moving main menu/removing "how to play"
- Thread starter ABK
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aL BeasTie
Well-known member
(Sorry if I'm bumping old things but I was digging around for something else.)
@bWWd -Not sure if you solved this, but this is still supported by openbor.
You need a file called translation.txt - it looks like this.
"This file should be place in data folder"
"msgid : this is original text in code."
"msgstr : this is your translation."
msgstr
"Leave this blank if you don't want to translate it."
"Lines below this are what you need to modify."
In my example I've renamed "Hall of Fame" to "Hi-Scores" and rename "How to Play" to "Credits" :
(Screenshot of this in action from my WOLF3D mod)
'Hall of Fame' is now READ THIS! - 'Hall of Fame' is now 'View Scores'
@bWWd -Not sure if you solved this, but this is still supported by openbor.
You need a file called translation.txt - it looks like this.
Code:
msgid
"This file should be place in data folder"
"msgid : this is original text in code."
"msgstr : this is your translation."
msgstr
"Leave this blank if you don't want to translate it."
"Lines below this are what you need to modify."
msgid " Done!"
msgstr ""
msgid " - Device Not Ready"
msgstr ""
msgid "%d%% AC Power"
msgstr ""
msgid "%i by Mod"
msgstr ""
msgid "%s - Finish Game %i Times To UnLock"
msgstr ""
msgid "%s - Finish Game To UnLock"
msgstr ""
msgid "%s KBytes"
msgstr ""
msgid "Advanced Options..."
msgstr ""
msgid "Advanced Sound Options"
msgstr ""
msgid "Analog Pad Disabled"
msgstr ""
msgid "Analog Pad Enabled"
msgstr ""
msgid "Apply"
msgstr ""
msgid "Automatic"
msgstr ""
msgid "BGM:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Back"
msgstr ""
msgid "Battery:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Bilinear"
msgstr ""
msgid "Bits:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Brightness:"
msgstr ""
msgid "CPU Speed:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Calculating..."
msgstr ""
msgid "Cancel"
msgstr ""
msgid "Charging:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Cheat Options"
msgstr ""
msgid "Cheats:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Choose Mode"
msgstr ""
msgid "Clear Bonus"
msgstr ""
msgid "Complete"
msgstr ""
msgid "Config Settings"
msgstr ""
msgid "Configuration Settings"
msgstr ""
msgid "Continue"
msgstr ""
msgid "Control Options"
msgstr ""
msgid "Control Options..."
msgstr ""
msgid "Credit %i"
msgstr ""
msgid "Credits:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Debug Info:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Disabled by Mod"
msgstr ""
msgid "Disabled"
msgstr ""
msgid "Discard"
msgstr ""
msgid "Display Mode:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Display:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Enabled by Mod"
msgstr ""
msgid "Enabled"
msgstr ""
msgid "End Game"
msgstr ""
msgid "FPS: %03d"
msgstr ""
msgid "File Logging:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Filters:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Free Ram: %s KBytes"
msgstr ""
msgid "Frequency:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Full"
msgstr ""
msgid "Fullscreen Type:"
msgstr ""
msgid "GAME OVER"
msgstr ""
msgid "GFX Filters:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Game Mode"
msgstr ""
msgid "GamePads Disabled"
msgstr ""
msgid "GamePads Enabled"
msgstr ""
msgid "Gamma:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Guide R/L Thumbsticks"
msgstr ""
msgid "Hall Of Fame"
msgstr ""
msgid "How To Play"
msgstr ""
msgid "Infinite Credits Off"
msgstr ""
msgid "Infinite Credits On"
msgstr ""
msgid "Infinite Health Off"
msgstr ""
msgid "Infinite Health On"
msgstr ""
msgid "Infinite Lives Off"
msgstr ""
msgid "Infinite Lives On"
msgstr ""
msgid "Level:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Life bonus"
msgstr ""
msgid "Load Game"
msgstr ""
msgid "Load Settings From Default.cfg%s"
msgstr ""
msgid "Loading..."
