From 3274b700a6f655b8ecc3505e814ac5d782ae6ffe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: historia <[not public]>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:10:40 -0400
Subject: feat(admin): reminder text for color tags and item variables, improve
 placeholder text

---
 internal/admin/static/objecteditor.js | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

(limited to 'internal/admin/static/objecteditor.js')

diff --git a/internal/admin/static/objecteditor.js b/internal/admin/static/objecteditor.js
index 88bc5b7..b4d8282 100644
--- a/internal/admin/static/objecteditor.js
+++ b/internal/admin/static/objecteditor.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var SECTIONS = [
       ['hidden', 'Hidden', 'checkbox'],
       ['inroom_description', 'In-Room Description', 'text', 'A copper rock juts from the ground.'],
       ['description', 'Description', 'textarea', 'A vein of copper runs through this rock.'],
-      ['removal_item', 'Removal Item ID', 'search', 'e.g. ashes', '', null, 'items'],
+      ['removal_item', 'Removal Item ID', 'search', 'ashes', '', null, 'items'],
     ]
   },
   {
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ var SECTIONS = [
       ['tier', 'Tier', 'number', '1', 'narrow'],
        ['max_block_size', 'Max Block Size', 'select', '|small|medium|large|massive'],
       ['max_occupants', 'Max Occupants', 'number', '1', 'narrow'],
-      ['unsafe_chance', 'Unsafe Chance', 'number', '0 = never, e.g. 0.05', 'narrow'],
-      ['decay_ticks', 'Decay Ticks', 'number', '0 = never, e.g. 100', 'narrow'],
-      ['decay_chance', 'Decay Chance', 'number', '0 = never, e.g. 0.01', 'narrow'],
-      ['respawn_ticks', 'Respawn Ticks', 'number', '0 = no respawn, e.g. 50', 'narrow'],
+      ['unsafe_chance', 'Unsafe Chance', 'number', '0.05', 'narrow'],
+      ['decay_ticks', 'Decay Ticks', 'number', '100', 'narrow'],
+      ['decay_chance', 'Decay Chance', 'number', '0.01', 'narrow'],
+      ['respawn_ticks', 'Respawn Ticks', 'number', '50', 'narrow'],
       ['respawn_on_hide', 'Respawn on hide', 'checkbox'],
     ],
     subtables: [
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var SECTIONS = [
     id: 'on_use', label: 'Use', labelHint: '(what happens when you use items on this)', path: 'on_use', isArray: true, fullWidth: true, interactionStyle: true,
     detect: function(d) { return d.on_use && Array.isArray(d.on_use); },
     fields: [
-      ['item_id', 'Item ID', 'search', 'e.g. keycard (empty = bare use)', '', null, 'items'],
+      ['item_id', 'Item ID', 'search', 'keycard', '', null, 'items'],
     ]
   },
   {
@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@ function renderCard(sec, data) {
         }
         h += '</div>';
       }
+
+      if (sec.id === 'gather') {
+        h += ced_renderTagHelp('gather');
+      }
     }
     h += '</div>';
   }
@@ -447,13 +451,15 @@ function renderCoreCard(data) {
   }
   if (showInRoom) {
     h += '<div style="display:flex;gap:6px;align-items:flex-start">';
-    h += '<div style="flex:1">' + renderField(sec, sec.fields[4], data, -1) + '</div>';
+    h += '<div style="flex:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column">' + renderField(sec, sec.fields[4], data, -1);
+    h += '<div style="font-size:10px;color:#888;font-style:italic;margin-top:1px">Alternative way this object can appear with the \'look\' command</div></div>';
     h += '<button class="btn btn-sm btn-danger" onclick="hideCoreField(\'inroom_description\')" style="margin-top:2px">X</button>';
     h += '</div>';
   }
   if (showRemoval) {
     h += '<div style="display:flex;gap:6px;align-items:flex-start">';
-    h += '<div style="flex:1">' + renderField(sec, sec.fields[6], data, -1) + '</div>';
+    h += '<div style="flex:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column">' + renderField(sec, sec.fields[6], data, -1);
+    h += '<div style="font-size:10px;color:#888;font-style:italic;margin-top:1px">Item left behind when this object is removed</div></div>';
     h += '<button class="btn btn-sm btn-danger" onclick="hideCoreField(\'removal_item\')" style="margin-top:2px">X</button>';
     h += '</div>';
   }
@@ -471,6 +477,8 @@ function renderCoreCard(data) {
   }
   h += '</div>';
 
+  h += ced_renderTagHelp('color');
+
   return h;
 }
 
@@ -672,8 +680,7 @@ function renderToolsCheckbox(sec, il, data) {
     return '<span style="color:#888;font-size:11px">Loading tool types...</span>';
   }
   if (arr.length === 0) {
-    var hint = il.hint ? '<div style="font-size:10px;color:#888;margin-bottom:4px;font-style:italic">' + esc(il.hint) + '</div>' : '';
-    return hint + '<button class="btn btn-sm obj-sub-add" onclick="addToolRow(\'' + sec.id + '\',\'' + il.key + '\')">+ Add Tools</button>';
+    return '<button class="btn btn-sm obj-sub-add" onclick="addToolRow(\'' + sec.id + '\',\'' + il.key + '\')">+ Add Tools</button>';
   }
   var h = '<div class="obj-inline-group">';
   h += '<span class="obj-inline-label">' + esc(il.label) + (il.hint ? ' <span style="color:#666;font-size:10px;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic">(' + esc(il.hint) + ')</span>' : '') + '</span>';
@@ -822,7 +829,7 @@ function addArrayItem(cardID) {
   } else {
     empty = {};
     sec.fields.forEach(function(f) {
-      empty[f[0]] = f[2] === 'checkbox' ? false : (f[2] === 'number' ? 0 : '');
+      empty[f[0]] = f[2] === 'checkbox' ? false : '';
     });
   }
   arr.push(empty);
@@ -848,7 +855,7 @@ function addSubRow(cardID, subKey) {
   var st = (sec.subtables || []).find(function(s) { return s.key === subKey; });
   if (st) {
     st.fields.forEach(function(f) {
-      empty[f[0]] = f[2] === 'checkbox' ? false : (f[2] === 'number' ? 0 : '');
+      empty[f[0]] = f[2] === 'checkbox' ? false : '';
     });
   }
   arr.push(empty);
@@ -884,7 +891,7 @@ function addDropRow(cardID, subKey, dropType) {
   var empty = { _type: (dropType === 'table' ? 't' : 'i') };
   if (st) {
     st.fields.forEach(function(f) {
-      empty[f[0]] = f[2] === 'checkbox' ? false : (f[2] === 'number' ? 0 : '');
+      empty[f[0]] = f[2] === 'checkbox' ? false : '';
     });
   }
   empty.weight = 10;
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