UI ‐ Basics and Navigation
Upon initially launching TCLE, the menu bar will have only File and Help
Once you open a project, more buttons will appear
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| New Project | opens the "Custom Level Details" dialog window to start a new level. |
| Open Project | opens a file dialog to search for a previously saved project .TCL file and open. |
| Convert Old Project | for converting old levels from the previous 2.0 format to 3.0. |
| Save <> | Saves the active file in the editor. |
| Save <> As | Saves the active file and gives it a new name. |
| Save All | Saves all current open files in the editor. |
| Open Recent Projects | A quick access menu to view a list of projects you have recently opened, and you can open them from here. |
| Template Files | Manage the .leaf templates the TCLE has access to. |
| Clear Temp Files | Inside the directory where the TCLE .exe runs, you will see a \temp\ folder. Whenever audio samples are played, they get unpacked and placed in the temp folder. This can take up space, and can be cleared at any time. |
| Exit | yep |
| Restart | closes and reopens TCLE automatically |
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Undo | Exactly what it says |
| Cut, Copy, Paste | Only available when editing a .leaf |
| App Preferences | Opens a menu to customize TCLE, including colors and keybinds. See more here |
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Leaf Editor Options | Visual options that affect the .leaf editor |
| Project Explorer | Show/hide the Project Explorer pane |
| Project Properties | Show/hide the Project Properties pane |
| Fullscreen | fullscreen app mode. Covers the Windows taskbar at the bottom |
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Add... | Adds a new file of that type to the project |
| Add Existing Item | If you have a file in another project and would like to clone it over to this one, you can do so with this button. |
| Regenerate Default Files | Fixes the default.spn and default.xfm files in case they get deleted or changed. |
| Add Sample Pack | Each level in Thumper has a set of samples/audio loops specific to it that work at a specific BPM. Available in this menu is a pack per level, and then 4 more for other non-BPM specific sounds like drones and dissonance. |
| Get All Sample Runtimes | Calculates all beat counts and runtimes of every sample in each .samp file in the project. |
| Export Project for Public Release | will explain later |
