Editor selection refactor pt1

2023-12-14 18:23:04 +10:00
parent b58c1ea5bc
commit 2ced4abc24
41 changed files with 1560 additions and 854 deletions
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Map/CellCoordsRegion.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Map/CellCoordsRegion.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) The OpenRA Developers and Contributors
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more
+ * information, see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace OpenRA
+{
+	public readonly struct CellCoordsRegion : IEnumerable<CPos>
+	{
+		public struct CellCoordsEnumerator : IEnumerator<CPos>
+		{
+			readonly CellCoordsRegion r;
+
+			public CellCoordsEnumerator(CellCoordsRegion region)
+				: this()
+			{
+				r = region;
+				Reset();
+			}
+
+			public bool MoveNext()
+			{
+				var x = Current.X + 1;
+				var y = Current.Y;
+
+				// Check for column overflow.
+				if (x > r.BottomRight.X)
+				{
+					y++;
+					x = r.TopLeft.X;
+
+					// Check for row overflow.
+					if (y > r.BottomRight.Y)
+						return false;
+				}
+
+				Current = new CPos(x, y);
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			public void Reset()
+			{
+				Current = new CPos(r.TopLeft.X - 1, r.TopLeft.Y);
+			}
+
+			public CPos Current { get; private set; }
+
+			readonly object IEnumerator.Current => Current;
+			public readonly void Dispose() { }
+		}
+
+		public CellCoordsRegion(CPos topLeft, CPos bottomRight)
+		{
+			TopLeft = topLeft;
+			BottomRight = bottomRight;
+		}
+
+		public override string ToString()
+		{
+			return $"{TopLeft}->{BottomRight}";
+		}
+
+		public CellCoordsEnumerator GetEnumerator()
+		{
+			return new CellCoordsEnumerator(this);
+		}
+
+		IEnumerator<CPos> IEnumerable<CPos>.GetEnumerator()
+		{
+			return GetEnumerator();
+		}
+
+		IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
+		{
+			return GetEnumerator();
+		}
+
+		public CPos TopLeft { get; }
+		public CPos BottomRight { get; }
+	}
+}
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Map/CellRegion.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Map/CellRegion.cs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		}

 		public MapCoordsRegion MapCoords => new(mapTopLeft, mapBottomRight);
+		public CellCoordsRegion CellCoords => new(TopLeft, BottomRight);

 		public CellRegionEnumerator GetEnumerator()
 		{
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 		int2 GetDecorationOrigin(Actor self, WorldRenderer wr, string pos, int2 margin);
 	}

+	public interface IEditorSelectionLayer : ITraitInfoInterface { }
+	public interface IEditorPasteLayer : ITraitInfoInterface { }
+
 	public interface IMapPreviewSignatureInfo : ITraitInfoInterface
 	{
 		void PopulateMapPreviewSignatureCells(Map map, ActorInfo ai, ActorReference s, List<(MPos Uv, Color Color)> destinationBuffer);
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/EditorBrushes/EditorClipboard.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/EditorBrushes/EditorClipboard.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.EditorBrushes
+{
+	public readonly struct ClipboardTile
+	{
+		public readonly TerrainTile TerrainTile;
+		public readonly ResourceTile ResourceTile;
+		public readonly ResourceLayerContents ResourceLayerContents;
+		public readonly byte Height;
+
+		public ClipboardTile(TerrainTile terrainTile, ResourceTile resourceTile, ResourceLayerContents resourceLayerContents, byte height)
+		{
+			TerrainTile = terrainTile;
+			ResourceTile = resourceTile;
+			ResourceLayerContents = resourceLayerContents;
+			Height = height;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public readonly struct EditorClipboard
+	{
+		public readonly CellRegion CellRegion;
+		public readonly Dictionary<string, EditorActorPreview> Actors;
+		public readonly Dictionary<CPos, ClipboardTile> Tiles;
+
+		public EditorClipboard(CellRegion cellRegion, Dictionary<string, EditorActorPreview> actors, Dictionary<CPos, ClipboardTile> tiles)
+		{
+			CellRegion = cellRegion;
+			Actors = actors;
+			Tiles = tiles;
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/EditorBrushes/EditorCopyPasteBrush.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/EditorBrushes/EditorCopyPasteBrush.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Mods.Common.EditorBrushes;
 using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;

 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
@@ -29,29 +30,33 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets

 	public sealed class EditorCopyPasteBrush : IEditorBrush
 	{
-		enum State { SelectFirst, SelectSecond, Paste }
-
 		readonly WorldRenderer worldRenderer;
 		readonly EditorViewportControllerWidget editorWidget;
-		readonly EditorSelectionLayer selectionLayer;
-		readonly EditorActorLayer editorLayer;
-		readonly Func<MapCopyFilters> getCopyFilters;
+		readonly EditorActorLayer editorActorLayer;
 		readonly EditorActionManager editorActionManager;
+		readonly EditorClipboard clipboard;
+		readonly IResourceLayer resourceLayer;
+		readonly Func<MapCopyFilters> getCopyFilters;

-		State state;
-		CPos start;
-		CPos end;
+		public CPos? PastePreviewPosition { get; private set; }

-		public EditorCopyPasteBrush(EditorViewportControllerWidget editorWidget, WorldRenderer wr, Func<MapCopyFilters> getCopyFilters)
+		public CellRegion Region => clipboard.CellRegion;
+
+		public EditorCopyPasteBrush(
+			EditorViewportControllerWidget editorWidget,
+			WorldRenderer wr,
+			EditorClipboard clipboard,
+			IResourceLayer resourceLayer,
+			Func<MapCopyFilters> getCopyFilters)
 		{
+			this.getCopyFilters = getCopyFilters;
 			this.editorWidget = editorWidget;
+			this.clipboard = clipboard;
+			this.resourceLayer = resourceLayer;
 			worldRenderer = wr;

 			editorActionManager = wr.World.WorldActor.Trait<EditorActionManager>();
-
-			selectionLayer = wr.World.WorldActor.Trait<EditorSelectionLayer>();
-			editorLayer = wr.World.WorldActor.Trait<EditorActorLayer>();
-			this.getCopyFilters = getCopyFilters;
+			editorActorLayer = wr.World.WorldActor.Trait<EditorActorLayer>();
 		}

 		public bool HandleMouseInput(MouseInput mi)
@@ -71,106 +76,31 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 				return false;
 			}

-			if (mi.Button == MouseButton.Left && (mi.Event == MouseInputEvent.Up || mi.Event == MouseInputEvent.Down))
+			if (mi.Button == MouseButton.Left && mi.Event == MouseInputEvent.Down)
 			{
-				var cell = worldRenderer.Viewport.ViewToWorld(mi.Location);
-				switch (state)
-				{
-					case State.SelectFirst:
-						if (mi.Event != MouseInputEvent.Down)
-							break;
-						start = cell;
-						selectionLayer.SetCopyRegion(start, end);
-						state = State.SelectSecond;
-						break;
-					case State.SelectSecond:
-						if (mi.Event != MouseInputEvent.Up)
-							break;
-						end = cell;
-						selectionLayer.SetCopyRegion(start, end);
-						state = State.Paste;
-						break;
-					case State.Paste:
-					{
-						if (mi.Event != MouseInputEvent.Down)
-							break;
-						var gridType = worldRenderer.World.Map.Grid.Type;
-						var source = CellRegion.BoundingRegion(gridType, new[] { start, end });
-						Copy(source, cell - end);
-						break;
-					}
-				}
+				var pastePosition = worldRenderer.Viewport.ViewToWorld(Viewport.LastMousePos);
+				var action = new CopyPasteEditorAction(
+					getCopyFilters(),
+					resourceLayer,
+					pastePosition,
+					worldRenderer.World.Map,
+					clipboard,
+					editorActorLayer);

+				editorActionManager.Add(action);
 				return true;
 			}

 			return false;
 		}

-		void Copy(CellRegion source, CVec offset)
-		{
-			var gridType = worldRenderer.World.Map.Grid.Type;
-			var mapTiles = worldRenderer.World.Map.Tiles;
-			var mapHeight = worldRenderer.World.Map.Height;
-			var mapResources = worldRenderer.World.Map.Resources;
-
-			var dest = new CellRegion(gridType, source.TopLeft + offset, source.BottomRight + offset);
-
-			var previews = new Dictionary<string, ActorReference>();
-			var tiles = new Dictionary<CPos, (TerrainTile, ResourceTile, byte)>();
-			var copyFilters = getCopyFilters();
-
-			foreach (var cell in source)
-			{
-				if (!mapTiles.Contains(cell) || !mapTiles.Contains(cell + offset))
-					continue;
-
-				tiles.Add(cell + offset, (mapTiles[cell], mapResources[cell], mapHeight[cell]));
-
-				if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Actors))
-				{
-					foreach (var preview in editorLayer.PreviewsAt(cell))
-					{
-						if (previews.ContainsKey(preview.ID))
-							continue;
-
-						var copy = preview.Export();
-						var locationInit = copy.GetOrDefault<LocationInit>();
-						if (locationInit != null)
-						{
-							copy.RemoveAll<LocationInit>();
-							copy.Add(new LocationInit(locationInit.Value + offset));
-						}
-
-						previews.Add(preview.ID, copy);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
-			var action = new CopyPasteEditorAction(copyFilters, worldRenderer.World.Map, tiles, previews, editorLayer, dest);
-			editorActionManager.Add(action);
-		}
-
 		public void Tick()
 		{
-			var cell = worldRenderer.Viewport.ViewToWorld(Viewport.LastMousePos);
-			if (state == State.Paste)
-			{
-				selectionLayer.SetPasteRegion(cell + (start - end), cell);
-				return;
-			}
-
-			if (state == State.SelectFirst)
-				start = end = cell;
-			else if (state == State.SelectSecond)
-				end = cell;
-
-			selectionLayer.SetCopyRegion(start, end);
+			PastePreviewPosition = worldRenderer.Viewport.ViewToWorld(Viewport.LastMousePos);
 		}

 		public void Dispose()
 		{
-			selectionLayer.Clear();
 		}
 	}

@@ -182,33 +112,64 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 		public string Text { get; }

 		readonly MapCopyFilters copyFilters;
-		readonly Dictionary<CPos, (TerrainTile Tile, ResourceTile Resource, byte Height)> tiles;
-		readonly Dictionary<string, ActorReference> previews;
-		readonly EditorActorLayer editorLayer;
-		readonly CellRegion dest;
-		readonly CellLayer<TerrainTile> mapTiles;
-		readonly CellLayer<byte> mapHeight;
-		readonly CellLayer<ResourceTile> mapResources;
+		readonly IResourceLayer resourceLayer;
+		readonly EditorActorLayer editorActorLayer;
+		readonly EditorClipboard clipboard;
+		readonly EditorClipboard undoClipboard;
+		readonly CPos pastePosition;
+		readonly Map map;

-		readonly Queue<UndoCopyPaste> undoCopyPastes = new();
-		readonly Queue<EditorActorPreview> removedActors = new();
-		readonly Queue<EditorActorPreview> addedActorPreviews = new();
-
-		public CopyPasteEditorAction(MapCopyFilters copyFilters, Map map,
-			Dictionary<CPos, (TerrainTile Tile, ResourceTile Resource, byte Height)> tiles, Dictionary<string, ActorReference> previews,
-			EditorActorLayer editorLayer, CellRegion dest)
+		public CopyPasteEditorAction(
+			MapCopyFilters copyFilters,
+			IResourceLayer resourceLayer,
+			CPos pastePosition,
+			Map map,
+			EditorClipboard clipboard,
+			EditorActorLayer editorActorLayer)
 		{
 			this.copyFilters = copyFilters;
-			this.tiles = tiles;
-			this.previews = previews;
-			this.editorLayer = editorLayer;
-			this.dest = dest;
+			this.resourceLayer = resourceLayer;
+			this.clipboard = clipboard;
+			this.pastePosition = pastePosition;
+			this.editorActorLayer = editorActorLayer;
+			this.map = map;

-			mapTiles = map.Tiles;
-			mapHeight = map.Height;
-			mapResources = map.Resources;
+			undoClipboard = CopySelectionContents();

