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[DONE] Arrow indicator on multiple Ufopaedia pages
« on: April 08, 2020, 02:03:51 pm »
I finally got the multiple pages to work (thanks for the help, Meridian!), but I think that since only one item appears on the list of articles, a player will likely not know there is another page, as it requires clicking the "next" button, just as when going to the next item. Therefore I'm wondering if we could add a little indicator to show that the weapon has more clips.

Here is a mockup:



Considering that it's pointless to make multiple pages for a weapon with only one clip, I think there will always be a place for this indicator under the last clip.
« Last Edit: October 12, 2020, 01:36:02 pm by Meridian »

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Re: Arrow indicator on multiple Ufopaedia pages
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2020, 02:08:11 pm »
Yeah, no problem.

Can someone please make a UFO and TFTD icon for it?
And for backwards icon too.

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Re: Arrow indicator on multiple Ufopaedia pages
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2020, 02:50:53 pm »
Nice, thanks.
What should be the resolution for this icon? 16x16?

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Re: Arrow indicator on multiple Ufopaedia pages
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2020, 04:45:01 pm »
The size from your screenshot looks good.
Don't know how many pixels that is... compare relative to ammo bigob size?

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Re: Arrow indicator on multiple Ufopaedia pages
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2020, 08:01:38 pm »
I worked with junk screenshots, but I'd say it's around 10x10 pixels.

I'll give it a try, though icons are not my forte.

EDIT: Here's a simple example.
« Last Edit: April 08, 2020, 08:16:28 pm by Solarius Scorch »

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Re: Arrow indicator on multiple Ufopaedia pages
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2020, 09:08:40 pm »
Brilliant idea, thanks, folks.

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Re: Arrow indicator on multiple Ufopaedia pages
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2020, 11:25:40 pm »
I concocted something like this:

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Color is moddable, position or text is not.

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Re: Arrow indicator on multiple Ufopaedia pages
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2020, 11:51:00 pm »
very cool feature, thanks!!

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Re: Arrow indicator on multiple Ufopaedia pages
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2020, 11:54:21 pm »
Probably only problem is in UFO it is on graphic border of page, could be it push by couple of pixels up?

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Re: Arrow indicator on multiple Ufopaedia pages
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2020, 12:16:26 am »
Probably only problem is in UFO it is on graphic border of page, could be it push by couple of pixels up?

few pixels up it can overlap with power bonus display
few more with the 3rd ammo sprite

unfortunately we use more than 100% of the total available space on this screen already :) but I'll keep looking for something better for a few days...