Question about editing the Sidebar Frame (aka desktop_shortcut)

[Wookiee420]

Hey folks, i am working on my extension still, and i am running into an issue, no matter what properties i put in here, it doesnt change anything

<framedef name="shortcuts"> -->
<!-- <bitmap file="graphics/frames/desktop_sidebar.png" /> -->
<!-- <middle rect="0,0,400,512" /> -->
<!-- </framedef>

if i put the other lines in it will 9slice it, which is too much for this, i just want to make it wider

[Trenloe]

We'll, for a start most of that framedef is commented out! So, if that's the case in your extension/ruleset, FG won't read it.

Secondly, the framedef itself doesn't determine the width of the final control frame, just how the frame will be built.

Look for the shortcuts framedef being used in a <frame> statement. It's here where the initial width will be set, but then the width will be further set based off the number of shortcuts and the height of the FG desktop window.

[Wookiee420]

yeah the comment out was to see a comparison with the "stock" image, i forgot to remove it when i posted it here...ok so where is that frame located? do you know off hand?

[Wookiee420]

so now this is what i have and the results, if i could pester you for the proper <frame> location i can probably figure it out...the commented out makes it so that it still shows the "torn edge" on when less shortcuts used...with it that left edge is a flat line

<framedef name="shortcuts">
<bitmap file="graphics/frames/desktop_sidebar.png" />
<middle rect="0,0,400,800" />
<!-- <offset>0,0,200,0</offset> -->
</framedef>
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[Trenloe]

Do "Find in Files" in the rulesets (I'm assuming SavageWorlds and CoreRPG?) for <frame>shortcuts</frame> You'll find it in CoreRPG desktop\desktop_common.xml

This is in the shortcutbar windowclass:

<windowclass name="shortcutbar">
<frame>shortcuts</frame>
<sheetdata />
</windowclass>

This is then used within the shortcuts windowclass:

<windowclass name="shortcuts">
<script>
function onInit()
DesktopManager.registerContainerWindow(self);
end
</script>
<sheetdata>
<subwindow name="shortcutbar">
<anchored position="insideright" width="100" />
<class>shortcutbar</class>
<activate />
<fastinit />
</subwindow>
</sheetdata>
</windowclass>

This has a default width of 100 - but this is overridden in scripts\manager_desktop.lua in the updateControls() function, which is the result of some previous complex mathematics to calculate a number of desktop areas:

m_wShortcuts.shortcutbar.setAnchoredWidth(szBar.w) ;

But, I'm not sure what you're trying to do? As I mentioned, the <framedef> does not control the size of the end control - the actual control the framedef is used in (where the <frame> tag is) will control the size of the control, and what you specify in <framedef> will define the 9 different components that will be used to dynamically build up the frame (based off the size of the control).

You mention torn edges, etc.. What are you trying to accomplish?

[Wookiee420]

this is what i was going for
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see how you can now see the "torn edge" of the paper underneath?
it was in the desktop_classes.lua if i remember correctly

[Trenloe]

The offsets for the "stack" (the are that the buttons can be placed within right hand ribbon when the campaign buttons are) is stored in scripts\manager_desktop.lua in the m_rcStackOffset LUA table.

You can adjust this using DesktopManager.setStackOffset(l, t, r, b) from your own code. The default is (6, 2, 4, 0) - with the first number being the left offset.

So you could use the following to offset 50 pixels more than usual from the left edge of the sidebar graphic:

DesktopManager.setStackOffset(56, 2, 4, 0)

You might want to play around with the left offset number to fit your graphic nicely.