Mudlet GUI: 23-Jan-2011

I discovered the problem with transparency - I was so busy checking all the properties that I didn't actually check whether the image itself actually had a transparent background.  In MUSHclient it's handled automatically with a flag, and it's been that way so long I didn't really think about it.

Anyway, I grabbed a tool called TransparentPNG and converted the images, and it worked like a charm.

I also created another set of smaller avatars. It'll mean a larger download, but not excessively so, and there's no other alternative if I want to offer a similar interface to the MUSHclient plugin.

For the circle on the top map, and the dots on the bottom map, I created a new "shapes" folder and just added some pngs with transparent backgrounds.

So now the map looks like this:

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Or if you're in a dungeon, like this:

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You can't click on the map or miniavatars yet, but at least they update in real-time as you move around.  There's still quite a lot to add, but it's coming together.

I've also managed to get sound working, so I'll integrate that into the script as well to take advantage of the soundpack.