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FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Well the interface of the existing one is nice now. I think we should
use the same interface. Just as an example of some of the things
I was thinking about adding in would be to have a new system for
styles and menus, where it would not be limited to the number of
edit/combo boxes on the dialog. Smile

LiquidCode · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 7:45 pm Post subject:

Also, a way to select and move/delete more than one dialog object at a time.

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Good idea. Smile

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

... Maybe if we ask Commercial-Research they will give us some
basic code to start with. Smile

Serge · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 12:39 am Post subject:

sounds like a good idea to make our own ide via open source...if i have the time i'd like to help

serge

Skit3000 · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 1:30 pm Post subject:

I also think we must make something that if people use the following, the designer doesn't give an error:

LiquidCode · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 1:33 pm Post subject:

I'd love to lend a hand. Count me in! Very Happy

Skit3000 · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 1:46 pm Post subject:

I can't make a subroutine which replaces a comma in functions, other that the DIALOG CREATE/ADD one, with a (!COMMA) or something.

Example:

LiquidCode · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 1:49 pm Post subject:

Do you just mean a replace function to replace a comma "," with a !comma?

Skit3000 · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 5:44 pm Post subject:

Yes, but only the commas in functions. That way I can parse all other dialog elements like this:

Skit3000 · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 6:59 pm Post subject:

Julian, I'm wondering... As far as I am now (around 50%), my script only uses 22 kB... The 'real' Dialog Designer is using 150 kB... Any idea why the 'real' one is that much bigger? Confused

LiquidCode · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 7:04 pm Post subject:

Hey Skit. I'm trying to see if I can come up with something to replace the commas in functions. I'll let you know if I do.

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Don't know about the reason for the extra size... but when we
make this keep in mind we don't want to use too much of the
processor. The other one takes a lot of CPU time.

Protected · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 10:27 am Post subject:

It sounds like an interesting thing. I can help you people if you want, although usually I edit the code manually nowadays:P Except when dealing with tabs and groups or massive amounts of editboxes, text elements and buttons. But even in those cases most of the times my dialog code has conditional commands and loops in the middle, as well as variables, so I couldn't edit it with the designer even if I wanted to. However, there are cases in which a better dialog designer could be useful. If you begin this open source project I think I'll add in my tile board creation routines from TBC Razz

Also I think that if we make this it should have an option to chose between vds 3\4\5 so it would be compatible with all of these versions generating the code diferently (vds 3 doesnt have the HINT field in the dialog command for example) and restricting the usage of the elements that can't be used in vds 3 and 4 (I assume this program will be written in VDS 5).

Protected · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 10:30 am Post subject: