few colors, Default's visual stuido theme and visual code theme are antoher great example.

[@Drejzer]

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[@gamefromscratch]

Did you watch the Spiffing Brit video? ;)

[@broganking9830]

That is really handy. Should be default in the engine really

[@gimmemovieth]

Hey @gamefromscratch, are you going to cover the recently soft-launched Luxe engine?

[@Cameo221]

They need refactoring tools as good as Rider. Anything else doesn't match it, but I hope to see godot gain some more powerful capabilities. Because I cant go back to anything else! 😅

[@soapspangledgames2444]

Godot is my favorite game engine, but the editor has always lacked some common useful features: global function/variable renaming and finding function usages being two big one I really miss from Netbeans. There are a few features in this plugin that I would find useful.

[@gamersunite9026]

wtf it says 1 view

[@Drejzer]

It doesn't quite update the views in real time... But it did sit at 292 as I opened the notification.

[@kerduslegend2644]

1:16 christ, look at that many errors, my many years of game developments ive never seen that many errors in my life. Also, arent theres like... god loads of these quality of life assets like this in unity?

[@kenonerboy]

Buddy, it's the same networking related error ...

[@FireCrack]

You haven't seen 11 errors in your life?

[@coloneljcd6041]

Unity started out multi language too.. look what happened to that. For that reason I would never get into Godot at this point.

[@merovingen4546]

AWESOME, this scripts list panel was totaly useless. I would also love the addon to have code formatting (like when you past code inside the file) and highightting the changes due the last commit, but that would be to much work

[@Eliasdbr]

The godot editor needs Intellisense! That would improve it 100%

[@kerduslegend2644]

Not with that nonexistence documentation

[@actualgamedev]

no vim motion, no proper refactorin, still a garbage code editor. they shoud support external editor better instead of wasting time into a toy code editor.

[@hipflipped]

Actual whiner says what?

[@Uhfgood]

I wonder if I could add this to Redot.

[@gomathegoma]

Probably, at this point Redot is just a rebranding of the Godot editor

[@feivmoon]

​@@gomathegoma it is. Well, they parted ways and now Obsidian exists as well

[@Uhfgood]

@@gomathegoma Your point?

[@GoblinArmyInYourWalls]

​@@Uhfgood the point is why are you wondering? It's just godot with the logo changed. Yes you can use it.

[@Uhfgood]

@ - as you're looking down at your nose at me for even suggesting such a thing