Desktop Simulator in C2

As part of a current project in C2, I'm developing a desktop simulator. I've been writing a plug-in to handle the windows, and I thought I would ask for a general consensus on which critical components should be included in a window object.

Currently, I have the following:

• resizable, draggable window (obviously)
• title bar
• close, minimize, expand buttons
• functionality for adding general components to a window (buttons, text boxes, etc.)
• functionality for adding custom components to a window
• resizing and scaling functionality for components when window is resized

Maybe I am over thinking this, but does anyone have any suggestions as to any functionality I should or could add?

I'm really not intending to make this a fully functioning interface, but I want to make sure I make the simulation as real as possible.

Thanks!

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To Do

• Scroll Bars
• Modal windows, with focus

Scrollbars?

Scrollbars?

I suppose that is an obvious one. <img src="smileys/smiley9.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

Modal windows? That is, if you have window A and it spawns modal window B, you cannot interact with window A until B is dealt with. Similarly, modal window B might spawn modal window C, and you cannot interact with B or A until you deal with C

Modal focus too. So the active window is highlighted and the inactive has a lower opacity, or is greyed out.

Wooo ! Meaning there is no more scaling problems ?

Wooo ! Meaning there is no more scaling problems ?

Whiteclaws, which scaling problems do you mean?

Delete the black borders without affecting the game resolution ...

Wastrel, have you been able to work around having a modal window, something like what comes up when you want to view a picture in facebook

Dasat, no, I only got about half way through that project when I had to quit working on it and start working on something else. I still have that project on the back burner though.