Merge pull request #7549 from RandomShaper/cp-usability-2.1

Cherry-pick node creation usability enhancements (2.1)

tools/editor/create_dialog.cpp

@@ -42,11 +42,84 @@
 
 void CreateDialog::popup(bool p_dontclear) {
 
+	recent->clear();
+
+	FileAccess *f = FileAccess::open( EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_project_settings_path().plus_file("create_recent."+base_type), FileAccess::READ );
+
+	if (f) {
+
+		TreeItem *root = recent->create_item();
+
+		while(!f->eof_reached()) {
+			String l = f->get_line().strip_edges();
+
+			if (l!=String()) {
+
+				TreeItem *ti = recent->create_item(root);
+				ti->set_text(0,l);
+				if (has_icon(l,"EditorIcons")) {
+
+					ti->set_icon(0,get_icon(l,"EditorIcons"));
+				} else {
+					ti->set_icon(0,get_icon("Object","EditorIcons"));
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		memdelete(f);
+	}
+
+	favorites->clear();
+
+	f = FileAccess::open( EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_project_settings_path().plus_file("favorites."+base_type), FileAccess::READ );
+
+	favorite_list.clear();
+
+	if (f) {
+
+
+		while(!f->eof_reached()) {
+			String l = f->get_line().strip_edges();
+
+			if (l!=String()) {
+				favorite_list.push_back(l);
+			}
+		}
+
+		memdelete(f);
+	} else {
+#if 0
+// I think this was way too confusing
+		if (base_type=="Node") {
+			//harcode some favorites :D
+			favorite_list.push_back("Panel");
+			favorite_list.push_back("Button");
+			favorite_list.push_back("Label");
+			favorite_list.push_back("LineEdit");
+			favorite_list.push_back("Node2D");
+			favorite_list.push_back("Sprite");
+			favorite_list.push_back("Camera2D");
+			favorite_list.push_back("Area2D");
+			favorite_list.push_back("CollisionShape2D");
+			favorite_list.push_back("Spatial");
+			favorite_list.push_back("Camera");
+			favorite_list.push_back("Area");
+			favorite_list.push_back("CollisionShape");
+			favorite_list.push_back("TestCube");
+			favorite_list.push_back("AnimationPlayer");
+
+		}
+#endif
+	}
+
+	_update_favorite_list();
+
 	popup_centered_ratio();
 	if (p_dontclear)
 		search_box->select_all();
-	else
+	else {
 		search_box->clear();
+	}
 	search_box->grab_focus();
 
 	_update_search();
@@ -104,7 +177,7 @@ void CreateDialog::add_type(const String& p_type,HashMap<String,TreeItem*>& p_ty
 		item->set_selectable(0,false);
 	} else {
 
-		if (!*to_select && (search_box->get_text().is_subsequence_ofi(p_type))) {
+		if ((!*to_select && (search_box->get_text().is_subsequence_ofi(p_type))) || search_box->get_text()==p_type) {
 			*to_select=item;
 		}
 
@@ -140,7 +213,9 @@ void CreateDialog::_update_search() {
 
 
 	search_options->clear();
+	favorite->set_disabled(true);
 
+	help_bit->set_text("");
 	/*
 	TreeItem *root = search_options->create_item();
 	_parse_fs(EditorFileSystem::get_singleton()->get_filesystem());
@@ -225,7 +300,7 @@ void CreateDialog::_update_search() {
 
 				}
 
-				if (!to_select) {
+				if (!to_select || ct[i].name==search_box->get_text()) {
 					to_select=item;
 				}
 
@@ -234,8 +309,11 @@ void CreateDialog::_update_search() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (to_select)
+	if (to_select) {
 		to_select->select(0);
+		favorite->set_disabled(false);
+		favorite->set_pressed(favorite_list.find(to_select->get_text(0))!=-1);
+	}
 
 	get_ok()->set_disabled(root->get_children()==NULL);
 
