Author Topic: Hud background. (Read 6214 times)

Ishmaru · « **on:** 1 May 2011, 04:49:39 »

Before you guys release 3.51 i was wondering if you can add some sort of in game gui background graphic. Similar to conzar's version.
https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6384.0

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You dont have to do the custom arrangements i just want to be able to put a png or tga image behind the hud would that be too problematic to implement just that part?

Psychedelic_hands · « **Reply #1 on:** 1 May 2011, 05:08:56 »

This can be achieved, with much better results with GAE's new widget code. So just wait till after the merge

Ishmaru · « **Reply #2 on:** 6 May 2011, 01:43:07 »

Quote from: Psychedelic_hands on 1 May 2011, 05:08:56

This can be achieved, with much better results with GAE's new widget code. So just wait till after the merge

Could you make a border such as this:

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I'm not talking about the layout, but making a heavily stylized image border. I know GAE could change lots of aspects with GUI but can it make borders such as these?

wciow · « **Reply #3 on:** 6 May 2011, 09:42:44 »

Yes. It would take a bit of work and some skills with 2d art but it is possible to reproduce that picture with GAE.

Omega · « **Reply #4 on:** 6 May 2011, 18:32:06 »

Bearing in mind that for some reason, this is MegaGlest's board (and seeing all discussion is about GAE, it should be moved there). We seem to be posting a lot of GAE topics here recently.

Quote from: wciow on 6 May 2011, 09:42:44

Yes. It would take a bit of work and some skills with 2d art but it is possible to reproduce that picture with GAE.

I'd really love to see some more documentation on the GAE's widgets...

Zoythrus · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 May 2011, 18:23:19 »

Quote from: Omega on 6 May 2011, 18:32:06

I'd really love to see some more documentation on the GAE's widgets...

this

Omega · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 May 2011, 04:29:22 »

Quote from: Zoythrus on 12 May 2011, 18:23:19

Quote from: Omega on 6 May 2011, 18:32:06
I'd really love to see some more documentation on the GAE's widgets...

this

Yeah, trying to make a few more changes surprised me. Firstly, I'm a bit confused. We have a cfg file in the data folder, but also a txt file in the user folder. The txt file is much larger and seems more complete, and actually references things like the tooltip background, which the other (I think) does not. How does this work? Are both used? And of course, more documentation on available options and what they do would be nice, at least in brief.

Ishmaru · « **Reply #7 on:** 6 June 2011, 12:46:53 »

This is something along the lines i want to do. Just a simple .png with an alpha channel placed behind interface buttons.

From what I've seen, I not sure if this is possible using widgets, even if it was it seems unnecessarily complicated.

Omega · « **Reply #8 on:** 6 June 2011, 22:57:33 »

This is possible with GAE, which can now load images, etc. Sadly, there is pretty much no documentation except the example of the default widgets cfg and the source code, but it certainly does have very good potential. I'll be blunt and say MG should NOT implement this because that would just slow down the merge, which I say is top priority behind bug reports.

Thinking about it though, not sure how a raster graphic would do for a background image like that when people can use so many different screen resolutions... Would there be a way to resize for every screen size?

Ishmaru · « **Reply #9 on:** 7 June 2011, 02:08:42 »

Quote from: Omega on 6 June 2011, 22:57:33

This is possible with GAE, which can now load images, etc.

What do you mean load images? If GAE could definitely do this then ill wait for the merge

. All i knew of was the widgets which didn't seem to do what i wanted. I would imagine that the image would be scaled to fit the screen, with a normal screen/wide screen variation.

Omega · « **Reply #10 on:** 7 June 2011, 05:07:51 »

Quote from: Ishmaru on 7 June 2011, 02:08:42

Quote from: Omega on 6 June 2011, 22:57:33
This is possible with GAE, which can now load images, etc.

What do you mean load images? If GAE could definitely do this then ill wait for the merge . All i knew of was the widgets which didn't seem to do what i wanted. I would imagine that the image would be scaled to fit the screen, with a normal screen/wide screen variation.

I could be wrong, but the widget file loads all the menu textures, so I'd assume you'd be able to load your own textures too.

titi · « **Reply #11 on:** 7 June 2011, 12:10:00 »

this should be really really easy to add, its just .... time. I will try my best to get some time to do it.

Ishmaru · « **Reply #12 on:** 7 June 2011, 18:54:44 »

Quote from: titi on 7 June 2011, 12:10:00

this should be really really easy to add, its just .... time. I will try my best to get some time to do it.

Thanks! No need to rush! If you guys do decide to implement this I could do some ui for megapack if you guys need.

Omega · « **Reply #13 on:** 8 June 2011, 00:41:48 »

Because this is so critically important and it scares me to see more and more features implemented without enough focus on the merge, I post this again, this time bolded with big lettering:

Quote from: Omega on 6 June 2011, 22:57:33

I'll be blunt and say MG should NOT implement this because that would just slow down the merge, which I say is top priority behind bug reports.

After all, why waste time creating a flipping new feature when the merge does it better?!

softcoder · « **Reply #14 on:** 8 June 2011, 19:14:01 »

See this link:

https://forum.megaglest.org/index.php?topic=6577.msg74071#msg74071

ultifd · « **Reply #15 on:** 8 June 2011, 19:47:01 »

Really, poke?

titi · « **Reply #16 on:** 9 June 2011, 01:02:04 »

Basically done now ( maybe still needs some poolishing like possibility to switch off HUD in options or via hotkey )

Just place a hud.png in a faction dir and its used.

Ishmaru · « **Reply #17 on:** 9 June 2011, 05:19:18 »

Awesome thank you! Cant wait to try it out! Would you use this for megapack? If i have some time this weekend i could make some UI for Megapack if you like!

titi · « **Reply #18 on:** 9 June 2011, 09:23:29 »

I don't know if everyone will like it, but you are welcome to create one. If I like it I will add it, but I think I will make the HUD optional ( switchable in the options menu ).
Huds look nice, but hide some parts of the screen, thats the problem :-D .

will · « **Reply #19 on:** 9 June 2011, 09:27:10 »

what happens at different resolutions and font sizes?

titi · « **Reply #20 on:** 9 June 2011, 11:45:18 »

Resolutions do not matter, but font sizes do ( and by this the resoltion a little bit too ). So better design a HUD where you leave some space where needed. All Text and buttons are rendered on top of the HUD so you will not miss anything ( it will just look bad in these cases )

Coldfusionstorm · « **Reply #21 on:** 9 June 2011, 15:50:34 »

At last!, i know what im going to do what i get home!, oroerhaps i shoud fix some other stuff first, yes yes il do that!

ElimiNator · « **Reply #22 on:** 9 June 2011, 16:56:38 »

Cool! can't wait to add this to Vbros!

titi · « **Reply #23 on:** 9 June 2011, 21:09:06 »

in case someone needs my awful blue test hud

Omega · « **Reply #24 on:** 9 June 2011, 22:25:47 »

Ok, so the resolution doesn't matter, but what about the aspect ratio, eg: 4:3 versus 16:9?

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