-			Text = TranslationProvider.GetString(CopiedTiles, Translation.Arguments("amount", tiles.Count));
+			Text = TranslationProvider.GetString(CopiedTiles, Translation.Arguments("amount", clipboard.Tiles.Count));
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// TODO: This is pretty much repeated in MapEditorSelectionLogic.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns>Clipboard containing map contents for this region.</returns>
+		EditorClipboard CopySelectionContents()
+		{
+			var selectionSize = clipboard.CellRegion.BottomRight - clipboard.CellRegion.TopLeft;
+			var source = new CellCoordsRegion(pastePosition, pastePosition + selectionSize);
+			var selection = new CellRegion(map.Grid.Type, pastePosition, pastePosition + selectionSize);
+
+			var mapTiles = map.Tiles;
+			var mapHeight = map.Height;
+			var mapResources = map.Resources;
+
+			var previews = new Dictionary<string, EditorActorPreview>();
+			var tiles = new Dictionary<CPos, ClipboardTile>();
+
+			foreach (var cell in source)
+			{
+				if (!mapTiles.Contains(cell))
+					continue;
+
+				var resourceLayerContents = resourceLayer.GetResource(cell);
+				tiles.Add(cell, new ClipboardTile(mapTiles[cell], mapResources[cell], resourceLayerContents, mapHeight[cell]));
+
+				if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Actors))
+					foreach (var preview in selection.SelectMany(editorActorLayer.PreviewsAt).Distinct())
+						previews.TryAdd(preview.ID, preview);
+			}
+
+			return new EditorClipboard(selection, previews, tiles);
 		}

 		public void Execute()
@@ -218,72 +179,88 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets

 		public void Do()
 		{
-			foreach (var kv in tiles)
+			var sourcePos = clipboard.CellRegion.TopLeft;
+			var pasteVec = new CVec(pastePosition.X - sourcePos.X, pastePosition.Y - sourcePos.Y);
+
+			foreach (var tileKeyValuePair in clipboard.Tiles)
 			{
-				undoCopyPastes.Enqueue(new UndoCopyPaste(kv.Key, mapTiles[kv.Key], mapResources[kv.Key], mapHeight[kv.Key]));
+				var position = tileKeyValuePair.Key + pasteVec;
+				if (!map.Contains(position))
+					continue;
+
+				// Clear any existing resources.
+				if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Resources))
+					resourceLayer.ClearResources(position);
+
+				var tile = tileKeyValuePair.Value;
+				var resourceLayerContents = tile.ResourceLayerContents;

 				if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Terrain))
-					mapTiles[kv.Key] = kv.Value.Tile;
-
-				if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Resources))
-					mapResources[kv.Key] = kv.Value.Resource;
-
-				mapHeight[kv.Key] = kv.Value.Height;
-			}
-
-			if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Actors))
 				{
-				var removeActors = dest.SelectMany(editorLayer.PreviewsAt).Distinct().ToList();
-				foreach (var preview in removeActors)
-				{
-					removedActors.Enqueue(preview);
-					editorLayer.Remove(preview);
-				}
+					map.Tiles[position] = tile.TerrainTile;
+					map.Height[position] = tile.Height;
 				}

-			foreach (var kv in previews)
-				addedActorPreviews.Enqueue(editorLayer.Add(kv.Value));
+				if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Resources) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(resourceLayerContents.Type))
+					resourceLayer.AddResource(resourceLayerContents.Type, position, resourceLayerContents.Density);
+			}
+
+			// Clear any existing actors in the paste cells.
+			var selectionSize = clipboard.CellRegion.BottomRight - clipboard.CellRegion.TopLeft;
+			var pasteRegion = new CellRegion(map.Grid.Type, pastePosition, pastePosition + selectionSize);
+			foreach (var regionActor in pasteRegion.SelectMany(editorActorLayer.PreviewsAt).ToHashSet())
+				editorActorLayer.Remove(regionActor);
+
+			// Now place actors.
+			foreach (var actorKeyValuePair in clipboard.Actors)
+			{
+				var selection = clipboard.CellRegion;
+				var copy = actorKeyValuePair.Value.Export();
+				var locationInit = copy.GetOrDefault<LocationInit>();
+				if (locationInit != null)
+				{
+					var actorPosition = locationInit.Value + new CVec(pastePosition.X - selection.TopLeft.X, pastePosition.Y - selection.TopLeft.Y);
+					if (!map.Contains(actorPosition))
+						continue;
+
+					copy.RemoveAll<LocationInit>();
+					copy.Add(new LocationInit(actorPosition));
+				}
+
+				editorActorLayer.Add(copy);
+			}
 		}

 		public void Undo()
 		{
-			while (undoCopyPastes.Count > 0)
+			foreach (var tileKeyValuePair in undoClipboard.Tiles)
 			{
-				var undoCopyPaste = undoCopyPastes.Dequeue();
+				var position = tileKeyValuePair.Key;
+				var tile = tileKeyValuePair.Value;
+				var resourceLayerContents = tile.ResourceLayerContents;

-				var cell = undoCopyPaste.Cell;
+				// Clear any existing resources.
+				if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Resources))
+					resourceLayer.ClearResources(position);

 				if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Terrain))
-					mapTiles[cell] = undoCopyPaste.MapTile;
-
-				if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Resources))
-					mapResources[cell] = undoCopyPaste.ResourceTile;
-
-				mapHeight[cell] = undoCopyPaste.Height;
+				{
+					map.Tiles[position] = tile.TerrainTile;
+					map.Height[position] = tile.Height;
 				}

-			while (addedActorPreviews.Count > 0)
-				editorLayer.Remove(addedActorPreviews.Dequeue());
+				if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Resources) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(resourceLayerContents.Type))
+					resourceLayer.AddResource(resourceLayerContents.Type, position, resourceLayerContents.Density);
+			}

+			// Clear existing actors.
+			foreach (var regionActor in undoClipboard.CellRegion.SelectMany(editorActorLayer.PreviewsAt).Distinct().ToList())
+				editorActorLayer.Remove(regionActor);
+
+			// Place actors back again.
 			if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Actors))
-				while (removedActors.Count > 0)
-					editorLayer.Add(removedActors.Dequeue());
-		}
-	}
-
-	sealed class UndoCopyPaste
-	{
-		public CPos Cell { get; }
-		public TerrainTile MapTile { get; }
-		public ResourceTile ResourceTile { get; }
-		public byte Height { get; }
-
-		public UndoCopyPaste(CPos cell, TerrainTile mapTile, ResourceTile resourceTile, byte height)
-		{
-			Cell = cell;
-			MapTile = mapTile;
-			ResourceTile = resourceTile;
-			Height = height;
+				foreach (var actor in undoClipboard.Actors.Values)
+					editorActorLayer.Add(actor);
 		}
 	}
 }
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/EditorBrushes/EditorDefaultBrush.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/EditorBrushes/EditorDefaultBrush.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 using System;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
 using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Widgets;

 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 {
@@ -21,9 +22,17 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 		void Tick();
 	}

+	public class EditorSelection
+	{
+		public CellRegion Area;
+		public EditorActorPreview Actor;
+	}
+
 	public sealed class EditorDefaultBrush : IEditorBrush
 	{
-		public readonly ActorInfo Actor;
+		const int MinMouseMoveBeforeDrag = 32;
+
+		public event Action SelectionChanged;

 		readonly WorldRenderer worldRenderer;
 		readonly World world;
@@ -32,7 +41,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 		readonly EditorActionManager editorActionManager;
 		readonly IResourceLayer resourceLayer;

-		public EditorActorPreview SelectedActor;
+		public CellRegion CurrentDragBounds => selectionBounds ?? Selection.Area;
+
+		public EditorSelection Selection = new();
+		EditorSelection previousSelection;
+		CellRegion selectionBounds;
+		int2? selectionStartLocation;
+		CPos? selectionStartCell;
 		int2 worldPixel;

 		public EditorDefaultBrush(EditorViewportControllerWidget editorWidget, WorldRenderer wr)
@@ -58,13 +73,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 			return ((long)pixelDistance << 32) + worldZPosition;
 		}

+		public void ClearSelection()
+		{
+			if (Selection.Area != null || Selection.Actor != null)
+			{
+				previousSelection = Selection;
+				Selection = new EditorSelection();
+				editorActionManager.Add(new ChangeSelectionAction(this, Selection, previousSelection));
+				SelectionChanged?.Invoke();
+			}
+		}
+
 		public bool HandleMouseInput(MouseInput mi)
 		{
-			// Exclusively uses mouse wheel and both mouse buttons, but nothing else
-			// Mouse move events are important for tooltips, so we always allow these through
-			if ((mi.Button != MouseButton.Left && mi.Button != MouseButton.Right
-				&& mi.Event != MouseInputEvent.Move && mi.Event != MouseInputEvent.Scroll) ||
-				mi.Event == MouseInputEvent.Down)
+			// Exclusively uses mouse wheel and both mouse buttons, but nothing else.
+			// Mouse move events are important for tooltips, so we always allow these through.
+			if (mi.Button != MouseButton.Left && mi.Button != MouseButton.Right
+				&& mi.Event != MouseInputEvent.Move && mi.Event != MouseInputEvent.Scroll)
 				return false;

 			worldPixel = worldRenderer.Viewport.ViewToWorldPx(mi.Location);
@@ -80,26 +105,115 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 			else
 				editorWidget.SetTooltip(null);

-			// Finished with mouse move events, so let them bubble up the widget tree
+			// Selection box drag.
+			if (selectionStartLocation != null &&
+				(selectionBounds != null || (mi.Location - selectionStartLocation.Value).LengthSquared > MinMouseMoveBeforeDrag))
+			{
+				selectionStartCell ??= worldRenderer.Viewport.ViewToWorld(selectionStartLocation.Value);
+
+				var topLeft = new CPos(Math.Min(selectionStartCell.Value.X, cell.X), Math.Min(selectionStartCell.Value.Y, cell.Y));
+				var bottomRight = new CPos(Math.Max(selectionStartCell.Value.X, cell.X), Math.Max(selectionStartCell.Value.Y, cell.Y));
+				var width = bottomRight.X - topLeft.X;
+				var height = bottomRight.Y - topLeft.Y;
+				var gridType = worldRenderer.World.Map.Grid.Type;
+
+				// We've dragged enough to capture more than one cell, make a selection box.
+				if (selectionBounds == null)
+				{
+					selectionBounds = new CellRegion(gridType, topLeft, bottomRight);
+
+					// Lose focus on any search boxes so we can always copy/paste.
+					Ui.KeyboardFocusWidget = null;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// We already have a drag box; resize it
+					selectionBounds = new CellRegion(gridType, topLeft, bottomRight);
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Finished with mouse move events, so let them bubble up the widget tree.
 			if (mi.Event == MouseInputEvent.Move)
 				return false;

+			if (mi.Event == MouseInputEvent.Down && mi.Button == MouseButton.Left && selectionStartLocation == null)
+			{
+				// Start area drag.
+				selectionStartLocation = mi.Location;
+			}
+
+			if (mi.Event == MouseInputEvent.Up)
+			{
 				if (mi.Button == MouseButton.Left)
 				{
 					editorWidget.SetTooltip(null);
-				SelectedActor = underCursor;
+					selectionStartLocation = null;
+					selectionStartCell = null;
+
+					// If we've released a bounds drag.
+					if (selectionBounds != null)
+					{
+						// Set this as the editor selection.
+						previousSelection = Selection;
+						Selection = new EditorSelection
+						{
+							Area = selectionBounds
+						};
+
+						editorActionManager.Add(new ChangeSelectionAction(this, Selection, previousSelection));
+						selectionBounds = null;
+						SelectionChanged?.Invoke();
+					}
+					else if (underCursor != null)
+					{
+						// We've clicked on an actor.
+						if (Selection.Actor != underCursor)
+						{
+							previousSelection = Selection;
+							Selection = new EditorSelection
+							{
+								Actor = underCursor,
+							};
+
+							editorActionManager.Add(new ChangeSelectionAction(this, Selection, previousSelection));
+							SelectionChanged?.Invoke();
+						}
+					}
+					else if (Selection.Area != null || Selection.Actor != null)
+					{
+						// Released left mouse without dragging or selecting an actor - deselect current.
+						previousSelection = Selection;
+						Selection = new EditorSelection();
+
+						editorActionManager.Add(new ChangeSelectionAction(this, Selection, previousSelection));
+						SelectionChanged?.Invoke();
+					}
 				}

 				if (mi.Button == MouseButton.Right)
 				{
 					editorWidget.SetTooltip(null);

