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Flotonic, I agree but do you employ such an infrastructure with a public interface for my tool to check if there are indeed updates? Also does you application allow me to query the current version? If not, then what you suggest is not possible Adding on.. I do not recall saying I was redistributing anything, just that the GUI could launch an app. Are you saying I would incorporate the code of your apps in the GUI? If so then that was never my intent. Perhaps we ask the user where said application lies? Although that means the new users know what tools they want and where to find them and how to browse for them, etc (essentially back to square one making the GUI not very useful). The needed infrastructure to have downloads, versions ,etc queuable from the web doesn't exist for all tools (as far as I know it doesn't exist for any of them).

So it looks like I will try to get the Master GUI underway. Now I actually need feedback that the community thinks is useful. I was thinking of having a guided approach where the user simply selects what they want and the tool guides them down to a level granular enough to choose an appropriate tool. Also, do any authors object to me linking or invoking their tools via this master GUI? I want to be respectful of your wishes. That being said, here is what I was thinking (be harsh, this is important): 1) I want to do stuff with: Maps Actors Text and Hex Songs Other Miscellaneous Maps: Converting Sketchup/Blender Models (SharpOcarina) Actor Placement (ZAP 2, UoT and SakayaGL, ZAO-ADD) Map Editing (ZLE 2 leverages n64conv if the OS is 64-bit?) Map viewing (SorataVSE) Tutorials (links on vid tut page) Actors: Create new actors (Hylian Toolbox) View models (DLViewer) Convert obj files to models (Model2N64) Tutorials (if any) Text and Hex: Hex Editors (XVI32, suggestions on others?) Text Editing (Scroll of Time, OOT Text Tool, Scroll of Time) Value Editing (Airikita's Value Editor) Songs: Ripping and inserting music (messian's music and z64seq rip, Pierre's Ocarina Studio, DB's InstEd) I know I helped SanguinettiMods on a GUI for an app that would automatically send music from MM to OoT...what was it called...anyone? Other Misc: Navi Color Changer N64SeqRip z64Dump Zdec All other tools like GDZ and the other old school tools UPDATE 04/09/13 I have finished all of the main screens and compiled them into an exe. Give this a run and go through all the options. Other than some of the help and tutorial links, no functionality is implemented. I am eliciting feedback on how you feel about the flow, layout, overall presentation. Be harsh! Oh, and tell me if you get any errors or unexpected behaviour but be specific on exactly how to go it to do whatever weirdness you are talking about...or else it is hard to fix http://www.mediafire.com/?a334cje3cr3r3vg

I will leave this post "active" for a week. If more folks have not shown interest than there will be no need for this project. Not trying to cause any trouble, just think that if there are few posts, then there is little interest.

lol@fuckmothering...fantastic! Great work Flo!

I was actually 3/4 of the way through a PM to Zeth telling him somebody made a mistake when I decided to see if it was indeed an April Fools thing. heh

Re-read the first post AnimatixReels when you have a chance. It would indeed be a swiss army knife, but to be clear it would be like having a virtual guide to know which tools to use in what situation, how to use them, and the tool can even guide you on the input required (and launch the app for you). Make sense?

Boom. Thanks! Okay back on topic. Who thinks this is a good idea? I am also open to any changes, suggestions or ideas as well. This IS a project to help the community after all.

You are getting a little off topic, but I know for a fact moderators /admins can move threads. I have seen it with my steely eye

I am formally requesting that a mod move this thread to the Community Projects board

Not very many replies but the day is still young. Without a good deal of interest I have no intentions on going forward on the project. As I create it I planned on getting alot of ppl involved. I would need input on the layout, options needed, complete list of apps, their interfaces, etc so it will indeed be a community effort. I will do all of the programming of course (unless someone wants to help). It will be in C#.NET (this means that it will be Windows only though, so sorry Linux folks...all 2% of the PC market share of you...lol)

For those interested I moved the GUI discussion here in order to keep this thread clean and on topic.

