In-game Wiki access

  • darkhog
    1st May 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    Maybe you could add wiki access to TPT, in manner similar to level browser? It would be useful, because you would have in-game help, just few clicks away and would add also context help to elements (e.g. when pressing F1, wiki entry for element which is currently selected will show up).

    This way, we won't have to have browser AND tpt opened to make more advanced things (for some people, like me, TPT works faster, when browser is closed)
  • plead-for-destruction
    1st May 2012 Member 1 Permalink
    @darkhog (View Post)
    How to get access:
    1. open your browser
    2. go to Powdertoy.co.uk
    3. click on Wiki

    Done... it is already easy enough.
  • darkhog
    1st May 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    This way, we won't have to have browser AND tpt opened to make more advanced things (for some people, like me, TPT works faster, when browser is closed)
  • boxmein
    1st May 2012 Former Staff 1 Permalink
    @darkhog (View Post)
    It definitely will be a speed improvement(over TPT and browser window), but the uses are limited and an UI must be designed.
    What about a "?" button in the upper row, clicking on it then clicking on an element displays a little textbox with a thumbnail and a help page with common reactions, uses and properties? IDK..
  • plead-for-destruction
    1st May 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    @boxmein (View Post)
    works for me
    @darkhog (View Post)
    you sure that wasnt EDITED!?
  • billion57
    1st May 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    @boxmein (View Post)
    That'd be nice, especially for new elements.
  • Simon
    1st May 2012 Administrator 1 Permalink
    This sounds like a good idea, but I'm not sure how it would be implemented.
  • EqualsThree
    1st May 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    @Simon (View Post)
    ....In-Game Wiki button?
  • darkhog
    1st May 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    Well, for Implementation, I think this could be like save preview. Mock-up in paint:
    image

    Of course links will be clickable and lead to other entries. Code behind it would be similar to code behind save browser. It would fetch database entries directly or via php script (dunno how it works in TPT), then parse it.
  • Simon
    1st May 2012 Administrator 0 Permalink
    Currently, we have no component capable of rending HTML - I have had a look, most open-source layout engines are very heavy weight