Hidden Controls in the Options Menu

[DevGeniusCode]

Issue: Hidden Controls in the Options Menu

Description:
While reviewing the file OptionsMenu.wnd, I found several controls that were hidden and not displayed in the UI. Below is a list of these controls, along with my findings and questions about their functionality.

TEXT = "GUI:MouseType";
NAME = "OptionsMenu.wnd:RadioLow";
NAME = "OptionsMenu.wnd:RadioMedium";
NAME = "OptionsMenu.wnd:RadioHigh";

NAME = "OptionsMenu.wnd:ComboBoxAntiAliasing";
NAME = "OptionsMenu.wnd:CheckLanguageFilter";
NAME = "OptionsMenu.wnd:ButtonKeyboardOptions";
NAME = "OptionsMenu.wnd:CheckBoxSaveCamera";
NAME = "OptionsMenu.wnd:CheckBoxUseCamera";
NAME = "OptionsMenu.wnd:CheckBoxDrawAnchor";
NAME = "OptionsMenu.wnd:CheckBoxMoveAnchor";
; In WinAdvancedDisplayOptions
NAME = "OptionsMenu.wnd:CheckUnlockFPS";

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Findings:

1. CheckBoxSaveCamera

   • Effect: On/Off save the player’s camera state for replays.

2. CheckBoxUseCamera

   • Effect: On/Off the player’s camera during replays.

3. CheckBoxDrawAnchor

   • Effect: Displays the original position of the mouse pointer ( a "+" marker ) when right-click dragging.

4. CheckLanguageFilter

   • Expected Effect: Toggles the profanity filter.
   • Issue: I couldn’t successfully disable the filter.

5. ButtonKeyboardOptions

   • Issue: Clicking this button crashes the game.

6. CheckUnlockFPS

   • Expected Effect: Unlocks the frame rate limit of 30 FPS, allowing higher frame rates. This is primarily intended for benchmarking purposes.
   • Issue: The feature does not seem to function, even when tested without GenTool.

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Unknown Behavior:

6. MouseType (Low/Meduim/High paramters)
7. ComboBoxAntiAliasing (off/Low/High paramters)
8. CheckBoxMoveAnchor

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Questions:

1. UI Restoration:

   • Which of these hidden controls should be restored to the UI? , I suugest the camera-related controls (CheckBoxSaveCamera, CheckBoxUseCamera)?

2. General Guidance:

   • Are there any existing references or documentation about these controls to help clarify their purpose?

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Any feedback or suggestions on this issue would be greatly appreciated! 😊

This issue is part of PR #2567 .

[xezon]

1. CheckBoxSaveCamera
   • Effect: On/Off save the player’s camera state for replays.
2. CheckBoxUseCamera
   • Effect: On/Off the player’s camera during replays.

This is just for Single Player (Campaign, Skirmish) replays, correct?

1. UI Restoration:
   • Which of these hidden controls should be restored to the UI? , I suugest the camera-related controls (CheckBoxSaveCamera, CheckBoxUseCamera)?

All that work should be ok. So 1 to 3 by the looks of it.

2. General Guidance:
   • Are there any existing references or documentation about these controls to help clarify their purpose?

I am not aware about documentation for the cut options. You can check if there are any descriptions in generals.str about these things.

[DevGeniusCode]

This is just for Single Player (Campaign, Skirmish) replays, correct?

This is how it looks.

Update:

ButtonKeyboardOptions

I found these strings in generals.str that seem to reference a screen intended to appear when pressing the button—a screen that allows editing hotkeys. However, these strings are located in the Edited folder, not in the folder containing the original files. This makes me wonder if this feature was added independently by someone else.
I couldn’t find any reference or mention of the Hotkey Edit screen in the wnd files.

GUI:KeyboardOptions
// context: Button to go to the keyboard options screen
"Keyboard Options"
END

GUI:CustomizeKeyboard
// context: Button to go to the keyboard customization screen
"Customize Keyboard"
END

GUI:Category
// context: category of keys. Keys are grouped by functionality
"Category"
END

GUI:Description
// context: key functionality description
"Description"
END

GUI:Commands
// context: Available commands
"Commands"
END

GUI:CurrentHotkey
// context: current key assigment
"Current Hotkey"
END

GUI:AssignNewHotkey
// context: button to assign a new key
"Assign New Hotkey"
END

GUI:CurrentlyAssignedTo
// context: current key assigment
"Currently Assigned To"
END

GUI:Assign
// context: button to assign a new key
"Assign"
END

GUI:ResetAll
// context: button to return to the default key assigments
"Reset All"
END

GUI:Reset
// context: button to return to the default key assigment
"Reset"
END