[ENHANCEMENT] Preference Descriptions + Other Tweaks

source/funkin/ui/options/PreferencesMenu.hx

@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ package funkin.ui.options;
 import flixel.FlxCamera;
 import flixel.FlxObject;
 import flixel.FlxSprite;
+import flixel.text.FlxText;
+import flixel.util.FlxColor;
 import flixel.group.FlxSpriteGroup.FlxTypedSpriteGroup;
 import funkin.ui.AtlasText.AtlasFont;
 import funkin.ui.options.OptionsState.Page;
 import funkin.graphics.FunkinCamera;
+import funkin.graphics.FunkinSprite;
 import funkin.ui.TextMenuList.TextMenuItem;
 import funkin.audio.FunkinSound;
 import funkin.ui.options.MenuItemEnums;
@@ -18,8 +21,12 @@ class PreferencesMenu extends Page
 {
   var items:TextMenuList;
   var preferenceItems:FlxTypedSpriteGroup<FlxSprite>;
+  var preferenceDesc:Array<String> = [];
+  var itemDesc:FlxText;
+  var itemDescBox:FunkinSprite;
 
   var menuCamera:FlxCamera;
+  var hudCamera:FlxCamera;
   var camFollow:FlxObject;
 
   public function new()
@@ -29,47 +36,81 @@ class PreferencesMenu extends Page
     menuCamera = new FunkinCamera('prefMenu');
     FlxG.cameras.add(menuCamera, false);
     menuCamera.bgColor = 0x0;
+
+    hudCamera = new FlxCamera();
+    FlxG.cameras.add(hudCamera, false);
+    hudCamera.bgColor = 0x0;
+
     camera = menuCamera;
 
     add(items = new TextMenuList());
     add(preferenceItems = new FlxTypedSpriteGroup<FlxSprite>());
 
+    add(itemDescBox = new FunkinSprite());
+    itemDescBox.cameras = [hudCamera];
+
+    add(itemDesc = new FlxText(0, 0, 1180, null, 32));
+    itemDesc.cameras = [hudCamera];
+
     createPrefItems();
+    createPrefDescription();
 
     camFollow = new FlxObject(FlxG.width / 2, 0, 140, 70);
     if (items != null) camFollow.y = items.selectedItem.y;
 
-    menuCamera.follow(camFollow, null, 0.06);
+    menuCamera.follow(camFollow, null, 0.085);
     var margin = 160;
-    menuCamera.deadzone.set(0, margin, menuCamera.width, 40);
+    menuCamera.deadzone.set(0, margin, menuCamera.width, menuCamera.height - margin * 2);
     menuCamera.minScrollY = 0;
 
     items.onChange.add(function(selected) {
       camFollow.y = selected.y;
+      itemDesc.text = preferenceDesc[items.selectedIndex];
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create the description for preferences.
+   */
+  function createPrefDescription():Void
+  {
+    itemDescBox.makeSolidColor(1, 1, FlxColor.BLACK);
+    itemDescBox.alpha = 0.6;
+    itemDesc.setFormat(Paths.font('vcr.ttf'), 32, FlxColor.WHITE, FlxTextAlign.CENTER, FlxTextBorderStyle.OUTLINE, FlxColor.BLACK);
+    itemDesc.borderSize = 3;
+
+    // Update the text.
+    itemDesc.text = preferenceDesc[items.selectedIndex];
+    itemDesc.screenCenter();
+    itemDesc.y += 270;
+
+    // Create the box around the text.
+    itemDescBox.setPosition(itemDesc.x - 10, itemDesc.y - 10);
+    itemDescBox.setGraphicSize(Std.int(itemDesc.width + 20), Std.int(itemDesc.height + 25));
+    itemDescBox.updateHitbox();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create the menu items for each of the preferences.
    */
   function createPrefItems():Void
   {
-    createPrefItemCheckbox('Naughtyness', 'Toggle displaying raunchy content', function(value:Bool):Void {
+    createPrefItemCheckbox('Naughtyness', 'If enabled, raunchy content (such as swearing, etc.) will be displayed.', function(value:Bool):Void {
       Preferences.naughtyness = value;
     }, Preferences.naughtyness);
-    createPrefItemCheckbox('Downscroll', 'Enable to make notes move downwards', function(value:Bool):Void {
+    createPrefItemCheckbox('Downscroll', 'If enabled, this will make the notes move downwards.', function(value:Bool):Void {
       Preferences.downscroll = value;
     }, Preferences.downscroll);
-    createPrefItemCheckbox('Flashing Lights', 'Disable to dampen flashing effects', function(value:Bool):Void {
+    createPrefItemCheckbox('Flashing Lights', 'If disabled, it will dampen flashing effects. Useful for people with photosensitive epilepsy.', function(value:Bool):Void {
       Preferences.flashingLights = value;
     }, Preferences.flashingLights);
-    createPrefItemCheckbox('Camera Zooming on Beat', 'Disable to stop the camera bouncing to the song', function(value:Bool):Void {
+    createPrefItemCheckbox('Camera Zooms', 'If disabled, camera stops bouncing to the song.', function(value:Bool):Void {
       Preferences.zoomCamera = value;
     }, Preferences.zoomCamera);
-    createPrefItemCheckbox('Debug Display', 'Enable to show FPS and other debug stats', function(value:Bool):Void {
+    createPrefItemCheckbox('Debug Display', 'If enabled, FPS and other debug stats will be displayed.', function(value:Bool):Void {
       Preferences.debugDisplay = value;
     }, Preferences.debugDisplay);
-    createPrefItemCheckbox('Auto Pause', 'Automatically pause the game when it loses focus', function(value:Bool):Void {
+    createPrefItemCheckbox('Auto Pause', 'If enabled, game automatically pauses when it loses focus.', function(value:Bool):Void {
       Preferences.autoPause = value;
     }, Preferences.autoPause);
 
@@ -134,6 +175,7 @@ class PreferencesMenu extends Page
     });
 
     preferenceItems.add(checkbox);
+    preferenceDesc.push(prefDesc);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -152,6 +194,7 @@ class PreferencesMenu extends Page
     var item = new NumberPreferenceItem(0, (120 * items.length) + 30, prefName, defaultValue, min, max, step, precision, onChange, valueFormatter);
     items.addItem(prefName, item);
     preferenceItems.add(item.lefthandText);
+    preferenceDesc.push(prefDesc);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -172,6 +215,7 @@ class PreferencesMenu extends Page
     var item = new NumberPreferenceItem(0, (120 * items.length) + 30, prefName, defaultValue, min, max, 10, 0, newCallback, formatter);
     items.addItem(prefName, item);
     preferenceItems.add(item.lefthandText);
+    preferenceDesc.push(prefDesc);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -185,5 +229,6 @@ class PreferencesMenu extends Page
     var item = new EnumPreferenceItem(0, (120 * items.length) + 30, prefName, values, defaultValue, onChange);
     items.addItem(prefName, item);
     preferenceItems.add(item.lefthandText);
+    preferenceDesc.push(prefDesc);
   }
 }