User Interface Editor – Arma 2
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Installation
- Current version: 1.03
- Compatible with: Arma 2; Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Copy file stra_gui.pbo into your Arma 2 or Arma 2: OA addons folder.
Running
Place the Functions module in editor and during game, execute the following code:
First Steps
- GUI Editor is transferring data to and from game by copying to clipboard. To load some interface, simply copy it (Ctrl + C) and import it in game (Ctrl + L).
- Same way, when exporting, result is again copied to clipboard and you can paste it (Ctrl + V) anywhere you need.
- When GUI Editor is started, it automatically tries to load content from clipboard.
- Custom params (Ctrl + ) are params which are exported, but their effects cannot be seen in editor itself.
- If you define some param which is already set by classic editing (idc, text, position ...), custom param will have larger priority.
Controls
LMB
- Click and hold over GUI element - Move element
- Ctrl - Align to grid
- Alt - Modify size
- Alt + ⇧ Shift - Modify size with constant proportions
RMB
- Click on GUI element - Modify element parameters
- Ctrl + Click on GUI element - Modify custom element parameters (changes won't be visible)
- Click on free space - Add a new element
Key Shortcuts
- H - Help
- G - Show/hide grid
- Ctrl + G - Modify grid parameters
- Alt + G - Create grid on element under cursor
- ⇧ Shift + G - Toggle between Absolute and Safezone grid
- Ctrl + N - Add a new element
- Del - Delete a current element
- Ctrl + C - Copy a current element
- Ctrl + X - Cut a current element
- Ctrl + V - Paste a copied element
- Ctrl + Z - Undo
- Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + Z - Redo
- Ctrl + S - Clipboard Export to GUI editor format
- Ctrl + Alt + S - Clipboard Export to GUI editor format with linebreaks
- Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + S - Clipboard Export to a config format
- Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + S + 1..9 - Clipboard Export to a config format with given number of tabs (1-9)
- Ctrl + L - Clipboard Import from GUI editor format
- Ctrl + P - Clipboard Export parent classes
- Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + P - Clipboard Export grid proportions
- Ctrl + I - Import from config
- Space - Highlights all elements (including invisible ones)
Position Types
Following variants determine in what format the element position will be saved
- Absolute - absolute position, remains same no matter what UI size or aspect ratio is.
- Safezone - GUI elements stretches based both on UI width and height. Result may differ on different aspect ratios.
- Grid - Position is calculated as multiplier of grid parameters.
Control Panels
Export
Editor format
Ctrl + S
Starts with dollar symbol ($). When you copy this format to clipboard, it can be loaded in editor (Ctrl + L)
$[1.03,[["safezoneX","safezoneY","safezoneW","safezoneH"],"safezoneW / 32","safezoneH / 20"],[1000,"",[1,"",["0.3125 * safezoneW + safezoneX","0.35 * safezoneH + safezoneY","0.375 * safezoneW","0.3 * safezoneH"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[0,0,0,0.5],[-1,-1,-1,-1],""],[]],[1001,"MyHeader",[1,"Hello World",["0.3125 * safezoneW + safezoneX","0.35 * safezoneH + safezoneY","0.375 * safezoneW","0.05 * safezoneH"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[0,0,0,0.5],[-1,-1,-1,-1],""],["style = ST_CENTER;"]],[1400,"MyEditbox",[1,"",["0.328125 * safezoneW + safezoneX","0.425 * safezoneH + safezoneY","0.34375 * safezoneW","0.15 * safezoneH"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],""],["idc = 1234;"]],[1700,"MyButtonOK",[1,"Ok",["0.53125 * safezoneW + safezoneX","0.575 * safezoneH + safezoneY","0.140625 * safezoneW","0.1 * safezoneH"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],""],["onButtonClick = |hint ctrlText ((ctrlParent (_this select 0)) displayCtrl 1234);|;"]],[1701,"MyButtonBack",[1,"Cancel",["0.328125 * safezoneW + safezoneX","0.575 * safezoneH + safezoneY","0.140625 * safezoneW","0.1 * safezoneH"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],""],["onButtonClick = |((ctrlParent (_this select 0)) closeDisplay 3000);|;"]]]
Editor Format (Multiline)
Ctrl + Alt + S
Ready to be included into config or description file.
/*
$[
1.03,
[["safezoneX","safezoneY","safezoneW","safezoneH"],"safezoneW / 32","safezoneH / 20"],
[1000,"",[1,"",["0.3125 * safezoneW + safezoneX","0.35 * safezoneH + safezoneY","0.375 * safezoneW","0.3 * safezoneH"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[0,0,0,0.5],[-1,-1,-1,-1],""],[]],
[1001,"MyHeader",[1,"Hello World",["0.3125 * safezoneW + safezoneX","0.35 * safezoneH + safezoneY","0.375 * safezoneW","0.05 * safezoneH"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[0,0,0,0.5],[-1,-1,-1,-1],""],["style = ST_CENTER;"]],
[1400,"MyEditbox",[1,"",["0.328125 * safezoneW + safezoneX","0.425 * safezoneH + safezoneY","0.34375 * safezoneW","0.15 * safezoneH"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],""],["idc = 1234;"]],
[1700,"MyButtonOK",[1,"Ok",["0.53125 * safezoneW + safezoneX","0.575 * safezoneH + safezoneY","0.140625 * safezoneW","0.1 * safezoneH"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],""],["onButtonClick = |hint ctrlText ((ctrlParent (_this select 0)) displayCtrl 1234);|;"]],
[1701,"MyButtonBack",[1,"Cancel",["0.328125 * safezoneW + safezoneX","0.575 * safezoneH + safezoneY","0.140625 * safezoneW","0.1 * safezoneH"],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],[-1,-1,-1,-1],""],["onButtonClick = |((ctrlParent (_this select 0)) closeDisplay 3000);|;"]]
]
*/
Config format
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + S
class RscText_1000 : RscText
{
idc = 1000;
x = 0.3125 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.35 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.375 * safezoneW;
h = 0.3 * safezoneH;
colorBackground[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0.5 };
};
class MyHeader : RscText
{
style = ST_CENTER;
idc = 1001;
text = "Hello World";
x = 0.3125 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.35 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.375 * safezoneW;
h = 0.05 * safezoneH;
colorBackground[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0.5 };
};
class MyEditbox : RscEdit
{
idc = 1234;
x = 0.328125 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.425 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.34375 * safezoneW;
h = 0.15 * safezoneH;
};
class MyButtonOK : RscShortcutButton
{
onButtonClick = "hint ctrlText ((ctrlParent (_this select 0)) displayCtrl 1234);";
idc = 1700;
text = "Ok";
x = 0.53125 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.575 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.140625 * safezoneW;
h = 0.1 * safezoneH;
};
class MyButtonBack : RscShortcutButton
{
onButtonClick = "((ctrlParent (_this select 0)) closeDisplay 3000);";
idc = 1701;
text = "Cancel";
x = 0.328125 * safezoneW + safezoneX;
y = 0.575 * safezoneH + safezoneY;
w = 0.140625 * safezoneW;
h = 0.1 * safezoneH;
};
Disclaimer
This is not an official addon released or approved by Bohemia Interactive or any of Arma 2 publishers. Use at your own risk.
As long as it stays free, you can redistribute it or modify it as you wish.