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[Little-G]

ok, lots of goodies in here. i doubt anyone will read this but i still enjoy playing with the dash....

for proper BGMESH in any and every menu of the dash with a fully functional config option (improved code robbed from commemorative (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) :

(IMG:http://i43.tinypic.com/1fftx3.jpg)

start by opening your default.xap / default.xip

and right at the top underneath "DEF theXboxNetwork       XboxNetwork" add :

CODE

DEF theBGMesh Layer
{
    viewpoint Viewpoint
    {
        fieldOfView 1.2
        position -500 0 0
    }

    children
    [
        DEF theBGMeshTransform Transform
        {
            children
            [
                DEF theBGMeshInline Inline
                {
                    preload true
                    url "bg_mesh/default.xap"
/*
                    function onLoad()
                    {
                        LoadBGMeshValues();
                    }
*/
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

then search for

CODE

ApplyDashStyle();

and paste

CODE

LoadBGMeshValues();

underneath

finally at the end of default.xap add

CODE

///////////////////////////////////////////DNA//////////////////////////////////////

function LoadBGMeshValues()
{
    var IniFile = new Settings;
    IniFile.SetIniSection( "BGMesh" );
    var c = theBGMeshInline.children[0];

    ///dna spinner
    var x = IniFile.GetIniValue( "BGMesh1-rpm" );
    var y = IniFile.GetIniValue( "BGMesh2-rpm" );
    var z = IniFile.GetIniValue( "BGMesh3-rpm" );
    //if((x == "") | (y == "") | (z == "")) { x = 2; y = 2; z = 2; }
    if((x == "") & (y == "") & (z == "")) { x = 2; y = 2; z = 2; }
    c.theDNA1.children[0].rpm = x;
    c.theDNA3.children[0].rpm = y;
    c.theDNA5.children[0].rpm = z;

    ///mesh and alpha
    var theDNA = IniFile.GetIniValue( "BGMesh" );
        var DNAAlpha = IniFile.GetIniValue( "Alpha" );

    if (theDNA == "chains")
    {
        c.DNA1_Mesh.url = "chain.xm";
        c.DNA3_Mesh.url = "chain.xm";
        c.DNA5_Mesh.url = "chain.xm";
        c.theDNA1.SetTranslation(-5400, 0, -5100);
        c.theDNA3.SetTranslation(0, 0, -5000);
        c.theDNA5.SetTranslation(4000, 0, -5100);
        c.theDNA1.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
        c.theDNA3.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
        c.theDNA5.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
    }
    
    else if (theDNA == "spirals")
    {
        c.DNA1_Mesh.url = "spirals.xm";
        c.DNA3_Mesh.url = "spirals.xm";
        c.DNA5_Mesh.url = "spirals.xm";
        c.theDNA1.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
        c.theDNA3.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
        c.theDNA5.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
    }

    else if (theDNA == "off")
    {
        c.theDNA1.SetAlpha(0);
        c.theDNA3.SetAlpha(0);
        c.theDNA5.SetAlpha(0);
    }

    else if (theDNA == "dna")
    {
        c.DNA1_Mesh.url = "Backing_dna.xm";
        c.DNA3_Mesh.url = "Backing_dna.xm";
        c.DNA5_Mesh.url = "Backing_dna.xm";
        c.DNAString1_Mesh.url = "Backing_dna_SIDES.xm";
        c.DNAString3_Mesh.url = "Backing_dna_SIDES.xm";
        c.DNAString5_Mesh.url = "Backing_dna_SIDES.xm";
        c.theDNA1.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
        c.theDNA3.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
        c.theDNA5.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
    }

    else if (theDNA == "squigles")
    {
        c.DNA1_Mesh.url = "Backing_squigles.xm";
        c.DNA3_Mesh.url = "Backing_squigles.xm";
        c.DNA5_Mesh.url = "Backing_squigles.xm";
        c.DNAString1_Mesh.url = "Backing_squigles_sides.xm";
        c.DNAString3_Mesh.url = "Backing_squigles_sides.xm";
        c.DNAString5_Mesh.url = "Backing_squigles_sides.xm";
        c.theDNA1.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
        c.theDNA3.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
        c.theDNA5.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
    }

    else if (theDNA == "corkscrews")
    {
        c.DNA1_Mesh.url = "corkscrews.xm";
        c.DNA3_Mesh.url = "corkscrews.xm";
        c.DNA5_Mesh.url = "corkscrews.xm";
        c.theDNA1.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
        c.theDNA3.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
        c.theDNA5.SetAlpha(DNAAlpha);
    }

