flaME -- The Warzone 2100 Map Editor [pre 1.10 thread]

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flaME -- The Warzone 2100 Map Editor [pre 1.10 thread]

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flail13: I've moved the controls into the manual, you can delete those now
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BlueMaxima wrote:flail13: I've moved the controls into the manual, you can delete those now
No, don't do it, it's handy to have those here.
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I need words/captions/anything to describe the features, can't just rely on indiscriminate icons.
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Dylan Hsu wrote:I need words/captions/anything to describe the features, can't just rely on indiscriminate icons.
Then suggest that and ask nicely, perhaps? It doesn't hurt anybody. Try wearing different hats sometimes, it's a learning/growing experience all the way around :P

I agree that having text labels along with the icons would help a lot. Maybe make it toggleable, like windows' custom toolbars? This way, the experienced users can toggle it off so that it doesn't take horizontal space in the screen (it should be activated by default, of course).

Can this be done for the next version? It'd help make flaME even more user-friendly.

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Heh heh, what would he write though? If he were to write anything different to my manual, I'd have to rewrite...AND I AM NOT HAPPY WHEN I REWRITE :P
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BlueMaxima wrote:Heh heh, what would he write though? If he were to write anything different to my manual, I'd have to rewrite...AND I AM NOT HAPPY WHEN I REWRITE :P
As far as I remember, you wrote in guide that you are doing it in order to practice writing documentation.
Well, rewriting is also part of documentation writing, so enjoy practicing :P
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The current installer for flaME is horrible.
Since I started to learn NSIS script, I will also start working on a installer script that would be decent of this great editor :)
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KukY, he said he compiles it straight from Visual Basic, so unless he manages to compile from standalone, he's probably not gonna be able to use an external installer.
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I have done that MANY times with Visual Studio. when you compile the project in VB it creates a directory that contains everything and that is what needs to be installed in c:\program files.

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Ok, I have done the script, corrected numerous stupid mistakes, tried to compile it, corrected more mistakes, tried to compile it, corrected more mistakes, tried to compile it, corrected more mistakes, tried to compile it, corrected more mistakes, compiled it without errors, tried to install, corrected some paths, compiled, tried to install, corrected more paths, compiled, installed it, added some registry values, compiled, installed, added some missing files, compiled, installed, tested...|

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:D :D ...... XD ...... :3 .......... 8) ................... :P ..............
:o .......... :| ............... :? ........... :) ...... :wink:

It, it, it works! :cry:

It was worth it! Now I just need to make it nicer... Then it's public :D

The whole installation has around 3.5 MB including all program files, art, PDF manual, script source, and a fairly long Readme I wrote.
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Great thanks, I knew you could do it! :lecture:
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macuser wrote:Great thanks, I knew you could do it! :lecture:
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Hmm...
It would be much simplier if all of data files would be in a single zip archive... I mean, it's not like there isn't a zip lib already included :roll:

:shock: One of installation tries unpacked files in "system32". Now I have to clean it... :stare:
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KukY wrote:Ok, I have done the script, corrected numerous stupid mistakes, tried to compile it, corrected more mistakes, tried to compile it, corrected more mistakes, tried to compile it, corrected more mistakes, tried to compile it, corrected more mistakes, compiled it without errors, tried to install, corrected some paths, compiled, tried to install, corrected more paths, compiled, installed it, added some registry values, compiled, installed, added some missing files, compiled, installed, tested...|

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:D :D ...... XD ...... :3 .......... 8) ................... :P ..............
:o .......... :| ............... :? ........... :) ...... :wink:

It, it, it works! :cry:

It was worth it! Now I just need to make it nicer... Then it's public :D

The whole installation has around 3.5 MB including all program files, art, PDF manual, script source, and a fairly long Readme I wrote.
AHEM. Why is that needed when my manual is in there? :P
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BlueMaxima wrote:AHEM. Why is that needed when my manual is in there? :P
Manual is optional, you get Readme with core files. And it isn't so long to be a replacement for your manual.
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Often I can't use the cliff brush. Sometimes it works just fine, but most of the time, where I try to use the cliff brush, the cliffs turn to the default (red) texture and then once I get in game, they are usually (maybe always) grass and not cliffs at all, just really steep slopes that units can climb. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?
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