Comments on: Delayed Texture Loading http://www.machwerx.com/2008/09/11/delayed-texture-loading/ The werx of Mach Kobayashi Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:52:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: NinjaHERO http://www.machwerx.com/2008/09/11/delayed-texture-loading/comment-page-1/#comment-76 NinjaHERO Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:39:23 +0000 http://www.machwerx.com/?p=142#comment-76 Yeah, the idea of making the text the actual color is way better than my food idea. I don't know what I was thinking. Perhaps I was just hungry? Yeah, the idea of making the text the actual color is way better than my food idea. I don’t know what I was thinking. Perhaps I was just hungry?

]]> By: aceshelman http://www.machwerx.com/2008/09/11/delayed-texture-loading/comment-page-1/#comment-75 aceshelman Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:48:02 +0000 http://www.machwerx.com/?p=142#comment-75 on letters/colors... I understand the problems with trying to give each color a meaningful corresponding letter. Using (a) to represent the first color chosen, b for the second, etc should be just fine. I mean how many colors is a user going to want to roll at once? Seems 2 or 3 colors for the vast majority, and the user can surely remember that he chose "one red two black and a white" for example. In any case the developer might consider coloring the text to match the colors of the dice chosen, but this would bring with it problems of clashing and/or obscuring background+foreground text coloring. on letters/colors… I understand the problems with trying to give each color a meaningful corresponding letter. Using (a) to represent the first color chosen, b for the second, etc should be just fine. I mean how many colors is a user going to want to roll at once? Seems 2 or 3 colors for the vast majority, and the user can surely remember that he chose “one red two black and a white” for example.
In any case the developer might consider coloring the text to match the colors of the dice chosen, but this would bring with it problems of clashing and/or obscuring background+foreground text coloring.

]]> By: Keeper http://www.machwerx.com/2008/09/11/delayed-texture-loading/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Keeper Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:48:24 +0000 http://www.machwerx.com/?p=142#comment-74 Just make the font of "1d6", "5d10" match the texture color, as Deluxe already suggested. If you're adding the "make your own dice" feature later you could just let the user select a matching color (from a palette?) that corresponds with the texture. I would find it hard to remember, that "f is blue" or "i is green" etc. Just make the font of “1d6″, “5d10″ match the texture color, as Deluxe already suggested. If you’re adding the “make your own dice” feature later you could just let the user select a matching color (from a palette?) that corresponds with the texture.

I would find it hard to remember, that “f is blue” or “i is green” etc.

]]> By: NinjaHERO http://www.machwerx.com/2008/09/11/delayed-texture-loading/comment-page-1/#comment-73 NinjaHERO Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:58:25 +0000 http://www.machwerx.com/?p=142#comment-73 So will we be able to tell which letter goes with which color on the input screen? I had an absurd idea on how to remember which letter goes with which color. Its so loony I had to share. Apple (a)= Red Banana (b)= Yellow Carrot (c)= Orange etc etc I am going to shut up and roll some dice now. So will we be able to tell which letter goes with which color on the input screen? I had an absurd idea on how to remember which letter goes with which color. Its so loony I had to share.

Apple (a)= Red
Banana (b)= Yellow
Carrot (c)= Orange
etc
etc

I am going to shut up and roll some dice now.

]]> By: Mach http://www.machwerx.com/2008/09/11/delayed-texture-loading/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Mach Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:05:14 +0000 http://www.machwerx.com/?p=142#comment-72 I was planning on using the letters (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j) instead of first initials because of possible ambiguities ("black" vs. "blue", "green" vs "gray", etc.). Also, at some point, I was hoping to support custom dice that you could texture yourself and it seemed like using the a-j letters would be more flexible. I was planning on using the letters (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j) instead of first initials because of possible ambiguities (“black” vs. “blue”, “green” vs “gray”, etc.). Also, at some point, I was hoping to support custom dice that you could texture yourself and it seemed like using the a-j letters would be more flexible.

]]> By: Deluxe http://www.machwerx.com/2008/09/11/delayed-texture-loading/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Deluxe Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:45:21 +0000 http://www.machwerx.com/?p=142#comment-71 IMO it's a good idea to delay texture loading like you say... Better loading textures only when needed. For dice color, don't you mean "d6r+d6b"? And what about display "d6+d6" with the first in red and the second in blue? IMO it’s a good idea to delay texture loading like you say… Better loading textures only when needed.
For dice color, don’t you mean “d6r+d6b”? And what about display “d6+d6″ with the first in red and the second in blue?

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