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Esc menu restructuring

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1/3/2014 12:27:23 PMMYrankAdminHistidine before revert after revert
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1 Continued from [url=http://zero-k.info/Missions/Detail/140?postID=78991]this post[/url] 1 Continued from [url=http://zero-k.info/Missions/Detail/140?postID=78991]this post[/url]
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3 [b]Current behaviour[/b] 3 [b]Current behaviour[/b]
4 Esc hides/unhides menu bar and any options/exit menu currently open. Menu bar is in corner of screen. 4 Esc hides/unhides menu bar and any options/exit menu currently open. Menu bar is in corner of screen.
5 Click on the buttons on the menu bar to open options menu. 5 Click on the buttons on the menu bar to open options menu.
6 Click the question mark button to open the (sparse) help window. 6 Click the question mark button to open the (sparse) help window.
7 Click on the X on the menu bar (or press Shift + Esc) to open a window with the exit options (resign, voteresign, just leave). 7 Click on the X on the menu bar (or press Shift + Esc) to open a window with the exit options (resign, voteresign, just leave).
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9 This strikes me as being A) unnecessarily different from other games, and B) increasing the number of clicks required. It doesn't help that the menu bar is tucked in the corner of the screen so you may not even notice it appearing/disappearing. 9 This strikes me as being A) unnecessarily different from other games, and B) increasing the number of clicks required. It doesn't help that the menu bar is tucked in the corner of the screen so you may not even notice it appearing/disappearing.
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11 [b]My proposed changes[/b] 11 [b]My proposed changes[/b]
12 Replace the menu bar with a Big Window in the centre of the screen. This Big Window has the buttons for opening settings, opening the help window, and for quitting the game, as well as other stuff we might add later. Esc hides/unhides the Big Window and all the various windows, as usual. 12 Replace the menu bar with a Big Window in the centre of the screen. This Big Window has the buttons for opening settings, opening the help window, and for quitting the game, as well as other stuff we might add later. Also a button for "return to game. "
13 Esc hides/unhides the Big Window and all the various windows, as usual.
13 Volume slider probably gets moved into game/settings window. 14 Volume slider probably gets moved into game/settings window.
14 Current menu bar may be retained, or the clock/FPS functions may be just moved off to their own tiny window somewhere and the rest deleted. 15 Current menu bar may be retained, or the clock/FPS functions may be just moved off to their own tiny window somewhere and the rest deleted.
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16 Thoughts? 17 Thoughts?