Define info_panel_y multiple times.

[Kyran Jackson]

In scripts/ui.lua there is a line:

local info_panel_y = 160

I'd like to do something like the following:

if ((Video.Width == 800) and (Video.Height == 480)) then
 local info_panel_y = 160
else
 local info_panel_y = Video.Height - 136 - 24 - 16
end

However, this results in a crash. Is there a way to get this to work?

[Joris Dauphin (joris-dauphin)]

local and block in lua: http://www.lua.org/pil/4.2.html

You should try (untested).
-- 8< --
local info_panel_y
if ((Video.Width == 800) and (Video.Height == 480)) then
  info_panel_y = 160
else
  info_panel_y = Video.Height - 136 - 24 - 16
end
-- >8 --

[Kyran Jackson (erstmap)]

Fantastic, that did the trick!

[Travis (dinky-dye-aussie)]

I was thinking about this code you're on about Kyran. Made me wonder if in fact I could make interface for the higher resolutions that are a bit chunkier and fill up a bit more space on screen, so we could have higher resolution interface pieces.

When you think about it, the wargus interface at anything above say, 1280 wide, could do with a bit of beefing up, to support bigger set pieces and bigger buttons ... it would be great to have higher resolution fonts. I have seen that Warwind game on the forums, and all of the interfaces look amazing, and they use a bit higher resolution fonts.

It's something to think about, but if that was the case, would I be able to use the same sort of code you have used here, to make it so the higher resolutions use the higher resolution set pieces?

[Kyran Jackson (erstmap)]

Yes.