In-game Menus - Images vs Code?

[Lacotemale]

Not sure what people do normally. So im still working on porting over a game I was working on in C code. Only thing is my old game was created to a set resolution (something awful like 640 x 480).

In my new version created in Love2D I have made it responsive to the point that the map and menu cursor positions adjust. However the menu is still using my old graphics. So the menu itself looks tiny and out of proportion on a bigger res screen.

So do people just create menus from love2d shapes instead? I played around and while it looks plain, it does scale which is nice. Opinions anyone?

[adrix89]

Since the GUI options are limited currently you have to put with up with more basic options for now.

Have yo tried scaling?

[Azhukar]

Since the GUI options are limited currently you have to put with up with more basic options for now.

What are you talking about? You have draw calls and input, imagination is the limit.

[Jasoco]

There are plenty of GUI libraries for Löve and you can write your own menu with work. Imagination really is the limit.

[adrix89]

There are plenty of GUI libraries

Not with any good graphic resizing support.

[Jasoco]

There are plenty of GUI libraries

Not with any good graphic resizing support.

Write your own. The point is the possibilities are endless. What exactly is the OP going for?

[kikito]

One option could be: create the image menu with the highest resolution that you want to support (scaling down is usually not an issue), and handle different aspect ratios with "black bars" (or "background bars"). Take into account that graphic cards (esp. old ones) start having trouble when you go beyond 1024x1024.

[Lacotemale]

Hmm.... I think image scaling might work. Just looking at it again and im not even sure do I need to change something or is it going to be alright.

On a 1920 x 1080 resolution with a 22 inch screen it looks fine. I mean the menu is small in comparison to the overall area but still usable. However, I posted because on my 14 inch laptop screen it also has a 1920 x 1080 resolution but the menu looks so tiny and not readable.

I guess I should change it, although the problem just seems most apparent when using a small HD screen.

How do I scale an image in Love2d?

[micha]

How do I scale an image in Love2d?

With additional parameters in love.graphics.draw:

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love.graphics.draw(image,x,y,rotation, scale_x, scale_y)

Set rotation to 0 and scale_X and scale_Y to any number.

[Lacotemale]

Thanks guys. Although scaling seems like a good idea it seems like too much work for the limited time I have to work on my game. I decided to settle on just increasing all the menu graphics and fonts instead. The result is much better now even on the big resolutions.

Some day I will build a nice menu system all in code but not today.