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Will TGBX Release Include GUI Builder?

by John Kanalakis · in Torque X 3D · 12/04/2006 (10:50 am) · 6 replies

At the moment, it appears that GUI elements are created and positioned in code with the Style helper classes. Are there plans to integrate TGB's GUI Builder to create GUI screens? I imagine they would generate code and output directly to new .cs files, rather that write to the .txscene file. Just wondering...
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    Torque Owner Pauliver
    #1
    12/04/2006 (11:59 am)
    I was really hoping to be able to draw interfaces like normal C# or Torque Script.

    Associate John Kanalakis
    EnvyGames
    #2
    12/04/2006 (12:06 pm)
    Yeah, wouldn't it be great if we could edit the layout of a canvas using the C# Form Editor? From the Solution Explorer popup menu, "Add... + New TorqueX Canvas" and then just layout like any other Windows Form. Seems entirely possible to create a template to do this with Visual Studio extensions. Maybe even easier than implementing the GUI Builder in TGBX and having that generate the .cs code.

    Torque 3D Owner Jonathon Stevens
    #3
    12/04/2006 (12:53 pm)
    XNA beta1 had the ability to use design view to drop controls, but beta2 removed this due to many issues. I don't know if XNA will reimplement this, but it would take quite a bit of work, as would TXE doing it. It would be incredible though. If GG wanted to put a bounty on getting this done.... *wink*

    Associate Tom Spilman
    Sickhead Games
    #4
    12/04/2006 (1:54 pm)
    Remember that TorqueX 1.0 isn't the end of the road for this product... only the beginning. ;)

    Torque Owner Pauliver
    #5
    12/04/2006 (2:02 pm)
    Good point Tom, however saying something will come in "eventually" isn't always helpful especially as eventually approaches 2008/2009/2010/ect.... So since right now is feature complete we can assume if we didn't find it all ready its not in for the release (Dec 11th)..

    I guess the best question would be where is it on the priority list, above or below 3d support, and what order is the priority list in.

    Torque Owner John Quigley
    #6
    12/04/2006 (6:19 pm)
    No Gui builder for 1.0.