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America's Army => General Chat => Topic started by: ELiZ on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 22:15:50 PM

Title: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 22:15:50 PM
Quote from: -[unR]BENDAWICH
Is there still no way of changing the size of the text, sucks not playing at native resolution as i cant read the chat. I have to play at minecraft like pixels to read it =p.



Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 22:21:20 PM
I've been tinkering a little and have some information:

Good news is that I can set any font I like for console.
Bad news is that the width is hardcoded to 380 pixels, so bigger font, less characters you can type per message
Org font, 60 Characters
Arial14Bold 43 Characters

Anyway.. here are the pictures, tell me what you think:

Org:
(https://aao25.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi44.tinypic.com%2Fnz3kbc.png&hash=d5892d41ff0e8b2b228185b30497f254)

Modified:
(https://aao25.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi42.tinypic.com%2Fj99a3o.png&hash=2b9362269174d71cddd1ba7bf7628e76)
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 22:24:50 PM
A bit hard to see on those pics, here they are again


https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/62876385/Fonts/NormalFont.png
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/62876385/Fonts/BigFont.png
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Spanky on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 22:41:28 PM
Click on the pictures to see them larger. I like the smaller font just so it's less intensive and more characters. Question though, if someone with small font writes a long message, does it wrap or get cut off on someone that has large fonts enabled?
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 23:10:48 PM
Click on the pictures to see them larger. I like the smaller font just so it's less intensive and more characters. Question though, if someone with small font writes a long message, does it wrap or get cut off on someone that has large fonts enabled?


It should wrap. Messages that are sent by server can be longer, and they are wrapped.. the check is done on the client typing the message
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Spanky on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 23:16:06 PM
Here's another question for you. Is it possible to disable/turn-off the console? If so, are the messages still logged in the ArmyOps.ini?

What I'm getting at, maybe you could build your own console and set a custom width and height and font size for users to choose from.
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 23:20:54 PM
log?
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Spanky on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 23:22:44 PM
Yea, I'm not thinking right. ArmyOps.log.
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Possessed on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 23:25:49 PM
hardcode means that you can't rly Hexedit the width? :D
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 23:33:00 PM
hardcode means that you can't rly Hexedit the width? :D

sure, that would be possible, I think only 2 integers would have to changed..
But when making the value something larger than 380... it would increase not only those with bigger font, nut also those with smaller.
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 23:35:58 PM
Console messages should be in this array:

ViewportOwner.Actor.Player.Console.MsgText[]
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Spanky on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 23:36:15 PM
Not to mention, the console is really big on those with small resolutions. It's not ideal IMO. I'd rather see a new console rebuilt, I'm sure ELiZ could do it.
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Possessed on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 23:36:36 PM
sure, that would be possible, I think only 2 integers would have to changed..
But when making the value something larger than 380... it would increase not only those with bigger font, nut also those with smaller.
is this a problem?
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 17:36:33 PM
The new beta of Antipoke will have the larger Console font if the Height resolution is higher than 800
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: KARI-30 on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 17:54:37 PM
User adjustable? For those who want it default like it is...
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Spanky on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 17:59:13 PM
User adjustable? For those who want it default like it is...

larger Console font if the Height resolution is higher than 800
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: KARI-30 on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 18:01:14 PM
Cool quotes Spankster. Does it answer my question?
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Spanky on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 18:03:27 PM
Cool quotes Spankster. Does it answer my question?

Yes. What don't you understand about larger fonts enabled for those with resolutions larger than 800 pixels tall?

Nowhere did ELiZ say that it was user-configurable.
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: KARI-30 on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 18:46:15 PM
What about players who dont need it / dont want it any bigger and are fine with the way it is now?
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 18:53:19 PM
What about players who dont need it / dont want it any bigger and are fine with the way it is now?

What resolution are you running?
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 19:01:33 PM
I've enabled an option in Antipoke.ini

If this variable is set to:
Code: [Select]
bDisableCustomConsoleFont=True
The old standard, hardly readable at higher resolutions font, will be used.

