Mod for a better editor?

[Space Cowboy]

Right now the editor is kind of terrible! There are SO many times where I have to fumble with parts for minutes until they turn green so that I can install them and sometimes I can't install something at all even if it turns green! Also oftentimes I accidently grab the whole sub assembly when I try to grab a small piece which usually screws up everything. It's SO annoying! A list with all parts where I can choose the ones I want to detach would be a real blessing. Does anyone know if there's a mod or an unofficial patch or something which addresses these issues?

[IkkYuSoJuN]

When youre fumbling with parts waiting for them to turn green, you turn on alt-f12 enable part clipping & this problem goes away, everything will connect with no fumbling,
as for selecting whole sections instead of 1 part, well.. thats true but you have to simply hold off on grabbing parts until youre sure only 1 parts highlighted.
if you save n reload regulaly or use undo/redo function, this problem also becomes obsolete.

[Middy]

Are there hotkeys for undo/redo? Saving and loading isn't really a solution, it's a workaround.

[GhostTaco]

Originally posted by Knives:

Are there hotkeys for undo/redo? Saving and loading isn't really a solution, it's a workaround.

Control + Z for undo and control + Y for redo (I think)

[Space Cowboy]

Okay, awesome! Thank you guys - that makes it so much easer! I wish I asked earlier but I didn't expect this functionality to exist.

[Bomoo]

Editor Extensions. I'm surprised nobody mentioned it, but that mod is a must for advanced builders.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/38768-0-22-Editor-Extensions-v0-6-5-Aug-%28EdTools-Editor-Tools-replacement%29

[IkkYuSoJuN]

i forgot about editor extensions Bomoo, but does it add extra windows in the VAB? if so can they be minimized , or theyre always active? i am loathe to use anything that adds 'interface windows' to kerbal, this includes mechjeb, and main reason i refused to use it for anything. even chatterer was too much window with all its sliders &options that had to go., so just wondering

[Ignath]

Originally posted by Bomoo:

Editor Extensions. I'm surprised nobody mentioned it, but that mod is a must for advanced builders.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/38768-0-22-Editor-Extensions-v0-6-5-Aug-%28EdTools-Editor-Tools-replacement%29

This ^ Editor Extensions should be STOCK.

Originally posted by Sojun:

i forgot about editor extensions Bomoo, but does it add extra windows in the VAB? if so can they be minimized , or theyre always active? i am loathe to use anything that adds 'interface windows' to kerbal, this includes mechjeb, and main reason i refused to use it for anything. even chatterer was too much window with all its sliders &options that had to go., so just wondering

No, no extra windows in VAB, just enhanced attachment symmetry (anywhere, 1°, 5°, 15°, 30°, 45°, 90° around the circle...nice for attaching RCS and other things in perfect symmetry), enhanced attachment count (from x1 to x100 of the same part) and some other great features.

Also, if you dislike the extra popup windows, get something like Blizzy's toolbar addon. Supported addons will have buttons in a toolbar rather than having their windows open all the time:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/60863-0-23-0-Toolbar-1-7-0-Common-API-for-draggable-resizable-buttons-toolbar

[Bomoo]

Originally posted by Sojun:

i forgot about editor extensions Bomoo, but does it add extra windows in the VAB? if so can they be minimized , or theyre always active? i am loathe to use anything that adds 'interface windows' to kerbal, this includes mechjeb, and main reason i refused to use it for anything. even chatterer was too much window with all its sliders &options that had to go., so just wondering

I dislike those too. But no, as Ignath pointed out, it does not add anything obnoxious like that. All it does is give you extra tools (accessible via shortcuts - look up the mod's key bindings if you want to get full use out of it) and more symmetry options.

[Space Cowboy]

Originally posted by Bomoo:

Editor Extensions. I'm surprised nobody mentioned it, but that mod is a must for advanced builders.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/38768-0-22-Editor-Extensions-v0-6-5-Aug-%28EdTools-Editor-Tools-replacement%29

Alright, thanks a lot! I'm looking forward to see what's possible with the new functions.