Unwanted bar at the top of the screen

Powerless Newbie · Wed 17/03/2004 23:32:40

I tried making a 640x480 room and using the basic Sierra GUI setup. When I previewed at full-screen mode, I was able to see the entire screen with nothing cut off. However, when I ran a test game, what I got was a blank bar at the top of the screen that cut off the top 1/4 inch of the background image and would turn into the Sierra icons bar when the mouse was scrolled to the top. Is there any way to keep the Sierra GUI, but not have anything on the top of the screen unless the mouse is dragged up there?

Darth Mandarb · Thu 18/03/2004 00:27:05

The top bar is a GUI, check in your GUI menu and shut that one off. It's not necessary if you're not using it.

~ d

CB.. · Thu 18/03/2004 00:37:12

as a short term answer
yu could go into the GUIS screen
i think the offending item will be the

STATUSLINE

click on the word in the list and it will be displayed for yu to edit..
then click on the image and a information box will become active allowing yu to edit the position on screen size width height etc..
i think yu will see the word PERSISTANT on that info box which means its allways there (except when it gets hidden by the main icons) yu could change that to

popupmodal (double click on the persistant word and an option list will apear)
there should be some x and y screen co-ordinates that yu can edit to set an area on screen that pops up the statusline when yu mouse over that designated part of the screen..(same way as it does with the main icons)
yu sould set the mouse pop up area for the statusline at the bottom of the screen or later on when yu are happyier with experimenting with the code yu could ad a new button that switches the thing on and off when yu need it..(if yu do)
sorry this is a little vague
before yu try this stuff click the export gui button at the bottom of the GUIS AGS screen and save the GUI ..that way if it all gets too confusing yu can just reload the original gui and no mayor harm done
hopefully more experienced heads can advise in deep fashion..

TerranRich · Thu 18/03/2004 01:36:27

Added to the Beginners' FAQ:

That gray bar at the top of the screen is meant to be a status bar for your game. Not everybody will use it, and you can disable. In the AGS Editor, simply go to the "GUIs" pane and select the "STATUSBAR" GUI. A toolbar window will pop up with properties and their values. Choose the property whose value is "Persistent" and change it to "Script only". This way, it will only appear when called by a script. And if you never call it up, it will never appear. So don't call it up (if you don't need it)!

Gilbert · Thu 18/03/2004 01:48:06

Quote from: terranRICH on Thu 18/03/2004 01:36:27
Choose the property whose value is "Persistent" and change it to "Script only".

Don't know when it's been changed, it's now called "Popup Modal", so better change it.

TerranRich · Thu 18/03/2004 02:03:50

So change the property's "what" value to "what"? "Popup modal" to "script only", is it? I didn't open the AGS editor to save time.

Gilbert · Thu 18/03/2004 03:07:35

"Script only" is the old name, "Popup Modal" is the new name, currently used in AGSedit.

Since in your former post you said it's added to the beginners' FAQ:

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... Choose the property whose value is "Persistent" and change it to "Script only". This way, it will only appear when called by a script. ..

I can't confirm as I'd never been to the beginners' FAQ and the page seems to be down for me (while clicking the link in the sticky rules thread).

TerranRich · Thu 18/03/2004 07:42:37

Right, on that note, Gil, can you check the MIrror link for me? The primary one seems to work for no one except myself. Damn web1000.com.

Scummbuddy · Thu 18/03/2004 08:09:35

When I checked, they were both working. Maybe just a fluke. Nice new design. I'll check it out, and if I have any additions or thoughts, I'll let you know.

Gilbert · Thu 18/03/2004 08:12:36

I don't know (actually I just know that there's an AGS beginners' FAQ page today), but I could only find this link from the rules thread, which is not working for me, maybe it's because of my firewall. (Actually if it's web1000, I won't be able to see it, web1000 links never worked for me).

Alynn · Thu 18/03/2004 08:15:30

Quote from: Powerless Newbie on Wed 17/03/2004 23:32:40
I tried making a 640x480 room and using the basic Sierra GUI setup. When I previewed at full-screen mode, I was able to see the entire screen with nothing cut off. However, when I ran a test game, what I got was a blank bar at the top of the screen that cut off the top 1/4 inch of the background image and would turn into the Sierra icons bar when the mouse was scrolled to the top. Is there any way to keep the Sierra GUI, but not have anything on the top of the screen unless the mouse is dragged up there?

reading this I think what he wants to know is how to keep it working the same but getting rid of the rectangle at the top....

To do this, set the gui's background and foreground colors to 0, that should set the transparent color for the gui, you won't see it but it will be there.

Scummbuddy · Thu 18/03/2004 08:28:00

I took out that old link and put in TerranRich's new one. Thanks for spotting that one.

TerranRich · Thu 18/03/2004 08:37:03

:o

Dude...seriously, you beat me to it by about 5 seconds. No word of a lie. Freaky.

Gilbert · Thu 18/03/2004 09:31:06

Okay, I had read the FAQ slightly, and have a list of things that need to be updated, I'll start a new thread pointing them out soon.