Custom UI Elements (aka The Buttons Tutorial)

We get questions from time to time on how to make buttons and things. So here's how.

So, why might it be necessary to create your own UI elements, rather than use the existing Windows controls? Two reasons:

� The default Windows controls always render above all other elements, which can obscure the view of your other game objects

� They're not very customizable, so you're stuck with whatever theme the player has on their PC

� They're not scalable. If you zoom your display, the default Windows elements will stay the same size no matter what! That's totally bogus.

(Yes, I know that's actually three reasons. So what.)

<img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/2hyz6mf.png">

Download:

http://www.box.net/shared/92sapgp6lc

Follow the text in the .rtf!

You know its a good tut when you have the option to set the knobs to eleven.

Stop being useful, deadeye! You're making me feel useless.

You know its a good tut when you have the option to set the knobs to eleven.

Yeah, there's definitely a homage to Spinal Tap in there somewhere.

you should have made HEAVY KNOB, which has inertia. What about the all-the-rage HOVER SLIDER which doesn't require a mouse click? Don't you dare not implement a TOGGLEABLE SWITCH

nah, semi joking, good tutorial Deadeye.

I just got around to checking this out. Very well done, would you mind if we included it as a template with Construct?

Are you sure you want to? It's pretty ugly looking .

Of course, I made the buttons ugly on purpose. For two reasons... so people would be compelled to draw their own, and because I'm lazy.

But yes, you can include it as a template if you like. I don't know what you'd do with the .rtf though, and the .cap itself doesn't have any comments.

They look lovely! It's something any fullscreen game will need; controls don't work there.

Awesome!

Awsum sauce

Excellent tutorial, Deadeye.

I only skimread it then started making my own, it's turned out well so far. Once i get some game in there too you'll be able to see it in the My Creations forum.

Thank you.