Maptool: Map Selection not be offered in toolbar

[nmeier]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Currently I can select a different map to go to with the button in the toolbar. Problems

1) it's a weird UI component, a button that opens a combobox
2) it's not themed right
3) when hiding the toolbar for play, it's out of reach

Describe the solution you'd like

I don't consider selection of a map "a tool". Suggest it shouldn't be on the toolbar. I would move it to the menu that has map functions (add/edit/delete) - simply add a submenu with the list of all maps to select and switch to.
The menu is also there when toolbar is hidden.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Add a new dockable that shows list of Maps.

Additional context

See above

[Merudo]

The first time I used MapTool, it took me hours to figure out how to change the map. I was expecting the option to be in a menu, not tucked away in an odd button on the right of the screen.

The "Select Map" button is indeed a weird UI component.

[JamzTheMan]

I don't think the current "Menu" system can handle map selection. What if you have 123 maps? It's going to scroll off screen and you won't be able to select the map then. It needs to be a scrollable element.

[JamzTheMan]

An alternative could be when the menu is collapsed, the select map is changed to a normal Combo selection box on the menu pane. Although putting it next to the collapse ^ may not look so good?

[Phergus]

I like the map selector being on the far right. I think that having maps in the menu will be really clunky once you get more than a few.

[nmeier]

What's the range for maps? Average, max?

Agree that a menu with large numbers would be ... long.

One could move the map selection to a dialog - the dialog gets the list of maps, with preview image, and a way to filter by name. Like a code finder in intellij

The map selector comes up if you click the button on the toolbar or a menu entry "Select Map".

Nils

[melek]

I also find that new users can't find the selector, but after using MapTool a bit it is in a good, out of the way spot.

At the risk of bloating the Map menu, 'Switch Map...' could be a menu option that both lets people select their map and has a bit of help text to let people know where the 'Select Map' menu is.

[melek]

@nmeier Ha! Similar idea to mine, add a menu option to a Switch Map dialog - we must have bee typing at the exact same time. Though I like the current Switch Map button as it is and don't want to lose it.

[JamzTheMan]

So now I have to click a menu, select a menu option, then select the map?

Although, if we keep the current map selection tool as is AND add a Map -> Switch Map menu option that brings up a searchable dialog, I wouldn't have an issue with it.

If someone were to add such a dialog, you might as well add some functionality to it like "move players" as check box option? (I can't think of anything else off hand, maybe PC tokens too? But then do you list all PC tokens or it's a all or nothing?)

If we remove the current map selection, I'm pretty sure the next release someone will open an issue "What happened to the map selection toolbar tool?! I don't think using the menu is very efficient..." or some such.

[cwisniew]

Instead of just a switch map dialog there is the opportunity to allow the GM to change player visible status or rename them from this dialog which will save them the trouble of having to visit each map individually to do this of they have more than one to change. It could even allow GM to specify player landing map when campaign loads...