ME-mod v0.8.0

me-mod v0.8.0 — Prefab Manager folder browser + right-click context menus

Added

• Prefab Manager folder browser. Real filesystem subfolders under
  \DCS\dcs-sms\prefabs. Two-pane layout — folder tree on
  the left (with its own search), prefab list on the right. New Folder
  button below the tree; right-click on a tree node → New subfolder /
  Rename / Delete / Open in Explorer. Saves write to the currently
  selected folder. Filter on the right is scoped to the selected folder
  • descendants (or all folders when "Show all" is clicked / nothing is
    selected).
• Right-click context menu on prefab rows (closes #50). Move to… ·
  Copy file contents · Copy place snippet · Show in Explorer. Error
  rows expose only Show in Explorer.
• Move-Prefab modal dialog: parent-window disabled while open, opens
  centred over the Prefab Manager, non-resizable, plain title.

Changed

• prefab_ops.scan_dir now recurses; rows carry a new folder field.
• prefab_ops.save_selection gains an optional folder argument (default "").
• paths.lua gains folder_to_abs and ensure_prefab_folder helpers — the
  single seam between in-memory '/' and on-disk ''.
• Prefab Manager minimum window size bumps from 540×460 → 760×460 to
  accommodate the tree pane.
• "Search:" label renamed to "Search files:".
• Reload / Undo last placement buttons moved to the right side, sharing
  a row with Rename / Delete. + New folder / Show all live in their own
  row below the tree.

Internal

• New context_menu.lua module with lazy clipboard probe (Gui.setClipboard
  → dxgui.setClipboard → Input.setClipboard → cmd /c clip last resort).
• New prefab_ops.move_prefab, rename_folder, delete_folder,
  count_folder_contents.
• Path-traversal validator prefab_ops._validate_folder_path rejects ".",
  "..", backslash, reserved characters.
• SMSWindow gains resizable / modal_parent / branded_title opts; default
  Window close X now routes through :hide() so modal_parent re-enable
  runs on every dismissal path.

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Install

1. Download dcs-sms.exe from this release.

2. Double-click dcs-sms.exe. A small menu opens — pick 1 to install. (Prefer the command line? Run dcs-sms.exe install-me-mod from a terminal in the same folder — same result.)

   

   Either way, the .exe auto-detects your DCS install (or you can paste the path via menu option 4), copies the embedded ME-mod Lua files into <DCS install>/MissionEditor/modules/dcs_sms_me/, and patches MissionEditor.lua with a single bootstrap line bracketed by sentinel comments for clean removal.

3. Restart DCS (a full restart, not just closing the Mission Editor — the lua files load once at DCS start). When you open the Mission Editor you should see DCS-SMS in the top menu bar.

Update

From an existing install, run:

dcs-sms.exe update
dcs-sms.exe install-me-mod

The first command pulls the new dcs-sms.exe from this release in place; the second re-applies the bundled ME-mod files. Idempotent — the patch line in MissionEditor.lua stays put, the Lua files get overwritten. After updating, fully quit DCS and start it again.

(dcs-sms.exe update requires you already have a dcs-sms.exe from a previous install. First-time users follow the Install steps above instead.)

Uninstall

dcs-sms.exe uninstall-me-mod

Removes the patch block from MissionEditor.lua and deletes the modules directory.

Alternative install (OVGME / no .exe)

If your browser blocks dcs-sms.exe as "unsigned" and you can't unblock it, an OVGME-friendly zip is also attached to this release: dcs-sms-me-mod-vX.Y.Z.zip.

1. Download the zip and extract it.
2. Drop the dcs-sms-me-mod folder into your OVGME mods directory; enable it in OVGME.
3. Open <DCS install>/MissionEditor/MissionEditor.lua in a text editor and append this single line at the end of the file: require('dcs_sms_me.init') — then save.
4. Restart DCS.

Full instructions are in the README.md inside the zip. The .exe path is still recommended where possible — it patches MissionEditor.lua for you and supports dcs-sms.exe update / dcs-sms.exe uninstall-me-mod.