-				if (underCursor != null && underCursor != SelectedActor)
+					if (Selection.Area != null)
+					{
+						// Release right mouse button with a selection - clear selection.
+						previousSelection = Selection;
+						Selection = new EditorSelection();
+
+						editorActionManager.Add(new ChangeSelectionAction(this, Selection, previousSelection));
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						// Release right mouse button with no selection and over an actor - delete actor.
+						if (underCursor != null && underCursor != Selection.Actor)
 							editorActionManager.Add(new RemoveActorAction(editorLayer, underCursor));

+						// Or delete resource if found under cursor.
 						if (resourceUnderCursor != null)
 							editorActionManager.Add(new RemoveResourceAction(resourceLayer, cell, resourceUnderCursor));
 					}
+				}
+			}

 			return true;
 		}
@@ -108,6 +222,64 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 		public void Dispose() { }
 	}

+	sealed class ChangeSelectionAction : IEditorAction
+	{
+		[TranslationReference("x", "y", "width", "height")]
+		const string SelectedArea = "notification-selected-area";
+
+		[TranslationReference("id")]
+		const string SelectedActor = "notification-selected-actor";
+
+		[TranslationReference]
+		const string ClearedSelection = "notification-cleared-selection";
+
+		public string Text { get; }
+
+		readonly EditorSelection selection;
+		readonly EditorSelection previousSelection;
+		readonly EditorDefaultBrush defaultBrush;
+
+		public ChangeSelectionAction(
+			EditorDefaultBrush defaultBrush,
+			EditorSelection selection,
+			EditorSelection previousSelection)
+		{
+			this.defaultBrush = defaultBrush;
+			this.selection = selection;
+			this.previousSelection = new EditorSelection
+			{
+				Actor = previousSelection.Actor,
+				Area = previousSelection.Area
+			};
+
+			if (selection.Area != null)
+				Text = TranslationProvider.GetString(SelectedArea, Translation.Arguments(
+						"x", selection.Area.TopLeft.X,
+						"y", selection.Area.TopLeft.Y,
+						"width", selection.Area.BottomRight.X - selection.Area.TopLeft.X,
+						"height", selection.Area.BottomRight.Y - selection.Area.TopLeft.Y));
+			else if (selection.Actor != null)
+				Text = TranslationProvider.GetString(SelectedActor, Translation.Arguments("id", selection.Actor.ID));
+			else
+				Text = TranslationProvider.GetString(ClearedSelection);
+		}
+
+		public void Execute()
+		{
+			Do();
+		}
+
+		public void Do()
+		{
+			defaultBrush.Selection = selection;
+		}
+
+		public void Undo()
+		{
+			defaultBrush.Selection = previousSelection;
+		}
+	}
+
 	sealed class RemoveActorAction : IEditorAction
 	{
 		[TranslationReference("name", "id")]
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Graphics/EditorSelectionAnnotationRenderable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Graphics/EditorSelectionAnnotationRenderable.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) The OpenRA Developers and Contributors
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more
+ * information, see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Primitives;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Graphics
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Render the current editor area selection or paste region.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class EditorSelectionAnnotationRenderable : IRenderable, IFinalizedRenderable
+	{
+		readonly Color color;
+		readonly CellRegion bounds;
+		readonly int2 altPixelOffset;
+		readonly CPos? offset;
+
+		public EditorSelectionAnnotationRenderable(CellRegion bounds, Color color, int2 altPixelOffset, CPos? offset)
+		{
+			this.bounds = bounds;
+			this.color = color;
+			this.altPixelOffset = altPixelOffset;
+			this.offset = offset;
+		}
+
+		public WPos Pos => WPos.Zero;
+
+		public int ZOffset => 0;
+		public bool IsDecoration => true;
+
+		public IRenderable WithZOffset(int newOffset) { return this; }
+		public IRenderable OffsetBy(in WVec vec) { return new EditorSelectionAnnotationRenderable(bounds, color, new int2(vec.X, vec.Y), offset); }
+		public IRenderable AsDecoration() { return this; }
+
+		public IFinalizedRenderable PrepareRender(WorldRenderer wr) { return this; }
+		public void Render(WorldRenderer wr)
+		{
+			if (bounds == null)
+				return;
+
+			const int Width = 1;
+			var map = wr.World.Map;
+			var originalWPos = map.CenterOfCell(bounds.TopLeft);
+			var wposOffset = offset.HasValue ? map.CenterOfCell(offset.Value) - originalWPos : WVec.Zero;
+
+			foreach (var cellPos in bounds.CellCoords)
+			{
+				var uv = cellPos.ToMPos(map);
+				if (!map.Height.Contains(uv))
+					continue;
+
+				var ramp = map.Grid.Ramps[map.Ramp[uv]];
+				var pos = map.CenterOfCell(cellPos) - new WVec(0, 0, ramp.CenterHeightOffset);
+
+				foreach (var p in ramp.Polygons)
+				{
+					for (var i = 0; i < p.Length; i++)
+					{
+						var j = (i + 1) % p.Length;
+						var start = pos + p[i];
+						var end = pos + p[j];
+
+						Game.Renderer.RgbaColorRenderer.DrawLine(
+							wr.Viewport.WorldToViewPx(wr.ScreenPosition(start + wposOffset)) + altPixelOffset,
+							wr.Viewport.WorldToViewPx(wr.Screen3DPosition(end + wposOffset)) + altPixelOffset,
+							Width, color, color);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		public void RenderDebugGeometry(WorldRenderer wr) { }
+		public Rectangle ScreenBounds(WorldRenderer wr) { return Rectangle.Empty; }
+	}
+}
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/EditorSelectionLayer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/EditorSelectionLayer.cs
@@ -11,102 +11,67 @@

 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Widgets;
+using Color = OpenRA.Primitives.Color;

 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 {
 	[TraitLocation(SystemActors.EditorWorld)]
-	[Desc("Required for the map editor to work. Attach this to the world actor.")]
-	public class EditorSelectionLayerInfo : TraitInfo
+	[Desc("Renders the selection grid in the editor.")]
+	public class EditorSelectionLayerInfo : TraitInfo, Requires<LoadWidgetAtGameStartInfo>, IEditorSelectionLayer
 	{
-		[PaletteReference]
-		[Desc("Palette to use for rendering the placement sprite.")]
-		public readonly string Palette = TileSet.TerrainPaletteInternalName;
+		[Desc("Main color of the selection grid.")]
+		public readonly Color MainColor = Color.White;

-		[Desc("Custom opacity to apply to the placement sprite.")]
-		public readonly float FootprintAlpha = 1f;
+		[Desc("Alternate color of the selection grid.")]
+		public readonly Color AltColor = Color.Black;

-		[Desc("Sequence image where the selection overlay types are defined.")]
-		public readonly string Image = "editor-overlay";
+		[Desc("Main color of the paste grid.")]
+		public readonly Color PasteColor = Color.FromArgb(0xFF4CFF00);

-		[SequenceReference(nameof(Image))]
-		[Desc("Sequence to use for the copy overlay.")]
-		public readonly string CopySequence = "copy";
+		[Desc("Thickness of the selection grid lines.")]
+		public readonly int LineThickness = 1;

-		[SequenceReference(nameof(Image))]
-		[Desc("Sequence to use for the paste overlay.")]
-		public readonly string PasteSequence = "paste";
+		[Desc("Render offset of the secondary grid lines.")]
+		public readonly int2 AltPixelOffset = new(1, 1);

-		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new EditorSelectionLayer(init.Self, this); }
+		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new EditorSelectionLayer(this); }
 	}

-	public class EditorSelectionLayer : IWorldLoaded, IRenderAboveShroud
+	public class EditorSelectionLayer : IRenderAnnotations, IWorldLoaded
 	{
 		readonly EditorSelectionLayerInfo info;
-		readonly Map map;
-		readonly Sprite copyTile, pasteTile;
-		readonly float copyAlpha, pasteAlpha;
-		PaletteReference palette;
+		EditorViewportControllerWidget editor;

-		public CellRegion CopyRegion { get; private set; }
-		public CellRegion PasteRegion { get; private set; }
-
-		public EditorSelectionLayer(Actor self, EditorSelectionLayerInfo info)
+		public EditorSelectionLayer(EditorSelectionLayerInfo info)
 		{
-			if (self.World.Type != WorldType.Editor)
-				return;
-
 			this.info = info;
-			map = self.World.Map;
-
-			var copySequence = map.Sequences.GetSequence(info.Image, info.CopySequence);
-			copyTile = copySequence.GetSprite(0);
-			copyAlpha = copySequence.GetAlpha(0);
-
-			var pasteSequence = map.Sequences.GetSequence(info.Image, info.PasteSequence);
-			pasteTile = pasteSequence.GetSprite(0);
-			pasteAlpha = pasteSequence.GetAlpha(0);
 		}

 		void IWorldLoaded.WorldLoaded(World w, WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			if (w.Type != WorldType.Editor)
-				return;
-
-			palette = wr.Palette(info.Palette);
+			var worldRoot = Ui.Root.Get<ContainerWidget>("EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT");
+			editor = worldRoot.Get<EditorViewportControllerWidget>("MAP_EDITOR");
 		}

-		public void SetCopyRegion(CPos start, CPos end)
+		IEnumerable<IRenderable> IRenderAnnotations.RenderAnnotations(Actor self, WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			CopyRegion = CellRegion.BoundingRegion(map.Grid.Type, new[] { start, end });
-		}
-
-		public void SetPasteRegion(CPos start, CPos end)
+			if (editor.CurrentBrush == editor.DefaultBrush && editor.DefaultBrush.CurrentDragBounds != null)
 			{
-			PasteRegion = CellRegion.BoundingRegion(map.Grid.Type, new[] { start, end });
+				yield return new EditorSelectionAnnotationRenderable(editor.DefaultBrush.CurrentDragBounds, info.AltColor, info.AltPixelOffset, null);
+				yield return new EditorSelectionAnnotationRenderable(editor.DefaultBrush.CurrentDragBounds, info.MainColor, int2.Zero, null);
 			}

-		public void Clear()
+			if (editor.CurrentBrush is EditorCopyPasteBrush pasteBrush && pasteBrush.PastePreviewPosition != null)
 			{
-			CopyRegion = PasteRegion = null;
+				yield return new EditorSelectionAnnotationRenderable(pasteBrush.Region, info.AltColor, info.AltPixelOffset, pasteBrush.PastePreviewPosition);
+				yield return new EditorSelectionAnnotationRenderable(pasteBrush.Region, info.PasteColor, int2.Zero, pasteBrush.PastePreviewPosition);
+			}
 		}

-		IEnumerable<IRenderable> IRenderAboveShroud.RenderAboveShroud(Actor self, WorldRenderer wr)
-		{
-			if (wr.World.Type != WorldType.Editor)
-				yield break;
-
-			if (CopyRegion != null)
-				foreach (var c in CopyRegion)
-					yield return new SpriteRenderable(copyTile, wr.World.Map.CenterOfCell(c),
-							WVec.Zero, -511, palette, 1f, copyAlpha * info.FootprintAlpha, float3.Ones, TintModifiers.IgnoreWorldTint, true);
-
-			if (PasteRegion != null)
-				foreach (var c in PasteRegion)
-					yield return new SpriteRenderable(pasteTile, wr.World.Map.CenterOfCell(c),
-						WVec.Zero, -511, palette, 1f, pasteAlpha * info.FootprintAlpha, float3.Ones, TintModifiers.IgnoreWorldTint, true);
-		}
-
-		bool IRenderAboveShroud.SpatiallyPartitionable => false;
+		bool IRenderAnnotations.SpatiallyPartitionable => false;
 	}
 }
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UpdateRules/Rules/20231010/RemoveEditorSelectionLayerProperties.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UpdateRules/Rules/20231010/RemoveEditorSelectionLayerProperties.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) The OpenRA Developers and Contributors
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more
+ * information, see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UpdateRules.Rules
+{
+	public class RemoveEditorSelectionLayerProperties : UpdateRule
+	{
+		public override string Name => "Remove defunct properties from EditorSelectionLayer.";
+
+		public override string Description =>
+			"Map editor was refactored and many of EditorSelectionLayer properties were removed.";
+
+		public override IEnumerable<string> UpdateActorNode(ModData modData, MiniYamlNodeBuilder actorNode)
+		{
+			foreach (var editorSelectionLayer in actorNode.ChildrenMatching("EditorSelectionLayer"))
+			{
+				editorSelectionLayer.RemoveNodes("Palette");
+				editorSelectionLayer.RemoveNodes("FootprintAlpha");
+				editorSelectionLayer.RemoveNodes("Image");
+				editorSelectionLayer.RemoveNodes("CopySequence");
+				editorSelectionLayer.RemoveNodes("PasteSequence");
+			}
+
+			yield break;
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UpdateRules/UpdatePath.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UpdateRules/UpdatePath.cs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UpdateRules
 				new ExtractResourceStorageFromHarvester(),
 				new ReplacePaletteModifiers(),
 				new RemoveConyardChronoReturnAnimation(),
+				new RemoveEditorSelectionLayerProperties(),