    IniFile.CloseIniFile();
}

///////////////////////////////////////////DNA END//////////////////////////////////

now for default.xip / config.xip

search for

CODE

BuildMainList()

and add this to the function

CODE

    configList = "BG Mesh:";
    configValues = "c-BGMesh-BGMesh";
    configSelect = "ToggleBGMesh()";
    i = i + 1;
    configList = "BG Mesh Alpha:";
    configValues = "c-BGMesh-Alpha";
    configSelect = "ConfigKeyB()";
    i = i + 1;
    configList = "Mesh 1 Rpm:";
    configValues = "c-BGMesh-BGMesh1 rpm";
    configSelect = "ConfigKeyB()";
    i = i + 1;
    configList = "Mesh 2 Rpm:";
    configValues = "c-BGMesh-BGMesh2 rpm";
    configSelect = "ConfigKeyB()";
    i = i + 1;
    configList = "Mesh 3 Rpm:";
    configValues = "c-BGMesh-BGMesh3 rpm";
    configSelect = "ConfigKeyB()";
    i = i + 1;

then at the very bottom of config.xap add

CODE

function ToggleBGMesh()
{
    var c = theConfigPanel.children[0].children[0];
    var b = c.theRightSlots.children[LV2Item].children[0].geometry.text;
    if(b.toLowerCase() == "chains") { RefreshMenu("spirals"); }
    else if(b.toLowerCase() == "off") { RefreshMenu("dna"); }
    else if(b.toLowerCase() == "dna") { RefreshMenu("chains"); }
    else if(b.toLowerCase() == "chains") { RefreshMenu("spirals"); }
    else if(b.toLowerCase() == "spirals") { RefreshMenu("squigles"); }
    else if(b.toLowerCase() == "squigles") { RefreshMenu("corkscrews"); }
    else if(b.toLowerCase() == "corkscrews") { RefreshMenu("off"); }
}

then you will need to create a xip file called "bg_mesh.xip"

save this as "default.xap" and add it to the .xip file along with "backing_dna.xm" "backing_dna_sides.xm" "backing_squiggles.xm" "backing_squiggles_sides.xm" "chain.xm" "corkscrews.xm" and "spirals.xm"

CODE

DEF theDNAwaver Transform
{
children
 [


 DEF theDNA1 Transform
{

children
[
Spinner
                {
                  rpm 0
                  axis 0 1 0
                  children
                  [

DEF DNA1 Transform
                {
                    children
                    [
                        Shape
                        {
                            appearance Appearance
                            {
                                material MaxMaterial
                                {
                                    name "MenuCell"
                                }
                            }
                            geometry DEF DNA1_Mesh Mesh { url "" }
                        }
                    ]

translation 0 0 0
                }

DEF DNAString1 Transform
                {
                    children
                    [
                        Shape
                        {
                            appearance Appearance
                            {
                                material MaxMaterial
                                {
                                    name "FlatSrfc/PodParts"
                                }
                            }
                            geometry DEF DNAString1_Mesh Mesh { url "" }
                        }
                    ]
translation 0 0 0

                }
]
}
]
scale 8 8 8
rotation 0 0 .5 0.1745330
translation -3900 0 -5100
}


DEF theDNA3 Transform
{
children
[

 Spinner
                {
                  rpm 0
                  axis 0 1 0
                  children
                  [

DEF DNA3 Transform
                {
                    children
                    [
                        Shape
                        {
                            appearance Appearance
                            {
                                material MaxMaterial
                                {
                                    name "MenuCell"
                                }
                            }
                            geometry DEF DNA3_Mesh Mesh { url "" }
                        }
                    ]

translation 0 0 0
                }

DEF DNAString3 Transform
                {
                    children
                    [


                        Shape
                        {
                            appearance Appearance
                            {
                                material MaxMaterial
                                {
                                    name "FlatSrfc/PodParts"
                                }
                            }
                            geometry DEF DNAString3_Mesh Mesh { url "" }
                        }


                    ]
translation 0 0 0

                }
]
                        }


]
scale 9 9 9
rotation 0 0 1 -.523599
translation 0 0 -5000
}



DEF theDNA5 Transform
{
children
[
Spinner
                {
                  rpm 0
                  axis 0 1 0
                  children
                  [

