Features

High-level features

• Easy ofxAddon management through the ofSketch web interface. Close integration with the upcoming ofx.io.
• An ofSketch project generator that lives in the web interface.
• Integration with embedded arm platforms, such as UDOO and Raspberry Pi.
• Extended Makefile build system to give better compilation progress feedback.
• An export feature that allows easy migration from ofSketch to Xcode, Code::Blocks, etc...
• A browser-gallery for all example files that come packaged with openFrameworks. See ideas page.

Low-level features

• Editor tabs to manage and edit classes in single project.
• Menu to create, load, save, rename, delete projects.
• Drag and drop project import.
• File upload system for adding files straight to data/ folder.
• Easy code completion and openFrameworks API discovery: Using doxygen data embedded in the openFrameworks core. Non-obtrusive autocomplete functionality that both speeds up the process of coding in ofSketch and provides methods of learning while coding with links to ofBook, example sketches, and openFrameworks reference pages.
• Jump-to function declaration links (including user-defined) and working links in // comments.
• Keyboard shortcuts for running, stopping, saving, new files, etc...
• Console for debugging.
• Global (in all open tabs) find and replace.
• ofSketch Settings panel to customize:
  • Path to Projects folder
  • Font size
  • Color themes
  • etc... (mostly GUI access to Ace's editor config stuff)
• Project settings panel to customize:
  • Build settings (Advanced)
  • Exicutable Icon

Advanced Features (down the road)

• Standalone export (per-platform procedures that allow the application to live separate from data folder).
• JavaScript export with Emscripten (see Arturo's examples).
• openFrameworks version manager built into ofSketch.