Widescreen support and UI redesign #16

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opened 2021-10-14 15:13:09 +02:00 by williamjcm · 2 comments

williamjcm commented

2021-10-14 15:13:09 +02:00

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Let's go over what needs to change in the UI.

General

Make most main windows compatible with a widescreen layout (1280x720 of screen real estate, not excluding the main menu bar).

Config tab

Basically display stuff from the (Demo)Config.sav files.

Profile management

Separate profiles by demo and full game categories, and drop the "(legacy)" indicator (what I learnt about MB0.8's profile handling made me realise that label doesn't really work now). The latter part is done in 1.4.
Display backups alongside the profiles, and have an option to allow restoring a backup to a new slot. Layout similar to the M.A.S.S. management page from wxMASSManager.

Main UI (profile loaded)

Separate profile stuff from the M.A.S.S. management, similarly to wxMASSManager, using tabs.
M.A.S.S. management goes back to look like it did back in the wxMASSManager days.

M.A.S.S. viewer/editor

Make more stuff read-only if cheat mode is disabled, and make locked parts unavailable for selection.
Redesign the armour tab, to be similar to the weapon edition tab. Done in 7ce726f933.
Add more help markers, like to explain the difference between "relative"/"base" and "offset" sliders.

That's pretty much all I can think of at the moment, will edit if I find new stuff to say.

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Right now, the UI uses 960x720 as its resolution. Switching to 1280x720 would give more real estate to work with, and better UI as a result.

Let's go over what needs to change in the UI. ### General Make most main windows compatible with a widescreen layout (1280x720 of screen real estate, not excluding the main menu bar). ### Config tab Basically display stuff from the `(Demo)Config.sav` files. ### Profile management - [ ] Separate profiles by demo and full game categories, and drop the "(legacy)" indicator (what I learnt about MB0.8's profile handling made me realise that label doesn't really work now). The latter part is done in 1.4. - [ ] Display backups alongside the profiles, and have an option to allow restoring a backup to a new slot. Layout similar to the M.A.S.S. management page from wxMASSManager. ### Main UI (profile loaded) - [ ] Separate profile stuff from the M.A.S.S. management, similarly to wxMASSManager, using tabs. - [ ] M.A.S.S. management goes back to look like it did back in the wxMASSManager days. ### M.A.S.S. viewer/editor - [ ] Make more stuff read-only if cheat mode is disabled, and make locked parts unavailable for selection. - [x] Redesign the armour tab, to be similar to the weapon edition tab. Done in 7ce726f933432aae5f17f37f446675e034b5d21a. - [ ] Add more help markers, like to explain the difference between "relative"/"base" and "offset" sliders. That's pretty much all I can think of at the moment, will edit if I find new stuff to say. ----- ## Original post Right now, the UI uses 960x720 as its resolution. Switching to 1280x720 would give more real estate to work with, and better UI as a result.