Advanced editor interface


The advanced editor is composed of 7 main parts.

  1. Main Menu
  2. File selection
  3. Command Script selection
  4. Edition tools
  5. Save or Cancel Changes
  6. Useful hint
  7. Mission script display

Main Menu

You can access all functionality of DMC from the Main Menu. See the Main Menu Chapter

File Selection

From the File Selection you can select a mission by his name using the 'Select a Mission' button or open any Mission script file (*.dms) with the 'Open' button. You can also save your edited mission or create a new Blank mission or create a new mission using one of the template..

Command Script selection

The commands script are organized by group and can be selected by clicking on them with the mouse. Once selected they can be dragged on the 'Script' . They will be appended on the line following the mouse pointer. A property window will appear enabling you to complete the commands. To unselect a commands you do no longer want, simply press the big mouse arrow on the left. A complete description of the commands script can be found in the "Scripts Commands" chapter. You can bring the Help for the command currently under the mouse pointer by pressing F1.

Edition Tools

The Tools button allow you to Delete or insert new blank line as well as Mission Part and procedure. You can also launch Notepad or Driver and Change the Font of the Script. In order :

Property Bring the Property window for the current line
Edit as text Edit the curent line as Text
New blank line Insert a line just before the current line.
Delete selected line Delete the current line
Insert new folder Insert a new Part or Procedure
Delete this folder Delete the selected folder
Edit FlyBy Launch the FlyBy Editor. Enabled only when there is a Flyby, to create a new FlyBy, select Create FlyBy from the FlyBy Menu.
Select Font Select font used in the Mission script display.
Launch Notepad Launch Notepad with the actual mission. The script is not transfered after a save from within Notepad, you must reload the mission.
Launch Driver Launch Driver. Driver start as usual, not with the actual mission.

Save or Cancel

Save or Cancel your changes. The Save Button do the same thing the Save button in the File Selection.

UseFul Hint

Where ever you put your mouse, look down in the status bar, you'll see the command you are pointing at as well as other hint.

Mission script display

This is where the actual mission script is displayed, the script is divided in 4 main parts which are

Copyright Section identifying who have made the script
Initialisation Contain the city map where the mission take place
Main and nPart Actual Part of the mission
finalisation Section completing the mission.

You can double-click on any line to get acces to their property. You can delete a line with the button 'Delete Selected Line' on the Edition tools. Each line of the script is identified with the icon of the commands.