 				// Execute these rules last to avoid premature yaml merge crashes.
 				new ReplaceCloakPalette(),
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/EditorViewportControllerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/EditorViewportControllerWidget.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@

 using System;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
-using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;
 using OpenRA.Widgets;

 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
@@ -26,29 +25,20 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets

 		readonly Lazy<TooltipContainerWidget> tooltipContainer;
 		readonly WorldRenderer worldRenderer;
-		readonly EditorActionManager editorActionManager;

 		bool enableTooltips;

 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
-		public EditorViewportControllerWidget(World world, WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
+		public EditorViewportControllerWidget(WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
 		{
 			this.worldRenderer = worldRenderer;
 			tooltipContainer = Exts.Lazy(() => Ui.Root.Get<TooltipContainerWidget>(TooltipContainer));
 			CurrentBrush = DefaultBrush = new EditorDefaultBrush(this, worldRenderer);
-			editorActionManager = world.WorldActor.Trait<EditorActionManager>();
-
-			editorActionManager.OnChange += EditorActionManagerOnChange;

 			// Allow zooming out to full map size
 			worldRenderer.Viewport.UnlockMinimumZoom(0.25f);
 		}

-		void EditorActionManagerOnChange()
-		{
-			DefaultBrush.SelectedActor = null;
-		}
-
 		public void ClearBrush() { SetBrush(null); }
 		public void SetBrush(IEditorBrush brush)
 		{
@@ -106,11 +96,5 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 			cachedViewportPosition = worldRenderer.Viewport.CenterPosition;
 			CurrentBrush.Tick();
 		}
-
-		public override void Removed()
-		{
-			base.Removed();
-			editorActionManager.OnChange -= EditorActionManagerOnChange;
-		}
 	}
 }
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/ActorEditLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/ActorEditLogic.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 		readonly EditorActorLayer editorActorLayer;
 		readonly EditorActionManager editorActionManager;
 		readonly EditorViewportControllerWidget editor;
-		readonly BackgroundWidget actorEditPanel;
+		readonly ContainerWidget actorEditPanel;
 		readonly LabelWidget typeLabel;
 		readonly TextFieldWidget actorIDField;
 		readonly HashSet<TextFieldWidget> typableFields = new();
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 		readonly Widget sliderOptionTemplate;
 		readonly Widget dropdownOptionTemplate;

-		readonly int editPanelPadding; // Padding between right edge of actor and the edit panel.
-		readonly long scrollVisibleTimeout = 100; // Delay after scrolling map before edit widget becomes visible again.
-
-		long lastScrollTime = 0;
-		int2 lastScrollPosition = int2.Zero;
-
 		ActorIDStatus actorIDStatus = ActorIDStatus.Normal;
 		ActorIDStatus nextActorIDStatus = ActorIDStatus.Normal;
 		string initialActorID;
@@ -93,8 +87,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			editorActorLayer = world.WorldActor.Trait<EditorActorLayer>();
 			editorActionManager = world.WorldActor.Trait<EditorActionManager>();

-			editor = widget.Parent.Get<EditorViewportControllerWidget>("MAP_EDITOR");
-			actorEditPanel = editor.Get<BackgroundWidget>("ACTOR_EDIT_PANEL");
+			editor = widget.Parent.Parent.Get<EditorViewportControllerWidget>("MAP_EDITOR");
+			var selectTabContainer = widget.Parent.Parent.Get<ContainerWidget>("SELECT_WIDGETS");
+
+			actorEditPanel = selectTabContainer.Get<ContainerWidget>("ACTOR_EDIT_PANEL");

 			typeLabel = actorEditPanel.Get<LabelWidget>("ACTOR_TYPE_LABEL");
 			actorIDField = actorEditPanel.Get<TextFieldWidget>("ACTOR_ID");
@@ -118,16 +114,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 					? TranslationProvider.GetString(DuplicateActorId)
 					: TranslationProvider.GetString(EnterActorId);

-			if (logicArgs.TryGetValue("EditPanelPadding", out var yaml))
-				editPanelPadding = FieldLoader.GetValue<int>("EditPanelPadding", yaml.Value);
-
-			okButton.IsDisabled = () => !IsValid() || !editActorPreview.IsDirty;
+			okButton.IsDisabled = () => !IsValid() || editActorPreview == null || !editActorPreview.IsDirty;
 			okButton.OnClick = Save;
 			cancelButton.OnClick = Cancel;
 			deleteButton.OnClick = Delete;
 			actorEditPanel.IsVisible = () => CurrentActor != null
-				&& editor.CurrentBrush == editor.DefaultBrush
-				&& Game.RunTime > lastScrollTime + scrollVisibleTimeout;
+				&& editor.CurrentBrush == editor.DefaultBrush;

 			actorIDField.OnEscKey = _ => actorIDField.YieldKeyboardFocus();

@@ -182,7 +174,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 					if (nextActorIDStatus == ActorIDStatus.Normal)
 						offset *= -1;

-					actorEditPanel.Bounds.Height += offset;
 					initContainer.Bounds.Y += offset;
 					buttonContainer.Bounds.Y += offset;
 				}
@@ -190,22 +181,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 				actorIDStatus = nextActorIDStatus;
 			}

-			var actor = editor.DefaultBrush.SelectedActor;
+			var actor = editor.DefaultBrush.Selection.Actor;
 			if (actor != null)
 			{
-				var origin = worldRenderer.Viewport.WorldToViewPx(new int2(actor.Bounds.Right, actor.Bounds.Top));
-
-				// If we scrolled, hide the edit box for a moment
-				if (lastScrollPosition.X != origin.X || lastScrollPosition.Y != origin.Y)
-				{
-					lastScrollTime = Game.RunTime;
-					lastScrollPosition = origin;
-				}
-
-				// If we changed actor, move widgets
+				// If we changed actor, update details
 				if (CurrentActor != actor)
 				{
-					lastScrollTime = 0; // Ensure visible
 					CurrentActor = actor;

 					editActorPreview = new EditActorPreview(CurrentActor);
@@ -365,13 +346,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 						}
 					}

-					actorEditPanel.Bounds.Height += initContainer.Bounds.Height - oldInitHeight;
 					buttonContainer.Bounds.Y += initContainer.Bounds.Height - oldInitHeight;
 				}
-
-				// Set the edit panel to the right of the selection border.
-				actorEditPanel.Bounds.X = origin.X + editPanelPadding;
-				actorEditPanel.Bounds.Y = origin.Y;
 			}
 			else if (CurrentActor != null)
 			{
@@ -405,7 +381,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			foreach (var f in typableFields)
 				f.YieldKeyboardFocus();

-			editor.DefaultBrush.SelectedActor = null;
+			editor.DefaultBrush.Selection.Actor = null;
 			CurrentActor = null;
 		}

--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/CommonSelectorLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/CommonSelectorLogic.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			ModData = modData;
 			World = world;
 			WorldRenderer = worldRenderer;
-			Editor = widget.Parent.Get<EditorViewportControllerWidget>("MAP_EDITOR");
+			Editor = widget.Parent.Parent.Get<EditorViewportControllerWidget>("MAP_EDITOR");
 			Panel = widget.Get<ScrollPanelWidget>(templateListId);
 			ItemTemplate = Panel.Get<ScrollItemWidget>(previewTemplateId);
 			Panel.Layout = new GridLayout(Panel);
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 				return true;
 			};

+			Editor.DefaultBrush.SelectionChanged += HandleSelectionChanged;
+
 			var none = TranslationProvider.GetString(None);
 			var searchResults = TranslationProvider.GetString(SearchResults);
 			var all = TranslationProvider.GetString(All);
@@ -103,6 +105,18 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			};
 		}

+		protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+		{
+			Editor.DefaultBrush.SelectionChanged -= HandleSelectionChanged;
+
+			base.Dispose(disposing);
+		}
+
+		void HandleSelectionChanged()
+		{
+			SearchTextField.YieldKeyboardFocus();
+		}
+
 		protected Widget CreateCategoriesPanel(ScrollPanelWidget panel)
 		{
 			var categoriesPanel = Ui.LoadWidget("CATEGORY_FILTER_PANEL", null, new WidgetArgs());
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/LayerSelectorLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/LayerSelectorLogic.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 		public LayerSelectorLogic(Widget widget, WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
 		{
 			this.worldRenderer = worldRenderer;
-			editor = widget.Parent.Get<EditorViewportControllerWidget>("MAP_EDITOR");
+			editor = widget.Parent.Parent.Get<EditorViewportControllerWidget>("MAP_EDITOR");
 			editorCursor = worldRenderer.World.WorldActor.Trait<EditorCursorLayer>();

 			layerTemplateList = widget.Get<ScrollPanelWidget>("LAYERTEMPLATE_LIST");
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/MapEditorLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/MapEditorLogic.cs
@@ -18,29 +18,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 {
 	public class MapEditorLogic : ChromeLogic
 	{
-		MapCopyFilters copyFilters = MapCopyFilters.All;
-
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
 		public MapEditorLogic(Widget widget, World world, WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
 		{
 			var editorViewport = widget.Get<EditorViewportControllerWidget>("MAP_EDITOR");

