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Introduce yourself / I'm new! ... sort of
« on: January 27, 2017, 02:08:32 AM »
I am often a shadow and have come and gone over the years. And yes sweeties its time to mark me back again. Work isn't as horrible so I have more time lately. So yay right? I hope you all have been good! Or at least good at being bad.

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Share your creative ideas / Ways to enhance Achats interactivity
« on: March 08, 2013, 12:42:11 PM »
* Locale - Allow users to set a locale for themselves. Which other users can either search for, only allow, etc. For example "English". And use a icon flag to represent that locale. And possible add that icon to the left of a users name. When looking at their information or in searches.

* Gender Orientation - Since asking for Transgender to be added to the Male/Female/Shemale might be a bit of work. Allow us to define our gender role. As you can have by birth male and female transgenders. Who identify and connect with the opposite sexual identity. I had to pick shemale myself, because no transgender option existed. However having a female born transgender pick shemale I would think they would find offensive. Or for those who do not know, for them to pick male. I know I found picking shemale offensive. Though only option available without being misleading. As shemales do not always identify in the same way as transgenders, and vice versa. Hence why the two exist to begin with.

* Re-introduction of a general AChat chat room. Keep it text based only. And a room that people can enter and leave as they wish. Where they can talk openly to all. There would be no whispering in the actual room being made.

* Name coloring .. People that message you, should be colored by their gender.

* Name icon .. anyone that messages you thats on your list as lover,friend,spouse should have an icon to the left of their message to you. For example a simple icon of a buddy icon.

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Templates / A Basic Introduction To Updating The AChat GUI
« on: March 08, 2013, 11:46:27 AM »
The GUI is made up of two parts. You have .win and .dds. And can be located in the folder "\AppData\Local\AChat\GUI"

.win file can be opened in any regular text editor. Its just text.

.dds will need a plugin for your favorite graphics editor. Links to them are below.

    .dds for GIMP : http://registry.gimp.org/node/70
    .dds for PS/Corel : https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop

In this simple introduction I will only explain a edit made to "a_volume02.win". This is an example only. Not a intended change. Though it could be with work, or desire for change.

Sample Structure:
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BEGIN
TITLE 553
X0 240
Y0 85
WIDTH 398
HEIGHT 318
DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR 0xffffffff
OPTIONS 0x00000344
END

*************close
BEGIN
TYPE BUTTON
OBJID 0
X0 383
Y0 -16
WIDTH 10
HEIGHT 10
PICTURE GUI\02_close
END

********sound
BEGIN
TYPE TEXT
OBJID 0
X0 20
Y0 5
WIDTH 0
HEIGHT 0
SELECTABLE FALSE
FONT_COLOR 0xffffcc00
TEXT Sound
FONT_SIZE 20
END

********_bar1
BEGIN
TYPE BAR
TEXT 554
OBJID 1
X0 41
Y0 47
WIDTH 140
HEIGHT 12
FONT_SIZE 17
VAL1_COLOR 0xd0800000
VAL2_COLOR 0xd0800000
VAL3_COLOR 0xd0ff2020
VAL4_COLOR 0xd0ff2020
BLINK FALSE
END

********_increase_volume
BEGIN
TYPE BUTTON
OBJID 11
X0 178
Y0 46
WIDTH 25
HEIGHT 15
TEXT +
TEXT_X0 0
TEXT_Y0 -4
FONT_SIZE 23
PICTURE GUI\02_invisible
TEXT_OVER_COLOR 0xffff0000
OPTION OP_EATCLICK
END

********_decrease_volume
BEGIN
TYPE BUTTON
OBJID 12
X0 21
Y0 45
WIDTH 25
HEIGHT 15
TEXT -
TEXT_X0 0
TEXT_Y0 -5
FONT_SIZE 23
PICTURE GUI\02_invisible
TEXT_OVER_COLOR 0xffff0000
OPTION OP_EATCLICK
END

********_bar2
BEGIN
TYPE BAR
TEXT 555
OBJID 2
X0 222
Y0 47
WIDTH 145
HEIGHT 12
FONT_SIZE 17
VAL1_COLOR 0xd0800000
VAL2_COLOR 0xd0800000
VAL3_COLOR 0xd0ff2020
VAL4_COLOR 0xd0ff2020
BLINK FALSE
END

