"$this." or "$self." self reference for events. The current way is very counter intuitive even for programmers #188
Description
Right now when you use the editor, and you want to access a variable of an event from the event you are editing, the syntax is very counter intuitive and very long. Like this:
$dataMap.events[n].name
Where you have to also know how to get the event's own ID ('n') (I already forgot it)
This is counter intuitive - even for programmers.
When you try:
$this.name
you find out that $this is not even defined. The event has no reference to itself!
Consider having to check an event's own variable from an addon via a conditional branch - only way to do it is by using the 'script' option. The syntax to access variables is a pain in the butt and is easy to forget. Even if you know javascript, you have to dig through forums to find out this very basic thing..
Suggested solution:
Define $this automatically when calling events from the editor, so when using $this.x for example, we can get the event's X , without having to write tons of obscure functions just to get the event to look into its own script values