Help.tbl - Revision history

Androgeos Exeunt: Replaced link to list of tables with actual list on the right.

2020-10-13T04:29:38Z

Replaced link to list of tables with actual list on the right.

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	{{TableVersion\|10844}}		{{TableVersion\|10844}}
			{{Tables}}
	The '''help.tbl''' is a file meant for defining the help texts that can be prompted for example in the mainhall and other such screens by pressing F1.		The '''help.tbl''' is a file meant for defining the help texts that can be prompted for example in the mainhall and other such screens by pressing F1.


	This table is one of the [[Modular Tables]] and can be extended with xxx-hlp.tbm		This table is one of the [[Modular Tables]] and can be extended with xxx-hlp.tbm


	~~[[Tables\|List of Tables]]~~

	==Format==		==Format==

Yarn at 06:24, 4 July 2014

2014-07-04T06:24:26Z

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	===+left_bracket===		===+left_bracket===
	*Draws bracket opening to left on the help screen		*Draws bracket opening to left on the help screen
	*Is defined with ~~two~~ pair of numerical values		*Is defined with a pair of numerical values for each resolution
	*Location is defined with two values per resolution, starting with the lowest resolution.		*Location is defined with two values per resolution, starting with the lowest resolution.
	**Example: '''+left_bracket 257 325 358 517'''		**Example: '''+left_bracket 257 325 358 517'''
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	===+right_bracket===		===+right_bracket===
	*Draws bracket opening to right on the help screen		*Draws bracket opening to right on the help screen
	*Is defined with ~~two~~ pair of numerical values		*Is defined with a pair of numerical values for each resolution
	*Location is defined with two values per resolution, starting with the lowest resolution.		*Location is defined with two values per resolution, starting with the lowest resolution.
	**Example: '''+right_bracket 257 325 358 517'''		**Example: '''+right_bracket 257 325 358 517'''
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	===+text===		===+text===
	*Draws text on screen		*Draws text on screen
	*Is defined with ~~two~~ pair of numerical values followed by a string		*Is defined with a pair of numerical values for each resolution, followed by a string
	*Location is defined with two values per resolution, starting with the lowest resolution.		*Location is defined with two values per resolution, starting with the lowest resolution.
	*Text string is placed within brackets		*Text string is placed within brackets

MjnMixael: Ooops

2014-06-28T05:00:27Z

Ooops

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	**Example: '''+resolutions 4'''}}		**Example: '''+resolutions 4'''}}

	===+font~~+++~~		===+font===
	{{Table372\|		{{Table372\|
	*Defines the font used for the text in this overlay. The number here points to a font entry in fonts.tbl, with 0 pointing to the first one.		*Defines the font used for the text in this overlay. The number here points to a font entry in fonts.tbl, with 0 pointing to the first one.

MjnMixael: Add 3.7.2 features

2014-06-28T05:00:03Z

Add 3.7.2 features

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	The '''help.tbl''' is a file meant for defining the help texts that can be prompted for example in the mainhall and other such screens by pressing F1.		The '''help.tbl''' is a file meant for defining the help texts that can be prompted for example in the mainhall and other such screens by pressing F1.
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	*Text, lines or brackets (left or right)		*Text, lines or brackets (left or right)

			===+resolutions===
			{{Table372\|
			*Defines the number of resolutions in this overlay. May be 1 or greater.
			*If this is set to anything other than 2, then all other parameters in this overlay that normally take two sets of values must now have a set of values for each resolution. For example, if an overlay has four resolutions, then any bracket parameter must have four pairs of values instead of two.
			*The default value is 2.
			**Example: '''+resolutions 4'''}}

			===+font+++
			{{Table372\|
			*Defines the font used for the text in this overlay. The number here points to a font entry in fonts.tbl, with 0 pointing to the first one.
			*Takes one value for each resolution.
			*The default value for each resolution is 0 (normally font01.vf).
			**Example: '''+font 0 0 0 0'''}}

	===+pline===		===+pline===
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	**4 = 3 segment lines (4 points)		**4 = 3 segment lines (4 points)
	**6 = 5 segment lines (6 points)		**6 = 5 segment lines (6 points)
	*Other values are used to define the coordinate locations on screen separately for ~~both '''640 x 480''' and '''1024 x 768''' resolutions~~. Coordinates are marked as '''x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3''' etc - you must have enough co-ordinates to match the number specified in the 1st argument		*Other values are used to define the coordinate locations on screen separately for each resolution in the table. Coordinates are marked as '''x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3''' etc - you must have enough co-ordinates to match the number specified in the 1st argument and you must have an array for each resolution.
	**First ~~for 640 x 480 resolution followed with another~~ array for ~~1024 x 768~~ resolution.		**First array for the lowest resolution, then the next largest, and so on.
	**Example: '''+pline 4 170 320 120 320 100 340 60 340 272 512 192 512 160 544 96 544'''		**Example: '''+pline 4 170 320 120 320 100 340 60 340 272 512 192 512 160 544 96 544'''

