[REL] Old Style SH Controls (familiar 3 dials) for UI v1.3.1

vonce1 · 03-07-10, 10:31 AM

the new gauges are nice; I have only one issue with them - when I move cursor on zoomed gauge to its edge, it will also zoom in the adjacent gauge, which looks odd - is it possible to fix it somehow?; here is a screenshot

TheDarkWraith · 03-07-10, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by vonce1

the new gauges are nice; I have only one issue with them - when I move cursor on zoomed gauge to its edge, it will also zoom in the adjacent gauge, which looks odd - is it possible to fix it somehow?; here is a screenshot

will be dealt with in next release......I personally didn't find it annoying or anything but will do something about it.

vonce1 · 03-07-10, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

will be dealt with in next release......I personally didn't find it annoying or anything but will do something about it.

thanks - it's no biggie really... BTW, I wonder if it the zoomed dials shouldn't be a bit smaller? They're perhaps zoomed-in a bit too much that they look not as sharp... but I guess it's a personal preference afterall; wonder what others think?

Either way, GREAT job Wraith!!! With this mod (plus Church's Keyboard Commands) the game starts to be quite playable.

TheDarkWraith · 03-07-10, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vonce1

thanks - it's no biggie really... BTW, I wonder if it the zoomed dials shouldn't be a bit smaller? They're perhaps zoomed-in a bit too much that they look not as sharp... but I guess it's a personal preference afterall; wonder what others think?

Either way, GREAT job Wraith!!! With this mod (plus Church's Keyboard Commands) the game starts to be quite playable.

what screen res you using? I use 1920 X 1200 or 2560 X 1600 (depending on whether I'm playing on my 24" LCD Samsung or my 30.5" LCD Samsung) and zoom is perfect at these levels

vonce1 · 03-07-10, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

what screen res you using? I use 1920 X 1200 or 2560 X 1600 (depending on whether I'm playing on my 24" LCD Samsung or my 30.5" LCD Samsung) and zoom is perfect at these levels

sorry, I should've mentioned that, I wanted to and forgot

- I use 1600x1200 (on HP2065 20" LCD monitor), my screenshot is 1:1, full/actual size crop...

TheDarkWraith · 03-07-10, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by vonce1

sorry, I should've mentioned that, I wanted to and forgot

- I use 1600x1200 (on HP2065 20" LCD monitor), my screenshot is 1:1, full/actual size crop...

it's rather easy to change the zoom levels yourself - look in the \data\Scripts\Menu\Page layout.ini file in the mod. You'll see what I added. Of course you'll have to 'read' my code first to understand what's going on.....

vonce1 · 03-07-10, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

it's rather easy to change the zoom levels yourself - look in the \data\Scripts\Menu\Page layout.ini file in the mod. You'll see what I added. Of course you'll have to 'read' my code first to understand what's going on.....

I'm looking at it right now. That's a long file... maybe you could give me a hint and tell me at which [G3F Ixx] exact sections I should look?

I see the [G3F I33], [G3F I34] etc. and there are lines " Display=2; Linear" , is that number the zoom value?

thanks!

cherbert · 03-07-10, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

what screen res you using? I use 1920 X 1200 or 2560 X 1600 (depending on whether I'm playing on my 24" LCD Samsung or my 30.5" LCD Samsung) and zoom is perfect at these levels

I'm at 1920x1080 and they are zooming far too big. SH4 dials never zoomed this much.

Also, not sure if intentional or not but you left out the Siemens GUI graphic that compliments those new dials provided by briklebritt. I know you provided it in the zip file but just wanted to check if you had left it out as default on purpose.

Apart from that, your mod is most appreciated - keep up the good work!

TheDarkWraith · 03-07-10, 04:11 PM

I had hard coded the zoom values (shame on me I know better as a programmer myself

) but in the next release they are replaced with variables. The code will calculate all necessary values according to a BaseZoom value. This value is customizabe so that you can control how much zoom you want

etheberge · 03-07-10, 04:21 PM

Great job with this DarkWraith. Your UI work is critical to many people's enjoyment of this game, keep it up.

Baleur · 03-07-10, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cherbert

I'm at 1920x1080 and they are zooming far too big. SH4 dials never zoomed this much.

Also, not sure if intentional or not but you left out the Siemens GUI graphic that compliments those new dials provided by briklebritt. I know you provided it in the zip file but just wanted to check if you had left it out as default on purpose.

Apart from that, your mod is most appreciated - keep up the good work!

Same here at 1680x1050, they zoom in so far that they overlap the other dials completely and it becomes fuzzy like a bunny, if bunnies had numbers on them, and... Well. I dont know where im going with this

Also, the first set of dials in the mod are wierd, the speed dial is upside down or something, full stop on the dial is max speed ahead, and reverse on the dial is actually forwards ingame :P
The second set of dials (the opional ones) work fine though.

Any chance for a version later on (when the mod approaches completion) that keeps the vanilla bars on the left around the map? I actually like the vanilla interface, but these dials add valuable info i also want (co2, fuel, etc)

As for the depth indicator, is the red arrow unused in this version? Is it supposed to display the depth to the bottom of the sea? Awesome if it will

Gunman · 03-07-10, 04:33 PM

Thank you man. Your mod makes the game playable!
But I have a little problem. When I use your Mod, the menus turn from German into English. Crew speech stays German. What can I do, to get my German menus back while using your Mod?

Onkel Neal · 03-07-10, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

will be dealt with in next release......I personally didn't find it annoying or anything but will do something about it.

I like it that way, as long as it unzooms back to normal size and the other gauges are visible...

Great work, it's looking fantastic.

03-07-10, 10:31 AM	#1
vonce1 A-ganger Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: So. California Posts: 79 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	the new gauges are nice; I have only one issue with them - when I move cursor on zoomed gauge to its edge, it will also zoom in the adjacent gauge, which looks odd - is it possible to fix it somehow?; here is a screenshot __________________

03-07-10, 04:21 PM	#10
etheberge Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 345 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 10	Great job with this DarkWraith. Your UI work is critical to many people's enjoyment of this game, keep it up. __________________ 11 War Patrols / 56 ships sunk or damaged for 212,022 tons Zero casualties throughout the war Scuttled on 8 May, 1945 in Sonderburg Bay, after German surrender

03-07-10, 04:11 PM	#9
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	I had hard coded the zoom values (shame on me I know better as a programmer myself ) but in the next release they are replaced with variables. The code will calculate all necessary values according to a BaseZoom value. This value is customizabe so that you can control how much zoom you want

03-07-10, 04:33 PM	#12
Gunman Nub Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Thank you man. Your mod makes the game playable! But I have a little problem. When I use your Mod, the menus turn from German into English. Crew speech stays German. What can I do, to get my German menus back while using your Mod?