[Wraith]

Dev screenshot:


XPlode 1.02 is going to be a GUI-install release. Essentially, it fixes up the GUI-installation drawing, so it doesn't draw the background. Unfortunately though, because of the way it's set up, no transparencies can be used, otherwise it WILL f*** up. This is because it defaults to having a transparent background of #FF00FF. That colour background + semitransparent items gives pink colours. Which doesn't really work.

So, when I release 1.02, I suggest using either full transparency, or full opacity in GUI install mode.

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Just letting you people know what's going on...

As some of you know, I've recently done a complete rewrite of most of the core XPlode code. About the only thing that has NOT been rewritten is the interface.

So I'm going to focus mainly on interface issues for 1.02.

This does not mean I'm going to exclude any other changes, I'll just give preference to UI changes.

Bugfixes will still be acted upon though.

I ask that ALL corresponding changes / requests etc. be put on the bugtracker. As I have gone back to uni, it makes it easier for me to keep track of, and reply to, changes and or additions that may be needed.

So:

• All bug changes to go to bugtracker.
  
  
  
• All requests (preferably UI) to go to bugtracker,

What I am currently working on is fixing up GUI install mode. This time, no background image is being redrawn, everything is going to be drawn directly to the screen. In theory, at least. I always hit hurdles.

One thing to note though, new releases will not be too frequent. I hope that they will be more frequent than what they have been, at least, for 1.00 -> 1.01. But that was stalled by circumstances beyond my control.

I am aiming for weekly releases.

Please, comments only here. Requests, bugs to go to bugtracker.



Wraith.

EDIT:

I may allow free-form transparency... looks like it could be interesting...

[Wraith]

Just added a dev screenshot of 1.02. Obviously the text can't be antialiased if there's going to be transparency under it, as it'd look s***. But it could turn out that "freeform" displays might come along sooner than you think.

EDIT: The screenshot is how I'm thinking of moving GUI-install mode. As you can see, it is completely transparent in certain positions.. using the classic RGB #FF00FF as teh transparent colour key. It screws with the animation though, so... that's also going to need changing. (As already stated )

[Alanoll]

looks nice.

Are you using a MacOS visual Style?

Can't wait for 1.02

[Wraith]

Alanoll, on Mar 9 2004, 03:51 PM, said:

Are you using a MacOS visual Style?

No.








Weird s*** going on... the images are still being drawn with the transparent colour, even though it's set to, well, transparent.

HMMMMM.

[Wraith]

Okay, I've decided to hold back on the freeform ability - MS's libs don't seem to like it when I use an image with a transparent colour at all. Still shows the transparent colour than being transparent.

So I've decided to finish up the current GUI-install mode, and allow X,Y pos specification of the window. It should please a few people.

[Wraith]

Updated screenshot...

[Wraith]

And rewritten the text... still doesn't really make sense.

Expect 1.02 soon