DEF DNA5 Transform
                {
                    children
                    [
                        Shape
                        {
                            appearance Appearance
                            {
                                material MaxMaterial
                                {
                                    name "MenuCell"
                                }
                            }
                            geometry DEF DNA5_Mesh Mesh { url "" }
                        }
                    ]

translation 0 0 0
                }

DEF DNAString5 Transform
                {
                    children
                    [
                        Shape
                        {
                            appearance Appearance
                            {
                                material MaxMaterial
                                {
                                    name "FlatSrfc/PodParts"
                                }
                            }
                            geometry DEF DNAString5_Mesh Mesh { url "" }
                        }
                    ]
translation 0 0 0

                }
]
}

]
scale 8 8 8
rotation 0 0 .3 -0.1745330
translation 3000 0 -5100
}



]
}

and finally in uix.ini add

CODE

[BGMesh]
BGMesh=off
BGMesh1 rpm=2
BGMesh2 rpm=2
BGMesh3 rpm=2
Alpha=0.75

and you're done!

Who's for a working settings style menu?  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) ( again 99% of code from commemorative, i just finished it )

(IMG:http://s5.tinypic.com/v9v85.jpg)

you'll want to save this as "settinngs_style_menu.xap" inside default.xip

CODE

var CurrentMenuItem;
var NumberOfMenuItems;
var CurrentMenuButton;
var ScrollPlaceHolder;
var TotalMenuItems;
var CurrentTitleName;
var theTextures;
var theMenuName;

DEF theGlobal Transform
{
    visible false
     children
      [
          Shape
          {
              appearance Appearance { material Material {  } }
              geometry DEF theCellWallMesh Mesh
          }
      ]
      scale 0 0 0
      translation 500 0 0
}

function GetCellWallType()
{
    var IniFile = new Settings;
    IniFile.SetIniSection( "Dashboard Settings" );
    var a = IniFile.GetIniValue( "Current Skin" );
    theCellWallMesh.url = "A:/skins/" + a + "/cellwall.xm";
}

function initialize() { GetCellWallType(); }

function UpdateSettingsStyleMenu()
{
    var x = theSettingsStyleMenu.children[0].children[0];

    var tempID = theGamesMenu.GetTitleID( CurrentMenuItem );
    var strIconPath = "E:\\UDATA\\" + tempID + "\\TitleImage.xbx";

         if( tempID != "NULL" ) { x.theIcons.children[0].appearance.texture.url = strIconPath; }
    else if( tempID == "NULL" ) { x.theIcons.children[0].appearance.texture.url = "xbox4.xbx"; }
    else if( tempID == "" ) { x.theIcons.children[0].appearance.texture.url = "xboxlogo.xbx"; }

    x.movearrow_up.visible = false;
    x.movearrow_dn.visible = false;
    x.movearrow_up.children[0].appearance.material.name = "NavType";
    x.movearrow_dn.children[0].appearance.material.name = "NavType";

    if (ScrollPlaceHolder > 0)
        x.movearrow_up.visible = true;
    if (ScrollPlaceHolder + NumberOfMenuItems < TotalMenuItems)
        x.movearrow_dn.visible = true;

    for (var i = 0; i < NumberOfMenuItems; i = i + 1)
    {
        if(i == CurrentMenuButton)
        {
            x.MenuButtons.children.children[0].appearance.material.name = "GameHilite";
            x.MenuButtons.children.children[0].appearance.texture.url = "GameHilite_01.xbx";
            x.MenuText.children.children[0].appearance.material.name = "Material #133";
            if(i == 0)
                x.movearrow_up.children[0].appearance.material.name = "Material #133";
            else if(i == 5)
                x.movearrow_dn.children[0].appearance.material.name = "Material #133";
        }
        else
        {
            x.MenuButtons.children.children[0].appearance.material.name = "GameHilite";
            x.MenuButtons.children.children[0].appearance.texture.url = "outline.xbx";
            x.MenuText.children.children[0].appearance.material.name = "NavType";
        }

        if(TotalMenuItems > i)
        {
            x.MenuText.children.children[0].geometry.text = theGamesMenu.GetTitleName(ScrollPlaceHolder + i);
        }
    }
    x.metaPanel.children[0].geometry.text = theGamesMenu.GetTitleName(CurrentMenuItem);
}

function StartSettingsStyleMenu()
{
    TotalMenuItems = theGamesMenu.titleCount;
    CurrentMenuItem = 0;
    NumberOfMenuItems = 6;
    CurrentMenuButton = 0;
    ScrollPlaceHolder = 0;
    //theMenuName = theGamesMenu.GetMenuName();
    var x = theSettingsStyleMenu.children[0].children[0];
    x.S_Home_text_games.children[0].geometry.text = theGamesMenu.GetMenuName();
    
    if(TotalMenuItems == 4)
    {
        x.S_Home_menubutton_07.visible = false;
        x.S_Home_text_05.visible = false;

        x.S_Home_menubutton_06.visible = false;
        x.S_Home_text_06.visible = false;
    }
    else if(TotalMenuItems == 5)
    {
        x.S_Home_menubutton_07.visible = true;
        x.S_Home_text_05.visible = true;

        x.S_Home_menubutton_06.visible = false;
        x.S_Home_text_06.visible = false;
    }
    else
    {
        x.S_Home_menubutton_07.visible = true;
        x.S_Home_text_05.visible = true;

        x.S_Home_menubutton_06.visible = true;
        x.S_Home_text_06.visible = true;
    }

