Ingame Notebook

[Keknehv]

I was actually thinking of each page being a different entry in the database. The header file wouldn\'t be viewable, but would be purely for the server to tell what to send over.

I think that a different data string for each page would be easier, because it could monitor each string individually and watch for if they have too much.

About placing things anywhere.... that really would be needed, wouldn\'t it? It\'s a journal, anyways. I remember the old EDIT dos program too... We should look into making a text editor, or else finding one that we can change.

And also, how many people are running this at 320x200?

We would probably want standard ASCII, it\'s friendliest for ASCII art and maps and such. A nice, curly, journal font may look good... but spacing would be problematic.

[Diamondcite]

No one really does use 320x200, but I am sure many still use 640x480 and 800x600 cause their graphics card are weak.

Keknehv, how would you suggest we go about storing each page? a new column per page?

For client side managing we can use a 3 dimensional character array..
... ... I would put code but I am out of practice at the moment... the last 2 things I used was C# and QT... mind is off track...
the character array definition would look something line char inGameNotes [page][line][column]

[Monketh]

This seems to have gone upwards, into computer coding, etc., but I\'d like to express my fervent support for this idea.

~Monketh

[Keknehv]

Hmm... that array structure looks okay. But when it sends it to the server, we would probably have to replace the null (0) value with the space value; I think it\'s something else in the ASCII character set. But is that the most efficient way to do it? Maybe I should have a look at the gedit source code... it seems to be pretty similar to what we want.


So, maybe this could worm its way into the 0.4 release!

[Diamondcite]

I am still a little lost as to where the null or the pages come from if I download the whole thing... if I don\'t download the whole thing I would appreciate it to know where it\'s comming from.
Ascii Hex character 20 is \'space\' as in spacebar
\"\\»Formater here«\\\" this the item on the left would make a better formatter?

I am not sure if each character can be sent as is.

[Sunken]

IT\' would be great have a ScrapBooke to store some pieces of the story, and note the quest tips what u have and, note the NPC\'s answear that u got, just to not forget, and a suspicious simbol in the cave\'s wall thau u saw a time ago, then u draw into the scrap book, and how much \"carrots\" u sold last month, just to know, notebook/scrapbook to store so many things importants to u and ur whole PlaneShift\'s life, i agree with a scrapbook with drawning habilits to be better than just write, like i said about the simbol images and places that u need to NOT forget

[Schlaxo]

Great Idea =P
Would be cool if we could \'draw\' in it. If we don\'t remember
the way at a crossroads or whatever ^^
(It\'s called crossroads in singular too right? o.O)

[Diamondcite]

At the moment I do believe text only is easier, while drawings can be stored in the DB, they will need to implement a method of drawing with the mouse for such a thing... in that case.. care to use a sheet of paper and a pencil instead?

[Seytra]

I like. :tup:

@ Diamondcite: It\'s not very hard to implement such a thing. In fact, this thing comes almost right after the \"hello world\" program in almost any graphical programming course, and can therefore be copied with just minor adaptation. It\'s not supposed to be a built-in version of The GIMP or even Pain(t). Just draw and erase, that\'s it. Text can even be separate for starters (or flow accross it, meaning you need to insert newlines to bridge the drawing).

[Sunken]

...just adding, in my idea of drawing, i just thinked in the pencil and paper (black on white), nothing more, nothing with full color range, that\'s why its a Scrapbook/Notebook not a Drawing table  :] ...

[Schlaxo]

Originally posted by Diamondcite
At the moment I do believe text only is easier, while drawings can be stored in the DB, they will need to implement a method of drawing with the mouse for such a thing... in that case.. care to use a sheet of paper and a pencil instead?

Good idea, but you could also write on a sheet of paper right? =)

[V?in?m?inen]

Hmm...
It would be cool to write books