-			var copypasteButton = widget.GetOrNull<ButtonWidget>("COPYPASTE_BUTTON");
-			if (copypasteButton != null)
-			{
-				var copyPasteKey = copypasteButton.Key.GetValue();
-
-				copypasteButton.OnClick = () => editorViewport.SetBrush(new EditorCopyPasteBrush(editorViewport, worldRenderer, () => copyFilters));
-				copypasteButton.IsHighlighted = () => editorViewport.CurrentBrush is EditorCopyPasteBrush;
-			}
-
-			var copyFilterDropdown = widget.Get<DropDownButtonWidget>("COPYFILTER_BUTTON");
-			copyFilterDropdown.OnMouseDown = _ =>
-			{
-				copyFilterDropdown.RemovePanel();
-				copyFilterDropdown.AttachPanel(CreateCategoriesPanel());
-			};
-
 			var coordinateLabel = widget.GetOrNull<LabelWidget>("COORDINATE_LABEL");
 			if (coordinateLabel != null)
 			{
@@ -71,25 +53,5 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 				redoButton.OnClick = () => actionManager.Redo();
 			}
 		}
-
-		Widget CreateCategoriesPanel()
-		{
-			var categoriesPanel = Ui.LoadWidget("COPY_FILTER_PANEL", null, new WidgetArgs());
-			var categoryTemplate = categoriesPanel.Get<CheckboxWidget>("CATEGORY_TEMPLATE");
-
-			MapCopyFilters[] allCategories = { MapCopyFilters.Terrain, MapCopyFilters.Resources, MapCopyFilters.Actors };
-			foreach (var cat in allCategories)
-			{
-				var category = (CheckboxWidget)categoryTemplate.Clone();
-				category.GetText = () => cat.ToString();
-				category.IsChecked = () => copyFilters.HasFlag(cat);
-				category.IsVisible = () => true;
-				category.OnClick = () => copyFilters ^= cat;
-
-				categoriesPanel.AddChild(category);
-			}
-
-			return categoriesPanel;
-		}
 	}
 }
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/MapEditorSelectionLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/MapEditorSelectionLogic.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) The OpenRA Developers and Contributors
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more
+ * information, see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Mods.Common.EditorBrushes;
+using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Widgets;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
+{
+	public class MapEditorSelectionLogic : ChromeLogic
+	{
+		readonly EditorViewportControllerWidget editor;
+		readonly WorldRenderer worldRenderer;
+
+		readonly ContainerWidget actorEditPanel;
+		readonly ContainerWidget areaEditPanel;
+
+		readonly CheckboxWidget copyTerrainCheckbox;
+		readonly CheckboxWidget copyResourcesCheckbox;
+		readonly CheckboxWidget copyActorsCheckbox;
+		readonly EditorActorLayer editorActorLayer;
+
+		MapCopyFilters copyFilters = MapCopyFilters.All;
+		EditorClipboard? clipboard;
+
+		readonly IResourceLayer resourceLayer;
+
+		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
+		public MapEditorSelectionLogic(Widget widget, World world, WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
+		{
+			this.worldRenderer = worldRenderer;
+
+			editorActorLayer = world.WorldActor.Trait<EditorActorLayer>();
+			resourceLayer = world.WorldActor.Trait<IResourceLayer>();
+
+			editor = widget.Get<EditorViewportControllerWidget>("MAP_EDITOR");
+
+			var selectTabContainer = widget.Get("SELECT_WIDGETS");
+			actorEditPanel = selectTabContainer.Get<ContainerWidget>("ACTOR_EDIT_PANEL");
+			areaEditPanel = selectTabContainer.Get<ContainerWidget>("AREA_EDIT_PANEL");
+
+			actorEditPanel.IsVisible = () => editor.CurrentBrush == editor.DefaultBrush && editor.DefaultBrush.Selection.Actor != null;
+			areaEditPanel.IsVisible = () => !actorEditPanel.IsVisible();
+
+			copyTerrainCheckbox = areaEditPanel.Get<CheckboxWidget>("COPY_FILTER_TERRAIN_CHECKBOX");
+			copyResourcesCheckbox = areaEditPanel.Get<CheckboxWidget>("COPY_FILTER_RESOURCES_CHECKBOX");
+			copyActorsCheckbox = areaEditPanel.Get<CheckboxWidget>("COPY_FILTER_ACTORS_CHECKBOX");
+
+			copyTerrainCheckbox.IsDisabled = () => editor.CurrentBrush is EditorCopyPasteBrush;
+			copyResourcesCheckbox.IsDisabled = () => editor.CurrentBrush is EditorCopyPasteBrush;
+			copyActorsCheckbox.IsDisabled = () => editor.CurrentBrush is EditorCopyPasteBrush;
+
+			var copyButton = widget.Get<ButtonWidget>("COPY_BUTTON");
+			copyButton.OnClick = () => clipboard = CopySelectionContents();
+			copyButton.IsDisabled = () => editor.DefaultBrush.Selection.Area == null;
+
+			var pasteButton = widget.Get<ButtonWidget>("PASTE_BUTTON");
+			pasteButton.OnClick = () =>
+			{
+				if (clipboard == null)
+					return;
+
+				editor.SetBrush(new EditorCopyPasteBrush(
+					editor,
+					worldRenderer,
+					clipboard.Value,
+					resourceLayer,
+					() => copyFilters));
+			};
+
+			pasteButton.IsDisabled = () => clipboard == null;
+			pasteButton.IsHighlighted = () => editor.CurrentBrush is EditorCopyPasteBrush;
+
+			var closeAreaSelectionButton = areaEditPanel.Get<ButtonWidget>("SELECTION_CANCEL_BUTTON");
+			closeAreaSelectionButton.OnClick = () => editor.DefaultBrush.ClearSelection();
+
+			CreateCategoryPanel(MapCopyFilters.Terrain, copyTerrainCheckbox);
+			CreateCategoryPanel(MapCopyFilters.Resources, copyResourcesCheckbox);
+			CreateCategoryPanel(MapCopyFilters.Actors, copyActorsCheckbox);
+		}
+
+		EditorClipboard CopySelectionContents()
+		{
+			var selection = editor.DefaultBrush.Selection.Area;
+			var source = new CellCoordsRegion(selection.TopLeft, selection.BottomRight);
+
+			var mapTiles = worldRenderer.World.Map.Tiles;
+			var mapHeight = worldRenderer.World.Map.Height;
+			var mapResources = worldRenderer.World.Map.Resources;
+
+			var previews = new Dictionary<string, EditorActorPreview>();
+			var tiles = new Dictionary<CPos, ClipboardTile>();
+
+			foreach (var cell in source)
+			{
+				if (!mapTiles.Contains(cell))
+					continue;
+
+				tiles.Add(cell, new ClipboardTile(mapTiles[cell], mapResources[cell], resourceLayer.GetResource(cell), mapHeight[cell]));
+
+				if (copyFilters.HasFlag(MapCopyFilters.Actors))
+					foreach (var preview in selection.SelectMany(editorActorLayer.PreviewsAt).Distinct())
+						previews.TryAdd(preview.ID, preview);
+			}
+
+			return new EditorClipboard(selection, previews, tiles);
+		}
+
+		void CreateCategoryPanel(MapCopyFilters copyFilter, CheckboxWidget checkbox)
+		{
+			checkbox.GetText = () => copyFilter.ToString();
+			checkbox.IsChecked = () => copyFilters.HasFlag(copyFilter);
+			checkbox.IsVisible = () => true;
+			checkbox.OnClick = () => copyFilters ^= copyFilter;
+		}
+	}
+}
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/MapEditorTabsLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/MapEditorTabsLogic.cs
@@ -16,31 +16,74 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 	public class MapEditorTabsLogic : ChromeLogic
 	{
 		readonly Widget widget;
+		readonly EditorViewportControllerWidget editor;

-		protected enum MenuType { Tiles, Layers, Actors, History }
+		protected enum MenuType { Select, Tiles, Layers, Actors, Tools, History }
 		protected MenuType menuType = MenuType.Tiles;
 		readonly Widget tabContainer;

+		MenuType lastSelectedTab = MenuType.Tiles;
+
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
 		public MapEditorTabsLogic(Widget widget)
 		{
 			this.widget = widget;
+			editor = widget.Parent.Parent.Get<EditorViewportControllerWidget>("MAP_EDITOR");
+			editor.DefaultBrush.SelectionChanged += HandleSelectionChanged;
+
 			tabContainer = widget.Get("MAP_EDITOR_TAB_CONTAINER");

+			SetupTab(null, "SELECT_WIDGETS", MenuType.Select);
 			SetupTab("TILES_TAB", "TILE_WIDGETS", MenuType.Tiles);
 			SetupTab("OVERLAYS_TAB", "LAYER_WIDGETS", MenuType.Layers);
 			SetupTab("ACTORS_TAB", "ACTOR_WIDGETS", MenuType.Actors);
+			SetupTab("TOOLS_TAB", "TOOLS_WIDGETS", MenuType.Tools);
 			SetupTab("HISTORY_TAB", "HISTORY_WIDGETS", MenuType.History);
 		}

+		protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+		{
+			editor.DefaultBrush.SelectionChanged -= HandleSelectionChanged;
+
+			base.Dispose(disposing);
+		}
+
 		void SetupTab(string buttonId, string tabId, MenuType tabType)
+		{
+			if (buttonId != null)
 			{
 				var tab = tabContainer.Get<ButtonWidget>(buttonId);
 				tab.IsHighlighted = () => menuType == tabType;
-			tab.OnClick = () => menuType = tabType;
+				tab.OnClick = () => menuType = SelectTab(tabType);
+			}

 			var container = widget.Parent.Get<ContainerWidget>(tabId);
 			container.IsVisible = () => menuType == tabType;
 		}
+
+		MenuType SelectTab(MenuType newMenuType)
+		{
+			if (menuType == MenuType.Select)
+			{
+				editor.SetBrush(editor.DefaultBrush);
+				editor.DefaultBrush.ClearSelection();
+			}
+
+			if (newMenuType != MenuType.Select)
+				lastSelectedTab = newMenuType;
+
+			return newMenuType;
+		}
+
+		void HandleSelectionChanged()
+		{
+			var actor = editor.DefaultBrush.Selection.Actor;
+			var area = editor.DefaultBrush.Selection.Area;
+
+			if (menuType != MenuType.Select && (actor != null || area != null))
+				menuType = MenuType.Select;
+			else if (menuType == MenuType.Select && actor == null && area == null)
+				menuType = lastSelectedTab;
+		}
 	}
 }
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/MapOverlaysLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Editor/MapOverlaysLogic.cs
@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic

 		readonly TerrainGeometryOverlay terrainGeometryTrait;
 		readonly BuildableTerrainOverlay buildableTerrainTrait;
+		readonly Widget widget;

 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
 		public MapOverlaysLogic(Widget widget, World world, ModData modData, Dictionary<string, MiniYaml> logicArgs)
 		{
+			this.widget = widget;
+
 			terrainGeometryTrait = world.WorldActor.Trait<TerrainGeometryOverlay>();
 			buildableTerrainTrait = world.WorldActor.Trait<BuildableTerrainOverlay>();

@@ -81,28 +84,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic

 		Widget CreateOverlaysPanel()
 		{
-			var categoriesPanel = Ui.LoadWidget("OVERLAY_PANEL", null, new WidgetArgs());
-			var categoryTemplate = categoriesPanel.Get<CheckboxWidget>("CATEGORY_TEMPLATE");
+			var categoriesPanel = widget.Get<Widget>("TOOLS_WIDGETS");
+			var showGridCheckbox = categoriesPanel.Get<CheckboxWidget>("SHOW_TILE_GRID");
+			var showBuildableAreaCheckbox = categoriesPanel.Get<CheckboxWidget>("SHOW_BUILDABLE_AREA");

 			MapOverlays[] allCategories = { MapOverlays.Grid, MapOverlays.Buildable };
 			foreach (var cat in allCategories)
 			{
-				var category = (CheckboxWidget)categoryTemplate.Clone();
-				category.GetText = () => cat.ToString();
-				category.IsVisible = () => true;
-
 				if (cat.HasFlag(MapOverlays.Grid))
 				{
-					category.IsChecked = () => terrainGeometryTrait.Enabled;
-					category.OnClick = () => terrainGeometryTrait.Enabled ^= true;
+					showGridCheckbox.IsChecked = () => terrainGeometryTrait.Enabled;
+					showGridCheckbox.OnClick = () => terrainGeometryTrait.Enabled ^= true;
 				}
 				else if (cat.HasFlag(MapOverlays.Buildable))
 				{
-					category.IsChecked = () => buildableTerrainTrait.Enabled;
-					category.OnClick = () => buildableTerrainTrait.Enabled ^= true;
+					showBuildableAreaCheckbox.IsChecked = () => buildableTerrainTrait.Enabled;
+					showBuildableAreaCheckbox.OnClick = () => buildableTerrainTrait.Enabled ^= true;
 				}
-
-				categoriesPanel.AddChild(category);
 			}

 			return categoriesPanel;
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome.yaml
@@ -749,3 +749,10 @@ chrome-radar-gdi:
 	Inherits: ^Chrome
 	Regions:
 		logo: 644, 320, 132, 132
+
+editor:
+	Inherits: ^Chrome
+	Regions:
+		tiles: 768, 170, 16, 16
+		overlays: 785, 170, 16, 16
+		tools: 904, 68, 16, 16
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/editor.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/editor.yaml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Container@EDITOR_ROOT:
 		TooltipContainer@TOOLTIP_CONTAINER:

 Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
-	Logic: LoadIngamePerfLogic, MapEditorLogic, ActorEditLogic, MapOverlaysLogic
+	Logic: LoadIngamePerfLogic, MapEditorLogic, ActorEditLogic, MapOverlaysLogic, MapEditorSelectionLogic
 		ToggleGridOverlayKey: EditorToggleGridOverlay
 		ToggleBuildableOverlayKey: EditorToggleBuildableOverlay
 	Children:
@@ -226,106 +226,6 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM
 			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
 			TooltipTemplate: SIMPLE_TOOLTIP
-			Children:
-				Background@ACTOR_EDIT_PANEL:
-					Background: panel-black
-					Width: 269
-					Height: 89
-					Children:
-						Label@ACTOR_TYPE_LABEL:
-							X: 2
-							Y: 2
-							Width: 265
-							Height: 24
-							Align: Center
-							Font: Bold
-						Label@ACTOR_ID_LABEL:
-							Y: 30
-							Width: 55
-							Height: 24
-							Text: label-actor-edit-panel-id
-							Align: Right
-						TextField@ACTOR_ID:
-							X: 67
-							Y: 29
-							Width: 189
-							Height: 25
-						Label@ACTOR_ID_ERROR_LABEL:
-							X: 67
-							Y: 55
-							Width: 189
-							Height: 15
-							Font: TinyBold
-							TextColor: FF0000
-						Container@ACTOR_INIT_CONTAINER:
-							Y: 57
-							Width: PARENT_RIGHT
-							Children:
-								Container@CHECKBOX_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
-									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
-									Height: 22
-									Children:
-										Checkbox@OPTION:
-											X: 67
-											Y: 1
-											Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 67
-											Height: 20
-								Container@SLIDER_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
-									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
-									Height: 22
-									Children:
-										Label@LABEL:
-											Y: 1
-											Width: 55
-											Height: 16
-											Align: Right
-										Slider@OPTION:
-											X: 58
-											Y: 1
-											Width: 146
-											Height: 20
-										TextField@VALUE:
-											X: 206
-											Y: 1
-											Width: 50
-											Height: 20
-											Type: Integer
-								Container@DROPDOWN_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
-									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
-									Height: 27
-									Children:
-										Label@LABEL:
-											Y: 2
-											Width: 55
-											Height: 24
-											Align: Right
-										DropDownButton@OPTION:
-											X: 67
-											Y: 1
-											Width: 189
-											Height: 25
-											Font: Bold
-						Container@BUTTON_CONTAINER:
-							Y: 60
-							Children:
-								Button@DELETE_BUTTON:
-									X: 4
-									Width: 75
-									Height: 25
-									Text: button-container-delete
-									Font: Bold
-								Button@CANCEL_BUTTON:
-									X: 110
-									Width: 75
-									Height: 25
-									Text: button-container-cancel
-									Font: Bold
-								Button@OK_BUTTON:
-									X: 190
-									Width: 75
-									Height: 25
-									Text: button-container-ok
-									Font: Bold
 		ViewportController:
 			Width: WINDOW_RIGHT
 			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM
@@ -525,6 +425,31 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 											X: 4
 											Y: 4
 											Visible: true
+		Container@TOOLS_WIDGETS:
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 295
+			Y: 318
+			Width: 290
+			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 410
+			ClickThrough: false
+			Children:
+				Background@TOOLS_EDIT_PANEL:
+					X: 0
+					Y: 0
+					Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+					Height: PARENT_BOTTOM
+					Background: scrollpanel-bg
+				Checkbox@SHOW_TILE_GRID:
+					X: 6
+					Y: 7
+					Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 29
+					Height: 20
+					Text: label-show-tile-grid
+				Checkbox@SHOW_BUILDABLE_AREA:
+					X: 6
+					Y: 32
+					Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 29
+					Height: 20
+					Text: label-show-buildable-area
 		Container@HISTORY_WIDGETS:
 			Logic: HistoryLogLogic
 			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 295
@@ -558,6 +483,171 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 											Width: PARENT_RIGHT
 											Height: 25
 											Align: Left
+		Container@SELECT_WIDGETS:
+			Visible: false
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 295
+			Y: 318
+			Width: 290
+			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 410
+			Children:
+				Background@SELECT_BG:
+					X: 0
+					Y: 0
+					Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+					Height: PARENT_BOTTOM
+					Background: scrollpanel-bg
+				Container@AREA_EDIT_PANEL:
+					X: 0
+					Y: 0
+					Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+					Height: PARENT_BOTTOM
+					#Background: scrollpanel-bg
+					Children:
+						Label@AREA_EDIT_TITLE:
+							X: 6
+							Y: 7
+							Width: 265
+							Height: 24
+							Align: Center
+							Font: Bold
+							Text: label-area-selection
+						Label@AREA_FILTERS_LABEL:
+							X: 6
+							Y: 36
+							Width: 55
+							Height: 25
+							Font: Bold
+							Align: Left
+							Text: label-copy-filters
+						Checkbox@COPY_FILTER_TERRAIN_CHECKBOX:
+							X: 6
+							Y: 61
+							Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 29
+							Height: 20
+							Text: label-filter-terrain
+						Checkbox@COPY_FILTER_RESOURCES_CHECKBOX:
+							X: 6
+							Y: 86
+							Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 29
+							Height: 20
+							Text: label-filter-resources
+						Checkbox@COPY_FILTER_ACTORS_CHECKBOX:
+							X: 6
+							Y: 111
+							Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 29
+							Height: 20
+							Text: label-filter-actors
+						Button@SELECTION_CANCEL_BUTTON:
+							X: 209
+							Y: 136
+							Width: 75
+							Height: 25
+							Text: button-selection-cancel
+							Font: Bold
+				Container@ACTOR_EDIT_PANEL:
+					X: 0
+					Y: 0
+					Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+					Height: PARENT_BOTTOM
+					#Background: scrollpanel-bg
+					Children:
+						Label@ACTOR_TYPE_LABEL:
+							X: 6
+							Y: 2
+							Width: 265
+							Height: 24
+							Align: Center
+							Font: Bold
+						Label@ACTOR_ID_LABEL:
+							X: 0
+							Y: 29
+							Width: 55
+							Height: 25
+							Text: label-actor-edit-panel-id
+							Align: Right
+						TextField@ACTOR_ID:
+							X: 67
+							Y: 29
+							Width: 210
+							Height: 25
+						Label@ACTOR_ID_ERROR_LABEL:
+							X: 67
+							Y: 45
+							Width: 210
+							Height: 15
+							Font: TinyBold
+							TextColor: FF0000
+						Container@ACTOR_INIT_CONTAINER:
+							Y: 57
+							Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+							Children:
+								Container@CHECKBOX_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
+									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+									Height: 22
+									Children:
+										Checkbox@OPTION:
+											X: 84
+											Y: 1
+											Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 100
+											Height: 20
+								Container@SLIDER_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
+									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+									Height: 22
+									Children:
+										Label@LABEL:
+											X: 0
+											Y: 1
+											Width: 55
+											Height: 16
+											Align: Right
+										Slider@OPTION:
+											X: 58
+											Y: 1
+											Width: 167
+											Height: 20
+										TextField@VALUE:
+											X: 227
+											Y: 1
+											Width: 50
+											Height: 20
+											Type: Integer
+								Container@DROPDOWN_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
+									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+									Height: 27
+									Children:
+										Label@LABEL:
+											X: 0
+											Y: 2
+											Width: 55
+											Height: 24
+											Align: Right
+										DropDownButton@OPTION:
+											X: 67
+											Y: 1
+											Width: 210
+											Height: 25
+											Font: Bold
+						Container@BUTTON_CONTAINER:
+							Y: 60
+							Children:
+								Button@DELETE_BUTTON:
+									X: 4
+									Width: 75
+									Height: 25
+									Text: button-container-delete
+									Font: Bold
+								Button@CANCEL_BUTTON:
+									X: 131
+									Width: 75
+									Height: 25
+									Text: button-container-cancel
+									Font: Bold
+								Button@OK_BUTTON:
+									X: 211
+									Width: 75
+									Height: 25
+									Text: button-container-ok
+									Font: Bold
 		Container@MAP_EDITOR_TAB_CONTAINER:
 			Logic: MapEditorTabsLogic
 			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 295
@@ -567,46 +657,76 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 			ClickThrough: false
 			Children:
 				Button@TILES_TAB:
-					Width: 71
+					Width: 59
 					Height: 25
-					Text: button-map-editor-tab-container-tiles.label
-					Font: Bold
 					Key: EditorTilesTab
 					TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
 					TooltipText: button-map-editor-tab-container-tiles.tooltip
 					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+					Children:
+						Image@ICON:
+							X: 21
+							Y: 5
+							ImageCollection: editor
+							ImageName: tiles
 				Button@OVERLAYS_TAB:
-					X: 70
-					Width: 80
+					X: 58
+					Width: 59
 					Height: 25
-					Text: button-map-editor-tab-container-overlays.label
-					Font: Bold
 					Key: EditorOverlaysTab
 					TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
 					TooltipText: button-map-editor-tab-container-overlays.tooltip
 					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+					Children:
+						Image@ICON:
+							X: 21
+							Y: 5
+							ImageCollection: editor
+							ImageName: overlays
 				Button@ACTORS_TAB:
-					X: 149
-					Width: 71
+					X: 116
+					Width: 58
 					Height: 25
-					Text: button-map-editor-tab-container-actors.label
-					Font: Bold
 					Key: EditorActorsTab
 					TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
 					TooltipText: button-map-editor-tab-container-actors.tooltip
 					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
-				Button@HISTORY_TAB:
-					X: 219
-					Width: 71
+					Children:
+						Image@ICON:
+							X: 21
+							Y: 5
+							ImageCollection: production-icons
+							ImageName: infantry
+				Button@TOOLS_TAB:
+					X: 173
+					Width: 59
+					Height: 25
+					Key: EditorToolsTab
+					TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
+					TooltipText: button-map-editor-tab-container-tools.tooltip
+					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+					Children:
+						Image@ICON:
+							X: 21
+							Y: 5
+							ImageCollection: editor
+							ImageName: tools
+				Button@HISTORY_TAB:
+					X: 231
+					Width: 59
 					Height: 25
-					Text: button-map-editor-tab-container-history.label
-					Font: Bold
 					Key: EditorHistoryTab
 					TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
 					TooltipText: button-map-editor-tab-container-history.tooltip
 					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+					Children:
+						Image@ICON:
+							X: 21
+							Y: 5
+							ImageCollection: sidebar-bits
+							ImageName: production-tooltip-time
 		Button@UNDO_BUTTON:
-			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 800
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 764
 			Y: 5
 			Height: 25
 			Width: 100
@@ -617,7 +737,7 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 			TooltipText: button-editor-world-root-undo.tooltip
 			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
 		Button@REDO_BUTTON:
-			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 690
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 654
 			Y: 5
 			Height: 25
 			Width: 100
@@ -627,30 +747,28 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 			TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
 			TooltipText: button-editor-world-root-redo.tooltip
 			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
-		Button@COPYPASTE_BUTTON:
-			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 580
+		Button@COPY_BUTTON:
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 544
 			Y: 5
-			Width: 96
 			Height: 25
-			Text: button-editor-world-root-copypaste.label
+			Width: 100
+			Text: button-editor-world-root-copy.label
+			Font: Bold
 			Key: EditorCopy
 			TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
-			TooltipText: button-editor-world-root-copypaste.tooltip
+			TooltipText: button-editor-world-root-copy.tooltip
 			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
-		DropDownButton@COPYFILTER_BUTTON:
-			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 475
+		Button@PASTE_BUTTON:
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 434
 			Y: 5
-			Width: 140
 			Height: 25
-			Text: dropdownbutton-editor-world-root-copyfilter-button
-			Font: Bold
-		DropDownButton@OVERLAY_BUTTON:
-			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 950
-			Y: 5
-			Width: 140
-			Height: 25
-			Text: dropdownbutton-editor-world-root-overlay-button
+			Width: 100
+			Text: button-editor-world-root-paste.label
 			Font: Bold
+			Key: EditorPaste
+			TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
+			TooltipText: button-editor-world-root-paste.tooltip
+			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
 		Label@COORDINATE_LABEL:
 			X: 10
 			Width: 50
@@ -693,19 +811,6 @@ ScrollPanel@CATEGORY_FILTER_PANEL:
 			Height: 20
 			Visible: false