    UpdateSettingsStyleMenu();
}

DEF theSettingsStyleMenu Level
{
    archive "settings.xip"

    children
    [
        Inline
    {
                url "settings/default3.xap"

                function onLoad()
                {
            children[0].ClockIcon.visible = false;
            children[0].GlobeIcon.visible = false;
            children[0].StereoIcon.visible = false;
            children[0].MonoIcon.visible = false;
            children[0].FullscreenIcon.visible = false;
            children[0].LetterboxIcon.visible = false;
            children[0].WidescreenIcon.visible = false;
            children[0].LockIcon.visible = false;
            children[0].AutoOffIcon.visible = false;
            children[0].ConsoleIcon.visible = false;
            StartSettingsStyleMenu();
                }
    }
    ]
    shell Transform
    {
        scale 150 150 150
        translation 123.2 1.041 -190.3
        children
        [
            Waver
            {
                rpm 1.75
                children
                [
                    Shape
                    {
                        appearance Appearance
                        {
                            material MaxMaterial
                            {
                                name "InnerWall_01"
                            }
                            texture ImageTexture
                            {
                                alpha true
                                url "shell.xbx"
                            }
                        }
                        geometry USE theCellWallMesh
                    }
                    Shape
                    {
                        appearance Appearance
                        {
                            material MaxMaterial
                            {
                                name "InnerWall_02"
                            }
                        }
                        geometry Sphere
                        {
                            radius 1
                        }
                    }

                ]
            }
        ]
    }


    path Viewpoint
    {
    fieldOfView 1.275000
    orientation 0.130300 -0.991400 -0.007829 -0.121100
    position 123.300003 -0.918000 -151.600006
        jump false
    }

    control DEF theSettingsStyleMenuJoy Joystick
    {
        function OnADown()
        {
          PlaySoundA();
          theSettingsStyleMenu.children[0].children[0].MU_select_pod_HL.children[0].appearance.material.param = 1;
        theGamesMenu.LaunchTitle(CurrentMenuItem);
        }
    function OnBDown()
    {
        PlaySoundB();
                theSettingsSubMenuOut.Play();    
            theMainMenu.GoBackTo();
    }
        function OnLeftThumbMoveUp()
    {
        if (CurrentMenuItem == 0)
        {
            return;
        }
        else
        {
            PlaySoundMenuChange();
            //CurrentMenuItem = CurrentMenuItem - 1;
                    if (CurrentMenuButton == 0)
                    {
                        ScrollPlaceHolder = ScrollPlaceHolder - 1;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        CurrentMenuButton = CurrentMenuButton - 1;
                    }
            CurrentMenuItem = CurrentMenuItem - 1;
            UpdateSettingsStyleMenu();
        }
    }
        function OnLeftThumbMoveDown()
    {
        if (CurrentMenuItem == TotalMenuItems - 1)
        {
            return;
        }
        else
        {
            PlaySoundMenuChange();
            //CurrentMenuItem = CurrentMenuItem + 1;
            if (CurrentMenuButton == ( NumberOfMenuItems - 1 ) )
                    {
                        ScrollPlaceHolder = ScrollPlaceHolder + 1;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                       CurrentMenuButton = CurrentMenuButton + 1;
                   }
            CurrentMenuItem = CurrentMenuItem + 1;
            UpdateSettingsStyleMenu();
        }
    }
    }
    function OnActivate()
    {
    StartSettingsStyleMenu();
    }
}

