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Disband Game button position switch, by Jager - 065
Files effected: game_lobby.interface
It's counterintuitve at the moment how the "Start Game" and "Disband Game" buttons are positioned. The "Start Game" button should be the closest one to the middle of the screen, because it's the one used most often.
People are used to that setup, for example on every Windows PC when you get a confirmation box(or choices down the botoom of an options panel, in non-Microsoft applications too), "Yes" or "Ok" is always on the right, and "No"or "Cancel" on the left. But it's against the common standard in HoN.. which made the problem we have now.
All this mod does is switch the two buttons postions, and returns the disband button's text colour to white, because it's then unecessary for it to be red with the buttons orientated this way. I assume S2 made it red to avoid switching the buttons postions(as many people have requested), or they aren't awar of ths issue(how that possible I don't know). That's just avoiding the underlying problem though. That being said, I hope this mod doesn't have to exist for long, and S2 implements the changes in it. If you like this mod, and would like to see this happen, please vote here.
Current disband button position(client version 0.1.49):
Modded disband button positon:
honmod version: http://www.mediafire.com/file/2zfnjmnjmry/DisbandButtonSwitch.honmod
Code:Changelog:Version 1.0.0: initial version for client version 0.1.49 Version 1.1.0: Updated for client version 1.52, and left red text in Version 1.1.1: Updated for client version 1.54 Version 1.1.2: Updated for client version 1.60_____________________
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Hi Jager, sorry for earlier, could you please post some screenshots?
[suggestion]Implement SmartCast keys:
http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...d.php?t=384829
Nah... no problems... who need fancy at all? =D
[suggestion]Implement SmartCast keys:
http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...d.php?t=384829
Most of the buttons in HoN are backwards.
Screenshots up.
Yeah I noticed the quit buttons confirmation box was like this as well. But that's works well for that purpose, because it's to make sure if you acutally want to quit, so you need to move the cursor. I don't like that confirmation box though, I think I might download the mod to remove it.Originally Posted by christucket
When I 1st started paying, ild accidently click quit. move my cursor to where i thought cancel should be and end up clicking quit >.<Screenshots up.
Yeah I noticed the quit buttons confirmation box was like this as well. But that's works well for that purpose, because it's to make sure if you acutally want to quit, so you need to move the cursor. I don't like that confirmation box though, I think I might download the mod to remove it.
I don't know if the screenshots are showing it correctly, but the text isn't red after this mod. I suggest you leave it red.
Honmod file up now!
Ah good point, maybe that should be changed too.
Yeah that's intended, as it says in the OP(although not clearly, I fudged an edit. Corrected now). I don't think it will be needed anymore, now that people can click on the side with the action they're used to. Because it's not a problem in all those confirmation/dialog boxes on other applications or an OS where the buttons are arrnage this way and have the same text colour.
I find the colour has the opposite effect of drawing you to it instead myself(so you click it), rather then pointing you away from it. Anyone else feel the same? I can make another version where it's red as well if many people want it.
It seems to me like S2 either was trying to avoid switching the buttons which was why they made it red, or they weren't aware of the issue.
Just add an "Are you sure? Yes/No" dialog when you click disband
And then that will get annoying, and everyone will complain that it's wasting their time.. That isn't the problem I'm fixing here though, so your welcome to make that mod yourself.
Edit: Sorry guys, I forgot to change the link to the honmod version. It should work now. I'm suprised nobody said anyhting.
....why?
Great! But why remove the red?
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It looks terrible. Red on blue does not blend well.
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That's why S2 made it red. Because it's ugly as hell, so you keep your mouse away from that s**t
i think ur giving them to much credit max :P
jk
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I personally like the red there. It makes me want to run the f**k away from the button. I wouldn't touch that s**t with a 20 foot pole.i think ur giving them to much credit max :P
jk
Yeah but other people find the red makes it worse(it's not just me, another posted it the suggestion thread saying it). Red stands out so you want to go towards it etc.
I think a better option may be to make the start button text green, and leave the disband colour white. At least for people who have gotten used to the backwardness of the postions of the buttons, and need "retraining". They've rubbed off on me unfortunately. >_>
That way the button you want to click normally is coloured so it stands out(as opposed to the one you don't want to click normally). But it's in green, as in go for a traffic light. I'll make an alternate version like that.
I don't think they should be kept the same way(with disband on the right) in the in the game just because we're used to it - the game hasn't even been officially released yet. The purpose of the switch is that that's how it should have been in the first place, for new players.
Edit: It's made(honmod version so far). I need to give it a different name inside the xml file to differentate it in the HoN ModMan is that fine? It's file name will be DisbandButtonswitchAlternate.honmod. Not sure about the s2z version, is it alright to leave it as the same number? I don't suppose you can add letters onto the end of the numbers (e.g. resources066a.s2z) can you?
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