Thang config edits are saved while the edit view is up. Dead Thangs don't display their names. Enter now finalizes Thang name/type edits.

app/lib/surface/CocoSprite.coffee

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module.exports = CocoSprite = class CocoSprite extends CocoClass
     @handledDisplayEvents = {}
     @age = 0
     @stillLoading = true
-    @setNameLabel @thang.id if @thang?.showsName
+    @setNameLabel @thang.id if @thang?.showsName and not @thang.health <= 0
     if @thangType.isFullyLoaded()
       @setUpSprite()
     else
@@ -531,13 +531,15 @@ module.exports = CocoSprite = class CocoSprite extends CocoClass
     relatedActions[direction]
 
   updateStats: ->
+    return unless @thang and @thang.health isnt @lastHealth
+    @lastHealth = @thang.health
     if bar = @healthBar
-      return if @thang.health is @lastHealth
-      @lastHealth = @thang.health
       healthPct = Math.max(@thang.health / @thang.maxHealth, 0)
       bar.scaleX = healthPct / bar.baseScale
       healthOffset = @getOffset 'aboveHead'
       [bar.x, bar.y] = [healthOffset.x - bar.width / 2, healthOffset.y]
+    if @thang.showsName
+      @setNameLabel(if @thang.health <= 0 then '' else @thang.id)
 
   configureMouse: ->
     @imageObject.cursor = 'pointer' if @thang?.isSelectable

app/schemas/subscriptions/editor.coffee

@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ module.exports =
   'editor:edit-level-thang': c.object {required: ['thangID']},
     thangID: {type: 'string'}
 
+  'editor:level-thang-edited': c.object {required: ['thangData', 'oldPath']},
+    thangData: {type: 'object'}
+    oldPath: {type: 'string'}
+
   'editor:level-thang-done-editing': c.object {required: ['thangData', 'oldPath']},
     thangData: {type: 'object'}
     oldPath: {type: 'string'}

app/views/editor/level/thangs/LevelThangEditView.coffee

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ module.exports = class LevelThangEditView extends CocoView
     'click #thang-type-link span': 'toggleTypeEdit'
     'blur #thang-name-link input': 'toggleNameEdit'
     'blur #thang-type-link input': 'toggleTypeEdit'
+    'keydown #thang-name-link input': 'toggleNameEditIfReturn'
+    'keydown #thang-type-link input': 'toggleTypeEditIfReturn'
 
   constructor: (options) ->
     options ?= {}
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ module.exports = class LevelThangEditView extends CocoView
     @thangData = $.extend true, {}, options.thangData ? {}
     @level = options.level
     @oldPath = options.oldPath
+    @reportChanges = _.debounce @reportChanges, 1000
 
   getRenderData: (context={}) ->
     context = super(context)
@@ -83,5 +86,16 @@ module.exports = class LevelThangEditView extends CocoView
     if thangType and wasEditing
       @thangData.thangType = thangType.get('original')
 
+  toggleNameEditIfReturn: (e) ->
+    @$el.find('#thang-name-link input').blur() if e.which is 13
+
+  toggleTypeEditIfReturn: (e) ->
+    @$el.find('#thang-type-link input').blur() if e.which is 13
+
   onComponentsChanged: (components) =>
     @thangData.components = components
+    @reportChanges()
+
+  reportChanges: =>
+    return if @destroyed
+    Backbone.Mediator.publish 'editor:level-thang-edited', {thangData: $.extend(true, {}, @thangData), oldPath: @oldPath}

app/views/editor/level/thangs/ThangsTabView.coffee

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ module.exports = class ThangsTabView extends CocoView
     'surface:mouse-over': 'onSurfaceMouseOver'
     'surface:mouse-out': 'onSurfaceMouseOut'
     'editor:edit-level-thang': 'editThang'
+    'editor:level-thang-edited': 'onLevelThangEdited'
     'editor:level-thang-done-editing': 'onLevelThangDoneEditing'
     'editor:view-switched': 'onViewSwitched'
     'sprite:dragged': 'onSpriteDragged'
@@ -573,14 +574,19 @@ module.exports = class ThangsTabView extends CocoView
   onLevelThangDoneEditing: (e) ->
     @removeSubView @editThangView
     @editThangView = null
-    newThang = e.thangData
+    @updateEditedThang e.thangData, e.oldPath
+    @$el.find('>').show()
+
+  onLevelThangEdited: (e) ->
+    @updateEditedThang e.thangData, e.oldPath
+
+  updateEditedThang: (newThang, oldPath) ->
     @hush = true
-    @thangsTreema.delete e.oldPath
+    @thangsTreema.delete oldPath
     @populateFoldersForThang(newThang)
     @thangsTreema.set(@pathForThang(newThang), newThang)
     @hush = false
     @onThangsChanged()
-    @$el.find('>').show()
 
   preventDefaultContextMenu: (e) ->
     return unless $(e.target).closest('#canvas-wrapper').length