msgstr ""
msgid "Mode:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Music Volume:"
msgstr ""
msgid "New Game"
msgstr ""
msgid "No"
msgstr ""
msgid "Not Found!"
msgstr ""
msgid "Nunchuk Analog Disabled"
msgstr ""
msgid "Nunchuk Analog Enabled"
msgstr ""
msgid "OK"
msgstr ""
msgid "Off"
msgstr ""
msgid "On"
msgstr ""
msgid "OpenGL"
msgstr ""
msgid "Options"
msgstr ""
msgid "Overscan:"
msgstr ""
msgid "PRESS START"
msgstr ""
msgid "Pause"
msgstr ""
msgid "Player %i"
msgstr ""
msgid "Player Lives:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Players:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Please Wait"
msgstr ""
msgid "Preserve Aspect Ratio"
msgstr ""
msgid "Press R/L Thumbsticks"
msgstr ""
msgid "Press Start"
msgstr ""
msgid "Quit"
msgstr ""
msgid "Ready!"
msgstr ""
msgid "Restore OpenBoR Defaults%s"
msgstr ""
msgid "Rush Bonus"
msgstr ""
msgid "SDL"
msgstr ""
msgid "SFX Volume:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Save Settings To Default.cfg%s"
msgstr ""
msgid "Saved File:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Screen Size:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Screen:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Select Hero"
msgstr ""
msgid "Setup Player 1..."
msgstr ""
msgid "Setup Player 2..."
msgstr ""
msgid "Setup Player 3..."
msgstr ""
msgid "Setup Player 4..."
msgstr ""
msgid "Show Titles:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Simple"
msgstr ""
msgid "Sound Options"
msgstr ""
msgid "Sound Options..."
msgstr ""
msgid "Sound Volume:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Stage %i Complete!"
msgstr ""
msgid "Stage"
msgstr ""
msgid "Stage:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Start Game"
msgstr ""
msgid "Stretch to Screen"
msgstr ""
msgid "System Options"
msgstr ""
msgid "System Options..."
msgstr ""
msgid "TIME OVER"
msgstr ""
msgid "Total RAM:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Total Ram: %s KBytes"
msgstr ""
msgid "Total Score"
msgstr ""
msgid "Used RAM:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Used Ram: %s KBytes"
msgstr ""
msgid "Versus Damage:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Video Backend:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Video Options"
msgstr ""
msgid "Video Options..."
msgstr ""
msgid "Window Offset:"
msgstr ""
msgid "Window"
msgstr ""
msgid "Yes"
msgstr """This file should be place in data folder"
"msgid : this is original text in code."
"msgstr : this is your translation."
msgstr
"Leave this blank if you don't want to translate it."
"Lines below this are what you need to modify."
In my example I've renamed "Hall of Fame" to "Hi-Scores" and rename "How to Play" to "Credits" :
Code:
msgid "Hall Of Fame"
msgstr "Hi-Scores"
msgid "How To Play"
msgstr "Credits"(Screenshot of this in action from my WOLF3D mod)
'Hall of Fame' is now READ THIS! - 'Hall of Fame' is now 'View Scores'
BeasTie said:
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[*]Thread resurrection is allowed, so no worries. We prefer that over double posting.
[*]I had no idea about translation - that's a pretty awesome feature. Goes to show the engine has tons of hidden gems, even to folks who have worked on it for years.
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aL BeasTie
Well-known member
Dam I wish I had mentioned sooner than.
I admit I've had confusion over the years because I would be absent from openbor for long periods.
Not sure who implemented it, but I think utunnels might of posted it on lavalit before it went down. I can remember he would often reply to threads and post about features that no one else knew about. This was one of the reasons I was starting to rebuild the manual/CHM help files and created the helpful links post to keep tabs on all the threads.
I admit I've had confusion over the years because I would be absent from openbor for long periods.