@@ -246,6 +324,32 @@ void CreateDialog::_confirmed() {
 	TreeItem *ti = search_options->get_selected();
 	if (!ti)
 		return;
+
+	FileAccess *f = FileAccess::open( EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_project_settings_path().plus_file("create_recent."+base_type), FileAccess::WRITE );
+
+	if (f) {
+		f->store_line(get_selected_type());
+		TreeItem *t = recent->get_root();
+		if (t)
+			t=t->get_children();
+		int count=0;
+		while(t) {
+			if (t->get_text(0)!=get_selected_type()) {
+
+				f->store_line(t->get_text(0));
+			}
+
+			if (count>32) {
+				//limit it to 32 entries..
+				break;
+			}
+			t=t->get_next();
+			count++;
+		}
+
+		memdelete(f);
+	}
+
 	emit_signal("create");
 	hide();
 }
@@ -255,6 +359,7 @@ void CreateDialog::_notification(int p_what) {
 	if (p_what==NOTIFICATION_ENTER_TREE) {
 
 		connect("confirmed",this,"_confirmed");
+		favorite->set_icon(get_icon("Favorites","EditorIcons"));
 	}
 	if (p_what==NOTIFICATION_EXIT_TREE) {
 
@@ -332,11 +437,200 @@ String CreateDialog::get_base_type() const {
 	return base_type;
 }
 
+void CreateDialog::_item_selected() {
+
+	TreeItem *item = search_options->get_selected();
+	if (!item)
+		return;
+
+	String name = item->get_text(0);
+
+	favorite->set_disabled(false);
+	favorite->set_pressed(favorite_list.find(name)!=-1);
+
+	if (!EditorHelp::get_doc_data()->class_list.has(name))
+		return;
+
+	help_bit->set_text(EditorHelp::get_doc_data()->class_list[name].brief_description);
+
+}
+
+
+void CreateDialog::_favorite_toggled() {
+
+	TreeItem *item = search_options->get_selected();
+	if (!item)
+		return;
+
+	String name = item->get_text(0);
+
+	if (favorite_list.find(name)==-1) {
+		favorite_list.push_back(name);
+		favorite->set_pressed(true);
+	} else {
+		favorite_list.erase(name);
+		favorite->set_pressed(false);
+	}
+
+	_save_favorite_list();
+	_update_favorite_list();
+}
+
+void CreateDialog::_save_favorite_list() {
+
+	FileAccess *f = FileAccess::open( EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_project_settings_path().plus_file("favorites."+base_type), FileAccess::WRITE );
+
+	if (f) {
+
+		for(int i=0;i<favorite_list.size();i++) {
+
+			f->store_line(favorite_list[i]);
+		}
+		memdelete(f);
+	}
+}
+
+void CreateDialog::_update_favorite_list() {
+
+	favorites->clear();
+	TreeItem *root = favorites->create_item();
+	for(int i=0;i<favorite_list.size();i++) {
+		TreeItem *ti = favorites->create_item(root);
+		String l = favorite_list[i];
+		ti->set_text(0,l);
+
+		if (has_icon(l,"EditorIcons")) {
+
+			ti->set_icon(0,get_icon(l,"EditorIcons"));
+		} else {
+			ti->set_icon(0,get_icon("Object","EditorIcons"));
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+void CreateDialog::_history_selected() {
+
+	TreeItem *item = recent->get_selected();
+	if (!item)
+		return;
+
+	search_box->set_text(item->get_text(0));
+	_update_search();
+
+}
+
+void CreateDialog::_favorite_selected(){
+
+	TreeItem *item = favorites->get_selected();
+	if (!item)
+		return;
+
+	search_box->set_text(item->get_text(0));
+	_update_search();
+
+}
+
+void CreateDialog::_history_activated() {
+
+	_confirmed();
+}
+
+void CreateDialog::_favorite_activated(){
+
+	_confirmed();
+}
+
+Variant CreateDialog::get_drag_data_fw(const Point2& p_point,Control* p_from) {
+
+	TreeItem *ti = favorites->get_item_at_pos(p_point);
+	if (ti) {
+		Dictionary d;
+		d["type"]="create_favorite_drag";
+		d["class"]=ti->get_text(0);
+
+		ToolButton *tb = memnew( ToolButton );
+		tb->set_icon(ti->get_icon(0));
+		tb->set_text(ti->get_text(0));
+		set_drag_preview(tb);
+
+		return d;
+	}
+
+	return Variant();
+}
+
+bool CreateDialog::can_drop_data_fw(const Point2& p_point,const Variant& p_data,Control* p_from) const{
+
+	Dictionary d = p_data;
+	if (d.has("type") && String(d["type"])=="create_favorite_drag") {
+		favorites->set_drop_mode_flags(Tree::DROP_MODE_INBETWEEN);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+void CreateDialog::drop_data_fw(const Point2& p_point,const Variant& p_data,Control* p_from){
+
+	Dictionary d = p_data;
+
+	TreeItem *ti = favorites->get_item_at_pos(p_point);
+	if (!ti)
+		return;
+
+	String drop_at = ti->get_text(0);
+	int ds = favorites->get_drop_section_at_pos(p_point);
+
+	int drop_idx = favorite_list.find(drop_at);
+	if (drop_idx<0)
+		return;
+
+	String type = d["class"];
+
+	int from_idx = favorite_list.find(type);
+	if (from_idx<0)
+		return;
+
+	if (drop_idx==from_idx) {
+		ds=-1; //cause it will be gone
+	} else if (drop_idx>from_idx) {
+		drop_idx--;
+	}
+
+	favorite_list.remove(from_idx);
+
+	if (ds<0) {
+		favorite_list.insert(drop_idx,type);
+	} else {
+		if (drop_idx>=favorite_list.size()-1) {
+			favorite_list.push_back(type);
+		} else {
+			favorite_list.insert(drop_idx+1,type);
+		}
+	}
+
+	_save_favorite_list();
+	_update_favorite_list();
+
+
+}
+
 void CreateDialog::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_text_changed"),&CreateDialog::_text_changed);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_confirmed"),&CreateDialog::_confirmed);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_sbox_input"),&CreateDialog::_sbox_input);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_item_selected"),&CreateDialog::_item_selected);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_favorite_toggled"),&CreateDialog::_favorite_toggled);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_history_selected"),&CreateDialog::_history_selected);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_favorite_selected"),&CreateDialog::_favorite_selected);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_history_activated"),&CreateDialog::_history_activated);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("_favorite_activated"),&CreateDialog::_favorite_activated);
+
+
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method("get_drag_data_fw",&CreateDialog::get_drag_data_fw);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method("can_drop_data_fw",&CreateDialog::can_drop_data_fw);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method("drop_data_fw",&CreateDialog::drop_data_fw);
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("create"));
 