********_increase_volume
BEGIN
TYPE BUTTON
OBJID 21
X0 364
Y0 46
WIDTH 25
HEIGHT 15
TEXT +
TEXT_X0 0
TEXT_Y0 -4
FONT_SIZE 23
PICTURE GUI\02_invisible
TEXT_OVER_COLOR 0xffff0000
OPTION OP_EATCLICK
END

********_decrease_volume
BEGIN
TYPE BUTTON
OBJID 22
X0 202
Y0 45
WIDTH 25
HEIGHT 15
TEXT -
TEXT_X0 0
TEXT_Y0 -5
FONT_SIZE 23
PICTURE GUI\02_invisible
TEXT_OVER_COLOR 0xffff0000
OPTION OP_EATCLICK
END

********graphics
BEGIN
TYPE TEXT
OBJID 0
X0 20
Y0 80
WIDTH 0
HEIGHT 0
SELECTABLE FALSE
FONT_COLOR 0xffffcc00
TEXT Graphics
FONT_SIZE 20
END

********_advanced_shader
BEGIN
TYPE CHECKBOXGROUP
OBJID 30
X0 12
Y0 105
WIDTH 180
HEIGHT 15
HELPTEXT 572
MODE CHECKBOX
CHECKED_BOX_TEX GUI\02_radio_button_s.ate
UNCHECKED_BOX_TEX GUI\02_radio_button_uns.ate
CHECK_TEXT_DIST 6
CHECK_SIZE 9
CHECK_DELTA_Y 3
ITEM_START_X 20
ITEM_START_Y 0
ITEM_COL_DIST 55
CAPTION1 569
VALUE1 0
COLNUMBER -1
TITLE_COLOR 0xffffffff
TITLE_SIZE 17
ITEM_COLOR 0xffffffff
ITEM_SIZE 17
OPTION OP_RIGHTALIGN
END

****low_high_detail
*BEGIN
TYPE TEXT
OBJID 0
X0 199
Y0 145
WIDTH 0
HEIGHT 0
SELECTABLE FALSE
TEXT 571
OPTION OP_CENTERED
END

*BEGIN
TYPE TEXT
OBJID 0
X0 199
Y0 165
WIDTH 0
HEIGHT 0
SELECTABLE FALSE
TEXT 572
OPTION OP_CENTERED
END

BEGIN
TYPE BUTTON
OBJID 31
HELPTEXT 571
X0 220
Y0 102
WIDTH 99
HEIGHT 22
TEXT_X0 6
TEXT_Y0 3
TEXT 573
FONT_SIZE 16
TEXT_OUT_COLOR 0xffffffff
TEXT_OVER_COLOR 0xffffffff
TEXT_DOWN_COLOR 0xffffffff
PICTURE GUI\02_button-L
END

********state
BEGIN
TYPE TEXT
OBJID 0
X0 20
Y0 155
WIDTH 0
HEIGHT 0
SELECTABLE FALSE
FONT_COLOR 0xffffcc00
TEXT State
FONT_SIZE 20
END

********_busy_type
BEGIN
TYPE CHECKBOXGROUP
OBJID 6
X0 32
Y0 176
WIDTH 20
HEIGHT 160
MODE RADIO
BACKGROUND_COLOR 0x00000000
CHECKED_RADIO_TEX GUI\02_radio_button_s.ate
UNCHECKED_RADIO_TEX GUI\02_radio_button_uns.ate
CHECK_SIZE 9
CHECK_DELTA_Y 3
ITEM_START_X 0
ITEM_START_Y 2
CHECK_TEXT_DIST 10
OBJNAME reason
TITLE _
CAPTION1 590
VALUE1 1
CAPTION2 591
VALUE2 2
CAPTION3 592
VALUE3 3
COLNUMBER 1
TITLE_COLOR 0xffffffff
TITLE_SIZE 17
ITEM_COLOR 0xffffffff
ITEM_SIZE 17
ITEM_ROW_DIST 20
END

************background
BEGIN
TYPE IMAGE
OBJID 0
X0 1
Y0 70
WIDTH 396
HEIGHT 5
SELECTABLE FALSE
COLOR 0x95555555
TEXTURE GUI\white_solid
END

