So... When I first got the Galaxy Editor I was like, "Whoa, awesome, they made the Data Editor super super fast," but then somewhere along the way I needed to "Show Advanced Values" and now it takes 3-4 seconds to load each Data Type when I switch between them. Anyway, I was wondering if there were a way to somehow keep these categories loaded so that after you opened them the first time they'd be fast from then on. Obviously I feel like it's costing me enough time that I took the time to write this forum post :P (but in all seriousness I think it's more a matter of when you're editing the several different Data Types that might be involved in a unit and you simply lose your train of thought because you spend so much time navigating).
Have you switched into table mode? Near the upper middle area of the data editor is a group of buttons, same place you found the advanced values button, and click the Show Table Button.
The editor seems to go quite a bit faster when you run it under table mode as opposed to the default. It's also quite a bit more organized.
Ohhhhhhh. Thanks dude. It was like that for me initially, then I think one of the patches wiped the settings, but ya, my reaction when it changed was, whoa, Blizzard just wasted a lot of time on a really crap UI.
Heh, I think I have good instincts for using the editor but bad ones for learning it; that is, I'm very organized and always know what I want to do, which is good when I know what I'm doing, but I'm loath to experiment, even when it would be largely beneficial (such as now, when I know nothing).
Edit: Wow, this has made my whole experience much more streamlined and finding things so much easier! Can't believe I've been mucking around in that gross layout for the past few days.
So... When I first got the Galaxy Editor I was like, "Whoa, awesome, they made the Data Editor super super fast," but then somewhere along the way I needed to "Show Advanced Values" and now it takes 3-4 seconds to load each Data Type when I switch between them. Anyway, I was wondering if there were a way to somehow keep these categories loaded so that after you opened them the first time they'd be fast from then on. Obviously I feel like it's costing me enough time that I took the time to write this forum post :P (but in all seriousness I think it's more a matter of when you're editing the several different Data Types that might be involved in a unit and you simply lose your train of thought because you spend so much time navigating).
Have you switched into table mode? Near the upper middle area of the data editor is a group of buttons, same place you found the advanced values button, and click the Show Table Button.
The editor seems to go quite a bit faster when you run it under table mode as opposed to the default. It's also quite a bit more organized.
@Timthetoolman: Go
Ohhhhhhh. Thanks dude. It was like that for me initially, then I think one of the patches wiped the settings, but ya, my reaction when it changed was, whoa, Blizzard just wasted a lot of time on a really crap UI.
Heh, I think I have good instincts for using the editor but bad ones for learning it; that is, I'm very organized and always know what I want to do, which is good when I know what I'm doing, but I'm loath to experiment, even when it would be largely beneficial (such as now, when I know nothing).
Edit: Wow, this has made my whole experience much more streamlined and finding things so much easier! Can't believe I've been mucking around in that gross layout for the past few days.