-ScrollPanel@COPY_FILTER_PANEL:
-	Width: 140
-	Height: 80
-	ItemSpacing: 5
-	TopBottomSpacing: 0
-	Children:
-		Checkbox@CATEGORY_TEMPLATE:
-			X: 5
-			Y: 5
-			Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 29
-			Height: 20
-			Visible: false
-
 ScrollPanel@OVERLAY_PANEL:
 	Width: 140
 	Height: 55
--- a/mods/cnc/languages/chrome/en.ftl
+++ b/mods/cnc/languages/chrome/en.ftl
@@ -72,23 +72,38 @@ label-tiles-bg-categories = Filter:
 label-actors-bg-search = Search:
 label-actors-bg-categories = Filter:
 label-actors-bg-owners = Owner:
+label-area-selection = Area Selection
+label-copy-filters = Copy Filters
+label-filter-terrain = Terrain
+label-filter-resources = Resources
+label-filter-actors = Actors
+button-selection-cancel = Cancel
+label-show-tile-grid = Show Tile Grid
+label-show-buildable-area = Show Buildable Area

 button-map-editor-tab-container-tiles =
-   .label = Tiles
   .tooltip = Tiles

 button-map-editor-tab-container-overlays =
-   .label = Overlays
   .tooltip = Overlays

 button-map-editor-tab-container-actors =
-   .label = Actors
   .tooltip = Actors

+button-map-editor-tab-container-tools =
+   .tooltip = Tools
+
 button-map-editor-tab-container-history =
-   .label = History
   .tooltip = History

+button-editor-world-root-copy =
+   .label = Copy
+   .tooltip = Copy
+
+button-editor-world-root-paste =
+   .label = Paste
+   .tooltip = Paste
+
 button-editor-world-root-undo =
   .label = Undo
   .tooltip = Undo last step
@@ -97,12 +112,6 @@ button-editor-world-root-redo =
   .label = Redo
   .tooltip = Redo last step

-button-editor-world-root-copypaste =
-   .label = Copy/Paste
-   .tooltip = Copy
-
-dropdownbutton-editor-world-root-copyfilter-button = Copy Filters
-dropdownbutton-editor-world-root-overlay-button = Overlays
 button-select-categories-buttons-all = All
 button-select-categories-buttons-none = None

--- a/mods/cnc/uibits/chrome-2x.png
+++ b/mods/cnc/uibits/chrome-2x.png
--- a/mods/cnc/uibits/chrome-3x.png
+++ b/mods/cnc/uibits/chrome-3x.png
--- a/mods/cnc/uibits/chrome.png
+++ b/mods/cnc/uibits/chrome.png
--- a/mods/common/chrome/editor.yaml
+++ b/mods/common/chrome/editor.yaml
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Container@EDITOR_ROOT:
 		TooltipContainer@TOOLTIP_CONTAINER:

 Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
-	Logic: LoadIngamePerfLogic, MapEditorLogic, ActorEditLogic, MapOverlaysLogic
+	Logic: LoadIngamePerfLogic, MapEditorLogic, ActorEditLogic, MapOverlaysLogic, MapEditorSelectionLogic
 		ToggleGridOverlayKey: EditorToggleGridOverlay
 		ToggleBuildableOverlayKey: EditorToggleBuildableOverlay
 	Children:
@@ -215,110 +215,6 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM
 			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
 			TooltipTemplate: SIMPLE_TOOLTIP
-			Children:
-				Background@ACTOR_EDIT_PANEL:
-					X: 32
-					Y: 32
-					Width: 294
-					Height: 114
-					Children:
-						Label@ACTOR_TYPE_LABEL:
-							X: 15
-							Y: 16
-							Width: 265
-							Height: 24
-							Align: Center
-							Font: Bold
-						Label@ACTOR_ID_LABEL:
-							X: 15
-							Y: 45
-							Width: 55
-							Height: 25
-							Text: label-actor-edit-panel-id
-							Align: Right
-						TextField@ACTOR_ID:
-							X: 84
-							Y: 45
-							Width: 192
-							Height: 25
-						Label@ACTOR_ID_ERROR_LABEL:
-							X: 84
-							Y: 71
-							Width: 192
-							Height: 15
-							Font: TinyBold
-							TextColor: FF0000
-						Container@ACTOR_INIT_CONTAINER:
-							Y: 73
-							Width: PARENT_RIGHT
-							Children:
-								Container@CHECKBOX_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
-									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
-									Height: 22
-									Children:
-										Checkbox@OPTION:
-											X: 84
-											Y: 1
-											Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 84
-											Height: 20
-								Container@SLIDER_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
-									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
-									Height: 22
-									Children:
-										Label@LABEL:
-											X: 15
-											Y: 1
-											Width: 55
-											Height: 16
-											Align: Right
-										Slider@OPTION:
-											X: 75
-											Y: 1
-											Width: 149
-											Height: 20
-										TextField@VALUE:
-											X: 226
-											Y: 1
-											Width: 50
-											Height: 20
-											Type: Integer
-								Container@DROPDOWN_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
-									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
-									Height: 27
-									Children:
-										Label@LABEL:
-											X: 15
-											Y: 2
-											Width: 55
-											Height: 24
-											Align: Right
-										DropDownButton@OPTION:
-											X: 84
-											Y: 1
-											Width: 192
-											Height: 25
-											Font: Bold
-						Container@BUTTON_CONTAINER:
-							Y: 75
-							Children:
-								Button@DELETE_BUTTON:
-									X: 15
-									Width: 75
-									Height: 25
-									Text: button-container-delete
-									Font: Bold
-								Button@CANCEL_BUTTON:
-									X: 125
-									Width: 75
-									Height: 25
-									Text: button-container-cancel
-									Font: Bold
-								Button@OK_BUTTON:
-									X: 205
-									Width: 75
-									Height: 25
-									Text: button-container-ok
-									Font: Bold
 		ViewportController:
 			Width: WINDOW_RIGHT
 			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM
@@ -347,14 +243,17 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 					Y: 10
 					Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 19
 					Height: PARENT_BOTTOM - 19
-		Container@TILE_WIDGETS:
-			Logic: TileSelectorLogic
-			Children:
-				Background@TILES_BG:
+		Background@TOOLS_BG:
 			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 320
-					Y: 360
+			Y: 330
 			Width: 310
-					Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 452
+			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 422
+		Container@TILE_WIDGETS:
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 320
+			Y: 354
+			Width: 310
+			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 458
+			Logic: TileSelectorLogic
 			Children:
 				Label@SEARCH_LABEL:
 					Y: 12
@@ -385,7 +284,7 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 					X: 10
 					Y: 58
 					Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 20
-							Height: PARENT_BOTTOM - 68
+					Height: PARENT_BOTTOM - 55
 					TopBottomSpacing: 4
 					ItemSpacing: 4
 					Children:
@@ -398,20 +297,18 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 									X: 4
 									Y: 4
 		Container@LAYER_WIDGETS:
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 320
+			Y: 354
+			Width: 310
+			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 458
 			Visible: false
 			Logic: LayerSelectorLogic
-			Children:
-				Background@LAYERS_BG:
-					X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 320
-					Y: 360
-					Width: 310
-					Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 452
 			Children:
 				ScrollPanel@LAYERTEMPLATE_LIST:
 					X: 10
 					Y: 10
 					Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 20
-							Height: PARENT_BOTTOM - 20
+					Height: PARENT_BOTTOM - 7
 					TopBottomSpacing: 4
 					ItemSpacing: 4
 					Children:
@@ -425,14 +322,12 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 									Y: 4
 									Visible: false
 		Container@ACTOR_WIDGETS:
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 320
+			Y: 354
+			Width: 310
+			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 458
 			Visible: false
 			Logic: ActorSelectorLogic
-			Children:
-				Background@ACTORS_BG:
-					X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 320
-					Y: 360
-					Width: 310
-					Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 452
 			Children:
 				Label@SEARCH_LABEL:
 					Y: 12
@@ -476,7 +371,7 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 					X: 10
 					Y: 82
 					Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 20
-							Height: PARENT_BOTTOM - 92
+					Height: PARENT_BOTTOM - 79
 					TopBottomSpacing: 4
 					ItemSpacing: 4
 					Children:
@@ -491,21 +386,38 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 									X: 4
 									Y: 4
 									Visible: true
-		Container@HISTORY_WIDGETS:
-			Logic: HistoryLogLogic
+		Container@TOOLS_WIDGETS:
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 320
+			Y: 354
+			Width: 310
+			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 458
 			Visible: false
 			Children:
-				Background@HISTORY_BG:
+				Checkbox@SHOW_TILE_GRID:
+					X: 15
+					Y: 15
+					Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 15
+					Height: 20
+					Text: label-show-tile-grid
+				Checkbox@SHOW_BUILDABLE_AREA:
+					X: 15
+					Y: 40
+					Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 15
+					Height: 20
+					Text: label-show-buildable-area
+		Container@HISTORY_WIDGETS:
 			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 320
-					Y: 360
+			Y: 354
 			Width: 310
-					Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 452
+			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 458
+			Logic: HistoryLogLogic
+			Visible: false
 			Children:
 				ScrollPanel@HISTORY_LIST:
 					X: 10
 					Y: 10
 					Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 20
-							Height: PARENT_BOTTOM - 20
+					Height: PARENT_BOTTOM - 7
 					CollapseHiddenChildren: True
 					TopBottomSpacing: 4
 					ItemSpacing: 4
@@ -524,53 +436,236 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
 									Height: 25
 									Align: Left
+		Container@SELECT_WIDGETS:
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 320
+			Y: 354
+			Width: 310
+			Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 458
+			Visible: false
+			Children:
+				Container@AREA_EDIT_PANEL:
+					Width: 310
+					Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 458
+					Children:
+						Label@AREA_EDIT_TITLE:
+							X: 15
+							Y: 16
+							Width: 281
+							Height: 24
+							Align: Center
+							Font: Bold
+							Text: label-area-selection
+						Label@AREA_FILTERS_LABEL:
+							X: 15
+							Y: 45
+							Width: 55
+							Height: 25
+							Font: Bold
+							Align: Left
+							Text: label-copy-filters
+						Checkbox@COPY_FILTER_TERRAIN_CHECKBOX:
+							X: 15
+							Y: 70
+							Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 29
+							Height: 20
+							Text: label-filter-terrain
+						Checkbox@COPY_FILTER_RESOURCES_CHECKBOX:
+							X: 15
+							Y: 95
+							Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 29
+							Height: 20
+							Text: label-filter-resources
+						Checkbox@COPY_FILTER_ACTORS_CHECKBOX:
+							X: 15
+							Y: 120
+							Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 29
+							Height: 20
+							Text: label-filter-actors
+						Button@SELECTION_CANCEL_BUTTON:
+							X: 222
+							Y: 145
+							Width: 75
+							Height: 25
+							Text: button-selection-cancel
+							Font: Bold
+				Container@ACTOR_EDIT_PANEL:
+					Width: 310
+					Height: WINDOW_BOTTOM - 458
+					Children:
+						Label@ACTOR_TYPE_LABEL:
+							X: 15
+							Y: 16
+							Width: 281
+							Height: 24
+							Align: Center
+							Font: Bold
+						Label@ACTOR_ID_LABEL:
+							X: 15
+							Y: 45
+							Width: 55
+							Height: 25
+							Text: label-actor-edit-panel-id
+							Align: Right
+						TextField@ACTOR_ID:
+							X: 84
+							Y: 45
+							Width: 208
+							Height: 25
+						Label@ACTOR_ID_ERROR_LABEL:
+							X: 84
+							Y: 71
+							Width: 208
+							Height: 15
+							Font: TinyBold
+							TextColor: FF0000
+						Container@ACTOR_INIT_CONTAINER:
+							Y: 73
+							Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+							Children:
+								Container@CHECKBOX_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
+									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+									Height: 22
+									Children:
+										Checkbox@OPTION:
+											X: 84
+											Y: 1
+											Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 100
+											Height: 20
+								Container@SLIDER_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
+									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+									Height: 22
+									Children:
+										Label@LABEL:
+											X: 15
+											Y: 1
+											Width: 55
+											Height: 16
+											Align: Right
+										Slider@OPTION:
+											X: 75
+											Y: 1
+											Width: 165
+											Height: 20
+										TextField@VALUE:
+											X: 242
+											Y: 1
+											Width: 50
+											Height: 20
+											Type: Integer
+								Container@DROPDOWN_OPTION_TEMPLATE:
+									Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+									Height: 27
+									Children:
+										Label@LABEL:
+											X: 15
+											Y: 2
+											Width: 55
+											Height: 24
+											Align: Right
+										DropDownButton@OPTION:
+											X: 84
+											Y: 1
+											Width: 208
+											Height: 25
+											Font: Bold
+						Container@BUTTON_CONTAINER:
+							Y: 75
+							Children:
+								Button@DELETE_BUTTON:
+									X: 15
+									Width: 75
+									Height: 25
+									Text: button-container-delete
+									Font: Bold
+								Button@CANCEL_BUTTON:
+									X: 142
+									Width: 75
+									Height: 25
+									Text: button-container-cancel
+									Font: Bold
+								Button@OK_BUTTON:
+									X: 222
+									Width: 75
+									Height: 25
+									Text: button-container-ok
+									Font: Bold
 		Container@MAP_EDITOR_TAB_CONTAINER:
 			Logic: MapEditorTabsLogic
-			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 315
-			Y: 330
-			Width: 310
+			X: WINDOW_RIGHT - 311
+			Y: 339
+			Width: 292
 			Height: 25
 			Children:
 				Button@TILES_TAB:
 					X: 0
-					Width: 70
+					Width: 58
 					Height: 25
-					Text: button-map-editor-tab-container-tiles.label
-					Font: Bold
 					Key: EditorTilesTab
 					TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
 					TooltipText: button-map-editor-tab-container-tiles.tooltip
 					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+					Children:
+						Image@ICON:
+							X: 21
+							Y: 5
+							ImageCollection: editor
+							ImageName: tiles
 				Button@OVERLAYS_TAB:
-					X: 70
-					Width: 90
+					X: 58
+					Width: 58
 					Height: 25
-					Text: button-map-editor-tab-container-overlays.label
-					Font: Bold
 					Key: EditorOverlaysTab
 					TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
 					TooltipText: button-map-editor-tab-container-overlays.tooltip
 					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+					Children:
+						Image@ICON:
+							X: 21
+							Y: 5
+							ImageCollection: editor
+							ImageName: overlays
 				Button@ACTORS_TAB:
-					X: 160
-					Width: 70
+					X: 116
+					Width: 59
 					Height: 25
-					Text: button-map-editor-tab-container-actors.label
-					Font: Bold
 					Key: EditorActorsTab
 					TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
 					TooltipText: button-map-editor-tab-container-actors.tooltip
 					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
-				Button@HISTORY_TAB:
-					X: 230
-					Width: 70
+					Children:
+						Image@ICON:
+							X: 21
+							Y: 5
+							ImageCollection: production-icons
+							ImageName: infantry
+				Button@TOOLS_TAB:
+					X: 175
+					Width: 58
+					Height: 25
+					Key: EditorToolsTab
+					TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
+					TooltipText: button-map-editor-tab-container-tools.tooltip
+					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+					Children:
+						Image@ICON:
+							X: 21
+							Y: 5
+							ImageCollection: editor
+							ImageName: tools
+				Button@HISTORY_TAB:
+					X: 233
+					Width: 58
 					Height: 25
-					Text: button-map-editor-tab-container-history.label
-					Font: Bold
 					Key: EditorHistoryTab
 					TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
 					TooltipText: button-map-editor-tab-container-history.tooltip
 					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+					Children:
+						Image@ICON:
+							X: 21
+							Y: 5
+							ImageCollection: sidebar-bits
+							ImageName: production-tooltip-time
 		MenuButton@OPTIONS_BUTTON:
 			Logic: MenuButtonsChromeLogic
 			MenuContainer: INGAME_MENU
@@ -583,24 +678,8 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
 			Font: Bold
 			Key: escape
-		Button@COPYPASTE_BUTTON:
-			X: 70
-			Width: 90
-			Height: 25
-			Text: button-editor-world-root-copypaste.label
-			TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
-			TooltipText: button-editor-world-root-copypaste.tooltip
-			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
-			Font: Bold
-			Key: EditorCopy
-		DropDownButton@COPYFILTER_BUTTON:
-			X: 170
-			Width: 140
-			Height: 25
-			Text: dropdownbutton-editor-world-root-copyfilter-button
-			Font: Bold
 		Button@UNDO_BUTTON:
-			X: 320
+			X: 70
 			Height: 25
 			Width: 70
 			Text: button-editor-world-root-undo.label
@@ -610,7 +689,7 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 			TooltipText: button-editor-world-root-undo.tooltip
 			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
 		Button@REDO_BUTTON:
-			X: 400
+			X: 150
 			Height: 25
 			Width: 70
 			Text: button-editor-world-root-redo.label
@@ -619,21 +698,35 @@ Container@EDITOR_WORLD_ROOT:
 			TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
 			TooltipText: button-editor-world-root-redo.tooltip
 			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
-		DropDownButton@OVERLAY_BUTTON:
-			X: 480
-			Width: 140
+		Button@COPY_BUTTON:
+			X: 230
 			Height: 25
-			Text: dropdownbutton-editor-world-root-overlay-button
+			Text: button-editor-world-root-copy.label
+			Width: 70
 			Font: Bold
+			Key: EditorCopy
+			TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
+			TooltipText: button-editor-world-root-copy.tooltip
+			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+		Button@PASTE_BUTTON:
+			X: 310
+			Width: 70
+			Height: 25
+			Text: button-editor-world-root-paste.label
+			Font: Bold
+			Key: EditorPaste
+			TooltipTemplate: BUTTON_TOOLTIP
+			TooltipText: button-editor-world-root-paste.tooltip
+			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
 		Label@COORDINATE_LABEL:
-			X: 630
+			X: 470
 			Width: 50
 			Height: 25
 			Align: Left
 			Font: Bold
 			Contrast: true
 		Label@CASH_LABEL:
-			X: 745
+			X: 595
 			Width: 50
 			Height: 25
 			Align: Left
@@ -669,29 +762,3 @@ ScrollPanel@CATEGORY_FILTER_PANEL:
 			Height: 20
 			Visible: false

