Difference between revisions of "ISBoxer 41"

Revision as of 01:42, 13 March 2013

ISBoxer 41 is currently available for Beta testing

ISBoxer 41 requires Inner Space build 5794 or later. Build 5794 is currently the live version of Inner Space, as of 2013-03-05.

A Menu with a Grid template, sized to fit World of Warcraft's Action Bars

ISBoxer 41 introduces a new fundamental system for Menus, which are essentially a blend of Key Maps and Click Bars.

Template - The Template defines the number of Menu Buttons available for a Menu, as well as its visual appearance and layout. Template styles currently available include Grid (similar to Click Bars), Radial (a popup Menu that centers on your mouse cursor when activated), and XML (fully customizable)
Button Set - A Button Set defines behavior (e.g. Actions performed when a button is activated) and appearance for each of a set of Menu Buttons
Hotkey Set - A Hotkey Set defines a set of Hotkeys that can be assigned to a Menu. Hotkey Sets are not required, but can be used to activate Menu Buttons without clicking on the GUI.
Menu - A Menu is a combination of Template, Button Set and Hotkey Set!

Menus are designed to simplify ISBoxer configuration management and eliminate problems associated with configuring Key Maps and Click Bars, such as...
- FAQ: I added a new Key Map but the Key Maps toggle does not disable it? - with Menus, it is possible to use a single "pause" and "unpause" to temporarily disable the assigned Hotkeys for all Menus
- Dynamic Click Bar buttons, like the default Key Maps and Repeater toggles, can't be placed in additional Click Bars without specifically setting up new Actions to handle the new buttons. With Menus, it is possible to reuse Menu Buttons in more than one Menu or Button Set, with any dynamic changes to the original Menu Button automatically propagating to each!

Due to the new Menu system, ISBoxer 41's Quick Setup Wizard will generate a different configuration style than ISBoxer 40.

A new skin for the in-game ISBoxer Control Panel

The ISBoxer Control Panel and other in-game GUI received a facelift
Fixed a bug with Broadcasting the " key on various keyboards
The Quick Setup Wizard no longer selects "Other" by default, making it less likely to forget to select the right game when necessary...
The Window Layout Wizard no longer allows you to click Next without selecting a Window Layout
Menu State Action can load or unload a Menu, clear all loaded Menus, Pause or Un-pause all Menu Hotkeys
Menu Style Action can change the Hotkey Set on a Menu, or apply a Button Set to the menu (optionally at a button offset within the menu)
Menu Button Action can adjust individual properties of a Menu Button either directly in a live Menu, or within a Button Set (propagating changes to active Menus!)
Volume Action can adjust per-instance volume levels, such as to mute background instances
The Transparency and Masking options for Click Bar images (which are no longer just for Click Bars) should now work
Click Bar Buttons editor now includes updated labelling for the Grid and Cell sizing, to reduce confusion

The following changes have not yet been implemented, but will be coming to ISBoxer 41

Due to the new Menu system, ISBoxer 41's Quick Setup Wizard will generate a different configuration style than ISBoxer 40.
Customizable Window titles (taskbar button names)

The following changes have not yet been implemented, but could be coming to ISBoxer 41

Additional Menu-related Actions may be available to dynamically alter or apply Menus, Button Sets and Hotkey Sets (the guaranteed ones are now built in; request new features if needed)
Management of live Virtual Files (meaning the ones that exist and are on your disk)
Out-of-game management of widget data saved while in-game (Click Bars, Repeater Regions, Video FX)
Ability to import Click Bar images (which are now additionally used for Menus)
User-Configurable variables to go along with those currently available (e.g. {SLOT} {CHARACTER} {CHARACTERSET})
A Character Set option could automatically Mute background windows, as can be done Volume Actions

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 == Other changes implemented ==
+[[File:ISBoxer_41_skin_-_20130312.png|thumb|right|520px|A new skin for the in-game ISBoxer Control Panel]]
+* The [[ISBoxer Control Panel]] and other in-game GUI received a facelift
 * Fixed a bug with Broadcasting the " key on various keyboards
 * The [[Quick Setup Wizard]] no longer selects "Other" by default, making it less likely to forget to select the right game when necessary...