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Question:
Are the highlighted text strings hard coded?
Or is there an appearance.csv that covers text locations for all the dialog boxes?
The GUI.csv file locates graphics, but I could only find font style definitions.

Location of every label/button/text field is in GUI.csv, including those you highlighted. Check IDs 294-305, 311-314, 332 [;)]

[:-] Okay I'm confused, I've spent the past hour(+) trying to get my head around matching the graphic source locations in the gui.png file with the gui.csv file.
There are so many anomalies, and unaccounted graphic locations, that I cant see where to proceed with this...

;File generated with /ToW GUI Exporter v0.1/ by Bleck [Wastelands Interactive]
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;ToW GUI components and fonts definition file for 1920x1200resolution
;
#ID;Left;Top;Width;Height;Comment (irrelevant for game)

This is from the SOP .csv file!
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All I'm trying to do at the moment is redefine the blue octagon located in the gui.png @2, 1917 (botom left corner).

3;560;0;1000;100;Top Panel Background Src
4;560;100;380;275;Minimap Panel Background Src
5;2018;0;30;600;Main Buttons Panel Background Src
6;740;375;200;150;Game Layout Img4 Src
7;-1;-1;-1;-1;Game Layout Img5 Src
8;400;680;140;280;Unit Buttons Background Src rectangle
9;400;680;140;280;Hex ButtonsSrc Rect
10;390;965;50;40;Icons block (size of single Icon)
11;890;530;55;55;Hex Weather Icons Pack
12;1740;1201;25;25;Dices Image Pack Src
13;380;0;100;30;Research Icons Pack
14;1638;0;70;70;Main Game Icons Pack
15;0;0;370;400;SeaNode Pack Src

• #3...tick
• #4...tick
• #5...tick
• #6 No. This reference sits near the top left of the minimap  frame.
• #7 I'm unclear how you can define a graphic with negative coordinates.
• #8 & #9 are identical and reference empty space
• #10 ditto empty space.
• #11...hex weather icons are located at 890,530 and are 55pixels square. (tick)
• #12:...where are the dice images???
• #13...tick, but I assume here you need a 1 pixel space below the previous image.
• #14...tick
• #15...tick

If I'm not understanding something here, please enlighten me.

There are a lot of elements that do not seem to be defined.
I'm no programmer, so if I'm missing something obvious, apologies.

ORIGINAL: Agent S

;File generated with /ToW GUI Exporter v0.1/ by Bleck [Wastelands Interactive]
;
;ToW GUI components and fonts definition file for 1920x1200resolution
;
#ID;Left;Top;Width;Height;Comment (irrelevant for game)

This is from the SOP .csv file!

We used a tool that was written for TOW to recalculate definitions from one resolution to others.

All I'm trying to do at the moment is redefine the blue octagon located in the gui.png @2, 1917 (botom left corner).

This is part of core GUI system and it's location and size can't be altered in files. All you can do is to change those graphics.

#6 No. This reference sits near the top left of the minimap  frame.
#7 I'm unclear how you can define a graphic with negative coordinates.
#8 & #9 are identical and reference empty space
#10 ditto empty space.
#12:...where are the dice images???

Game is probably not using #6 to #10 & #12. I will be able to confirm this in few hours.

There are a lot of elements that do not seem to be defined.

Ask, maybe some of them are not described clearly enough.

Thanks B,
this helps.
regards
A.

#6 No. This reference sits near the top left of the minimap frame.

This one (x:740, y:375, w:200, h:150) is "flag panel" source, destination is #330.

Screen 1

Screen 2

Question for Bleck.
How do I bring the scenario name forward over the backround image?

I'm enjoying this, the in game dialogues are now getting the feel of telegrams from the front lines.
-a lot of work still to go.

A very immersive "period feel". Well done, so far.

Damn that was quick Tom.
This mod will only appeal to a few, and at the moment only works for the 1920x1200 interface.

This looks really interesting

Damn that was quick Tom

Us Sydneysiders NEVER sleep! If I'm not here, supervising, then I'm elsewhere, taking control.[:D]
 
 
But seriously now, are you planning to edit the music to a period flavour?
 
When I bought WitP (which I never finished) I found a vintage record place from whence I collected a capella recordings of "Waltzing Matilda" and "We're Off to See the Wizard" for local flavouring. Just ear-candy but I find that kind of enhancement to be important. Meh! If I played German in ToW, I'd insert "Wir Fahren gegen England!" or "Panzern Angriffen an" or something.

Agent S, it looks like a spartan mod to me, however it has its own lure.
I wonder whether changing of ink color to black would provide even more flavor to the mod`s feel.

I am going for minimalist.
I'm not a fan of superfluous eye candy.
I want 70's Avalon Hill, not Bejeweled.
The dark blue is there for a trashy carbon copy look.

Bleck any word on the arrangement of images?

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@Tom, as a Melbournian, give me a coffee and I'll match your never sleep!

Question for Bleck.
How do I bring the scenario name forward over the backround image?

The order of drawing controls is the same as order of creating them in code, so I have to correct this one.

The only strange thing I noticed is that main frames on scenario select and scenario settings menus are not as width as they should be. I don't know is it intentional or not.
I would also change the color of selected item from light blue to... I don't know - red, dark green?

Anyway, good work so far [:)]

@Tom, as a Melbournian, give me a coffee and I'll match your never sleep!

 
Mine's an Arabica ristretto, with a black sambucca aside, thanks Agent S.
 
About every thirty minutes or so. [X(] [X(] [X(] 
 
By midday, I can climb walls, glass ones!
My teeth grind small bits of gravel into dust - oh wait, my dentist says that's all tooth enamel.
 
It's 3:00am (AEST) so I'm going for a walk.

This looks good and I like your colours, which do have a 'period' look. [:)]

Bleck,
Any word yet on how I can correct this, issue. (Post 8)
If I change the line sequence, does it bring the element to the front?