Short term goals (v1.x)

add a "file viewer", also view file option in editor context menu if word under cursor is a file
add "export to YAML" to chart viewer.
implement indenting regions for (nested) loops?
implement data file manager GUI with the following features:
- import coordinates and topology via VMD molfile plugins
- import coordinates and topology from intermol
- import coordinates and topology from OpenBabel
- store data internally in a generalized YAML format
- add/remove columns to per-atom data
- change atom style for export to data file
- merge one system to another
- edit mapping between numeric and symbolic types. create labelmaps.
- import/export LAMMPS data and molecule files
- store coordinates internally as unwrapped coordinates
- recenter coordinates
- edit box boundaries
- readjust box to extent of atoms (with or without estimated radius)
- call to LAMMPS to create geometries from lattices (with/without molecule files) and STL files
- call to LAMMPS to generate visualizations of geometries
- edit force field parameters, e.g. apply charmm

Long term ideas (v2.x)

rewrite entire application to build the App and its layout manually
also a rewrite should establish consistent naming conventions. now we have a mix of LAMMPS style, Qt style, and others.
add option to attach a debugger to the running program (highly non-portable, need customization support in preferences)
write a "wizard" dialog that can be used for beginners to create an input file template for a few typical use scenarios (could perhaps use some LLM based KI to look up suggestions for answers?).