[GEN][ZH] Implement System Time and Game Time display

[Mauller]

Squash and merge

• Resolves Add game time display #903
• Relates To: Replicate relevant GenTool fixes and improvements #850

This PR implements the system clock and game time. They can be stylised and moved by adding the relevant fields to the inGameUi.ini file.

The system time is just currently offset from the left while the game time is positioned relative to the right side of the viewport.
This is to replicate how they are implemented within GenTool.

They are enabled by default for now to a font size of 8, but can also be disabled in the options.ini by setting their font size to 0.

The following will disable them independently if added to the options.ini.

SystemTimeFontSize = 0
GameTimeFontSize = 0

EDIT: Updated example with latest version
EDIT2: Updated once more with the now grey frame string
Example:

TODO

• Test system time with -quickstart
• Replicate in Generals
• Update the Pull Request description

[xezon]

The placement of the right side timer is not optimal.

What are the options of fonts here?

GenTool uses the "Tahoma" font for its top screen texts, starting with a size of 8. I do wonder if it would make sense to use that font again, to present it with a familiar look for legacy players.

[Caball009]

• Related task: Add game time display #903

[Mauller]

The placement of the right side timer is not optimal.

What are the options of fonts here?

GenTool uses the "Tahoma" font for its top screen texts, starting with a size of 8. I do wonder if it would make sense to use that font again, to present it with a familiar look for legacy players.

Everything is based off position from the left side of the screen, i just replicated what the weapon timers were doing by using a percentage of screen * current horizontal resolution. At 4:3 the simulation timer is just shy of touching the right side of the screen edge.

I can make it relative to the right side of the screen HorizontalResolution - StartOfTextPosition, the annoying part is you can't easily determine the width of the string to adjust for different font sizes.

The font can be whatever we want it to be, i just chose Ariel as it matches the other fonts of the ui message text and weapon timers.

[Mauller]

Ah it actually ends up being roughly 4 pixels per character as we have a fixed layout.

This gives an idea of what it should be if you input 00:00:00 it works out at 3.87 pixels per point size.
https://webutility.io/pixel-width-calculator

EDIT: Actually it's not that straightforward, it can vary and be over or under.
EDIT2: Might just have to use the fixed width size of characters based on the point size to give it a max width https://websemantics.uk/tools/font-size-conversion-pixel-point-em-rem-percent/

[xezon]

In GenTool I have a function to get the extent for font + text to get its width and height. With this information, refined positioning is possible.

[Mauller]

I could add the functionality to the display string class so it can return the area the current string covers.

[Mauller]

Just a rebase with recent main before making relevant changes.

[Mauller]

Updated with recent changes, the sim timer is anchored relative to the right of the screen, so adjusting the x coordinate will shift it left instead of right.

Also updated to use Tohama as the default font at 8 point.

[Mauller]

Updated with Tahoma set to bold and rebased with last 5 pushes to main.

[Mauller]

Rebased with main and updated the colour of the frame string to be the same grey as Gentools

[Mauller]

Made an update covering most points.

[Mauller]

Updated with recent suggestions

[Mauller]

Pushed with the postWindowDraw tweak added. should be good

[xezon]

Some more small things.

[Mauller]

Had to add an extra check when drawing the game time as the quickstart menu is not considered ingame and is not considered the shellmap

[Mauller]

rebased with recent main

[Skyaero42]

Code looks good.

I've tested this on multiple resolutions in single player, skirmish and replays and all looks good.

[Mauller]

Code looks good.

I've tested this on multiple resolutions in single player, skirmish and replays and all looks good.

Just tweaked it to move out the font handling code and pushed those changes.

[Mauller]

Tweaked with recent suggestions.

[Mauller]

Tweaked again

[xezon]

Code looks good. Ingame also looks good. Needs replicating in Generals. And description needs updating.

[Mauller]

Tweaked and pushed, will replicate to generals soon.

[Mauller]

Replicated to generals