I hope that some users still play
BVE 2. Take a look at the
screenshot, please. This is an actual working example.
Only thing: The cab image cannot be resized, so it can be left-aligned, centered or right-aligned at the bottom. Not perfect, but acceptable for 440x200 cabs. For the ones extending into the 3D view, it will be catastrophic.
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1038/bve2preview2qy7.jpg
The BVE 2 version will be available soon.
EDIT: What will be available in the final version:
- You can play:
- the standard way (bottom bar with smiley etc., right bar with ats lamps, signal preview, etc.)
- entirely fullscreen with a minimalistic version of the previews, lamps etc. at one of the corners
- entirely fullscreen with only the cab at the bottom (e.g. centered) and nothing else similiar to BVE 4
- You can switch the signal preview on and off
- You can switch the station preview on and off
- Maybe some color changes if you want (background, ats lamps, etc...)
- More things to come...
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Take a look at the screenshot (
http://img339.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bve2preview2qy7.jpg) again: Much of the screen space is wasted for higher resolutions. The bottom pane and the right pane will mostly stay gray and therefore much of the screen space is just wasted.
I have therefore played around with some control rearrangements. The final version will offer multiple choices for the layout much like these (fakes):
Layout 0 (classic):
http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bve2layout0fy1.jpg
Layout 1 (condensed):
http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bve2layout1vr0.jpg
Layout 2 (compact with cab):
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3613/bve2layout2il6.jpg
Layout 2 (compact w/o cab):
http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bve2layout2bc3.jpg
Layout 3 (entire screen):
http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bve2layout3gm4.jpg
Note that these images are actually fakes, because I need to know how to align them first before I can start coding them, which takes some time to do and I need to make sure. Also, the 3D view will of course not be stretched, I just did the images in Paint the dirty way.
Please comment on this. I can try to take any wish into account.