A chat box

[Spaceman]

an alternative URL for the image

Diff's here http://217.16.115.15/~blub/nexfiles/?page=file&file=405ea323e6a71fdcebb7eeac3c78ab11

Use a keybind similar to bind F6 "menu_cmd directmenu chat_window" to display the chat box.

The diff also changes the appearance of the Player Name colour codes in the input box. Maybe a tickbox could be added to show/hide the colour codes.

The chat box currently has an issue when you move the cursor with your mouse, I suspect this can be fixed by modifying inputbox.c

[esteel]

Well, that color thing in the name editbox was done on purpose to help with editing. Granted it might look weird but i'm not sure ATM if there is enough space to add an other checkbox to enable/disable that highlighting. Personally i would not oppose to such an config thing. I can understand both parties that dis/like that highlighting.

An other thing is the chat window. I like it, some people find it way too huge, it has no history like when you are using the console with say/teamsay (up/down keys) and to make it a 'real' chat window it should maybe be moved to CSQC so it could (i hope it can) handle and display the text the others write.

[divVerent]

As for space, the checkbox could be below the Player name text called

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[Spaceman]

Change the Player Name label to a button

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// add to dialog_multiplayer_playersetup.c, line 14
+void PlayerNameColourToggle(entity btn, entity me);


// change dialog_multiplayer_playersetup.c, line 38 - 43
   entity e, pms, sl;
   float i, n;

   me.TR(me);
+      me.TD(me, 1, 1, me.playerNameLabel = makeNexuizButton("Player Name:", '0 0 0'));
+         me.playerNameLabel.onClick = PlayerNameColourToggle;
+         me.playerNameLabel.onClickEntity = e;
+         me.playerNameLabelAlpha = me.playerNameLabel.alpha;

      me.TD(me, 1, 2, e = makeNexuizInputBox(1, "_cl_name"));
         e.forbiddenCharacters = "\r\n\\\"$"; // don't care, isn't getting saved


// add near end of dialog_multiplayer_playersetup.c
+void PlayerNameColourToggle(entity btn, entity me)
+{
+   print("Toggle the display of the colour codes here\n");
+}

[esteel]

That seems like a bad UI idea. If there is enough space for a checkbox that would be much more consistend..

[Barfly]

Way too much chat going on already, and ya want to make it better?

j/k

What we really need is to work on the voice plan a bit more.