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ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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0006339 | The Dark Mod | GUI | public | 12.11.2023 20:59 | 05.10.2024 21:35 |
Reporter | Dragofer | Assigned To | Daft Mugi | ||
Priority | low | Severity | normal | Reproducibility | N/A |
Status | feedback | Resolution | open | ||
Product Version | TDM 2.11 | ||||
Target Version | TDM 2.13 | ||||
Summary | 0006339: Revamp mission and download list screens | ||||
Description | Some things could use polishing in the mission downloader to improve TDM's (initial) presentation, see also the attached screenshot: * Search: Add a search box for both mission and download lists (see 0006449). * Sort: The user preference of "Sort by Title"/"Sorted By Date" is reset when restarting TDM. Add a cvar to store user preference. * Sort: The user cannot change the sort direction (ascending/descending) of the list. Also, add a cvar to store user preference. * Visual: Misalignment of mission entries towards the bottom of the list (see 0006337). * Visual: The black side bar and its circle on the right of the downloadable mission list are very blurry looking. Increase its resolution. * Visual: Mission titles don't fit the available space, at least in the "Selected for Download" list. Increase list width. * Visual: The grey selection box isn't wide enough to contain missions with very long titles. Fix selected list item border. * Visual: Users don't seem happy with the results of 0004499 anymore. Add a (cvar) setting to choose between Alphabetical and CMOS title styles. See https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/22230-main-menu-mission-name-sorting/ Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) rules: 1. Move leading article to the end of the title. - "The Example Title" (Original) - "Example Title, The" (CMOS) 2. Given a subtitle, move leading article to the end of the full title, not before the subtitle. - "The Example Title: The Subtitle" (Original) - "Example Title: The Subtitle, The" (CMOS) https://style.mla.org/articles-and-alphabetization/ | ||||
Additional Information | Other issues to consider: * The mission downloader prefers screenshots in 800 x 600 resolution, last I checked. The screenshots box probably doesn't take up more than that on a 1080p computer screen, but probably looks blurry on higher resolutions. If we raise this we will probably have to use AI to upscale all our existing screenshots. * If a mission is selected for download it should in my opinion no longer be selectable or shown in the downloadable missions list. * We might also want to improve the quality of our menu and parchment textures. That's a wider issue though, and we might decide to transition to a parchment-free menu. | ||||
Tags | gui, usability | ||||
Attached Files | |||||
related to | 0006337 | resolved | stgatilov | Misalignment in mission lists |
related to | 0004499 | resolved | nbohr1more | Remove changing mission names containing "A" and "The" |
related to | 0004060 | resolved | Examine mission names and how they're displayed on the GUIs | |
related to | 0006368 | feedback | Daft Mugi | Missions queued during an ongoing download are not downloaded |
related to | 0006449 | feedback | Daft Mugi | Add search to mission and download list screens |
related to | 0006209 | feedback | Daft Mugi | Mission downloader- sorting by name changes list of missions to download |
related to | 0006570 | feedback | Daft Mugi | Add GUI features used by mission lists and search |
related to | 0004291 | feedback | Daft Mugi | List of missions in Downloadable Missions is not cleared if network connection is lost after update of mission list |
Consider using the entire screen width for the list of mission entries (and place the queue below it). That way more columns with values (author, voice, date/version, size) can be shown and user can sort the list by them. | |
"Sorted By Date" is something I don't like but is forced on me without input. If I set it to alphabetic sorting, it's reverted back when you restart TDM. This should be saved, or be alphabetic sorting should be default, because it is everywhere else. Apart from anoying (to me), it's also inconsistent. See also report: https://bugs.thedarkmod.com/view.php?id=6209 |
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"The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) recommends placing initial articles (The, A, An) at the end of the full title: "A Tale of Two Cities" would appear as "Tale of Two Cities, A"." I disagree. I think It should be: "A Tale of Two Cities", because that is the full title. The A at the start is an integral part of the title made by the author. |
