Decora - CABAL Online UI Painter

[Yamachi]

What is Decora?

Decora is a visual UI editor for CABAL Online. It allows you to redesign the entire user interface using intuitive controls. It also supports all known Western UI formats (EP2 through EP5, Asian clients not supported).


How do I use Decora?

Start by clicking the left-most button in the toolbar and selecting your ui.dat.



Then, select the desired scene from the drop-down list on the far right side of the toolbar.



The selected scene will now appear in the canvas area of the main window.



You can select a control in the scene by simply clicking on it. A golden border surrounds your current selection. If you move your mouse to the edges of the control, you can resize the control. You can also use your mouse to position the control. Do this by holding the left mouse button on the control, then dragging your mouse to the desired location.

Click the "Properties" tab on the right-hand side of the window. This will bring up a pane that contains information about the currently-selected control.



From here, you can tweak advanced properties of the scene's controls, or select a control from the "Controls" drop-down list. This is handy for those controls that don't have images, so aren't clickable with your mouse.

Click the "Texture List Editor" button in the toolbar on the main window. It is the third button from the left.



This window lets you change the names of the textures that are to be used for the UI. You can even add new textures here.

Click the "Image Bit Editor" button in the toolbar on the main window. It can be found next to the "Texture List Editor" button.



This window lets you change all the image sections that can be used as images for controls. You can add new "image bits" by clicking the "+" button next to the drop-down list on the right.

Click the "Text Editor" button in the toolbar on the main window. It is the right-most button.



This window lets you change all of the text that can be displayed on a control. *NOT FINISHED*


Is Decora free?

Ofcourse it is. I program as a hobby. For me, this is fun, and I really can't see myself making money from something I enjoy :P


What does "Decora" mean?

It comes from the latin word "decore", meaning "beauty". It symbolises the desire to make things our own that most of us have, and to make those things look beautiful.


Who wrote Decora?

Me.


All by yourself?

Yes. However, I use NAudio for audio processing, and WPFSoundVisualizationLib for some eyecandy (check the About window to see what I mean :))


Can I have the source code for Decora?

Details for obtaining both source code and precompiled binaries can be found on Decora's new redmine: http://thedivinityproject.com/redmine/projects/decora


What do I need to run Decora?

• .Net Framework 4.0
• Windows Vista (unconfirmed) or Windows 7 (x86 or x64)
• Desktop resolution greater than 1024x768

Where can I download Decora?

You can download precompiled binaries for Decora from the Files page on its redmine: http://thedivinityproject.com/redmin...s/decora/files

Happy modding!



** Changelog **

02/05/2011
* Initial Release

04/05/2011
* Fixed crash when saving after adding a texture (thanks to allocen for bringing this issue to my attention).  It was an issue with texture metadata not being generated for new textures.
* Most toolbar buttons, the scene selector, and the properties tab are now disabled until you open a UI file.  This will help prevent confusion and crashes caused by attempting to save non-existant data.
* All controls in the properties pane are disabled while no scene control is selected.

18/05/2011
* Decora is now open-source! It is licensed under GPLv3.
* Fixed a bug that was corrupting the ui.dat when saving (textures were being saved with incorrect dimensions). Thanks again to allocen for bringing this to my attention.

[behbeh111]

wow very nice release! thx

[Xc0deRed93]

Another excellent job. hope you will make a launcher 2 like the official one xD.

[KeelzYou]

Another epic release by Yamachi, great work. :)

[zimiro]

much mass the program, you have Portuguese translation?

[Yamachi]

much mass the program, you have Portuguese translation?

No, and I don't plan on translating Decora to any other language.

[ZinskY]

Yamachi, Thank, you is epic.

[Akrasiel]

lol nice release, but you must add "search" button... it will easier to find something :) and Y_dlg_Wait doesn't work ^^

[Amaymon]

Another great release from TDP,home will come more anyway awesome great job!

[Jaynno]

very nice release, you should add a exit button.

[Yamachi]

very nice release, you should add a exit button.

I don't know if you're being serious or not. If you are, then why should I add an exit button? o.O You have a perfectly good X button on every window you open.

[Jaynno]

I don't know if you're being serious or not. If you are, then why should I add an exit button? o.O You have a perfectly good X button on every window you open.

sorry.. got wrong resolution on screen...wasent seeing it. my bad

[Explor3r]

Nice share , Yamachi you haved released now the best program for editing the skins.

[magraopb]

goooood man, nice!.. thanks for share

[rainzin]

i've already seen this release on your blog! Simply the best! Thanks for sharing to us such amazing work.