Design of the app

Discussion in 'Simulator Suggestions' started by Sgt. Padawan, May 24, 2010.

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  1. Lutra

    Lutra All Gen Battler/Scripter

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    The images look very good. Will the start and registry menus be movable inside the larger area? I prefer a centre alignment.
     
  2. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    Wow... I honestly think there'll be a whole new skin in the next version :p

    I'm busy for this weekend, but i'll definitely PM you later!
     
  3. Darkness

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    Amazing. I am very impressed. If you can perfect it a bit more, I will gladly agree to use your layout as one of the officially skins for PO.

    And it will be better if you contact me asap.
     
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  4. Elements

    Elements BOOMER SOONER Forum Moderator Server Staff Forum Moderator Server Staff

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    This is pretty awesome, Padawan. It exceeds my expectations!
     
  5. Sgt. Padawan

    Sgt. Padawan New Member

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    I am happy for the positive comments, thank you.
     
  6. E-Barto

    E-Barto New Member

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    This is really impressive^^
    And for some odd reason, even though I didn't like it that you had a different window if you want to add a Pokémon: I kinda like it now :O
    Maybe it's because of the tier sorting option (I don't remember everythin by heart :/).

    Again, good work on that!
     
  7. Erebos

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    this is very impressive indeed.

    I love the tiering option as well. it compensates for the popup window for me.
     
  8. Professor Oak

    Professor Oak same Forum Administrator Server Owner Social Media Rep Forum Administrator Server Owner Social Media Rep

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    Okay, that Pokedex is just awesome. Nothing more I need to add to that.

    The boxes look pretty cool as well, although I think there should be at least 18 boxes on the simulator as there are 18 boxes in the Pokemon games. Only problem is you spelt "Switch" incorrectly :P

    I'm still not fully convinced by the team builder... Where's the button to change the Pokemon on the team builder? Both the Pokemon selection window and the options window you made have the word "settings" in the top corner, but there's only one word that says settings on the team builder. Also, it wouldn't be a good idea to select Pokemon by tier in the team builder as each server could have different tiers and tier names, and if they have many more tiers than the ones you have listed, it's going to look very poor. I'm also agreed with Jules: I don't like that multiple windows have to pop up for you to select something.

    Related to the last point, the settings should have to pop up to be edited, they should just be at the top of the menu bar alongside "File" or whatever the similar versions are for Macs etc. Oh, and sounds are being (or have been) removed, so that option is going to be (or is now) redundant.

    On the "trainer home" screen, the "delete profile" button seems slightly misplaced. It should at least be lined up with the other profile related buttons. There's a lack of a new team button as well. I've also noticed that "Information" has randomly got an "s" at the end of it. That should not be there.

    Moving away from the team builder, I have to agree with Lutra that the start and registry menus should be centre aligned. The start menu buttons seem too bland to me, sort of like the large buttons you had on your first version of the team builder. I'm not talking about the space at the top that says "APP LOGO" because I know that space was left blank for a reason, but the large amount of space left on the start menu screen seems unnecessary. In fact, the same can be said for server registry screen. Leaving those as small windows similar to how they are now will help sort this out. I actually quite like the registry itself, and I think that it alone would make for quite a decent looking registry window. The small start window bit could be slightly changed to make it look better, and then it would also fit as its own small window, similar to how PO is now. I always thought that NB having that tiny window at the start surrounded by a huge amount of blank space looked poor...

    Moving onto the server window. That bar at the top should be aligned with the main chat window in my opinion. I don't like that the word "team" is there sideways, but I do like the idea of having your team down there so you actually know what Pokemon team you have loaded. I understand why you included badges, hence why I shall not complain about them. I hope the server background image is changeable like it is currently though...

    Finally, the challenge window. There should be a space between "Evasion" and "Clause", as well as between "OHKO" and "Clause" and you spelt "Trainer" incorrectly in "Trainer Information", but I'm just nitpicking there. The trainer sprite box is a bit too big, in my opinion. The boxes that display the Pokemon in the team are also too... well, it depends on what you're trying to do here. If you're using the small images like the current challenge window uses, then the boxes are too big. If you're trying to display the entire Pokemon sprite (which I recommend you don't do), the boxes are too small. Either way, the size of those boxes need to be changed. I think that the challenge window is probably the weakest part of your designs, and I'd rather just keep the current challenge window (as badges could quite easily be added to the bottom of that window.

    Don't try and think that I'm being negative about your designs because I don't like them. I actually do like your designs quite a lot. I think that this, with a bit of DNs magic, could be fantastic.

    EDIT: Ugh, I have to stop typing so much...
     
  9. Sgt. Padawan

    Sgt. Padawan New Member

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    Oak,

    Well, do not worry, I was never to claim the critics, if they are to improve something I'm doing, they come and it'll be alright.

    Yes there are some typos, but this is mainly due to my lack of English proficiency, but that is no excuse, anyway, I set out to do, so I have to be ready for criticism.

    I'll try to improve some things were still wrong.

    About window challenge, yes, the idea is to use the sprites in sizes small, now they are 80x80 proportion, if proposed, would be 60x60, in my tests were good and they did not hinder the viewing schedule. About words that are without the separation would be used the same text file that already exists on the client, these errors would be eliminated, but the next picture design review also try the text. Already in the server window, also does not like the word team upset, but anyway, space was limited.

    On the windows login and server selection to be scalable, I definitely agree, I think they are very bad in the current client, every time you change the screen it has to re-adapt and becomes a totally different size. I think it just confuses. So I decided to adopt my proposal, a window of fixed size, no size floats. A standard 800x600 and only this. Some pop-ups will rather buy a different size, but they're auxiliary windows and not the primary customer, so they can buy different sizes.

