Hints OXZ (Development Thread)

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Re: Hints OXZ (Development Thread)

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Cholmondely wrote: Thu Dec 11, 2025 9:25 am
Summary of my stalled "Further Work" on this OXP..
I get a sense of where you left it. Colours are sometimes used in the version I have, but I haven't felt it has added anything crucial. The space given by a paragraph break would be welcome in some places though.

As far as giving Hints a widget role for GNN headlines, do either of these oxps need it? Might not a bar be free of a news blasting source? Unless there is some deeper plan for a joint direction.?

Otherwise, what are your feelings on having a variable content flavour text? And a dedicated music score?
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Re: Hints OXZ (Development Thread)

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Old Murgh wrote: Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:16 pm
Cholmondely wrote: Thu Dec 11, 2025 9:25 am
Summary of my stalled "Further Work" on this OXP..
I get a sense of where you left it. Colours are sometimes used in the version I have, but I haven't felt it has added anything crucial. The space given by a paragraph break would be welcome in some places though.

As far as giving Hints a widget role for GNN headlines, do either of these oxps need it? Might not a bar be free of a news blasting source? Unless there is some deeper plan for a joint direction.?

Otherwise, what are your feelings on having a variable content flavour text? And a dedicated music score?
I'm utterly in favour of anything which improves it. Alas, I lack the programming skills...

The hope with colours was that trialogues would be more comprehensible.
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Re: Hints OXZ (Development Thread)

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Cholmondely wrote: Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:45 pm
I'm utterly in favour of anything which improves it. Alas, I lack the programming skills...
We have lots in common :D

Well, I'll tinker a bit on possible content. Maybe I'll throw out my back again like last time and I'll get massive unexpected free time. Maybe Jonnycuba will come out of retirement and compose something..

Then with something more concrete we could go hat in hand to the smart people who do have the skillz to aid in its implementation.
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Re: Hints OXZ (Development Thread)

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Cholmondely wrote: Thu Dec 11, 2025 9:25 am
2) I included a randomised selection of 7 bar pictures (androidWaitress, BuccDen, circularBar, litf_bg_localbar, orbitalBar, sciFiBar-ChrisGoff & tronLegacy-SteveJung)
Can I get a copy of those images somewhere?
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