But regarding source code editing, it's already going to be much easier in V6 than in V5 for several reasons :
- The JSON format used for V6 files is simpler to read and less risky to edit than the V5 serialized arrays.
When editing a V5 row, a single error when counting the number of bytes in a string would cause the whole row to be read as an empty frame... which is especially annoying in non-english languages which rely on some multi-byte characters. JSON doesn't have this problem. - JSON is a standard, well known format (and subset of Javascript), so you could use any text editor with syntax highlighting to help you find any mistakes
- Frame IDs are now stored statically in the trial file, contrary to V5 where the frame ID was the position of the frame in the trial. This means that, yes, you can swap the order of frames in the V6 file without breaking the actions that refer to these frames.
- V6's save page is freely accessible (at http://aceattorney.sparklin.org/V6_Test/save.php ) so you could easily update your file after editing it.