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+# to-do for 0.6pre5
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+- tutorial
+- ease-of-use improvements... ideas:
+  - preset compat flags
+  - setting to toggle the Choose a System screen on new project
+  - maybe reduced set of presets for the sake of simplicity
+  - a more preferable highlight/drag system
+  - some speed/intuitive workflow improvements that go a long way 
+  - Had a hard time finding the docs on github and in Furnace's folder.
+  - make .pdf manual out of papers/doc/
+  - you're going too fast; please slow down
+  - break compatibility if it relieves complexity 
+- ins/wave/sample organization (folders and all)
+- multi-key binds
+- bug fixes