[ZH] Implement system time and simulation timer within InGameUI

Mauller · Mauller · commit eff725dfc20c · 2025-07-04T20:58:56.000+01:00
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/GlobalData.h
@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ class GlobalData : public SubsystemInterface
 	Bool m_saveCameraInReplay;
 	Bool m_useCameraInReplay;
 
+	// TheSuperHackers @feature Mauller 21/06/2025 allow the system time and game time font size to be set, a size of zero disables them
+	Int m_systemTimeFontSize;
+	Int m_gameTimeFontSize;
+
 	Real m_shakeSubtleIntensity;			///< Intensity for shaking a camera with SHAKE_SUBTLE
 	Real m_shakeNormalIntensity;			///< Intensity for shaking a camera with SHAKE_NORMAL
 	Real m_shakeStrongIntensity;			///< Intensity for shaking a camera with SHAKE_STRONG
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/UserPreferences.h b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/Common/UserPreferences.h
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ class OptionPreferences : public UserPreferences
 
 	Int	 getCampaignDifficulty(void);
 	void setCampaignDifficulty( Int diff );
+
+	Int getSystemTimeFontSize(void);
+	Int getGameTimeFontSize(void);
 };
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/InGameUI.h b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Include/GameClient/InGameUI.h
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ friend class Drawable;	// for selection/deselection transactions
 	virtual void toggleMessages( void ) { m_messagesOn = 1 - m_messagesOn; }	///< toggle messages on/off
 	virtual Bool isMessagesOn( void ) { return m_messagesOn; }	///< are the display messages on
 	void freeMessageResources( void );				///< free resources for the ui messages
+	void freeCustomUiResources( void );				///< free resources for custom ui elements
 	Color getMessageColor(Bool altColor) { return (altColor)?m_messageColor2:m_messageColor1; }
 	
 	// interface for military style messages
@@ -466,6 +467,7 @@ friend class Drawable;	// for selection/deselection transactions
 	virtual void preDraw( void );														///< Logic which needs to occur before the UI renders
 	virtual void draw( void ) = 0;													///< Render the in-game user interface
 	virtual void postDraw( void );													///< Logic which needs to occur after the UI renders
+	virtual void postWindowDraw( void );											///< Logic which needs to occur after the WindowManager has repainted the menus
 
 	/// Ingame video playback 
 	virtual void playMovie( const AsciiString& movieName );
@@ -578,6 +580,9 @@ friend class Drawable;	// for selection/deselection transactions
 	virtual void updateIdleWorker( void );
 	virtual void resetIdleWorker( void );
 
+	void drawSystemTime();
+	void drawGameTime();
+
 public:
 	void registerWindowLayout(WindowLayout *layout); // register a layout for updates
 	void unregisterWindowLayout(WindowLayout *layout); // stop updates for this layout
@@ -741,6 +746,25 @@ friend class Drawable;	// for selection/deselection transactions
 	VideoBuffer*								m_cameoVideoBuffer;///< video playback buffer
 	VideoStreamInterface*				m_cameoVideoStream;///< Video stream;
 
+	// System Time
+	DisplayString *										m_systemTimeString;
+	AsciiString											m_systemTimeFont;
+	Int													m_systemTimePointSize;
+	Bool												m_systemTimeBold;
+	Coord2D												m_systemTimePosition;
+	Color												m_systemTimeColor;
+	Color												m_systemTimeDropColor;
+
+	// Simulation Timer
+	DisplayString *										m_gameTimeString;
+	DisplayString *										m_gameTimeFrameString;
+	AsciiString											m_gameTimeFont;
+	Int													m_gameTimePointSize;
+	Bool												m_gameTimeBold;
+	Coord2D												m_gameTimePosition;
+	Color												m_gameTimeColor;
+	Color												m_gameTimeDropColor;
+
 	// message data
 	UIMessage										m_uiMessages[ MAX_UI_MESSAGES ];/**< messages to display to the user, the
 																						array is organized with newer messages at
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/Common/GlobalData.cpp
@@ -928,6 +928,8 @@ GlobalData::GlobalData()
 	m_saveCameraInReplay = FALSE;
 	m_useCameraInReplay = FALSE;
 