Not sure who implemented it, but I think utunnels might of posted it on lavalit before it went down. I can remember he would often reply to threads and post about features that no one else knew about. This was one of the reasons I was starting to rebuild the manual/CHM help files and created the helpful links post to keep tabs on all the threads.
O Ilusionista
Captain 100K
ShovelToad said:
No, it will onyl change the text. I can't remember if you can change that menu position.
Unless you really, REALLY, want to move the menu, I would say let this go. The native menu position is hard coded based on resolution settings, and there's no way to change it, not even with script.
The only way you could do this is to use script to build your own menu entirely from nothing. That is is very difficult unless you are good with scripts and tedious to do even for expert coders.
DC
The only way you could do this is to use script to build your own menu entirely from nothing. That is is very difficult unless you are good with scripts and tedious to do even for expert coders.
DC
If you could access and edit every menu option by script you could make a custom menu.
I looked into this msmalik681, and discovered very quickly it isn't worth it. The number of new variables, functions, and adjustments involved to make it all work is just be too much to justify. Controlling them would almost as tedious as building your own with script anyway.
Still, it might be something to consider, except that Plombo was working on an XML based menu system anyway, and I'd much rather see his completed than reinvent the wheel.
DC
Still, it might be something to consider, except that Plombo was working on an XML based menu system anyway, and I'd much rather see his completed than reinvent the wheel.
DC
Hi bWWdbWWd said:
A few months ago I made some tests with the source code (build 6330) and compiled a build with no "how to play" option. Here is the file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kLW7swTb21vIv1VGfK5o6iuXDOdqh7zI/view?usp=sharing
After some tests with menus in my games, I identified the OpenBOR "main menu" code inside the file "openbor.c" at the line "38538" (if you are using notepad++). Here's the code:
Code:
void openborMain(int argc, char **argv)
{
sprite_map = NULL;
int quit = 0;
int relback = 1;
int selector = 0;
u32 introtime = 0;
int started = 0;
char tmpBuff[MAX_BUFFER_LEN] = {""};
int players[MAX_PLAYERS] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
int i;
int argl;
printf("OpenBoR %s, Compile Date: " __DATE__ "\n\n", VERSION);
if(argc > 1)
{
argl = strlen(argv[1]);
if(argl > 14 && !memcmp(argv[1], "offscreenkill=", 14))
{
DEFAULT_OFFSCREEN_KILL = getValidInt((char *)argv[1] + 14, "", "");
}
if(argl > 14 && !memcmp(argv[1], "showfilesused=", 14))
{
printFileUsageStatistics = getValidInt((char *)argv[1] + 14, "", "");
}
}
modelcmdlist = createModelCommandList();
modelstxtcmdlist = createModelstxtCommandList();
levelcmdlist = createLevelCommandList();
levelordercmdlist = createLevelOrderCommandList();
createModelList();
// Load necessary components.
printf("Game Selected: %s\n\n", packfile);
loadsettings();
startup();
if(skiptoset < 0)
{
// New alternative background path for PSP
if(custBkgrds != NULL)
{
strcpy(tmpBuff, custBkgrds);
strcat(tmpBuff, "logo");
load_background(tmpBuff, 0);
}
else
{
load_cached_background("data/bgs/logo", 0);
}
while(_time < GAME_SPEED * 6 && !(bothnewkeys & (FLAG_ANYBUTTON | FLAG_ESC)))
{
update(0, 0);
