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lua - adjust controls of iup.multiline
possibly a bug, actually, but...
currently, in a multiline text element, you can navigate lines of text with the left and right arrow keys just fine, but the up/down arrow keys and the mouse cannot navigate the text in a normal manner. the behavior of the control just places the cursor after the first newline. pressing down actually makes the cursor move up (if there is a character above it; if there is no character above it, it seeks to the nearest newline instead)
I'm not sure how much work would be involved in changing this, but it would fix being able to navigate through mission notes or sector notes in the existing UI. I could (properly) make an in-game script pad that isn't a chore to use (sometimes you want to run snippets longer than the 160 character limit of the normal iup.text element, such as in the game console) - among other projects that aren't coming to mind right now.
currently, in a multiline text element, you can navigate lines of text with the left and right arrow keys just fine, but the up/down arrow keys and the mouse cannot navigate the text in a normal manner. the behavior of the control just places the cursor after the first newline. pressing down actually makes the cursor move up (if there is a character above it; if there is no character above it, it seeks to the nearest newline instead)
I'm not sure how much work would be involved in changing this, but it would fix being able to navigate through mission notes or sector notes in the existing UI. I could (properly) make an in-game script pad that isn't a chore to use (sometimes you want to run snippets longer than the 160 character limit of the normal iup.text element, such as in the game console) - among other projects that aren't coming to mind right now.
@Luxen
I'm new here - I have spent as much time reading the Forums as I have playing the game.
I understand Plug-Ins are a proof of concept - for new idea's for the game.
Some of which can be later incorporated into the game.
Can I ask - how many Plugins have you authored ?
have any been incorporated into the game ?
I'm curious - thanks !!
Maybe we can work on something together ?
I'm new here - I have spent as much time reading the Forums as I have playing the game.
I understand Plug-Ins are a proof of concept - for new idea's for the game.
Some of which can be later incorporated into the game.
Can I ask - how many Plugins have you authored ?
have any been incorporated into the game ?
I'm curious - thanks !!
Maybe we can work on something together ?
Mike, i'm happy to see you passionate for VO, but perhaps this kind of question would be better asked on the discord? You can join us here!
in the meantime...
I have 16 authored plugins up on the community repository, VOUPR, but most of them probably should be avoided due to my inexperience with lua when I wrote them. There are also some plugins i've written that aren't shared, such as my event hosting toolkits or stuff still in development.
None of my plugins have been added to the game, but as my plugins usually focus on "optional aesthetics", or are rather specific in design, I don't imagine any will be. Just because that was the original intention for plugins, doesn't mean that's the only use case for their usage. I'll bring up my event hosting toolkits again - these things would never be *wanted* by the standard player.
The issue I want to resolve with my suggestion here, however...
Multiline text input in VO itself is fine, but navigating that input afterwards is a chore, as you need the left/right arrow keys to *properly* navigate the text, the up/down arrow keys and the mouse do not work properly. This is seen even in the game itself - editing mission and sector notes are done with this element.
in the meantime...
I have 16 authored plugins up on the community repository, VOUPR, but most of them probably should be avoided due to my inexperience with lua when I wrote them. There are also some plugins i've written that aren't shared, such as my event hosting toolkits or stuff still in development.
None of my plugins have been added to the game, but as my plugins usually focus on "optional aesthetics", or are rather specific in design, I don't imagine any will be. Just because that was the original intention for plugins, doesn't mean that's the only use case for their usage. I'll bring up my event hosting toolkits again - these things would never be *wanted* by the standard player.
The issue I want to resolve with my suggestion here, however...
Multiline text input in VO itself is fine, but navigating that input afterwards is a chore, as you need the left/right arrow keys to *properly* navigate the text, the up/down arrow keys and the mouse do not work properly. This is seen even in the game itself - editing mission and sector notes are done with this element.
Ok, thanks for the feedback. - Yes, I'll check out the Discord.
Just noting that this was addressed in patch 1.8.670 this past week, as mentioned in the related Bugs thread.