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Make some concepts a bit more clear

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Bryan Ashby 2017-01-28 12:32:38 -07:00
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@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ ENiGMA½ supports a variety of MCI codes. Some **predefined** codes produce info
A **View** is a control placed on a **form** that can display variable data or collect input. One example of a View is a Vertical Menu (`%VM`): Oldschool BBSers may recognize this as a lightbar menu.
### Available Views
* Text Label (`%TL`): Displays text
* Edit Text (`%ET`): Collect user input
* Masked Edit Text (`%ME`): Collect user input using a *mask*
* Multi Line Text Edit (`%MT`): Multi line edit control
* Button (`%BT`): A button
* Vertical Menu (`%VM`): A vertical menu aka a vertical lightbar
* Horizontal Menu (`%HM`): A horizontal menu aka a horizontal lightbar
* Spinner Menu (`%SM`): A spinner input control
* Toggle Menu (`%TM`): A toggle menu commonly used for Yes/No style input
* Key Entry (`%KE`): A *single* key input control
* Text Label (`TL`): Displays text
* Edit Text (`ET`): Collect user input
* Masked Edit Text (`ME`): Collect user input using a *mask*
* Multi Line Text Edit (`MT`): Multi line edit control
* Button (`BT`): A button
* Vertical Menu (`VM`): A vertical menu aka a vertical lightbar
* Horizontal Menu (`HM`): A horizontal menu aka a horizontal lightbar
* Spinner Menu (`SM`): A spinner input control
* Toggle Menu (`TM`): A toggle menu commonly used for Yes/No style input
* Key Entry (`KE`): A *single* key input control
(Peek at `core/mci_view_factory.js` to see additional information on these)
@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ A special `XY` MCI code may also be utilized for placement identification when c
Predefined MCI codes and other Views can have properties set via `menu.hjson` and further *themed* via `theme.hjson`.
### Common Properties
* `textStyle`: Sets the standard (non-focus) text style to `normal` (as-is), `upper` (UPPER), `lower` (lower), `title` (Title Case), `first lower` (fIRST lOWER), `small vowels` (SMaLL VoWeLS), `big vowels` (bIg vOwELS), `small i` (ENiGMA), `mixed` (mIxED CAsE), or `l33t` (l337 5p34k)
* `focusTextStyle`: Sets focus text style to `normal` (as-is), `upper` (UPPER), `lower` (lower), `title` (Title Case), `first lower` (fIRST lOWER), `small vowels` (SMaLL VoWeLS), `big vowels` (bIg vOwELS), `small i` (ENiGMA), `mixed` (mIxED CAsE), or `l33t` (l337 5p34k)
* `textStyle`: Sets the standard (non-focus) text style. See **Text Styles** below
* `focusTextStyle`: Sets focus text style. See **Text Styles** below.
* `itemSpacing`: Used to separate items in menus such as Vertical Menu and Horizontal Menu Views.
* `height`: Sets the height of views such as menus that may be > 1 character in height
* `width`: Sets the width of a view
@ -90,4 +90,19 @@ Predefined MCI codes and other Views can have properties set via `menu.hjson` an
* `text`: (initial) text of a view
* `submit`: If set to `true` any `accept` action upon this view will submit the encompassing **form**
These are just a few of the properties set on various views. *Use the source Luke*, as well as taking a look at the default `menu.hjson` and `theme.hjson` files!
These are just a few of the properties set on various views. *Use the source Luke*, as well as taking a look at the default `menu.hjson` and `theme.hjson` files!
#### Text Styles
Standard style types available for `textStyle` and `focusTextStyle`:
* `normal`: Leaves text as-is. This is the default.
* `upper`: ENIGMA BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE
* `lower`: enigma bulletin board software
* `title`: Enigma Bulletin Board Software
* `first lower`: eNIGMA bULLETIN bOARD sOFTWARE
* `small vowels`: eNiGMa BuLLeTiN BoaRD SoFTWaRe
* `big vowels`: EniGMa bUllEtIn bOArd sOftwArE
* `small i`: ENiGMA BULLETiN BOARD SOFTWARE
* `mixed`: EnIGma BUlLEtIn BoaRd SOfTWarE (randomly assigned)
* `l33t`: 3n1gm4 bull371n b04rd 50f7w4r3