The bigger ConsoleFont will be in the next Beta
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ~=W!CK!D=~ on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 19:45:29 PM
do really need a change???
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Spanky on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 19:47:24 PM
People have asked for it. If people want it and it can be done... why not?
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ~=W!CK!D=~ on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 19:59:17 PM
People have asked for it. If people want it and it can be done... why not?

cause more important things should be considered before that, meaning keeping servers clean, know what i mean
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Spanky on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 20:17:36 PM
How can we keep servers more clean than we already are? Remember, talk is cheap but suggestions with an actual plan and method are always welcome.
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ~=W!CK!D=~ on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 20:20:26 PM
How can we keep servers more clean than we already are? Remember, talk is cheap but suggestions with an actual plan and method are always welcome.

lmao i have no dam clue, im not a coder wish i was, if its about money to help i'm willing that way
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Spanky on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 20:31:51 PM
I wish it was about money, it'd probably be easier to hold back hacking.

The thing is, they know more than we do but Jonny is pretty damn creative so that kinda makes up for it. If we had the source to PB, it might be possible to do more than we are now. I mean, the current system is really nice but there will always be a way to cheat, we're just good at gathering proof. We could always use more anti-cheat people to monitor and research players but there's an issue of trust. There's a lot of things we know that if they got out, it would be catastrophic.
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: SASF-DarkShooter on Thursday, August 22, 2013, 00:33:53 AM
do really need a change???
I've seen several people, make comments about the font being a lot smaller with the new default resolution and stuff. For me it would be ideal if it all could be configured clientside, as I prefer a lower resolution with the current font and fontsize.
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: KARI-30 on Thursday, August 22, 2013, 02:24:24 AM
Eliz 1920x1080. on 24" and the console is perfectly readable. Maybe I am too close to the screen, burning my eyes away, but who cares. I can see the console :D

bDisableCustomConsoleFont=True

Sounds exactly what I needed. Hooah !
When you release the update you should maybe leave the current size as default and write somewhere they can change it in assist settings. Not the other way around, making big font as default. So people who dont notice it in the settings go berserk :D
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Rapture on Thursday, August 22, 2013, 02:28:18 AM
I play 1600x900 and my console font is small as hell. even on a 24" screen I'm squinting like hell to read stuff :/
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: woopty on Thursday, August 22, 2013, 10:00:19 AM
Heres what i had to do !!!! i had to change in assist and also in game aa settings before i got it to work..all good no
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 15:55:49 PM
The Current Console is limiting how many characters you can type on 380 pixels.
This is not something that I can change at runtime, rather the only way is to HEX edit a systemfile.
The Edit will be risk free, but the change would be global for all, regardless of your resolution
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: JonnyM on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 15:58:26 PM
Not good then, I play at 640x480 on my PowerPC macintosh.
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 16:40:48 PM
This is what playing on that resolution with the wider font(+40%) would look like.

(https://aao25.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi42.tinypic.com%2F1ze8ojb.png&hash=d14d42ee07f723c5fee4ed5b5810ba43)
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Spanky on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 16:48:31 PM
I like it. I'm always running out of room for text.
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: JonnyM on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 16:50:59 PM
That looks fine
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 16:52:30 PM
Here is the Wider Version again in 640x480
(https://aao25.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi42.tinypic.com%2F1ze8ojb.png&hash=d14d42ee07f723c5fee4ed5b5810ba43)

Here is the original
(https://aao25.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi39.tinypic.com%2Fwjgf2c.png&hash=08bf5d60123c30806790773245bb7c30)
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Ares on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 17:39:02 PM
Isn't there a way to move the SAI so it fits to the left of the weaponsymbol like it was in the 2.8.5? It takes up more screen when above the weaponsymbol
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Spanky on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 17:45:58 PM
Pretty sure it would take more work than it's worth to re-do that. ELiZ would basically have to write a whole new HUD with weapon, ammo amount, nade amount, health meter and all of that. Pretty sure of that anyway.
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: ELiZ on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 18:04:00 PM
Pretty sure it would take more work than it's worth to re-do that. ELiZ would basically have to write a whole new HUD with weapon, ammo amount, nade amount, health meter and all of that. Pretty sure of that anyway.
100% Accurate
Title: Re: New Console Font
Post by: Ares on Sunday, August 25, 2013, 18:34:07 PM
100% Accurate
rgr, just checking. Hästjobb!