Combining UIs

Hey,

Im a total newbie when it comes to XML, HTML, and any UI coding. But Im willing to learn. Two questions then:



1) Can anyone recommend a decent online source for XML coding guides and/or tips?



2) Can anyone tell me how to view my XML pages that I code, without running EQ again?



Also, Im reallu liking Drakah's and Raster's UI mods. I want to possibly combine the two of them in a limited way. Also, how should I change both UIs so that I can view them at a resolution lower that 1600x1200?



Thanks.


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learn xml :P


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Theres someone working on a viewer currently. It works, but it's not quite ready yet. Watch for it soon.



As far as editing your XML files, it's not really that difficult if you just want to move stuff from one window to the next. Make a test directory under uifiles. Copy your files over and play with them there. Go crazy. You aren;t going to break anything. There is a file in the main EQ directory called UIerrors. if you break it, look there for what's wrong. trial and error.



Now, if you want to get in to full skins, it gets a bit more complicated. Once you figure out how tomove stuff around you need to change the borders etc of the boxes, load images and position the different elements in the where you want em. Once the view comes out this will be a lot easiar.

I'd grab a copy of peters xml editor or xml spy and see what I could break.



Good luck!




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chuckle :P



seriously i just took what minor mods i liked and slapped them together without changing much besides removing names of windows.



i have a CLEAN functional easy to read ui now that does not block ANY of my /viewport except in 3 spots so that i rarely try to select anything thru a window. since the overlaps between my "ui" section and my "game" section is very small

my player info window is mostly in the game

target window is in the game

and the buff box

and its all movable



it all goes - except for the buff box which is in the upper right corner of my screen-along the bottom 168 pixels of the screen

small buff box - easy readilly avail mod far left main chat melee spam target box centered over middle both chat boxes

then playerinfo and under that group info - player is mostly in the game area - on the far right. action window is hidden since i have the mod with the maps.




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