[REL] gap Alternative Cursors & Kriegsmarine Maptools

[-PriLLi-]

....looks pretty nice....
Keep on working.....

[SashaKA001]

They will be compatible with mods IO_StrategicMap_4_0 and Ui-Boat V3? Or even be with the Ui-Boat V3?

[TheDarkWraith]

why don't you release them as an add-on mod for my UIs mod? They look nice and very functional

[Magic1111]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

why don't you release them as an add-on mod for my UIs mod? They look nice and very functional

Yes, please release the Maptools, they look very nice and functional and I want to have the Maptools too !

[gap]

Thank you everyone for encouragement and comments!

They will be compatible with mods IO_StrategicMap_4_0 and Ui-Boat V3? Or even be with the Ui-Boat V3?

I don't have these mods installed, but I don't see any reason why it shouldn't be so. The one part I think is working only with TDW UIs, is the real/relative bearing tool (the double compass) but I may be wrong. I'll have a look at Ui-Boat in order to give a proper reply

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith
why don't you release them as an add-on mod for my UIs mod? They look nice and very functional
Yes, please release the Maptools, they look very nice and functional and I want to have the Maptools too !

Nice TheDarkWraith! I will bemore than glad to contribute even in minimal part to your UI, by releasing these stuffs as an add-on for it. Do you think we could release them together with the final version of NewUIs 6.4.0?

All I've to do until that date, is asking for permission by Urbijan (author of 2 of the hand shaped cursors) and writing a readme with full credits to original authors. By the way: is the compass tool I used as base for my reworks your own creation, or rather it was provided by someone else?

Nevertheless, right now I am sending to you a beta version for testing and suggestions, if you ever get time to provide me with them. I am open to any tip can make my alternative tools and cursors cleaner, more accurate, or just more in tune with your UI.

As for the other subsim friends who showed interest, I ask you to keep patient for a short while, until the public release

[Magic1111]

Originally Posted by gap

As for the other subsim friends who showed interest, I ask you to keep patient for a short while, until the public release

...yes, I´ll do so, but I`m an impatient person...

[gap]

Okay, permission from Urbijan received.

@Magic1111
Hopefully things are going on fast

Of course...great job and please keep me posted. Sorry, that i can work on it by myself, i'm driving truck in usa and canada. Best wishes and my respect, i already love the result of your work.
Urbijan
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Greetings Urbijan

[Magic1111]

Originally Posted by gap

@Magic1111
Hopefully things are going on fast

I´m looking forward to an release....!

[deuys]

great work tools work perfect for me but their shortcuts r still the same but all work and show on map perfectly.
im using TDW's new uis 6.4.0 and some other mods but cant figure why i cant see the shortcuts as seen on your post.

[gap]

Originally Posted by pascal4541

Great job! Even the mouse cursor from the start menu changes. Just this mouse cursor a little big and gum in the game.
Thanks for this job

so, what do exactly bothers you about mouse cursor's size? Maybe I should reduce it, or at least rotate it a bit, because I think it is overlapping shortcut labels, making difficult to read their first word. It was something I wanted to correct before release, but I forgot to do so. Another fix could be changing the labels offset. I could ask TDW how to do it, if this is your problem.

As for the eraser and other basic maptools cursors, I made them quite big on purpose, because I wanted to keep the same size as the big map tools shortcuts. I think it is cool to see them desappearing from the bottom right map corner and reappear as pointers of same shape and size on the center of the map!

Originally Posted by deuys

great work tools work perfect for me but their shortcuts r still the same but all work and show on map perfectly.
im using TDW's new uis 6.4.0 and some other mods but cant figure why i cant see the shortcuts as seen on your post.

if you're using TDW UIs, there's an option for enabling them in TheDarkWraithUserOptions.py.
Look for this row...

# this will add support for the IO Strategic Map mod by Obelix
# change below to either True or False
MapToolsAsObjects = False

...and change its value to True.
They will show also with no IO Strategic Map enabled.

[charognard]

On my install, i have a bug with you mod and equatool too, all work fine except the compas, when i try to use it, i have 5cm lag between where i want use it, and where it mark on the map...