Xenon UI OXP

[Norby]

The hand for 16:10 is belong to my son.
My current desire is an UHD TV (16:9) what I plan to use as desktop monitor probably in the not so far future. Unfortunately there are no 16:10 UHD panels (3840x2400) in production. I see the manufacturers finished with 16:10 ratio and force 16:9 in the future.

I don't think a redux version is needed. In 4:3 there is no problem and worth a few extra seconds to download "deluxe" instead. In 16:10 you can use something around width=800 next to height=480 to shrink horizontally. Beter than maintain parallel releases imho.

Try http://optipng.sourceforge.net/, this made even smaller images from your pngs at me using the -o7 parameter.

You should make a xenon_standard_f5-1.png also.

I would like to request the following in the case of GUI_SCREEN_REPORT for my almost ready HD Backgrounds OXP:

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if( worldScripts.hdbg ) return;

[Tichy]

Until I make a 16:10 specific version, go with the redux.

The redux version is quite nice. I also like your music more than the original theme, which is (IMHO) too loud.

[phkb]

Bogus code:

Thanks for that. Old habits die hard!

Could you explain what this is for?

For some reason (which I don't fully understand), if I try to use "setBackground" for any mission screen with a short range or long range chart on it, the background will appear but the chart will be invisible. So, I'm setting those screens via the plist file (the "short_range_chart_mission" and "long_range_chart_mission" items in the plist file).

Each of those mission screen ID's in the code has a chart on it - therefore I need to skip the "setBackground" and allow the plist file to allocate the background. Does that make sense?

Try http://optipng.sourceforge.net/, this made even smaller images from your pngs at me using the -o7 parameter.

Thanks for that. I'll use that on the next release.

You should make a xenon_standard_f5-1.png also.

Ah, my bad. It IS there, but it has a capital F in the filename. OK for Windows, bad for everything else. Fixed for next version, but you can fix it yourself in the meantime.

[phkb]

I've just uploaded version 1.1.0 on both OXP's, but note: I've split the resources into their own oxz, to make it easier to update the config quickly. So there's two downloads required for each OXP now:

For the 16:9 version: Part 1 for the config, Part 2 (36mb) for the resources.
For the Redux version: Part 1 for the config, Part 2 (11mb) for the resources.

Norby, I'm still considering the 16:10 option. Tell your son I'm working on it!

All things going well, I'll try adding this to the download manager tomorrow.

[Redspear]

Looks very promising phkb, I look foward to trying it out

[phkb]

Version 1.1.1 is up which fixes a small issue with a missing ".". Splitting the config from the resources just paid off! Very small download now.

[phkb]

I've now added the expansion pack to the download manager, and created a Wiki page.

[Zireael]

I like the fact that it changes for red alert!

[phkb]

OK, there are now two resource pack options for Xenon UI: Pack A for 16:9 screens, and Pack B for 16:10 screens. All available via the Wiki page or through the download manager. You will have to manually download the right pack for your system, though.

Norby, I hope your son likes it!

[Tichy]

OK, there are now two resource pack options for Xenon UI: Pack A for 16:9 screens, and Pack B for 16:10 screens. All available via the Wiki page or through the download manager. You will have to manually download the right pack for your system, though.

Norby, I hope your son likes it!

Nice. Thank you!
Could you add dependecies to the packages? I think it would be better that Xenon UI is marked as a dependency for Pack A and B.

[Norby]

Norby, I hope your son likes it!

Yes, he said when tried: so good!

[Tichy]

Hi! I'm using Pack B and I found some little misalignments with the text enclosed in "Functional Menu" and "Sub-Commands" boxes.


In this image you can see that when switching between F3 Ship Sutfitting and Ships for Sale, the highlighed text moves up and down, and so does the text in Sub-Commands.


Similar things happens in F5 Cmdr Profile and Manifest, with one text moving up-down and the one in Sub-Commands moving diagonally.


Galactic Chart between long and shot range.


Planetary Data moves up when selected.

[phkb]

Thanks, Tichy. I'll update the images soon.

[phkb]

Version 1.1.4 of the Xenon UI has just been released, with updated images resources as well.
In this version:

• Adjusted the main title colour to match with the background.
• Adjusted graphical elements to line up better between screens, as noted by Tichy.
• Fixed issue with Trumbles and Nova missions not showing proper background image.
• Changed license of code section to CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 due to inclusion of trumbles and nova mission code.

[Tichy]

Thanks! Very good work!