-ScrollPanel@COPY_FILTER_PANEL:
-	Width: 140
-	Height: 80
-	ItemSpacing: 5
-	TopBottomSpacing: 0
-	Children:
-		Checkbox@CATEGORY_TEMPLATE:
-			X: 5
-			Y: 5
-			Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 29
-			Height: 20
-			Visible: false
-
-ScrollPanel@OVERLAY_PANEL:
-	Width: 140
-	Height: 55
-	ItemSpacing: 5
-	TopBottomSpacing: 0
-	Children:
-		Checkbox@CATEGORY_TEMPLATE:
-			X: 5
-			Y: 5
-			Width: PARENT_RIGHT - 29
-			Height: 20
-			Visible: false
-
--- a/mods/common/hotkeys/editor.yaml
+++ b/mods/common/hotkeys/editor.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ EditorQuickSave: S Ctrl
 	Platform:
 		OSX: S Meta

+EditorPaste: V Ctrl
+	Description: Paste
+	Types: Editor
+	Contexts: Editor
+	Platform:
+		OSX: V Meta
+
 EditorTilesTab: E
 	Description: Tiles Tab
 	Types: Editor
@@ -42,11 +49,21 @@ EditorActorsTab: T
 	Types: Editor
 	Contexts: Editor

-EditorHistoryTab: Y
+EditorToolsTab: Y
+	Description: Tools Tab
+	Types: Editor
+	Contexts: Editor
+
+EditorHistoryTab: U
 	Description: History Tab
 	Types: Editor
 	Contexts: Editor

+EditorSettingsTab: I
+	Description: Settings Tab
+	Types: Editor
+	Contexts: Editor
+
 EditorToggleGridOverlay: F1
 	Description: Grid Overlay
 	Types: Editor
--- a/mods/common/languages/chrome/en.ftl
+++ b/mods/common/languages/chrome/en.ftl
@@ -72,32 +72,41 @@ label-tiles-bg-categories = Filter:
 label-actors-bg-search = Search:
 label-actors-bg-categories = Filter:
 label-actors-bg-owners = Owner:
+label-area-selection = Area Selection
+label-copy-filters = Copy Filters
+label-filter-terrain = Terrain
+label-filter-resources = Resources
+label-filter-actors = Actors
+button-selection-cancel = Cancel
+label-show-tile-grid = Show Tile Grid
+label-show-buildable-area = Show Buildable Area

 button-map-editor-tab-container-tiles =
-   .label = Tiles
   .tooltip = Tiles

 button-map-editor-tab-container-overlays =
-   .label = Overlays
   .tooltip = Overlays

 button-map-editor-tab-container-actors =
-   .label = Actors
   .tooltip = Actors

+button-map-editor-tab-container-tools =
+   .tooltip = Tools
+
 button-map-editor-tab-container-history =
-   .label = History
   .tooltip = History

 button-editor-world-root-options =
   .label = Menu
   .tooltip = Menu

-button-editor-world-root-copypaste =
-   .label = Copy/Paste
+button-editor-world-root-copy =
+   .label = Copy
   .tooltip = Copy

-dropdownbutton-editor-world-root-copyfilter-button = Copy Filters
+button-editor-world-root-paste =
+   .label = Paste
+   .tooltip = Paste

 button-editor-world-root-undo =
   .label = Undo
@@ -107,7 +116,6 @@ button-editor-world-root-redo =
   .label = Redo
   .tooltip = Redo last step

-dropdownbutton-editor-world-root-overlay-button = Overlays
 button-select-categories-buttons-all = All
 button-select-categories-buttons-none = None

--- a/mods/common/languages/en.ftl
+++ b/mods/common/languages/en.ftl
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ notification-copied-tiles =
    }

 ## EditorDefaultBrush
+notification-selected-area = Selected area { $x },{ $y } ({ $width },{ $height })
+notification-selected-actor = Selected actor { $id }
+notification-cleared-selection = Cleared selection
 notification-removed-actor = Removed { $name } ({ $id })
 notification-removed-resource = Removed { $type }

--- a/mods/d2k/chrome.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/chrome.yaml
@@ -511,3 +511,10 @@ loadscreen-stripe:
 	Inherits: ^LoadScreen
 	PanelRegion: 258, 0, 0, 0, 253, 256, 0, 0
 	PanelSides: Center
+
+editor:
+	Inherits: ^Glyphs
+	Regions:
+		tiles: 0, 144, 16, 16
+		overlays: 17, 144, 16, 16
+		tools: 34, 144, 16, 16
--- a/mods/d2k/uibits/glyphs-2x.png
+++ b/mods/d2k/uibits/glyphs-2x.png
--- a/mods/d2k/uibits/glyphs-3x.png
+++ b/mods/d2k/uibits/glyphs-3x.png
--- a/mods/d2k/uibits/glyphs.png
+++ b/mods/d2k/uibits/glyphs.png
--- a/mods/ra/chrome.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/chrome.yaml
@@ -655,3 +655,10 @@ dropdown-separators:

 separator:
 	Inherits: button
+
+editor:
+	Inherits: ^Glyphs
+	Regions:
+		tiles: 0, 187, 16, 16
+		overlays: 17, 187, 16, 16
+		tools: 136, 68, 16, 16
--- a/mods/ra/uibits/glyphs-2x.png
+++ b/mods/ra/uibits/glyphs-2x.png
--- a/mods/ra/uibits/glyphs-3x.png
+++ b/mods/ra/uibits/glyphs-3x.png
--- a/mods/ra/uibits/glyphs.png
+++ b/mods/ra/uibits/glyphs.png
--- a/mods/ts/chrome.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/chrome.yaml
@@ -786,3 +786,10 @@ loadscreen-stripe:
 	Inherits: ^LoadScreen
 	PanelRegion: 258, 0, 0, 0, 253, 256, 0, 0
 	PanelSides: Center
+
+editor:
+	Inherits: ^Glyphs
+	Regions:
+		tiles: 0, 144, 16, 16
+		overlays: 17, 144, 16, 16
+		tools: 34, 144, 16, 16
--- a/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml
@@ -423,8 +423,7 @@ EditorWorld:
 				MaxDensity: 2
 		VeinholeActors: veinhole
 	EditorSelectionLayer:
-		Palette: ra
-		FootprintAlpha: 0.7
+		AltPixelOffset: 0,1
 	LoadWidgetAtGameStart:
 	EditorActionManager:
 	BuildableTerrainOverlay:
--- a/mods/ts/uibits/glyphs-2x.png
+++ b/mods/ts/uibits/glyphs-2x.png
--- a/mods/ts/uibits/glyphs-3x.png
+++ b/mods/ts/uibits/glyphs-3x.png
--- a/mods/ts/uibits/glyphs.png
+++ b/mods/ts/uibits/glyphs.png