Back into Hype after a long period of inactivity. I really enjoy working with Hype again. But the resource folder is not one of my favourites.
I am working on a large project with tons of images etc. Some sort of organisation of the resources would be a lifesaver. Are there any developments that I have missed?
You can filter and search the resource library if you need to change any resource settings. If you need to organize your resources in folders do that in your specific project folder. As long as you keep the file paths the same Hype even recognizes updates when files or modified at the original import location (hence your file/folder structure).
If you need to work in a team just in a Local Area Network, just place project folder on a Network Attached Storage or shared volume.
Would be nice if there was an option to reconnect files to import location much like in Premiere. And if that feature would be intelligent like in Premiere it would recognize all files relative to the new location if they also lost connection.
Meaning a structure like
Volume A
|-- Subfolder A
| File1.jpg
| File2.jpg
|
|-- Subfolder B
File3.jpg
would be moved to Volume B breaking all connection. Now we can reconnect a file (a new option in the resource panel). Let us say we reconnect File3.jpg Hype then checks all other unconnected resources and if the exist in the same relative structure in the new location. Meaning if File1.jpg is not connected (that should be the case we move to Volume B) is present under ../Subfolder A/File1.jpg (relative path from the use reconnected File1.jpg). If that is the case it reconnects that to and so on… This would be a pretty solid solution for having custom Folder structures and update-ability with external editors that just overwrite files in the external original files triggering Hype to “sense” a change and offer to reimport. We would need a little and subtle indicator on each file if it currently is linked to an original source outside. Subtle because it’s a nice feature for Pro’s but not mandatory to keep that link fresh.
Mock up of such an indicator:
If one doesn’t want a red dot (as it transports urgency) one could stick to a grey dot for connected elements and no dot for unconnected.
Thanks for your reply and explanation. Just different and less intuitive than I’am used to, but is workable for sure. Have to get used to this workflow.
Thanks again!
Olav
Thanks for the feedback! (Resource Library overhaul was originally meant to be a part of v4.0.0, as a basic idea of our priority on it)
Hi Jonathan
Is this still being taken into consideration for the next Hype release?
Just an ‘collapse all’ option for starters would be really, really nice to have. 
We don't make specific promises on features/release dates, but definitely know that the resource library needs a bit of an overhaul!
Organizing files in the resource panel is still a pain point for me. So I went looking for a better way to organize my image files.
I found that SVG symbols (not Hype symbols) are a useful way to pack all your external SVGs into a single file and still be able to resize and restyle them on a per-instance basis.
I made a quick explainer video that describes how to do this. Check it out here.
Enjoy!
Demo project from the video: SVG_symbols_fromSameSymboWithDifferentStyles.hype.zip (31.1 KB)
Thanks for sharing this.
Same here, Thanks for sharing! Funny how sometimes things click in the universe. I was just writing and revisiting Texture Packer sprites when you published your video. Another tool: You can also have a look at this if you're an Illustrator user (https://gum.co/Kmsbd)
Very cool technique! Any chance you could post the sample document?
I've added one of the demo projects from the video to the original post above.
Interesting article on a very similar concept:
