Overhauled AGM hint.

addons/common/HintConfig.hpp

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class RscTitles {
                 y = safeZoneY + 0.2 * safezoneH;
                 w = 0.2 * safeZoneW;
                 h = 0.1 * SafeZoneH;
+                font = "PuristaMedium";
             };
         };
     };
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ class RscTitles {
         fadeIn = 0.2;
         fadeOut = 0.2;
         name = "ACE_RscErrorHint";
-
         class controls {
             class HintBox: RscStructuredText {
                 idc = 1;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class RscTitles {
     duration = 7;
     idd = 86411;
     movingenable = 0;
-    onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['ACE_RscDisplayMessage', _this select 0];"
+    onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['ACE_RscDisplayMessage', _this select 0];";
     fadein = 0;
     class controlsBackground {
       class header: ACE_gui_staticBase {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class RscTitles {
     duration = 15;
     idd = 86412;
     movingenable = 0;
-    onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['ACE_RscDisplayInformation', _this select 0];"
+    onLoad = "uiNamespace setVariable ['ACE_RscDisplayInformation', _this select 0];";
     fadein = 0;
     class controlsBackground {
       class header: ACE_gui_staticBase {

addons/common/config.cpp

@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ class ACE_Settings {
         description = "$STR_ACE_Common_SettingFeedbackIconsDesc";
         values[] = {"Hide", "Top right, downwards", "Top right, to the left", "Top left, downwards", "Top left, to the right"};
     };
+    class GVAR(displayTextColor) {
+        value[] = {0,0,0,0};
+        typeName = "COLOR";
+        isClientSetable = 1;
+        displayName = "$STR_ACE_Common_SettingDisplayTextColorName";
+        description = "$STR_ACE_Common_SettingDisplayTextColorDesc";
+    };
 };
 
 #include "define.hpp"
@@ -113,3 +120,23 @@ class ACE_Settings {
 #include <FixAnimations.hpp>
 #include <NoVoice.hpp>
 
+class CfgUIGrids {
+    class IGUI {
+        class Presets {
+            class Arma3 {
+                class Variables {
+                    grid_ACE_displayText[] = {{safeZoneW + safeZoneX - 0.175 * safezoneW, safeZoneY + 0.175 * safezoneH, 0.15 * safeZoneW, 0.125 * SafeZoneH}, "(((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 40)","((((safezoneW / safezoneH) min 1.2) / 1.2) / 25)"};
+                };
+            };
+        };
+
+        class Variables {
+            class grid_ACE_displayText {
+                displayName = "ACE Hint";
+                description = "Textual in game feedback to the player.";
+                preview = "\a3\Ui_f\data\GUI\Cfg\UIGrids\grid_hint_ca.paa";
+                saveToProfile[] = {0,1};                
+            };
+        };
+    };
+};

addons/common/functions/fnc_displayTextPicture.sqf

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if (typeName _text != "TEXT") then {
 };
 
 _text = composeText [
-  parseText format ["<img size='2.5' align='center' color='#ffffff' image='%1'/>", _image],
+  parseText format ["<img size='2' align='center' color='#ffffff' image='%1'/>", _image],
   lineBreak,
   _text
 ];

addons/common/functions/fnc_displayTextStructured.sqf

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 #include "script_component.hpp"
 
-private ["_text", "_size", "_isShown", "_ctrlHint"];
+private ["_text", "_size", "_isShown", "_ctrlHint", "_yPos", "_xPos", "_wPos", "_hPos", "_position"];
 
 _text = _this select 0;
 _size = _this select 1;
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ _size = _this select 1;
 if (isNil "_size") then {_size = 1};
 
 if (typeName _text != "TEXT") then {
+    if (typeName _text == "STRING" && {isLocalized _text}) then {
+        _text = localize _text;
+    };
     _text = composeText [lineBreak, parseText format ["<t align='center'>%1</t>", _text]];
 };
 
@@ -30,19 +33,17 @@ _isShown = ctrlShown (uiNamespace getVariable ["ACE_ctrlHint", controlNull]);
 disableSerialization;
 _ctrlHint = uiNamespace getVariable "ACE_ctrlHint";
 
-_ctrlHint ctrlSetPosition [
-  safeZoneW + safeZoneX - 0 * safezoneW,
-  safeZoneY + 0.2 * safezoneH,
-  0.2 * safeZoneW,
-  _size * 0.1 * SafeZoneH
-];
+_ctrlHint ctrlSetBackgroundColor GVAR(displayTextColor);
+
+_xPos = profilenamespace getvariable ["IGUI_GRID_ACE_displayText_X", safeZoneW + safeZoneX - 0.175 * safezoneW];
+_yPos = profilenamespace getvariable ["IGUI_GRID_ACE_displayText_Y", safeZoneY + 0.175 * safezoneH];
+_wPos = profilenamespace getvariable ["IGUI_GRID_ACE_displayText_W", 0.15 * safeZoneW];
+_hPos = profilenamespace getvariable ["IGUI_GRID_ACE_displayText_H", 0.125 * SafeZoneH];
+_position = [_xPos, _yPos, _wPos, _size * _hPos];
+
+_ctrlHint ctrlSetPosition _position;
 _ctrlHint ctrlCommit 0;
 
 _ctrlHint ctrlSetStructuredText _text;
-_ctrlHint ctrlSetPosition [
-  safeZoneW + safeZoneX - 0.2 * safezoneW,
-  safeZoneY + 0.2 * safezoneH,
-  0.2 * safeZoneW,
-  _size * 0.1 * SafeZoneH
-];
+_ctrlHint ctrlSetPosition _position;
 _ctrlHint ctrlCommit ([0.2, 0] select _isShown);

addons/common/functions/fnc_setSettingFromConfig.sqf

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ EXPLODE_1_PVT(_this,_optionEntry);
 _fnc_getValueWithType = {
     EXPLODE_2_PVT(_this,_optionEntry,_typeName);
 
-    _value = getNumber (_optionEntry >> "value");
+    _valueConfig = (_optionEntry >> "value");
+    _value = if (!(isArray _valueConfig) && !(isText _valueConfig)) then { getNumber (_optionEntry >> "value"); } else { 0 };
     TRACE_3("_fnc_getValueWithType:", configName _optionEntry, _typeName, _value);
     if (_typeName == "BOOL") exitWith {
         _value > 0

addons/common/stringtable.xml

@@ -321,6 +321,12 @@
         <Key ID="STR_ACE_Common_SettingFeedbackIconsDesc">
             <English>Select the position of or disable the feedback icons on your screen. These icons will show to provide extra feedback on your character status and actions performed.</English>
         </Key>
+        <Key ID="STR_ACE_Common_SettingDisplayTextColorName">
+            <English>Hint Background color</English>
+        </Key>
+        <Key ID="STR_ACE_Common_SettingDisplayTextColorDesc">
+            <English>The color of the background from the ACE hints.</English>
+        </Key>          
     </Package>
 
 </Project>