+	m_systemTimeFontSize = 8;
+	m_gameTimeFontSize = 8;
 
 	m_debugShowGraphicalFramerate = FALSE;
 
@@ -1196,6 +1198,9 @@ void GlobalData::parseGameDataDefinition( INI* ini )
 	
 	TheWritableGlobalData->m_saveCameraInReplay = optionPref.saveCameraInReplays();
 	TheWritableGlobalData->m_useCameraInReplay = optionPref.useCameraInReplays();
+
+	TheWritableGlobalData->m_systemTimeFontSize = optionPref.getSystemTimeFontSize();
+	TheWritableGlobalData->m_gameTimeFontSize = optionPref.getGameTimeFontSize();
 	
 	Int val=optionPref.getGammaValue();
 	//generate a value between 0.6 and 2.0.
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/OptionsMenu.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/GUI/GUICallbacks/Menus/OptionsMenu.cpp
@@ -772,6 +772,34 @@ Real OptionPreferences::getMusicVolume(void)
 	return volume;
 }
 
+Int OptionPreferences::getSystemTimeFontSize(void)
+{
+	OptionPreferences::const_iterator it = find("SystemTimeFontSize");
+	if (it == end())
+		return 8;
+
+	Int fontSize = atoi(it->second.str());
+	if (fontSize < 0)
+	{
+		fontSize = 0;
+	}
+	return fontSize;
+}
+
+Int OptionPreferences::getGameTimeFontSize(void)
+{
+	OptionPreferences::const_iterator it = find("GameTimeFontSize");
+	if (it == end())
+		return 8;
+
+	Int fontSize = atoi(it->second.str());
+	if (fontSize < 0)
+	{
+		fontSize = 0;
+	}
+	return fontSize;
+}
+
 static OptionPreferences *pref = NULL;
 
 static void setDefaults( void )
@@ -1262,6 +1290,26 @@ static void saveOptions( void )
 		}
  	}
 
+	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Set System Time Font Size
+	val = TheWritableGlobalData->m_systemTimeFontSize; // TheSuperHackers @info replace with options input when applicable
+	if (val)
+	{
+		AsciiString prefString;
+		prefString.format("%d", val);
+		(*pref)["SystemTimeFontSize"] = prefString;
+	}
+
+	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Set Game Time Font Size
+	val = TheWritableGlobalData->m_gameTimeFontSize; // TheSuperHackers @info replace with options input when applicable
+	if (val)
+	{
+		AsciiString prefString;
+		prefString.format("%d", val);
+		(*pref)["GameTimeFontSize"] = prefString;
+	}
+
 	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Resolution
 	//
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/InGameUI.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameClient/InGameUI.cpp
@@ -876,6 +876,19 @@ const FieldParse InGameUI::s_fieldParseTable[] =
 	{ "ClearMinesRadiusCursor",			RadiusDecalTemplate::parseRadiusDecalTemplate, NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_radiusCursors[ RADIUSCURSOR_CLEARMINES] ) },
 	{ "AmbulanceRadiusCursor",			RadiusDecalTemplate::parseRadiusDecalTemplate, NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_radiusCursors[ RADIUSCURSOR_AMBULANCE] ) },
 
+	// TheSuperHackers @info ui enhancement configuration
+	{ "SystemTimeFont",         INI::parseAsciiString,  NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_systemTimeFont ) },
+	{ "SystemTimeBold",         INI::parseBool,         NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_systemTimeBold ) },
+	{ "SystemTimePosition",     INI::parseCoord2D,      NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_systemTimePosition ) },
+	{ "SystemTimeColor",        INI::parseColorInt,     NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_systemTimeColor ) },
+	{ "SystemTimeDropColor",    INI::parseColorInt,     NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_systemTimeDropColor ) },
+
+	{ "GameTimeFont",           INI::parseAsciiString,  NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_gameTimeFont ) },
+	{ "GameTimeBold",           INI::parseBool,         NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_gameTimeBold ) },
+	{ "GameTimePosition",       INI::parseCoord2D,      NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_gameTimePosition ) },
+	{ "GameTimeColor",          INI::parseColorInt,     NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_gameTimeColor ) },
+	{ "GameTimeDropColor",      INI::parseColorInt,     NULL, offsetof( InGameUI, m_gameTimeDropColor ) },
+
 	{ NULL,													NULL,										NULL,		0 }  // keep this last
 };
 
