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User interface redesign
All of our current user interfaces are quite terrible, as my unity knowledge was very limited when I started this project. Of course I'm also pretty uncreative when it comes to design.
I've had this bookmarked since DMP has existed - It's a mockup by @JohannesMP. I always did intend to complete it :) http://i.imgur.com/yTtb6JT.png
We are also very lacking in other areas, the connection GUI is pretty horrible (resizing boxes, two add buttons, one cancels and one applies!).
I'd like to start a discussion on what works for us and what doesn't - Anyone can post a mockup and if we like it we'll implement it. Don't be shy - it can't get much worse than it already is :P
That mockup looks amazing, really. It truly makes DMP look like a working product.
Here's my own mockup, outlining a "player status" window:
If you want to take my mockup, here's a bare version:
I may take a crack at the options screen tonight just to try some stuff out.
Need to set up a DMP environment...
Much better than what we had - if you wanted to we could break it out into a tabbed window, it might be worth abstracting it though ;)
I am planning to abstract, just wanted to get one window done first to see what I needed to do.
I am committing to my own fork at the moment: https://github.com/tbg10101/DarkMultiPlayer/tree/tbg10101_UI_Overhaul
Have you thought about hiding cache/modcontrol/other in an advanced window or section for non-hosts?
I did think about it but the number of options that DMP has doesn't really warrant pagination. I think if I needed another section then I would make it tabbed, depending on how the new section was categorized.
Can you hold it off until I get internationalization done? It's almost done, just need a few strings (mostly the debug ones) and we're good to go. However, you'll have to readapt your interface for it.
I'll take a look at your internationalization branch to see what I need to do. Thanks for the heads-up!
TODO for tonight (just notes for myself):
- Increase space between check-box and text.
- Increase spacing between Key Bindings and Cache sections.
- Look at internationalization branch for next steps.
OK, I see how it works. Looks like it shouldn't be that hard to implement. I created an entirely new class for the options window and made only minor changes elsewhere so merging your changes into my branch shouldn't be bad.
@tbg10101 I'm poking you just so you know that you may complete the work you have started. We can deal with i18n later.
OK, I updated my repo with the newest version of the DMP mainline. I'll see what I can do about abstracting some of the elements when I wake up.
I committed some UI design documents. Trying to get a feel for what I need to program: https://github.com/tbg10101/DarkMultiPlayer/tree/master/UIDesign
I plan on consolidating many of the 'in-game' windows.
Currently negotiating with my employer to see if I can continue to work on this... waiting to see what they say.