I decided to create my own thread as to not clutter giadrosich's Video tut thread. Essentially, I got a little feedback on whether or not some folks think a single GUI (created by myself) would be helpful for the command line tools in use today for Zelda modding. I got a little different idea in my head (not to say the previous one wasn't awesome). I was thinking of a guide GUI that allowed users to walk through exactly what they wanted to do to their mod. For example... Keep in mind this is VERY high level: A main screen (where you would pick an option) asking you the main goal of your mod today. Options could include: Add custom actors Create a new map Edit an existing map Edit songs or text Etc. Once you choose a main "category" the tool would ask you a sub category or recommend the tools that perform that action (with descriptions). If the tools have public interfaces, the GUI could get all the needed info from the user and launch the app, making it easy to use. If no public interface existed, the GUI could still launch the appropriate app for the user to engage. All the readme's and/or helps could be launched from the GUI as well. Essentially (from what I have been told) the biggest block to modding is that folks do not know which tools to use, how to use them and how to get help for them when they need it. I am proposing such a solution. Would there be any interest in such a thing? I could do it but it is a considerable amount of work and do NOT want to waste my time if the community as a whole would not use it/find it useful. Thoughts? The project would be open source, of course.

I believe you do. I am not attempting to create one program that does all of those things. The goal was to make an easy and simple comprehensive interface for all the tools that have none (command line apps). I certainly could pass information and launch apps like Sakaya and SharpOcarina (assuming they have a public interface). The goal is not to combine all their code bases into one tool (which would be a momentous feat in and of itself), but to make the programs that arent user friendly...well...more friendly Basically I was getting tired of looking up each tool individually, finding out what it does, attempting to find a read-me for the arguments (if it exists) just to use the silly thing. My GUI would take care of all that. It would specifically get the info you need in graphical fashion and run the application accordingly but it would be able to do so over a myriad of tools (of which no one can give me a list ...command line tools that they use frequently). I am beginning to think there may not be a need for something like this because no one is understanding me...which I suppose is my fault to begin with. Thoughts?

I dont care for "string attached" types of deals. They just never sat well with me. Damned my intolerable pride!...however I planned on making it open source anyways because I am a FIRM believer that open source helps the community overall. I cant help but notice no one is answering questions 2 with any specifics. What command line tools do you folks use?

You didnt really answer either question directly silly! LOL

So I was bored and was thinking of making a sort of "master GUI" for the command line tools that are still in use today. Trouble is Jason777's Actor Adder is the only one I could find. So I suppose my questions are: 1) Is there even a need for a GUI that could assist with running a myriad of tools in one location with a single interface? 2) If so, what tools would you like to see added? (assuming the original authors are cool with it)

Is actually been so long I dont even remember to be honest.

ATI HD 7750 is around $90 - $100 USD and would be a solid upgrade from your 5450. I plan on upgrading once the 8000 series comes around (assuming the wife will let me spend the money )

What is your budget xDan?

Thanks Flotonic. For a second I thought that was the GUI I helped Sanguinetti on and I almost felt silly

JSA said he would repost it soon

Now make some more better toolz ...heh Seriously though, you have a custom actor creator, but does anyone have a dependable app that can port DLists? I just realized this was off topic. My bad

I never understood why others didnt like you. My only gripe was your push to steer ppl to mako.

I was feeling insanely generous so I made this for you. It is an app that has a progress bar and increments on its own warning them that it is deleting windows. They cannot cancel or close it until it finishes and then it tells them all is well April fools...lol Here is the exe: http://www.mediafire.com/?cc91h9x67yfm91p And here is the source (Visual Studio 2012 (C#.NET)) so you can see for yourself that it is legit: http://www.mediafire.com/?x24g27cwbcf4fr6 This SHOULD go without saying but you need .NET 4.0 or higher to run it.

Awesome. That worked. I was getting confused because I was trying to actually type it in the box, but the box isnt editable. You just have to type the numbers in thin air and the textbox updates itself. Nice GUI Google. Thanks again!