@@ -1001,6 +1014,25 @@ InGameUI::InGameUI()
 	m_replayWindow = NULL;
 	m_messagesOn = TRUE;
 
+	m_systemTimeString = NULL;
+	m_systemTimeFont = "Tahoma";
+	m_systemTimePointSize = TheGlobalData->m_systemTimeFontSize;
+	m_systemTimeBold = TRUE;
+	m_systemTimePosition.x = 3; // TheSuperHackers @info relative to the left of the screen
+	m_systemTimePosition.y = -1;
+	m_systemTimeColor = GameMakeColor( 255, 255, 255, 255 );
+	m_systemTimeDropColor = GameMakeColor( 0, 0, 0, 255 );
+
+	m_gameTimeString = NULL;
+	m_gameTimeFrameString = NULL;
+	m_gameTimeFont = "Tahoma";
+	m_gameTimePointSize = TheGlobalData->m_gameTimeFontSize;
+	m_gameTimeBold = TRUE;
+	m_gameTimePosition.x = 3; // TheSuperHackers @info relative to the right of the screen
+	m_gameTimePosition.y = -1;
+	m_gameTimeColor = GameMakeColor( 255, 255, 255, 255 );
+	m_gameTimeDropColor = GameMakeColor( 0, 0, 0, 255 );
+
 	m_superweaponPosition.x = 0.7f;
 	m_superweaponPosition.y = 0.7f;
 	m_superweaponFlashDuration = 1.0f;
@@ -1082,6 +1114,9 @@ InGameUI::~InGameUI()
 	// delete the message resources
 	freeMessageResources();
 
+	// free custom ui strings
+	freeCustomUiResources();
+
 	// delete the array for the drawbles
 	delete [] m_placeIcon;
 	m_placeIcon = NULL;
@@ -1924,6 +1959,9 @@ void InGameUI::reset( void )
 	// free any message resources allocated
 	freeMessageResources();
 
+	// free custom ui strings
+	freeCustomUiResources();
+
 	Int i;
 	for (i=0; i<MAX_PLAYER_COUNT; ++i)
 	{
@@ -2009,6 +2047,16 @@ void InGameUI::freeMessageResources( void )
 
 }  // end freeMessageResources
 
+void InGameUI::freeCustomUiResources( void )
+{
+	TheDisplayStringManager->freeDisplayString(m_systemTimeString);
+	m_systemTimeString = NULL;
+	TheDisplayStringManager->freeDisplayString(m_gameTimeString);
+	m_gameTimeString = NULL;
+	TheDisplayStringManager->freeDisplayString(m_gameTimeFrameString);
+	m_gameTimeFrameString = NULL;
+}
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** Same as the unicode message method, but this takes an ascii string which is assumed
 	* to me a string manager label */
@@ -3459,12 +3507,29 @@ void InGameUI::disregardDrawable( Drawable *draw )
 
 }
 
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/** This is called after the WindowManager has drawn the menus. */
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void InGameUI::postWindowDraw( void )
+{
+	if (m_systemTimePointSize > 0)
+	{
+		drawSystemTime();
+	}
+}
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** This is called after the UI has been drawn. */
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void InGameUI::postDraw( void )
 {
 
+	// TheSuperHackers @info render the game time first, this way other text will render over them if they overlap
+	if (m_gameTimePointSize > 0 && !TheGameLogic->isInShellGame())
+	{
+		drawGameTime();
+	}
+
 	// render our display strings for the messages if on
 	if( m_messagesOn )
 	{
@@ -5718,4 +5783,59 @@ WindowMsgHandledType IdleWorkerSystem( GameWindow *window, UnsignedInt msg,
 
