allow for inv and minimap style switching

[Henrik Heimbuerger]

Currently, the CortUI installer will always install the basic parts of GlassHUD, e.g. the semi-transparent inventory, minimap and the extended target view on the in-flight map.

Should that be made selectable? If so, there are some technical issues to solve first.

[MrWabbit]

I propose yes.

Technically feasable, if you don't mind ugly solutions.

Simplest solution would be, I guess, to make three versions of both dialog_minimapstyle.mdl and dialog_inventorystyle.mdl for classic, greytones and GlassHUD huds, and simply have the installer pick one to put in the artwork folder.

so you have dialog_minimapstyle_classic.mdl, dialog_minimapstyle_greytones.mdl and dialog_minimapstyle_glasshud.mdl sitting in a package somewhere. During install user selects LessHUD, installer grabs dialog_minimapstyle_greytones.mdl and saves it as dialog_minimapstyle.mdl in Artwork.

There's that option. Also, i'd have to start looking into what Andon suggested about putting the artwork imports in dialog.mdl. Only i have the nasty suspicion that the artwork is what determines the menus sizes.

[Henrik Heimbuerger]

That should be doable.

The question is then if it should be linked to the chosen HUD or a separate selection. I'm currently leaning towards the first option to keep the number of configuration options small.

Can you elaborate on the relationship between the greytones and GlassHUD styles please?

[MrWabbit]

there is no relationship :)

The greytones menus are intended for use with lesshud (and to a lesser degree) Jelloshot, as they go well with those HUDs.

GlassHUD menus are intended specifically for GlassHUD Hud.

This is next on my list.

[MrWabbit]

Err... also; the GlassHUD targetview should NOT be on the minimap, if GlassHUD is not selected.

And the smaller target info should not be on the minimap if GH is selected.

I'll look into that as well.

[MrWabbit]

I'm partway a relatively graceful solution for this.

see ​http://www.freeallegiance.org/forums/index.php?autocom=blog&blogid=67&showentry=885 for example code.

wrt to the inventory menu:
I have the background images sorted out. The only things giving me a headache are armingbar.mdl and mountingbar.mdl; the little gauges that appear while arming and/or mounting a part.

Alleg refuses to load any other pic than the default SwitchImage? option.

wrt the minimap
I haven't worked on the minimap backgrounds yet.

[MrWabbit]

i'm almost done here. need to streamline code a bit.

[SVN]

New commit by MrWabbit? (revision [147]):
[fix for ticket #51] changed the entire mechanic behind this. The exe is now fed wholly transparent images from a folder called 'common' to make the menus with. Dialog.mdl supplies switched-in artwork to put behind those transparent menus. the inventory line items ( e.g. invafterburn.mdl, invchaff.mdl) supply the loading and mounting bars.

there is still a minor issue with the backgrounds for those mounting bars not switching in properly.

[SVN]

New commit by MrWabbit? (revision [150]):
[correction to fix for ticket #51] changeset 147 deleted teamscreen.mdl. did this because AU seemed to make having teamscreen.mdl modded useless. Since this breaks the CortUI installer, i put it back in. making a ticket for teamscreen.mdl's removal from installer and CortUI.

[SVN]

New commit by MrWabbit? (revision [151]):
[correction to fix for ticket #51] changeset 147 deleted missionbrief. also teamscreen. last because of brainfart.

[SVN]

New commit by MrWabbit? (revision [152]):
[additional fix for #51] this artwork file was missing. Will allow further customizing of greytones menustyle in future.

[SVN]

New commit by MrWabbit? (revision [153]):
[additional fix for #51] forgot to remove a little debugging helper string thingy.

[MrWabbit]

i'm gonna go ahead and call this fixed.

[SVN]

New commit by MrWabbit? (revision [154]):
[additional fix for #51] whoops. made a boo-boo.