BEGIN
TYPE IMAGE
OBJID 0
X0 1
Y0 0
WIDTH 396
HEIGHT 70
SELECTABLE FALSE
COLOR 0x95333333
TEXTURE GUI\white_solid
END

BEGIN
TYPE IMAGE
OBJID 0
X0 1
Y0 145
WIDTH 396
HEIGHT 5
SELECTABLE FALSE
COLOR 0x95555555
TEXTURE GUI\white_solid
END

BEGIN
TYPE IMAGE
OBJID 0
X0 1
Y0 75
WIDTH 396
HEIGHT 70
SELECTABLE FALSE
COLOR 0x95333333
TEXTURE GUI\white_solid
END

BEGIN
TYPE IMAGE
OBJID 0
X0 1
Y0 240
WIDTH 396
HEIGHT 5
SELECTABLE FALSE
COLOR 0x95555555
TEXTURE GUI\white_solid
END

BEGIN
TYPE IMAGE
OBJID 0
X0 1
Y0 150
WIDTH 396
HEIGHT 90
SELECTABLE FALSE
COLOR 0x95333333
TEXTURE GUI\white_solid
END

*********************_OK_********************
BEGIN
TYPE BUTTON
OBJID 9
X0 172
Y0 273
WIDTH 56
HEIGHT 22
TEXT 212
TEXT_X0 20
TEXT_Y0 3
FONT_SIZE 16
PICTURE GUI\02_button-s
END



Sample Window:


Now have I ever worked with editing .win files .. no. Do I like to script and program .. yes. The structure is like a very crude xml. I have also found that while .xml should have been used .win was used instead. In the creation of a GUI. That means a lot of features .win files will not support, such as embeding. One my loves for .xml is the ability to embed other .xml into one .xml. Well anyways on to more things ..

* BEGIN is the start of a given element and END is the close. Open and close tags if you will.
* TITLE references the elements name. It can be named here like "MyTitle" or pulled from "\AppData\Local\AChat\prog_data\texts".
* X0 & Y0 defines where the element will be placed within the window.
* WIDTH & HEIGHT is reflective of their given names for the element.
* SELECTABLE is a reference to whether or not the element is selectable (TRUE / FALSE)
* FONT_COLOR uses 8 digits which represent opacity then hex color. IE 95333333 would be 95 opacity with a color of 333333. For solid use ff. Using earlier example would be ff333333.
* FONT_SIZE is reflective of its name.
* DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR is the base color to be used for the element.
* TYPE is the element type from button,bar,text etc
* HELPTEXT is the mouseover text displayed for the element. See TITLE.
* TEXT is the text to use for an element. See TITLE.
* TEXTURE is the .dds texture to use for the element.
* PICTURE see TEXTURE.

And more ... While I could go down the line for everything, this is just to get people a bit more familiar with it. Now as far as ID's go .. I haven't fully gathered which elements are localized or globalized variables. It seems many are localized. Thus if you place a element from one form to another. It will cause a sort of unlinking. Unless there is a globalized reference to items as well, still looking into that. And doing so via the text files and learning. Not by interfering or reversing code. I find learning how something does something, to be fun.

In the end please expand, edit, remove any and all information as it becomes clearer to you or others. It allows people to have a correct reference point in editing the GUI.

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Share your creative ideas / Some ideas =)
« on: January 22, 2013, 02:42:13 AM »
* Design a game menu which can be accessed via pressing 'esc'.

Place it as an example like so :

Settings
--
Logout
Exit
--
Help

Include in settings the option for full screen check box. And then also give it a easy F key to toggle it on and off. So you can either set it via settings. Or clicking that F key.

Then placing messages, relations, zzz, character editor to the left of the window. And then music to the far right. Placing zzz up with the rest of the menu items instead of floating on the screen.

* Include in profile the ability to set interactions by specific languages/locales or set to 'ANY'.
Example > Language: English. Which would tell people I want only english speaking people to contact me.

* Remove the ability to try and set relations to 'robotboy' and 'robotgirl'.
Simple fix to bots.

* Finally include your shop into the Achat program itself.
While still keeping one also on the website. Let people shop from either.

* Add more non sexual poses.
Example > cuddles! And please just give that to us without us having to pay for a cuddle =(

* Include dynamic lighting.

* Expand the shop a lot more with outfits.
Would love to see a lot more things to wear than what there is. I see so many new poses always coming out. When the outfit selection I feel needs more work. Focus on outfits for a bit over new poses. Guys might be okay with one shirt and one pair of jeans. Though us girls like a lot more to pick from. =)

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