@@ -345,12 +639,44 @@ void CreateDialog::_bind_methods() {
 
 CreateDialog::CreateDialog() {
 
+	HSplitContainer *hbc = memnew( HSplitContainer );
+
+	add_child(hbc);
+	set_child_rect(hbc);
+
+	VBoxContainer *lvbc = memnew( VBoxContainer);
+	hbc->add_child(lvbc);
+	lvbc->set_custom_minimum_size(Size2(150,0)*EDSCALE);
+
+	favorites = memnew (Tree );
+	lvbc->add_margin_child(TTR("Favorites:"),favorites,true);
+	favorites->set_hide_root(true);
+	favorites->set_hide_folding(true);
+	favorites->connect("cell_selected",this,"_favorite_selected");
+	favorites->connect("item_activated",this,"_favorite_activated");
+	favorites->set_drag_forwarding(this);
+
+
+	recent = memnew (Tree );
+	lvbc->add_margin_child(TTR("Recent:"),recent,true);
+	recent->set_hide_root(true);
+	recent->set_hide_folding(true);
+	recent->connect("cell_selected",this,"_history_selected");
+	recent->connect("item_activated",this,"_history_activated");
+
 
 	VBoxContainer *vbc = memnew( VBoxContainer );
-	add_child(vbc);
+	hbc->add_child(vbc);
-	set_child_rect(vbc);
+	vbc->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
+	HBoxContainer *search_hb = memnew( HBoxContainer );
 	search_box = memnew( LineEdit );
-	vbc->add_margin_child(TTR("Search:"),search_box);
+	search_box->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
+	search_hb->add_child(search_box);
+	favorite = memnew( Button );
+	favorite->set_toggle_mode(true);
+	search_hb->add_child(favorite);
+	favorite->connect("pressed",this,"_favorite_toggled");
+	vbc->add_margin_child(TTR("Search:"),search_hb);
 	search_box->connect("text_changed",this,"_text_changed");
 	search_box->connect("input_event",this,"_sbox_input");
 	search_options = memnew( Tree );
@@ -360,9 +686,14 @@ CreateDialog::CreateDialog() {
 	register_text_enter(search_box);
 	set_hide_on_ok(false);
 	search_options->connect("item_activated",this,"_confirmed");
+	search_options->connect("cell_selected",this,"_item_selected");
 //	search_options->set_hide_root(true);
 	base_type="Object";
 
+	help_bit = memnew( EditorHelpBit );
+	vbc->add_margin_child(TTR("Description:"),help_bit);
+	help_bit->connect("request_hide",this,"_closed");
+
 }
 
 

tools/editor/create_dialog.h

@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@
 #include "scene/gui/dialogs.h"
 #include "scene/gui/button.h"
 #include "scene/gui/tree.h"
+#include "scene/gui/item_list.h"
 #include "scene/gui/line_edit.h"
 #include "scene/gui/label.h"
+#include "editor_help.h"
 /**
 	@author Juan Linietsky <reduzio@gmail.com>
 */
@@ -45,11 +47,30 @@ class CreateDialog : public ConfirmationDialog {
 
 	OBJ_TYPE(CreateDialog,ConfirmationDialog )
 
+
+	Vector<String> favorite_list;
+	Tree *favorites;
+	Tree *recent;
+
+	Button *favorite;
 	LineEdit *search_box;
 	Tree *search_options;
 	String base_type;
 
+	EditorHelpBit *help_bit;
+
+	void _item_selected();
+
 	void _update_search();
+	void _update_favorite_list();
+	void _save_favorite_list();
+	void _favorite_toggled();
+
+	void _history_selected();
+	void _favorite_selected();
+
+	void _history_activated();
+	void _favorite_activated();
 
 	void _sbox_input(const InputEvent& p_ie);
 
@@ -58,6 +79,9 @@ class CreateDialog : public ConfirmationDialog {
 
 	void add_type(const String& p_type,HashMap<String,TreeItem*>& p_types,TreeItem *p_root,TreeItem **to_select);
 
+	Variant get_drag_data_fw(const Point2& p_point,Control* p_from);
+	bool can_drop_data_fw(const Point2& p_point,const Variant& p_data,Control* p_from) const;
+	void drop_data_fw(const Point2& p_point,const Variant& p_data,Control* p_from);
 
 protected:
 

tools/editor/editor_help.cpp

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "editor_settings.h"
 #include "os/keyboard.h"
 #include "doc_data_compressed.h"
-
+#include "tools/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h"
 
 
 #include "os/keyboard.h"
@@ -1256,16 +1256,20 @@ void EditorHelp::_help_callback(const String& p_topic) {
 
 }
 
-void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
 
 
-	/*class_desc->push_color(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/text_color"));
+static void _add_text_to_rt(const String& p_bbcode,RichTextLabel *p_rt) {
-	class_desc->push_font( get_font("normal","Fonts") );
+
-	class_desc->push_indent(1);*/
+	DocData *doc = EditorHelp::get_doc_data();
+	String base_path;
+
+	/*p_rt->push_color(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/text_color"));
+	p_rt->push_font( get_font("normal","Fonts") );
+	p_rt->push_indent(1);*/
 	int pos = 0;
 
-	Ref<Font> doc_font = get_font("doc","EditorFonts");
+	Ref<Font> doc_font = p_rt->get_font("doc","EditorFonts");
-	Ref<Font> doc_code_font = get_font("doc_source","EditorFonts");
+	Ref<Font> doc_code_font = p_rt->get_font("doc_source","EditorFonts");
 
 	String bbcode=p_bbcode.replace("\t"," ").replace("\r"," ").strip_edges();
 
@@ -1333,7 +1337,7 @@ void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
 			brk_pos=bbcode.length();
 
 		if (brk_pos > pos) {
-			class_desc->add_text(bbcode.substr(pos,brk_pos-pos));
+			p_rt->add_text(bbcode.substr(pos,brk_pos-pos));
 
 		}
 
@@ -1344,7 +1348,7 @@ void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
 
 		if (brk_end==-1) {
 			//no close, add the rest
-			class_desc->add_text(bbcode.substr(brk_pos,bbcode.length()-brk_pos));
+			p_rt->add_text(bbcode.substr(brk_pos,bbcode.length()-brk_pos));
 
