Perhaps this should go in a separate thread of its own but.... I don't think that having a bunch of buttons taking up space on the side is a bad thing. Certainly we can tweak the size of them if we have more things to add to the gui (such as the avatars) but what's the point in trying to free up space for the hell of it? It doesn't look bad the way it is now, and I actually think it would look worse if there was a bunch of empty space. If you look at other point and click style adventure games they all cram as much stuff in the gui as possible to fill up the screen space too.
Bottom line: Getting everything in the gui is important, but worrying about clutter isn't, in my opinion. On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Zach Elko <zache...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm going to attack a lot of the missing/incomplete functionality of > Sleuths this weekend. I've been busy with some other classes and getting my > things together for job applications, but I haven't abandoned you folks. > Sleuths and Hangman are my priorities, as well as either fixing or coming to > terms with the remaining Rabbit Runner bugs. > > > Zach J. Elko > Ball State University Unified Technology Support > Certified Hardware & Software Technician > > > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Ian Crotty <archangel...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Sounds good. Zach and I have been wracking our brains with how to make >> this all work. With Sleuths we are strapped for space pretty badly. The >> application window is the maximum size we can make it without causing >> problems on the older iBooks, and even then the dock may be getting in the >> way. Some solutions we have though of may be shrinking the height of the >> tool buttons a bit and shortening the text box on the bottom so the tools >> column extends down to the bottom of the application. This would free up a >> small chunk of pixels to use, but not much. To me, the current tools >> section feels cluttered with all of the buttons. >> >> Nice job on the images btw. They look good so far. >> >> Ian Crotty >> UTS Hardware Technician >> Ball State University >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Mast, Thomas O <tom...@bsu.edu> wrote: >> >>> I'd have to agree with Zach here on the procrastination aspect of it all. >>> I was pretty disappointed in class when we didn't demo the system tests up >>> front though... half the reason I showed up to class was to publicly destroy >>> that application. >>> >>> I finished the treasure images for the most part last night, check them >>> out! Some of them are pretty funny-- I think the kids will like them. Next >>> up is trying to work the characters into Sleuths, I've got a pretty good >>> idea for it and will send out some images later today for you guys to give >>> your opinion on. >>> >>> Tom >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: >>> destiny-bounces+tomast=bsu....@lists.launchpad.net[destiny-bounces+tomast= >>> bsu....@lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf Of Zach Elko [zache...@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:05 AM >>> To: archangel...@gmail.com >>> Cc: destiny@lists.launchpad.net >>> Subject: Re: [Destiny] System Tests >>> >>> I wouldn't go *that* far Ian... I made sure I did every possible thing I >>> had to do before even considering doing it. And when I did, it was at >>> 3:30am. >>> >>> Zach J. Elko >>> Ball State University Unified Technology Support >>> Certified Hardware & Software Technician >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:03 AM, Ian Crotty <archangel...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:archangel...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> It would seem we really cleaned house on this one gents. Congrats on >>> making an awesome product. 3-4 weeks left so lets knock this one outta the >>> park! >>> >>> Despite our complaining about this most recent assignment I am glad we >>> all did it. Looks like we have more pluck and ambition than we thought. >>> >>> Ian Crotty >>> UTS Hardware Technician >>> Ball State University >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Doug Shook <dssh...@gmail.com<mailto: >>> dssh...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> Table copied from the board in class today: >>> >>> System Test metrics >>> >>> Victorious | 54/106 | 51% >>> Destiny | 162/167 | 97% >>> Wintermute | 14/17 | 82% >>> Nova | 29/82 | 35% >>> >>> Just thought you all might like to know. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: >>> https://launchpad.net/~destiny<https://launchpad.net/%7Edestiny> >>> <https://launchpad.net/%7Edestiny> >>> Post to : destiny@lists.launchpad.net<mailto: >>> destiny@lists.launchpad.net> >>> Unsubscribe : >>> https://launchpad.net/~destiny<https://launchpad.net/%7Edestiny> >>> <https://launchpad.net/%7Edestiny> >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mailing list: >>> https://launchpad.net/~destiny<https://launchpad.net/%7Edestiny> >>> <https://launchpad.net/%7Edestiny> >>> Post to : destiny@lists.launchpad.net<mailto: >>> destiny@lists.launchpad.net> >>> Unsubscribe : >>> https://launchpad.net/~destiny<https://launchpad.net/%7Edestiny> >>> <https://launchpad.net/%7Edestiny> >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~destiny<https://launchpad.net/%7Edestiny> > Post to : destiny@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~destiny<https://launchpad.net/%7Edestiny> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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