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	*Draws bracket opening to left on the help screen		*Draws bracket opening to left on the help screen
	*Is defined with two pair of numerical values		*Is defined with two pair of numerical values
	*Location is defined with ~~four~~ values, ~~first x and y coordinates for 640 x 480 followed by x and y for~~ the ~~1024 x 768~~.		*Location is defined with two values per resolution, starting with the lowest resolution.
	**Example: '''+left_bracket 257 325 358 517'''		**Example: '''+left_bracket 257 325 358 517'''

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	*Draws bracket opening to right on the help screen		*Draws bracket opening to right on the help screen
	*Is defined with two pair of numerical values		*Is defined with two pair of numerical values
	*Location is defined with ~~four~~ values, ~~first x and y coordinates for 640 x 480 followed by x and y for~~ the ~~1024 x 768~~.		*Location is defined with two values per resolution, starting with the lowest resolution.
	**Example: '''+right_bracket 257 325 358 517'''		**Example: '''+right_bracket 257 325 358 517'''

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	*Draws text on screen		*Draws text on screen
	*Is defined with two pair of numerical values followed by a string		*Is defined with two pair of numerical values followed by a string
	*Location is defined with ~~four~~ values, ~~first x and y coordinates for 640 x 480 followed by x and y for~~ the ~~1024 x 768~~.		*Location is defined with two values per resolution, starting with the lowest resolution.
	*Text string is placed within brackets		*Text string is placed within brackets
	**XSTR("'''text'''", -1)		**XSTR("'''text'''", -1)

Yarn: forgot to add "and later"

2014-06-01T02:43:14Z

forgot to add "and later"

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	***$tech		***$tech
	***$command		***$command
	{{Table371\|Sections with names other than those shown above may exist. Such sections are usable only in revision 10739, although they won't break earlier revisions.		{{Table371\|Sections with names other than those shown above may exist. Such sections are usable only in revision 10739 and later, although they won't break earlier revisions.
	}}		}}


	==Sections==		==Sections==

Yarn: Marked this table as being modular, and added a note that section names other than the defaults may exist.

2014-06-01T02:12:13Z

Marked this table as being modular, and added a note that section names other than the defaults may exist.

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	The '''help.tbl''' is a file meant for defining the help texts that can be prompted for example in the mainhall and other such screens by pressing F1.		The '''help.tbl''' is a file meant for defining the help texts that can be prompted for example in the mainhall and other such screens by pressing F1.


			This table is one of the [[Modular Tables]] and can be extended with xxx-hlp.tbm


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	==Format==		==Format==
	*Table consists of several sections that are each defining their respective screens ingame. Every section starts with the name of the screen preceded with '''$''' ('''''Example:'' $ship''') and ends with '''$end'''		*Table consists of several sections that are each defining their respective screens ingame. Every section starts with the name of the screen preceded with '''$''' ('''''Example:'' $ship''') and ends with '''$end'''
	**'''~~Sections~~:'''		**'''Default sections:'''
	***$ship		***$ship
	***$weapon		***$weapon
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	***$tech		***$tech
	***$command		***$command
			{{Table371\|Sections with names other than those shown above may exist. Such sections are usable only in revision 10739, although they won't break earlier revisions.
			}}

Niffiwan: /* +pline */ clarify what the 1st arg does

2014-05-31T02:20:58Z

+pline: clarify what the 1st arg does

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	*Can be used to draw several connected lines		*Can be used to draw several connected lines
	*Is defined with an array of values		*Is defined with an array of values
	*First value defined the number of ~~lines that are connected~~		*First value defined the number of points used to draw the line
	**2 = straight line		**2 = straight line (2 points)
	**4 = 2 lines		**4 = 3 segment lines (4 points)
	**6 = 3 lines		**6 = 5 segment lines (6 points)
	*Other values are used to define the coordinate locations on screen separately for both '''640 x 480''' and '''1024 x 768''' resolutions. Coordinates are marked as '''x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3''' etc.		*Other values are used to define the coordinate locations on screen separately for both '''640 x 480''' and '''1024 x 768''' resolutions. Coordinates are marked as '''x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3''' etc - you must have enough co-ordinates to match the number specified in the 1st argument
	**First for 640 x 480 resolution followed with another array for 1024 x 768 resolution.		**First for 640 x 480 resolution followed with another array for 1024 x 768 resolution.
	**Example: '''+pline 4 170 320 120 320 100 340 60 340 272 512 192 512 160 544 96 544'''		**Example: '''+pline 4 170 320 120 320 100 340 60 340 272 512 192 512 160 544 96 544'''


	===+left_bracket===		===+left_bracket===

MjnMixael at 04:53, 19 July 2012

2012-07-19T04:53:58Z

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	The '''help.tbl''' is a file meant for defining the help texts that can be prompted for example in the mainhall and other such screens by pressing F1.		The '''help.tbl''' is a file meant for defining the help texts that can be prompted for example in the mainhall and other such screens by pressing F1.

MjnMixael at 04:03, 19 July 2012

2012-07-19T04:03:24Z

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	~~Help table~~ is a file meant for defining the help texts that can be prompted for example in the mainhall and other such screens by pressing F1.		The '''help.tbl''' is a file meant for defining the help texts that can be prompted for example in the mainhall and other such screens by pressing F1.


			[[Tables\|List of Tables]]

	==Format==		==Format==

MjnMixael: Revision fix

2011-12-13T17:11:18Z

Revision fix

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