Felix Griffin's Editor Mod
Thanks!
Maybe, although I don't know Java. Can it do curses?
if you wrote the program in java then it will work on Windows, Mac, and Linux just fine.
if you wrote the program in C++ then the code will have to be recompiled with each OS specific compiler, and have separate distributions, but the code wont have to change
This one's C++, although I'd think it wouldn't be hard to port--it's just text file manipulations.
a recompilation for each OS is really simple 
Do you have/can you do cube buttons on piston platforms? It's not a big deal though; I plan on learning Hammer soon anyway. Also, anyone know if a map with cube buttons on piston platforms, and lasers, has been done in the past? Thanks
I don't know of a map like that, but I can fairly easily add that. The problem is that you won't be able to change the height--I can use the piston class, or the button class, but not both.
Ok, that would work for me, but it's a bit unfair to ask because odds are such things would be terribly restrictive for everyone else. If you do make this, the ones in my map will move up 2 units when activated, but I don't mind figuring out a way to do it in Hammer
actually, these could be versatile if the "start enabled" box is there. Don't know if that's a conflict with the object classes through.
edit: also, i think it would be handy to have them slightly higher than normal PPs so that the cubes on the butons can catch lasers placed in the center of squares. i know this would help my puzzle to prevent crazy angle solutions, and would probably be a handy addition overall
The two attributes I can use on any element, regardless of class, are $startenabled and $timercount. So that would work.
But I'm having a little bit of trouble understanding what you're saying. Do you just want the platform to be a few units above the normal position?
Yeah, that was my idea. See, if its high enough that I don't have to lower the beams, that means that cubes sitting on the ground will be too low to touch the beams. Not necessary, just nice.