Need a little help with Issue #1059

[codesavory]

Hello,

I was wondering what is the UI modification we would be looking for here and also where(which classes) can I find the functionality for Debug mode features.

Thanks,
Codesavory

 

[Rostyslav Zatserkovnyi]

Hi @codesavory!

where(which classes) can I find the functionality for Debug mode features

• org.terasology.logic.players.DebugControlSystem - debugging system and org.terasology.rendering.nui.layers.ingame.metrics.DebugOverlay - widget class for the debug overlay. DebugOverlay is responsible for fetching info to display in NUI labels, whereas DebugControlSystem handles user actions in debug mode to change various control variables (and toggles DebugOverlay on/off).
• assets/ui/ingame/debugOverlay.ui - widget definition for the debug overlay.
• assets/skins/debugOverlay.skin - skin file for the debug overlay.

what is the UI modification we would be looking for here

You would first need to add a new UILabel definition in debugOverlay.ui, then display some text within it in DebugOverlay.initialise().
The actual contents of the text may be a short description of what the different graphics modes do and how to trigger it, or a link to a wiki page describing them in more detail.

 

[codesavory]

Hi @rzats,

Thanks for the Short and precise answer. I was wondering if it is something like this we are looking for ?

Also rzats, I was wondering what is "HUD", it comes up in lot of places while playing around with NUI classes.

 

[Rostyslav Zatserkovnyi]

Hello again!

I was wondering if it is something like this we are looking for ?

This is something you'll probably want to discuss in the comments for issue #1059 - looks like you've done this already
The help text looks great! The issue mentions the text being located in a different corner (upper right?) - shouldn't be too hard to tweak either way.

I was wondering what is "HUD", it comes up in lot of places while playing around with NUI classes.

Head-up display: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HUD_(video_gaming)
In a nutshell, it stands for information that is being overlaid onto the game by means of interface elements - health, inventory bar, minimap etc. The debug overlay is an optional HUD element.