}
music("data/music/remix", 1, 0);
// New alternative scene path for PSP
if(custScenes != NULL)
{
strcpy(tmpBuff, custScenes);
strcat(tmpBuff, "logo.txt");
playscene(tmpBuff);
}
else
{
playscene("data/scenes/logo.txt");
}
}
clearscreen(background);
while(!quit)
{
if(skiptoset < 0 && !(goto_mainmenu_flag&8))
{
if(_time >= introtime)
{
// New alternative scene path for PSP
if(custScenes != NULL)
{
strcpy(tmpBuff, custScenes);
strcat(tmpBuff, "intro.txt");
playscene(tmpBuff);
}
else
{
playscene("data/scenes/intro.txt");
}
update(0, 0);
introtime = _time + GAME_SPEED * 20;
relback = 1;
started = 0;
}
if(bothnewkeys & FLAG_ESC)
{
quit = 1;
}
}
else
{
started = 1;
relback = 0;
}
if (goto_mainmenu_flag != 0) goto_mainmenu_flag = 0;
if(!started)
{
if((_time % GAME_SPEED) < (GAME_SPEED / 2))
{
_menutextm(0, 0, 0, Tr("PRESS START"));
}
if(bothnewkeys & (FLAG_ANYBUTTON))
{
started = 1;
relback = 1;
}
}
else if(skiptoset >= 0)
{
loadGameFile();
playgame(players, useSet >= 0 ? useSet : skiptoset, useSave);
}
else
{
_menutextm((selector == 0), 2, 0, Tr("Start Game"));
_menutextm((selector == 1), 3, 0, Tr("Options"));
_menutextm((selector == 2), 4, 0, Tr("Hall Of Fame"));
_menutextm((selector == 3), 5, 0, Tr("Quit"));
if(selector < 0)
{
selector = 3;
}
if(selector > 3)
{
selector = 0;
}
if(bothnewkeys)
{
introtime = _time + GAME_SPEED * 20;
}
if(bothnewkeys & FLAG_MOVEUP)
{
--selector;
if(SAMPLE_BEEP >= 0)
{
sound_play_sample(SAMPLE_BEEP, 0, savedata.effectvol, savedata.effectvol, 100);
}
}
if(bothnewkeys & FLAG_MOVEDOWN)
{
++selector;
if(SAMPLE_BEEP >= 0)
{
sound_play_sample(SAMPLE_BEEP, 0, savedata.effectvol, savedata.effectvol, 100);
}
}
if(bothnewkeys & (FLAG_ANYBUTTON))
{
if(SAMPLE_BEEP2 >= 0)
{
sound_play_sample(SAMPLE_BEEP2, 0, savedata.effectvol, savedata.effectvol, 100);
}
switch(selector)
{
case 0:
for(i = 0; i < MAX_PLAYERS; i++)
{
players[i] = player[i].newkeys & (FLAG_ANYBUTTON);
}
relback = choose_mode(players);
if(relback)
{
started = 0;
}
break;
case 1:
menu_options();
break;
case 2:
hallfame(0);
relback = 1;
break;
default:
quit = 1;
break;
}
introtime = _time + GAME_SPEED * 20;
}
}
if(relback)
{
if(started)
{
menuScreen = 1;
titleScreen = 0;
if(custBkgrds != NULL)
{
strcpy(tmpBuff, custBkgrds);
strcat(tmpBuff, "titleb");
load_background(tmpBuff, 0);
}
else
{
load_cached_background("data/bgs/titleb", 0);
}
}
else
{
menuScreen = 0;
titleScreen = 1;
if(custBkgrds != NULL)
{
strcpy(tmpBuff, custBkgrds);
strcat(tmpBuff, "title");
load_background(tmpBuff, 0);
}
else
{
load_cached_background("data/bgs/title", 0);
}
}
if(!sound_query_music(NULL, NULL))
{
music("data/music/remix", 1, 0);
}
relback = 0;
}
update(0, 0);
}
borShutdown(0, DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE);
}I don't know if this change can cause some problems, but I didn't find any issues at the moment. I hope it can help you
ShovelToad
New member
Wow, its sounds good)Kratus said:
It needs to find menu positions in https://github.com/DCurrent/openbor/blob/master/engine/openbor.c file and add ability to read value from txt file (maybe data/menu.txt for example)? And then push change request in repo?
O Ilusionista
Captain 100K
Er... Have you guys read what Damon Caskey said above?
Personally speaking, I don't think ignoring the lead dev that way will bring anything good. In fact, it will have the opposite effect...
Personally speaking, I don't think ignoring the lead dev that way will bring anything good. In fact, it will have the opposite effect...