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See also topic: https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/22230-main-menu-mission-name-sorting/ | |
Committed as code rev 10869 and assets rev 17117. * Add search box for both mission and download lists (0006449). * Add type-to-search handling on mission and download lists. * Add subtitle support to CMOS title style. * Add "tdm_download_list_sort_by" cvar. * Add "tdm_download_list_sort_direction" cvar. * Add "tdm_mission_list_sort_direction" cvar. * Add "tdm_mission_list_title_style" cvar. * Add hi-res scrollbar. * Add hi-res checkmark icon. * Add sort direction (ascending/descending) icon. * Add "Mission List Settings" gear icon. * Add "Mission List Settings" dialog, which includes title style. * Add "<< Remove" button to download selection list. * Increase mission/download list widths so more of the title is shown. * Fix "No new missions to download" message overlaying stale downloadable list. * Fix list item selection being wrong after sort. * Fix download selection list showing wrong list items after sort. (0006209) * Fix download list items so that they no longer overflow bounding rectangles. * Fix list item selection border so that it covers the entire list item. |
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Removed search caches. Committed as code rev 10877. |
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Changed scrollbar thumb to a diamond shape. Committed as assets rev 17128. |
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Changed button hover color so it matches title color. It makes the maroon hover color a bit darker. Committed assets rev 17129. |
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Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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12.11.2023 20:59 | Dragofer | New Issue | |
12.11.2023 20:59 | Dragofer | File Added: menu.jpg | |
12.11.2023 21:00 | Dragofer | Target Version | => TDM 2.12 |
12.11.2023 21:00 | Dragofer | Relationship added | related to 0006337 |
12.11.2023 21:02 | Dragofer | Description Updated | |
12.11.2023 21:04 | Dragofer | Description Updated | |
12.11.2023 21:05 | Dragofer | Description Updated | |
04.12.2023 19:35 | Dragofer | Target Version | TDM 2.12 => TDM 2.13 |
29.12.2023 15:11 | Fiver | Tag Attached: gui | |
29.12.2023 15:31 | Fiver | Relationship added | related to 0006368 |
29.12.2023 15:39 | Fiver | Description Updated | |
29.12.2023 15:47 | Fiver | Note Added: 0016292 | |
20.01.2024 16:09 | Fiver | Relationship added | related to 0006449 |
21.01.2024 20:56 | Fiver | Description Updated | |
21.01.2024 20:58 | Fiver | Description Updated | |
22.01.2024 00:35 | Fiver | Description Updated | |
22.01.2024 01:47 | Fiver | Description Updated | |
23.01.2024 01:04 | Fiver | Relationship added | related to 0004499 |
23.01.2024 01:05 | Fiver | Relationship added | related to 0004060 |
23.01.2024 01:22 | Fiver | Description Updated | |
23.01.2024 13:37 | datiswous | Note Added: 0016416 | |
23.01.2024 13:45 | datiswous | Note Added: 0016417 | |
23.01.2024 13:55 | datiswous | Note Added: 0016418 | |
24.01.2024 08:45 | Fiver | Tag Attached: usability | |
24.01.2024 08:51 | Fiver | Description Updated | |
24.01.2024 08:54 | Fiver | Description Updated | |
24.01.2024 08:56 | Fiver | Description Updated | |
20.04.2024 15:01 | Fiver | Description Updated | |
23.06.2024 17:44 | Daft Mugi | Assigned To | => Daft Mugi |
23.06.2024 17:44 | Daft Mugi | Status | new => assigned |
06.08.2024 17:09 | datiswous | Relationship added | related to 0006209 |
06.08.2024 17:12 | datiswous | Note Edited: 0016417 | |
06.08.2024 17:13 | datiswous | Note Edited: 0016416 | |
08.08.2024 00:31 | Fiver | Description Updated | |
19.09.2024 05:55 | Daft Mugi | Summary | Polishing menus: mission downloader => Revamp mission and download list screens |
19.09.2024 05:55 | Daft Mugi | Description Updated | |
19.09.2024 05:55 | Daft Mugi | Additional Information Updated | |
19.09.2024 06:21 | Daft Mugi | Relationship added | related to 0006570 |
19.09.2024 07:31 | Daft Mugi | Note Added: 0016833 | |
19.09.2024 07:31 | Daft Mugi | Status | assigned => feedback |
25.09.2024 17:24 | Daft Mugi | Note Added: 0016843 | |
25.09.2024 17:25 | Daft Mugi | Note Edited: 0016843 | |
28.09.2024 05:47 | Daft Mugi | Note Added: 0016846 | |
28.09.2024 06:21 | Daft Mugi | Note Added: 0016847 | |
28.09.2024 08:08 | Daft Mugi | Note Edited: 0016846 | |
05.10.2024 21:35 | Daft Mugi | Relationship added | related to 0004291 |