4. menu

■Menu

• File menu
• Edit menu
• display menu
• character menu
• map menu
• window menu
• Help menu

■File” menu

Performs file management such as file input and output. Processing such as termination is also executed from this menu.

◆New

Create a new file.

【dialog box】

• color mode
  Select a color mode for new files.
• size
  Enter the width and height of the new file. The unit is page.
  Page: One page is an area of 512 x 512 pixels (32 x 32 characters).

◆Open

Open an already saved file. If the file is already open, it will be automatically closed. (Only one map file can be edited with "Map Editor.")

◆Save

Save the file you are currently working on.

◆Save as another name

Give the file you are currently working on a name and save it as a separate file.
When saving to an SGL file , you need to optionally set various flags.

◆Import

Open the 2D image data that will be the material of the character data and display the image window.
[Dialog] (Displayed when the color mode is 256 colors)

• scroll bar
  Specifies the palette to be assigned to the image window.
• Overwrite
  If checked, places the color table held by the image into the specified palette.

◆1～4

Four files will be displayed in order from the most recently opened or saved files.

◆End

Exit "Map Editor".

■“Edit” menu

Edit images such as cutting and pasting. You can also set the work environment for using "Map Editor" here.

◆Restore

Cancels the previous operation. Please note that some functions cannot be canceled.

◆Cut out

Cuts the selected range of data. The cut data is stored on the clipboard.
Data cut from the character window and map window can also be used as array information for the "Tile" tool.

◆Copy

Copy the selected range of data. The copied data is stored on the clipboard.
Data copied from the character window and map window can also be used as array information for the "Tile" tool.

◆Paste

Pastes the data stored in the clipboard onto the data you are currently working on. Immediately after pasting, the data is in a movable state (floating state).
The "Paste" function is also valid between windows that have a reserved relationship.

Example: "Image window" → "Character window"
Paste the pixel information of the image data as character data.

"Character window" → "Map window"
Paste the character data array information as map information.

◆Delete

Erases the data in the selected range.

◆Select all

Select the entire active window.

◆Deselect

Deselects the active window. Floating data is determined to the current position.

◆Tools

Each submenu corresponds to a button in the toolbox.

◆Properties

Configure various environment settings.

[Grid color]

• map window
  Specifies the color of the map window grid.
• character window
  Specifies the color of the grid in the character window.
• image window
  Specifies the color of the image window grid.

■"Display" menu

Change the display magnification of the window you are working on and show/hide the toolbox. Target display processing compatible with "SS Monitor/SS Viewer" is also performed here.

◆Magnification

Enlarges the currently working window at the specified magnification.

◆Grid

Show/hide the character grid in the currently working window.
The character window also displays a grid in units of banks (1Mbit).
The map window also displays a grid of pages.

◆Tool box

Show/hide the toolbox.

◆Target display

Display the file you are currently working on on the target. To use this feature, "SS Monitor" must be started and "SS Viewer" must be running in advance.

【dialog box】

●“Scroll type”
Select the type of scrolling you want to display.

• normal scroll
  Display with normal scrolling. The top and bottom and left and right sides of the map are displayed connected.
• Rotating scroll (1x1)
  Displays a rotating scroll screen where the first 1x1 plane map constitutes the floor, and the next 1x1 plane unit constitutes the sky. The floor can be rotated on 3 axes.
• Rotating scroll (4x4)
  Displays a rotating scroll screen where the first 4x4 plane map constitutes the floor, and the next 1x1 plane unit constitutes the sky. The floor can be rotated on 3 axes.
• detail
  You can set SGL options. (See below: “◆SGL option”)

◆SGL option

If you want to save files in SGL format or display them on a target, you need to set the VDP2 flag accordingly. For details on each flag, please refer to the "SEGA Saturn Hardware Manual".

【dialog box】

• plain size
  Specify the plain size (in pages). If the map size (in page units) is not divisible by the plane unit, that plane size cannot be selected.
• character control data
  Specify the data size of pattern name data.
• Character number auxiliary mode
  If the character control data is 1 word, specify the number of bits allocated to the character number.

●“Screen overflow processing”
Select the display processing method for areas outside the rotating scroll display area (4 x 4 plane units) that make up the floor.

• transparent
  Everything outside the area will be displayed transparently.
• repetition
  Outside the area, the map within the display area will be displayed repeatedly.
• Within 512 x 512 dots
  Everything outside the 512 dots x 512 dots area will be displayed transparently.
• specified character
  Repeats the character specified by index.

■“Character” menu

Can be used when the character window is active. Edit the character data of the selected range or the entire window.

◆Reverse

Flips the specified range of characters symmetrically around the center of the selection.

• Lateral direction
  Flip horizontally.
• Longitudinal direction
  Flip vertically.

◆Rotation

Rotates the specified range of characters around the center of the selection. After the rotation process, the characters in the selection will be in a floating state.

• 90 degrees clockwise
  Rotate 90 degrees clockwise.
• 90 degrees counterclockwise
  Rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise.

◆Display palette

Select the color table to use for character window display from the color palette.
Note that the palette set here does not affect the character palette information of the output file. It aims to improve editing efficiency based on intuitive visual effects.

◆Palette

Specifies the palette number to use for display.

【dialog box】

◆Character sort

Merges the same character data that exists within the selection range and sorts it in order from the top. The map data will change to reflect the sort results. It is mainly used for the purpose of deleting unnecessary character data and keeping the amount of data within a limited range.

◆Offset

Moves the characters within the selection by the specified amount. The map data will change to reflect the movement results.

【dialog box】

■“Map” menu

Can be used when the map window is active. Edit map data for a selection or the entire window. You can also perform operations such as setting and changing the color palette here.

◆Horizontal flip

Sets the H inversion flag for the specified range of map data.

◆Vertical flip

Sets the V inversion flag for the specified range of map data.

◆Palette

Set the palette number of the map data in the specified range.

【dialog box】

◆Map size

Change the editing area of the map window.

【dialog box】

• Horizontal size
  Specify the horizontal size of the changed map in page units.
• Vertical size
  Specify the horizontal size of the changed map in page units.

◆Palette editing

Change or edit the color palette.

【dialog box】

• Click on color list
  Changes the color data at the specified position.
• scroll bar
  Changes the index of the palette to be edited.

●“Color balance”

Changes the color balance of the currently displayed palette.

• R
  Change the red intensity.
• G
  Change the green intensity.
• B
  Change the blue intensity.

●“Hue/Saturation/Lightness”

Changes the color of the currently displayed palette.

• H
  Change hue.
• S
  Change saturation.
• L
  Change brightness.

●“Edit”

Move or copy the currently displayed palette.

• cut out
  Cut out the pallet. The cut out palette is filled with black code.
• copy
  Copy the palette. The copied palette remains as is.
• pasting
  Paste the "cut" or "copied" palette in advance.
• delete
  Delete palette. The deletion palette is filled with black code.

■ “Window” menu

Displays the type and name of the window currently displayed on the screen. It also determines how each window will be arranged.

◆Display overlapping

Stack the windows starting from the top left.

◆Display vertically

Display all windows vertically.

◆Display side by side

Display all windows side by side.

◆Arranging icons

Arrange all minimized (iconized) windows.

■“Help” menu

Displays a help file that explains how to use Map Editor. Also displays the information of "Map Editor".

◆Table of contents

Displays the table of contents of the help file.

◆Version information

Displays information such as the version of "Map Editor".