PANEL

PANEL* name = { ... }

Panels are the basic elements for 2D games as well as for the user interface - the GUI - of 3D games. They are rectangular areas with a simple image oder more complex elements like texts, numbers, instruments, buttons or other controls. They move over the screen and can be used for cockpits, dashboards, inventories and inventory items, buttons, background screens or 2D sprites.

Example:

PANEL* aircraft_pan =
{
  pos_x = 4; pos_y = 4;
  digits(0,0,4,digit_font,1000,player._rpm);
  digits(60,0,4,digit_font,1,player._speed);
  digits(120,0,4,digit_font,1,my_height);
  window(200,0,40,20,"compass.pcx",compass_pos.x,compass_pos.y);
  flags =  SHOW;
}

Remarks:

Global antialiasing settings in the 3D card settings menu will make panels and bitmap fonts look blurry, depending on the 3D hardware and driver version. Use only d3d_antialias for scene antialiasing.
The PANEL struct is defined in include\atypes.h.
Use pan_create() for creating a panel at runtime.

See also:

bmap, layer, pos_x, size_x, alpha, flags, button, slider, window, digits, needle, mouse_map, event, pan_create

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