DlgEdit – This is the editor that allows you to create GUIs for the game. Right click the on the window to bring up the Menu Properties dialog. Here’s a description of the fields:

• Menu Name: The name of the menu that you will reference it by in the game.
• Motion Direction: This is the direction that the menu will appear from when toggled in the game. Choices are NONE (Default), FROM_TOP, FROM_BOTTOM, FROM_LEFT, and FROM_RIGHT.
• Time: This is the amount of time the menu takes to appear or disappear when toggled.
• General Commands: You can add any of the appropriate layout commands mentioned below.

To create a widget, just click the LMB anywhere in the background and drag out a region. This will define the frame of the widget. Double click in the frame of that widget to bring up the Widget Properties Dialog. Here’s a description of the fields:

Name - Internal name of the widget. This really isn’t used much in the game and was added (just in case we need it). Class - Defines the class of the widget (Button, Label, List, etc…). Title – Title to be displayed for labels, buttons, etc.. Cmd – Stuff command to be put into the command buffer when the widget is activated (i.e. button is pressed). Cvar – Name of the cvar to link this widget with. If the value of the widget changes, then this cvar will be updated with the appropriate value. Border – Style of the border of the widget. BGColor – Background color of the widget. BGAlpha – Background alpha of the widget. FGColor – Foreground color of the widget. FGAlpha – Foreground alpha of the widget. Position – Position of the widget ( x,y,width,height). Class specific attributes – Extra information that applies to the widget. See the list of layout commands below.