UDim resizing
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 04:12
I've done a small change which I think is beneficial for the editor when making layouts that aren't pure-scale. Rather than the resizing always changing the scale, or always the offset, an "auto" method is possible. This means:
- If the offset is 0, change the scale
- Otherwise, change the offset
This means that pure-scale buttons drag around as currently. However, if a button is already setup relative to the screen edge with a UDim of (0.0 + 50px), then dragging keeps the scale at 0.0 and shifts the UDim around. This means that once you've "latched" the edge to one side, it keeps latched there. It is easier to see if you see where it is "latched" from using a green line from the +0 offset position.
I have done this change and have a patch available. Here is a screenshot:
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You can see that the left, top, and right is latched with a suitable offset (green line). The bottom is pure scale.
The patch is here:
http://www.hotboxgames.com/downloads/wx280-udim.patch
So the patch has two features: green line that shows offsets, and auto-moving the appropriate dimension. There is one last feature that would really help but I haven't done it: Converting the UDims from one form to another.
If my button's left edge is (0.10+0px), it would be good to right click the edge, and then "latch" it to the left (0.0+60px) or the right (1.0-540px), or back to pure scale (0.10+0px).
- If the offset is 0, change the scale
- Otherwise, change the offset
This means that pure-scale buttons drag around as currently. However, if a button is already setup relative to the screen edge with a UDim of (0.0 + 50px), then dragging keeps the scale at 0.0 and shifts the UDim around. This means that once you've "latched" the edge to one side, it keeps latched there. It is easier to see if you see where it is "latched" from using a green line from the +0 offset position.
I have done this change and have a patch available. Here is a screenshot:
.
You can see that the left, top, and right is latched with a suitable offset (green line). The bottom is pure scale.
The patch is here:
http://www.hotboxgames.com/downloads/wx280-udim.patch
So the patch has two features: green line that shows offsets, and auto-moving the appropriate dimension. There is one last feature that would really help but I haven't done it: Converting the UDims from one form to another.
If my button's left edge is (0.10+0px), it would be good to right click the edge, and then "latch" it to the left (0.0+60px) or the right (1.0-540px), or back to pure scale (0.10+0px).