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1362,7 +1366,7 @@ void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
 			}
 			if (!tag_ok) {
 
-				class_desc->add_text("[");
+				p_rt->add_text("[");
 				pos++;
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -1370,32 +1374,32 @@ void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
 			tag_stack.pop_front();
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 			if (tag!="/img")
-				class_desc->pop();
+				p_rt->pop();
 
 		} else if (tag.begins_with("method ")) {
 
 			String m = tag.substr(7,tag.length());
-			class_desc->push_color(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/keyword_color"));
+			p_rt->push_color(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/keyword_color"));
-			class_desc->push_meta("@"+m);
+			p_rt->push_meta("@"+m);
-			class_desc->add_text(m+"()");
+			p_rt->add_text(m+"()");
-			class_desc->pop();
+			p_rt->pop();
-			class_desc->pop();
+			p_rt->pop();
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 
 		} else if (doc->class_list.has(tag)) {
 
 
-			class_desc->push_color(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/keyword_color"));
+			p_rt->push_color(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/keyword_color"));
-			class_desc->push_meta("#"+tag);
+			p_rt->push_meta("#"+tag);
-			class_desc->add_text(tag);
+			p_rt->add_text(tag);
-			class_desc->pop();
+			p_rt->pop();
-			class_desc->pop();
+			p_rt->pop();
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 
 		} else if (tag=="b") {
 
 			//use bold font
-			class_desc->push_font(doc_code_font);
+			p_rt->push_font(doc_code_font);
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 			tag_stack.push_front(tag);
 		} else if (tag=="i") {
@@ -1406,37 +1410,37 @@ void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
 			text_color.r*=1.1;
 			text_color.g*=1.1;
 			text_color.b*=1.1;
-			class_desc->push_color(text_color);
+			p_rt->push_color(text_color);
-			//class_desc->push_font(get_font("italic","Fonts"));
+			//p_rt->push_font(get_font("italic","Fonts"));
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 			tag_stack.push_front(tag);
 		} else if (tag=="code" || tag=="codeblock") {
 
 			//use monospace font
-			class_desc->push_font(doc_code_font);
+			p_rt->push_font(doc_code_font);
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 			tag_stack.push_front(tag);
 		} else if (tag=="center") {
 
 			//use monospace font
-			class_desc->push_align(RichTextLabel::ALIGN_CENTER);
+			p_rt->push_align(RichTextLabel::ALIGN_CENTER);
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 			tag_stack.push_front(tag);
 		} else if (tag=="br") {
 
 			//use monospace font
-			class_desc->add_newline();
+			p_rt->add_newline();
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 		} else if (tag=="u") {
 
 			//use underline
-			class_desc->push_underline();
+			p_rt->push_underline();
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 			tag_stack.push_front(tag);
 		} else if (tag=="s") {
 
 			//use strikethrough (not supported underline instead)
-			class_desc->push_underline();
+			p_rt->push_underline();
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 			tag_stack.push_front(tag);
 
@@ -1447,14 +1451,14 @@ void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
 			if (end==-1)
 				end=bbcode.length();
 			String url = bbcode.substr(brk_end+1,end-brk_end-1);
-			class_desc->push_meta(url);
+			p_rt->push_meta(url);
 
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 			tag_stack.push_front(tag);
 		} else if (tag.begins_with("url=")) {
 
 			String url = tag.substr(4,tag.length());
-			class_desc->push_meta(url);
+			p_rt->push_meta(url);
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 			tag_stack.push_front("url");
 		} else if (tag=="img") {
@@ -1467,7 +1471,7 @@ void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
 
 			Ref<Texture> texture = ResourceLoader::load(base_path+"/"+image,"Texture");
 			if (texture.is_valid())
-				class_desc->add_image(texture);
+				p_rt->add_image(texture);
 
 			pos=end;
 			tag_stack.push_front(tag);
@@ -1515,7 +1519,7 @@ void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
 
 
 
-			class_desc->push_color(color);
+			p_rt->push_color(color);
 			pos=brk_end+1;
 			tag_stack.push_front("color");
 