and then save this as "default3.xap" and add it to settings.xip

CODE

DEF orb_and_arm Transform
{
    children
    [
        DEF S_Home_podsocket_outer Transform
        {
            children
            [
                Shape
                {
                    appearance Appearance
                    {
                        material MaxMaterial
                        {
                            name "FlatSrfc/PodParts"
                        }
                    }
                    geometry DEF S_Home_podsocket_outer-FACES Mesh { url "S_Home_podsocket_outer-FACES.xm" }
                }
            ]
            rotation 0.862900 -0.357400 0.357400 -1.718000
            scale 0.448500 0.448500 0.448500
            scaleOrientation -0.904900 0.000000 -0.425600 -0.286900
            translation -12.850000 -4.989000 -10.460000
        }
        DEF S_Home_Arm_02 Transform
        {
            children
            [
                Shape
                {
                    appearance Appearance
                    {
                        material MaxMaterial
                        {
                            name "Cell_Light"
                        }
                    }
                    geometry DEF S_Home_Arm_02-FACES Mesh { url "S_Home_Arm_02-FACES.xm" }
                }
            ]
            rotation 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 -0.881400
            scale 1.330000 1.000000 1.000000
            scaleOrientation 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 -0.253100
            translation -6.863000 -9.317000 -5.357000
        }
        DEF S_Home_Arm_01 Transform
        {
            children
            [
                Shape
                {
                    appearance Appearance
                    {
                        material MaxMaterial
                        {
                            name "Cell_Light"
                        }
                    }
                    geometry DEF S_Home_Arm_01-FACES Mesh { url "S_Home_Arm_01-FACES.xm" }
                }
            ]
            rotation 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 -0.881400
            scale 1.330000 1.000000 1.000000
            scaleOrientation 0.000000 -1.000000 0.000000 -0.253100
            translation -6.863000 -7.967000 -5.357000
        }
        DEF S_Home_tube_attachment_03 Transform
        {
            children
            [
                DEF S_Home_GameModule_142 Transform
                {
                    children
                    [
                        Shape
                        {
                            appearance Appearance
                            {
                               &nb

[Little-G]

to save stupidly large posts.... http://pastebin.com/f53390490

and finally add "MEM_L2_sc_pod_icon-FACES.xm" from music_play_edit.xip to settings.xip.

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to toggle whether background images are on or off read on:

replace

CODE

DEF theBackground

with

CODE

DEF theBackground Group
{
    children
    [
        DEF background0 Background{ skyColor 0 0 0  }
        DEF background1 Background{ skyColor 0 0 0 backdrop ImageTexture { url "background.xbx" }}
    ]
}

function LoadBackground()
{
    var IniFile = new Settings;
    IniFile.SetIniSection( "Backgrounds" );
    var a = IniFile.GetIniValue( "On" );
    IniFile.CloseIniFile();
    if( a == "true" )
        {
            theBackground.children[0].isBound = false;
            theBackground.children[1].isBound = true;
        }
        else if( a == "false" )
        {  
            theBackground.children[0].isBound = true;
            theBackground.children[1].isBound = false;
        }
}

then search for

CODE

ApplyDashStyle();

and add

CODE

LoadBackground();

beneath.

then in default.xip / config.xap add [/code]

CODE

    configList = "Enable Backgrounds:";
    configValues = "c-Backgrounds-On";
    configSelect = "ToggleTF()";
    i = i + 1;[code]

to

CODE

BuildMainList()

and finally in uix.ini add

CODE

[Backgrounds]
On = True"

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this will toggle the amount of floating in the dash and submenus, to simply on or off.....

in default.xip / default.xap search for

CODE

function ApplyDashStyle()

and just after the first bracket of the function add

CODE

WaverCheck();

then comment out all of the instances of

CODE

theScreen.MotionStart();

below.

then add

CODE

function WaverCheck()
{    
    var IniFile = new Settings;
    IniFile.SetIniSection( "Dash Waver" );
    var a = IniFile.GetIniValue( "On" );
    IniFile.CloseIniFile();
    
    if( a == "true" ) { theScreen.MotionStart(); }
    else if( a == "false" ) { theScreen.MotionStop(); }
}

to the bottom of the .xap

next is config.xap, and you'll need to add

CODE

    configList = "Floating Dash:";
    configValues = "c-Dash Waver-On";
    configSelect = "ToggleTF()";
    i = i + 1;

and finally in uix.ini add

CODE

[Dash Waver]
On = true

see http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=634001 for how to get the Music_play_ediit_with_subs working and have the old dropdown menus

This post has been edited by Little-G: Feb 3 2009, 12:40 AM

[edwardar]

Ok, hope someone reads this.  I've decided to reinstall UIX as my default dash, because it looks so great and reminds me of the original!


I love the look of the games menu above, and made the modification to the files as explained, but it hasn't changed the menu in UIX.

Is there some way I have to alter UIX to "activate" this menu, or is that built in to the code above already?

Thanks,

Ted

[Mattie]

I haven't worked with it for a while, but do try clearing the cache first

This post has been edited by Mattie: Dec 19 2009, 08:08 PM