 }
 
+void InGameUI::drawSystemTime()
+{
+	if (!m_systemTimeString) {
+		m_systemTimeString = TheDisplayStringManager->newDisplayString();
+	}
+
+	// current system time
+	SYSTEMTIME systemTime;
+	GetLocalTime( &systemTime );
+
+    UnicodeString TimeString;
+    TimeString.format(L"%2.2d:%2.2d:%2.2d", systemTime.wHour, systemTime.wMinute, systemTime.wSecond);
+	Int adjustedSystemTimeFontSize = TheGlobalLanguageData->adjustFontSize(m_systemTimePointSize);
+	GameFont* systemTimeFont = TheWindowManager->winFindFont(m_systemTimeFont, adjustedSystemTimeFontSize, m_systemTimeBold);
+	m_systemTimeString->setFont(systemTimeFont);
+    m_systemTimeString->setText(TimeString);
+
+	m_systemTimeString->draw(m_systemTimePosition.x, m_systemTimePosition.y, m_systemTimeColor, m_systemTimeDropColor);
+}
+
+void InGameUI::drawGameTime()
+{
+	if (!m_gameTimeString) {
+		m_gameTimeString = TheDisplayStringManager->newDisplayString();
+	}
+
+	if (!m_gameTimeFrameString) {
+		m_gameTimeFrameString = TheDisplayStringManager->newDisplayString();
+	}
+
+	Int currentFrame = TheGameLogic->getFrame();
+	Int gameSeconds = (Int) (SECONDS_PER_LOGICFRAME_REAL * currentFrame );
+	Int hours = gameSeconds / 60 / 60;
+	Int minutes = (gameSeconds / 60) % 60;
+	Int seconds = gameSeconds % 60;
+	Int frame = currentFrame % 30;
 
+    UnicodeString gameTimeString;
+    gameTimeString.format(L"%2.2d:%2.2d:%2.2d", hours, minutes, seconds);
+	Int adjustedGameTimeFontSize = TheGlobalLanguageData->adjustFontSize(m_gameTimePointSize);
+	GameFont* gameTimeFont = TheWindowManager->winFindFont(m_gameTimeFont, adjustedGameTimeFontSize, m_gameTimeBold);
+	m_gameTimeString->setFont(gameTimeFont);
+    m_gameTimeString->setText(gameTimeString);
+
+	UnicodeString gameTimeFrameString;
+    gameTimeFrameString.format(L".%2.2d", frame);
+	m_gameTimeFrameString->setFont(gameTimeFont);
+    m_gameTimeFrameString->setText(gameTimeFrameString);
+
+	// TheSuperHackers @info this implicitly offsets the game timer from the right instead of left of the screen
+	int horizontalTimerOffset = TheDisplay->getWidth() - (Int)m_gameTimePosition.x - m_gameTimeString->getWidth() - m_gameTimeFrameString->getWidth();
+	int horizontalFrameOffset = TheDisplay->getWidth() - (Int)m_gameTimePosition.x - m_gameTimeFrameString->getWidth();
+
+	m_gameTimeString->draw(horizontalTimerOffset, m_gameTimePosition.y, m_gameTimeColor, m_gameTimeDropColor);
+	m_gameTimeFrameString->draw(horizontalFrameOffset, m_gameTimePosition.y, GameMakeColor(180,180,180,255), m_gameTimeDropColor);
+}
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DInGameUI.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DInGameUI.cpp
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ void W3DInGameUI::draw( void )
 	postDraw();
 
 	TheWindowManager->winRepaint();
+
+	postWindowDraw();
 	
 #ifdef EXTENDED_STATS
 	}

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ void W3DInGameUI::draw( void )`
`437`	`437`	`postDraw();`
`438`	`438`
`439`	`439`	`TheWindowManager->winRepaint();`
	`440`	`+`
	`441`	`+ postWindowDraw();`
`440`	`442`
`441`	`443`	`#ifdef EXTENDED_STATS`
`442`	`444`	`}`