@@ -1526,9 +1530,9 @@ void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
 
 			Ref<Font> font = ResourceLoader::load(base_path+"/"+fnt,"Font");
 			if (font.is_valid())
-				class_desc->push_font(font);
+				p_rt->push_font(font);
 			else {
-				class_desc->push_font(doc_font);
+				p_rt->push_font(doc_font);
 			}
 
 			pos=brk_end+1;
@@ -1537,15 +1541,23 @@ void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
 
 		} else {
 
-			class_desc->add_text("["); //ignore
+			p_rt->add_text("["); //ignore
 			pos=brk_pos+1;
 
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*class_desc->pop();
+	/*p_rt->pop();
-	class_desc->pop();
+	p_rt->pop();
-	class_desc->pop();*/
+	p_rt->pop();*/
+
+}
+
+
+void EditorHelp::_add_text(const String& p_bbcode) {
+
+
+	_add_text_to_rt(p_bbcode,class_desc);
 
 }
 
@@ -1703,3 +1715,71 @@ EditorHelp::~EditorHelp() {
 
 }
 
+/////////////
+
+
+
+void EditorHelpBit::_go_to_help(String p_what) {
+
+	EditorNode::get_singleton()->set_visible_editor(EditorNode::EDITOR_SCRIPT);
+	ScriptEditor::get_singleton()->goto_help(p_what);
+	emit_signal("request_hide");
+}
+
+void EditorHelpBit::_meta_clicked(String p_select) {
+
+
+	//	print_line("LINK: "+p_select);
+	if (p_select.begins_with("#")) {
+		//_goto_desc(p_select.substr(1,p_select.length()));
+		_go_to_help("class_name:"+p_select.substr(1,p_select.length()));
+		return;
+	} else if (p_select.begins_with("@")) {
+
+		String m = p_select.substr(1,p_select.length());
+
+		if (m.find(".")!=-1) {
+			//must go somewhere else
+
+			_go_to_help("class_method:"+m.get_slice(".",0)+":"+m.get_slice(".",0));
+		} else {
+//
+	//		if (!method_line.has(m))
+			//	return;
+			//class_desc->scroll_to_line(method_line[m]);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+
+}
+
+void EditorHelpBit::_bind_methods() {
+
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method("_meta_clicked",&EditorHelpBit::_meta_clicked);
+	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("request_hide"));
+}
+
+void EditorHelpBit::_notification(int p_what){
+
+	if (p_what==NOTIFICATION_ENTER_TREE) {
+		add_style_override("panel",get_stylebox("normal","TextEdit"));
+	}
+}
+
+
+void EditorHelpBit::set_text(const String& p_text) {
+
+	rich_text->clear();
+	_add_text_to_rt(p_text,rich_text);
+}
+
+EditorHelpBit::EditorHelpBit() {
+
+	rich_text = memnew( RichTextLabel );
+	add_child(rich_text);
+	rich_text->set_area_as_parent_rect(8*EDSCALE);
+	rich_text->connect("meta_clicked",this,"_meta_clicked");
+	set_custom_minimum_size(Size2(0,70*EDSCALE));
+
+}

tools/editor/editor_help.h

@@ -200,6 +200,23 @@ public:
 
 
 
+class EditorHelpBit : public Panel {
 
+	OBJ_TYPE( EditorHelpBit, Panel);
+
+	RichTextLabel *rich_text;
+	void _go_to_help(String p_what);
+	void _meta_clicked(String p_what);
+
+
+protected:
+
+	static void _bind_methods();
+	void _notification(int p_what);
+public:
+
+	void set_text(const String& p_text);
+	EditorHelpBit();
+};
 
 #endif // EDITOR_HELP_H

tools/editor/editor_node.h

@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ public:
 		EDITOR_SCRIPT
 	};
 
+	void set_visible_editor(EditorTable p_table) { _editor_select(p_table); }
 	static EditorNode* get_singleton() { return singleton; }
 
 

tools/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h

@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ public:
 
 	void close_builtin_scripts_from_scene(const String& p_scene);
 
+	void goto_help(const String& p_desc) { _help_class_goto(p_desc); }
+
 	ScriptEditorDebugger *get_debugger() { return debugger; }
 	void set_live_auto_reload_running_scripts(bool p_enabled);