    Well, I guess that's it, let's hope now, new changes will happen soon.

    Best regards,

    Sgt Padawan

    P.S. Glad liked the Pokedex, = D
     
  10. Kioku

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    The Pokedex design you've chosen is pretty cool.
     
  11. Darkon

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    Ok i need say it: HOLY SHIT WHAT A AWESOME POKEDEX OH MAN SO NICE

    But i don't like the others designs, black not is a good color to the game in my opinion.
     
  12. [PWB] Avi

    [PWB] Avi New Member

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    I really like the idea of the badges... but the only problem i can think of about them is that we would need a new bot/script to assign badges to people. and there is the risk of hackers giving themselves/taking away other peoples' badges...
     
  13. Elements

    Elements BOOMER SOONER Forum Moderator Server Staff Forum Moderator Server Staff

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    I'm pretty sure the likelihood of having badges on the simulator will be very small.
     
  14. eric the espeon

    eric the espeon is an espeon.

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    Some server will probably make a badge script before too long though, with something like /viewbadges <user>. But they should not be hard coded in.
     
  15. Ginku

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    I just wanted to say that your design looks totally awesome, I hope we will see more of your work.
     
  16. Elements

    Elements BOOMER SOONER Forum Moderator Server Staff Forum Moderator Server Staff

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    Whatever happened to Sgt. Padawan?
     
  17. Avi

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    He probly left -_-

    I hope he comes back though.
     
  18. Randfeon

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    Personally, I love the current looks of PO - I thought it was pretty amazing ever since I first saw it, not too long ago. If this new skin is definite, I think it'd be nice to let people choose which theme they'd prefer - although I'm not sure if having such malleable themes is possible.
     
  19. Avi

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    I like it too, but could definately do with some refining... I mean the Advanced WIndow could at least remember if it is kept open or not.
     
  20. Sgt. Padawan

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    Hello,

    I came back I was in college in the assessment period, end of period here. But I'm coming to sketch out some information passed by @ Darkness.

    Brief news!

    And yes, the system of badges already gone to space and has no provision for return.
     
  21. Avi

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    Yay!! Padawan is back! woot!
     
  22. Darkon

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    Padawan, i'm brazilian too, anything that you want you can tell me.
     
  23. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    I'm doing a system in which you can load several teams at the same time, and the current system for PO just doesn't cut it.

    So yes, I think we're going to use your design for teambuilder, at last!

    Edit: started doing trainer menu...
     
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  24. Blastcore

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    I love that design ^_^ Maybe you could do a Theme for it? (When it is released obviously.) :3

    (Looking at his last activity date...)
     
  25. coyotte508

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    bumping

    Also it will be the default design, someone will have to do the css for it, probably deity though if he's still alive!
     
  26. SilverHawk

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    Those new pictures look great, keep up the good work.
     
  27. pokemon0078

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    I'm just going to ask, is this meant to be the only option, or will we have multiple options for the teambuilder view. Even though this one is better... And I have one question. Will this work for the styles, as I'm sure many people customize the look of their PO from Style and Theme. Lastly, you know how Cleanlooks allows you to look at the list for the items, natures, and hidden powers up and down, currently like:

    [​IMG]

    EDIT: It didn't actually circle correctly, but I'm too lazy to do it again. ]Note I circled those arrows, and it basically takes up a column the height of the whole screen and width of the original bar.

    And you still included the extremely convenient type to get to stuff, right?

    Cheers!
     
  28. Darklight

    Darklight Nothing is True

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    hmm, so the next version of PO will have this theme and teambuilder? It's not bad, it's actually great, but Will there be a simultaneous release in which the current version of teambuilder and other things will stay? oh yeah the Badge thing which was supposed to be completely stupid will now acutally have some use.
     
  29. Nexus

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    Holy that is awesome. I would gladly love to do themes for it if needed
     
  30. Kalashnikov

    Kalashnikov Despite the code quality

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    Can I get back GTK+ (or better system default) style, so it can looke like native application?
     
  31. Lamperi

    Lamperi I see what you did there

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    Windows users also complained about having non-native look. That is also what some Mac users are going to complain x)
     
  32. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    >.<

    Well i guess someone can reintroduce the style menu.
     
  33. Amanda

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    It does not seem to want to let me connect to my own server. How would that be fixed?
     
  34. Crystal Moogle

    Crystal Moogle Ayaya~ Administrator Administrator

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    This really isn't for here... but are you using 127.0.0.1 in the adv connect?
    It normally won't let you connect through the server browser list if it's hosted on your own computer.
     
  35. Amanda

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    I thought it would be for this thread since the older clients did not have this issue.

    Like, the recent client before this still had "Connect to own server". I was just wondering if something like that would be implemented later.
     
  36. coyotte508

    coyotte508 Well-Known Member Administrator Server Owner Administrator Server Owner

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    "Connect to own server" is the same as typing localhost in the advanced connection and pressing enter!
     
  37. Amanda

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    Oh I see, thank you!
     
  38. Shiny Rayquaza

    Shiny Rayquaza Your nightmare!

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    Well, I do like this one, but the one we have currently is my fav of those 2 though.
     
  39. Ryan 11

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    Will this be another internet download or will this be on the apple app store? If it is I will be looking forward to getting this KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! :D
     
  40. TheUnknownOne

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    Err.. what? This is already implemented for this most part.
     
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