Currently, the user interface resides in three XML files: uimain.xml (main view), uiprop.xml (information windows) and ui.xml (toolbars). The intention is to have a text file that allows you to add more files. For now, play around with these ones.
A menu file with similar syntax will add menu support.
The current set of icons are available in the “icons” directory. The data format is simple if you’d like to enlarge the bitmaps:
<UIToolButton Area="75, 0, 25, 25" Caption="Text" Command="text" Bitmap="drawtext.bmp"/>
The area settings are
“x-position, y-position, width, height”. Caption is used for tooltips and the Command is what you’d type at the command prompt.
I’m thinking about having a gallery of great UI shells, so please let me know if you make something worth sharing.
These will be C++ applications. Documentation will be scarce and I’ll start by providing a couple of samples. Proficient ObjectARX developers will have a fairly easy transition.