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September 13th, 2006, 05:05 PM
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Re: Contemplating a graphical Templatizer...
Eh, I was hoping to pretty it up a bit... make it a bit more intuitive somehow than just a big long laundry list of fields...
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September 13th, 2006, 08:16 PM
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Re: Contemplating a graphical Templatizer...
As far as CK's sample there, "number of abilities" should be automatic.
Just let the user add or delete abilities and track the total.
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September 13th, 2006, 10:23 PM
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Re: Contemplating a graphical Templatizer...
Yeah, that was one thing I had in mind... another was display of the relevant images...
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September 13th, 2006, 10:25 PM
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Re: Contemplating a graphical Templatizer...
You could have a box with the current image displayed. You could have arrows under the pic that allow the user to flip through the stack of pics available. Of course, it would also respond to the number the user type in for pic number.
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September 13th, 2006, 10:36 PM
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Re: Contemplating a graphical Templatizer...
I was thinking maybe even a button you click to popup the Components.bmp or whatever and then you can click a mini 
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September 14th, 2006, 02:46 AM
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Re: Contemplating a graphical Templatizer...
Just from a novice's point of view, maybe make it both graphically functional ( and aesthetic? ) and beginner level user-friendly. I'm not a programmer, or a computer-whiz, and to be honest as appealing as it is it's dauntlingly complicated for a complete beginner.
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Re: Contemplating a graphical Templatizer...
I like the part about duplicating the data files and inserting choice boxes. It would make the program a jumping off point to doing more personalization. Semi-tutorial as you use it. You can see exactly what is not being modified, or what is and where it is in the file. It would make the user braver about diving in manually to try one of the items still left on default.
Id also love to see it offer pop-up explanations of each entry. Maybe calling a seperate outside file for that like a comma-dilimted file. That would make it easy for other people to expand on the help text
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