RE: [GD-Design] Configurable GUIs

[brian h. <bri...@py...>]

> We use floating small panels in our game, and it seems to work fairly
> well. All panels can be dragged around just by gripping the border and
> dragging. All panels can also be hidden.
 
>         http://civil.sourceforge.net/screenshots/snapshot56.jpg

(BTW, looks neat!)
 
> This is a slow paced strategy game, where the player has time to 
arrange
> the "environment" to suit his/her taste.

Ah, that's the rub.  For a faster paced game, like an RTS or a real-
time RPG, I would imagine that the windows would get in the way.  
Nothing more frustrating that trying to target an enemy unit that 
crawled under one of your windows. =|

-Hook