Monthly Archives: September 2013

Tomb Raider

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Ben

I had a couple goals for the Steam Summer Sale this year. There was a lot of anticipation, controversy, and then rave reviews for the most recent Tomb Raider game, so it was on the list of games I had … Continue reading →

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Layout Controls: An Overview

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Ben

Videos: Getting started video. LayoutTable Demo Layout Controls are Live! The goal of these controls is to simplify the creation of complex or dynamic user interfaces by having the UI elements place themselves based on the area available to them and respond … Continue reading →

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Layout Controls: LayoutSprite

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Ben

LayoutSprite is an implementation of LayoutCapable designed to give NGUI UISprite layout functionality. The UISprite component will need to be set up just like any NGUI UISprite with an atlas and sprite. LayoutSprite uses the sprite’s natural size to represent … Continue reading →

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Layout Controls: LayoutLabel

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Ben

LayoutLabel is an implementation of LayoutCapable meant to give UILabel from NGUI layout functionality. Since LayoutLabel uses UILabel to display text, the UILabel needs to be set up with a Font before it will show anything. It has one property … Continue reading →

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Layout Controls: UIStateManager

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Ben

UIStateManager is a component that handles showing and destroying UIs based on what requested the UI to be shown. It is only one possible solution to this problem and is being provided as an example of a way to centralize … Continue reading →

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Layout Controls: Bindable and Data Bind

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Ben

There is a lot to say about the theory behind data binding and the types of patterns you can use in developing with a UI that supports data binding. This is not going to address all of that, but I … Continue reading →

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Layout Controls: LayoutCheckbox

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Ben

LayoutCheckbox is a LayoutCapable implementation for UICheckbox. Since LayoutCheckbox uses a UICheckbox for display, the UICheckbox children need to be setup by giving the Box and Checkmark children an atlas and sprite and giving the Label child a font. The … Continue reading →

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Layout Controls: LayoutButton

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Ben

LayoutButton is an implementation of LayoutCapable to give layout capabilities to buttons and is attached to an NGUI UIButton. Just like a normal NGUI button, it has two children: a UISprite background and a UILabel for text. These need to … Continue reading →

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Layout Controls: ItemsControl

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Ben

The ItemsControl component is used to dynamically generate other UI controls. It does not place the elements on its own, it only creates them and adds them as children. The ItemsControl prefab uses a LayoutStackingPanel to manage the placement of … Continue reading →

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Layout Controls: Tab Panel

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Ben

The Tab Panel is a control that ensures only one of its children is visible at a time. It creates a button for each child that controls which child is visible – clicking one of these buttons will show the … Continue reading →

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