A2B Editor

[Miller]

Thanks EMSI

It´s running (at my place) with:

1. Right click on A2B Editor (.exe)
2. Run as administrator

perhaps it was my error

greets miller

[tom_48_97]

well, on Seven64 (v7100), it works when you open the application file (.exe) with the administrator's right, no more action needed

You have to make an installer to register it into the application's register.

[EMSI]

1. setSimpleTaskDescription form issues:

Tab doesn't work as expected in the setSimpleTaskDescription form. You start in the Name of the task field, tab takes you to Description rather than the next right most Task Title field. Now, granted in the code Task Title is after Description, but that should be reflected in the dialog as well. If the next tab moved from Description to Task Title (then to Task WP description) it might make more sense, but instead it drops you all the way to Set.

Corrected

Assuming the others are optional you click Set and get told to fill in all the fields? Confusing at the very least.

Yes, it's highly recommended to have all fields filled.

I would also suggest to prefill the Name field with tskObj1 rather than simply leaving it blank and suggesting obj1. obj_1 was the default for ArmA and if we suggest that as objective names people might get confused when looking for more information. Also by enforcing the "tsk-" prefix we help train better coding through standards and get people comfortable with "task" vs "objective" differences between ArmA and ArmA 2.

obj1 or tsk1 = doesn't matter
You may assign your task in A2 as for example "myHolyScrapySh***Task".
Anyway "obj" is here form OFP times and it's just only a "user selected variable" as is "tsk" too.

2. createDiaryRecord issues:

The Add Marker, line break and picture buttons should be available from the createDiaryRecord form, perhaps as highlight + rclick option? They are used mostly in that form so should be available. Also when you use the buttons after finishing createDiaryRecord it just adds the line to the file, not where you wanted it. If you're totally clueless about briefings (as a user of this program is likely to be, otherwise you'd just hand code it) you wouldn't know where it's supposed to go. The effort of filling in the first form, then all the additional ones and manually moving the links/pics/whatever up to the proper spot is a bit more than just hand writing the whole thing from the start.

Also the default starting position of the fill in forms seems to indicate that those Add buttons would be available as they are visible and right next to the fields.

Corrected

"Name of player" should default to "player". I might even suggest not even making that an option. When will it be anything but "player"?

You may set the name for the player as you wish.
For example I use always "aP" - it's my force of habit from old OFP times.
Anyway if you have in your mission few playable units with different tasks, how you want to then assign those tasks ?

3. Other comments

Tasks are displayed in reverse order in game from what they are listed in the briefing.sqf. Players might put in their main objectives first then get confused by the order displayed in game. Might build in an "Order" function or something?

Added info about that into Help - it's VERY IMPORTANT PART of Editor (it's something like another subform, but it looks like some users doesn't know how use it )

I'd perhaps make the Set Task Description form a subpart of the Create Task form since you won't have one without the other. Also you seem to have hidden setSimpleTaskDestination under the "Records" menu item, not a button like everything else. Again, that should probably be an option on a comprehensive Design Task form or something I'd suggest.

Corrected - added button into main frame

Does this program also create the required breifing.html as well? That's required for pre-missing briefing.sqf to show up in the editor and in game too? Not sure, but it's part of the briefing.sqf system.

Now yes. Added generators for briefing.html and overview.html

When saving it doesn't default to briefing.sqf as a default, but does show the demo file you created which might lead people to overwrite that. Indicating that people can name this file anything they want, which I they can granted, just adds confusion to an already confusing process.

Standard feature of Win ?
If you for the first open an example file (or any other), you will see then the name of the last saved/opened file.
It's not a big problem, because users usually (I hope ) save our work into own mission directory.

Ability to handle multiple sides in a single briefing would be helpful as well. Or the ability to create setTaskState or even use Mikey's mf_taskhint function would be a nice addition.

Will be implemented and improved in next versions.

Lastly there should be something mentioning that you need to execVM "briefing.sqf"; from the init.sqf file as well to get this to work.

This is written in included HELP file from the first version.
Again: it looks like some users doesn't know how use it

Anyway, many thanks for reporting ...

You have to make an installer to register it into the application's register.

I don't want to create any installer which change any values in users registers.
As you see, it's not necessary for 99%.
Solution for this problem with unregistered OCX files is now explained in created chapter in included CHM Help file.

---------- Post added at 18:28 ---------- Previous post was at 18:15 ----------

A new version has been released !
See the first post: http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost....85&postcount=1

[EMSI]

New version of A2B Editor has been released ... first post updated with v1.4

Changelog:

• - removed unnecessary functions from the main window: Add marker, Add line break, Add picture
  - added feature to minimize application into Taskbar
  - adapted and reorganized application menu
  - some tweaks in source code for check boxes and radio buttons
  - extended Help with description of new functions and features
  - added a basic template for the MP briefing
  - added function "setTaskState"
  - added function "removeSimpleTask"
  - added function "taskHint"
  - added function "taskState"
  - added function "currentTask"

[Antigoon]

Might sound a bit stupid but does this work in Combined Operations?

[Manzilla]

Did you try it? It looks like it should.

[Cyper]

Hi,

I have tried to extract the file but it does not simply work. Winrar says that there is a file missing, and no matter what I do, I cannot extract it.

[Ninja_Prime]

I have been using the latest version and it works fine for me, BTW I run it on a 64bit PC

[zickey]

This program can't understand my Cyrillic symbols. Is there any way to fix it?