DD/Start menu interface

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Proposal

Summary

The start menu interface consists of several graphical elements:

screen background
menu background
button backgrounds
button icons
window decoration
window button icons
text

The current concept of composition can be seen below (graphical content).

Additionally, the interface uses windows to display content of the different menu items. Windows are moveable.

On mouse.hover the menu icons should display differently to make clear they are interactive menu elements. The menu item name is only displayed when the cursor touches the menu item.

Menu items (in braces are suggestions for later development):

Start game
Quit game
Settings
Credits
(License)
(Load game)
(Map editor)

Implementation related notes

GUICHAN - shipped with FIFE - should provide all or at least most of the recommended functions to realise a pretty start menu.

Workings

The player can navigate the menu and widows via mouse control.

Graphical content

The current concept in preview:

The current visualisation:

screen background: plain black
menu background: steering wheel
button background: black circle (alpha 50%) with plain black outline
button icons:
- Start game: compass
- Settings: gears
- Credits: log
- Quit game: door
text: plain white sans-serif