New GUI

http://sotw.purezc.com/Gashin/Screenshots/gui-beta2.gif

A purely just-for-fun suggestion here. I think it'd be a cool idea to be able to "skin" ZQuest and whatnot. Or at the very least, have a few different styles to choose from, instead of just different colors

Now, I know next to nothing about GUIs, especially ZQuest's, but would this be at all possible? There ARE some graphics that go beyond the borders of the default menus, so I'm not sure if that's even remotely plausable to code

But yeah, it's just an optional suggestion, just to liven up ZQuest's look a bit. Also, I'm trusting you guys not to rip from that shot, mmkay?

[Edit] Give me a couple minutes, and I'll show you what the menus look like

[Edit 2]
http://sotw.purezc.com/Gashin/Screenshots/gui-beta3.gif

It would take a complete rewrite of ZQ.

I completely agree that the current GUI is wholly inadequate, and we have talked on several occasions about how to modernize it (fcf in particular looked into replacing the current UI with wxWidgets), but at this point I believe the plan is a complete ZQ rewrite after 2.5 is released, which I fully agree with. I think that the 1990-style DOS UI is major hurdle and turn-off to new quest authors, and that sprucing it up should not be half-assed.

Mmm... ZC GUI skins... Sounds tastah... <3

All we need is a way to do it without completely destroying the program, all the other problems to be fixed first, and a skin that isn't as fugly as *b*'s :P

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by DarkDragon

It would take a complete rewrite of ZQ.

---

"Complete"? I think I get what you mean, but it just sounded funny...

Well, if you ever do decide to update the look of ZC, let me know. I've got a few ideas I'd be willing to try...