SBARINFO/HUD scaling problems

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TheRailgunner
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SBARINFO/HUD scaling problems

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So, I've been struggling with a specific issue - I don't know how to make this particular set of HUD effects scale to whatever resolution or HUD scale options that users have, which turns this:

Image

into something like this:

Image
(HUD scale problem - also happens if I add the ForceScaled flag to the statusbar)

Or this:

Image
(resolution problem)

For clarification, I'm talking about the round blue shield graphic - I'm trying to remove the need for end users to have to make it fit by changing their own settings and just have it fit properly out-of-the-box. Here's Malice's SBARINFO lump, spoilered for convenience; the main graphics of concern are the "ShieldHit/Pop/Worb" ones:
Spoiler:
Is there some obvious fix that I'm missing here? Or is it more complicated than adjusting a few values and adding additional flags (I think) to the status bar command?
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skdursh
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Re: SBARINFO/HUD scaling problems

Post by skdursh »

You said ForceScaled, isn't it supposed to be forcescale with no d? https://zdoom.org/wiki/DrawImage
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TheRailgunner
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Re: SBARINFO/HUD scaling problems

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skdursh wrote:You said ForceScaled, isn't it supposed to be forcescale with no d? https://zdoom.org/wiki/DrawImage
ForceScaled is for StatusBar, which begins the drawing routine for status bars.

That said, you DO bring up a good point - I should experiment with using forcescale on the DrawImage portions, though it'll require that I define a max-height and max-width.
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skdursh
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Re: SBARINFO/HUD scaling problems

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TheRailgunner wrote: ForceScaled is for StatusBar, which begins the drawing routine for status bars.
Ah, my mistake, although hopefully forcescale will end up doing some good. I was looking forward to trying out your mod on release.
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Re: SBARINFO/HUD scaling problems

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skdursh wrote:
TheRailgunner wrote: ForceScaled is for StatusBar, which begins the drawing routine for status bars.
Ah, my mistake, although hopefully forcescale will end up doing some good. I was looking forward to trying out your mod on release.
I didn't have much luck with it - but until I figure it out, just reminding users to use widescreen resolutions and set user interface scale to maximum should be enough. I've decided to release it - here's a link to the thread. There's a download link for version 0.99.
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