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Change order of resolutions list
Duke:
--- Quote from: geever on September 14, 2009, 12:38:03 am ---That doesn't make it a good solution. Sorting by vertical first is a bullsh*t IMHO. The dropdown should have scroll function.
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Admittably, the patch is a Q&D hack. But if offers *immediate* relief.
I like the scrollable DDL approach very much. Especially after finding that we already have such a control (language selection). Wouldn't that need even less coding effort than the patch ?
@bayo:
I personally run UFO in 1024x768 on a 1920x1080 monitor. Would that SDL function offer a 4:3 res on a widescreen monitor ?
@Kildor:
Allthough it's not UFO policy to be backward compatible *everywhere*, imho we should still try to be compatible wherever we can (with a few more thoughts and/or lines of code).
Users *love* backward compatibility.
bayo:
--- Quote ---Would that SDL function offer a 4:3 res on a widescreen monitor ?
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There is no documentation about it, but it say the value come from the hardware.
Duke:
I went ahead and compared 'optionlist select_language' and 'selectbox select_res' in options.ufo. It seems that with a few adjustments of size, pos and color etc. we could make select_res an optionlist.
(I even managed to display the resolutions in the language dropdown by merely changing the dataid param LOL)
Is it really that easy ? What did I overlook ?
@bayo:
The biggest difference I noticed is that in the game menu the space for the dropdown is left blank. In the video menu there is not enough space left. Would it impose a problem if the dropdown of the new optionlist would overlap the checkboxes below it ?
bayo:
optionlist and selectbox are fully compatible. Then you can use the node you want.
But i am sorry, i dont think i understand your second comment. optionlist dont have drop down zone.
Duke:
--- Quote from: bayo on September 18, 2009, 07:21:48 pm ---But i am sorry, i dont think i understand your second comment. optionlist dont have drop down zone.
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Ouch, you're right. I must have had some sort of blackout :(
Does the menu system also support a scrollable dropdown list ? I haven't see one in the game.
EDIT:
From one of your previous answers I guess we do NOT have such a control yet.
So what can we do to gain some space ?
- Ordering the checkboxes in two columns could be a bad idea for certain languages, I suppose.
- Create a submenu (like 'keys menu') and move the 'fine-tuning-params' there ?
- Create the missing control ? How much work would it be for you ? Is it feasable ?
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